Saturday, 26th October, 2013
Italian daily Tuttosport has released their long list of contenders for the 2013 Golden Boy award, which is handed out to the most impressive player under the age of 21 over the course of a season.
The award was won by Rafael van der Vaart in its first year, 2003, while Wayne Rooney then followed up the Dutchman with the accolade in 2004.
Other recipients include Lionel Messi (2005), Cesc Fabregas (2006), Sergio Aguero (2007), Anderson (2008), Alexandre Pato (2009), Mario Balotelli (2010), Mario Gotze (2011) and Isco (2012)
This year's long list includes the likes of Adnan Januzaj, Manchester United's 18-year-old winger, Schalke sensation Julian Draxler, Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba and Arsenal pair Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Serge Gnabry.
2013 Golden Boy Award Long List
Richmond Boakye (Elche CF)
Bruma (Galatasaray)
Emre Can (Bayer Leverkusen)
Sebastian Cristoforo (Sevilla)
Lucas Digne (PSG)
Julian Draxler (Schalke)
Yannick Ferreira Carrasco (Monaco)
Viktor Fischer (Ajax)
Fred (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Serge Gnabry (Arsenal)
Mauro Icardi (Inter)
Juan Iturbe (Hellas Verona)
Adnan Januzaj (Manchester United)
Jesse (Real Madrid)
Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco)
Mateo Kovacic (Inter)
Diego Laxalt (Bologna)
Nicolas Lopez (Udinese)
Romelu Lukaku (Everton)
Adam Maher (PSV Eindhoven)
Lazar Markovic (Benfica)
Marquinhos (PSG)
Aleksandar Mitrovic (Anderlecht)
Matija Nastasic (Manchester City)
Mbaye Niang (AC Milan)
Kenneth Omeruo (Chelsea)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal)
Brayan Perea (Lazio)
Paul Pogba (Juventus)
Juan Quintero (FC Porto)
Josip Radosevic (Napoli)
Rafinha (Celta Vigo)
Ante Rebic (Fiorentina)
Yaya Sanogo (Arsenal)
Florian Thauvin (Marseille)
Tiago Ilori (Liverpool)
Oliver Torres (Atletico Madrid)
Raphael Varane (Real Madrid)
Tonny Vilhena (Feyenoord)
Vitinho (CSKA Moscow)
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