Forty were shortlisted from top European leagues for Golden Boy 2020. The Golden Boy award is given by sports journalists to a young footballer playing in Europe perceived to have been the most impressive during a calendar year. The award was created by Italian newspaper Tuttosport in 2003. All players born after 1 January 2000 are eligible to participate.
Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix won last year’s award, while past winners also include Lionel Messi, Paul Pogbaand Kylian Mbappé.
| Name | Position | Team | Country | Age | Market Value |
| Marco Carnesecchi | Goal-keeper | Atalanta | Italy | 20 years | €2.1M |
| Mitchel Bakker | Left Back | PSG | Netherlands | 20 years | €900k |
| Alphonso Davies | Left Back | Bayern Munich | Canada | 19 years | €60M |
| Michal Karbownik | Left Back | Legia Warsaw | Poland | 19 years | €6M |
| Benoît Badiashile | Centre Back | Monaco | France | 19 years | €20M |
| Ozan Kabak | Centre Back | Schalke 04 | Turkey | 20 years | €29M |
| Tanguy Nianzou | Centre Back | Bayern Munich | France | 18 years | €11M |
| Neco Williams | Right Back | Liverpool | Wales | 19 years | €4M |
| Sergiño Dest | Right Back | Ajax | USA | 19 years | €18M |
| Tomás Esteves | Right Back | Porto | Portugal | 18 years | €8M |
| Tomás Tavares | Right Back | Benfica | Portugal | 19 years | €7.5M |
| Eduardo Camavinga | Defensive Midfield | Rennes | France | 17 years | €37.5M |
| Sandro Tonali | Defensive Midfield | AC Milan | Italy | 20 years | €32M |
| Marley Aké | Left Winger | Marseille | France | 19 years | €1.3M |
| Ansu Fati | Left Winger | Barcelona | Spain | 17 years | €50M |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | Left Winger | Chelsea | England | 19 years | €31.5M |
| Bukayo Saka | Left Winger | Arsenal | England | 19 years | €35M |
| Christos Tzolis | Left Winger | Salonika | Greece | 18 years | €400k |
| Vinícius Júnior | Left Winger | Real Madrid | Brazil | 20 years | €45M |
| Marcos Antônio | Central Midfield | Shakhtar | Brazil | 20 years | €5M |
| Phil Foden | Central Midfield | Manchester City | England | 20 years | €40M |
| Ryan Gravenberch | Central Midfield | Ajax | Netherlands | 18 years | €11M |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | Central Midfield | Salzburg | Hungary | 19 years | €25M |
| Dejan Kulusevski | Right Winger | Juventus | Sweden | 20 years | €40M |
| Rafael Camacho | Right Winger | Sporting | Portugal | 20 years | €4M |
| Rodrygo | Right Winger | Real Madrid | Brazil | 19 years | €45M |
| Jadon Sancho | Right Winger | Borussia Dortmund | England | 20 years | €117M |
| Ferran Torres | Right Winger | Manchester City | Spain | 20 years | €45M |
| Adil Aouchiche | Attacking Midfield | Saint-Étienne | France | 18 years | €5.4M |
| Rayan Cherki | Attacking Midfield | Lyon | France | 17 years | €18M |
| Jonathan David | Attacking Midfield | Lille | Canada | 20 years | €25M |
| Mohamed Ihattaren | Attacking Midfield | PSV | Netherlands | 18 years | €20M |
| Mason Greenwood | Centre Forward | Manchester United | England | 18 years | €45M |
| Myron Boadu | Centre Forward | Alkmaar | Netherlands | 19 years | €18M |
| Dennis Borkowski | Centre Forward | RB Leipzig | Germany | 18 years | €300k |
| Sebastiano Esposito | Centre Forward | Inter | Italy | 18 years | €9M |
| Fábio Silva | Centre Forward | Wolverhampton | Portugal | 18 years | €12M |
| Amine Gouiri | Centre Forward | Nice | France | 20 years | €7M |
| Erling Haaland | Centre Forward | Borussia Dortmund | Norway | 20 years | €72M |
| Vladyslav Supryaga | Centre Forward | Dynamo Kyiv | Ukraine | 20 years | €7M |
