The accolade is given to Europe's brightest Under-21 talent during the calendar year and, after being won by Rafael van der Vaart in its first ceremony in 2003, has an illustrious roll of honour.
Wayne Rooney, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe have all won the award and Garnacho and Mainoo have been ranked inside the top 10 of the initial shortlist.
That list will be reduced in October and the award handed out a month later with Barcelona's Lamine Yamal currently the favourite. The Golden Boy rankings are compiled using an algorithm based on performances and minutes played and players are only eligible to qualify if they were born after January 1, 2004.
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