The battle for the Golden Boy 2025 is heating up, and one name stands out: Désiré Doué. The Paris Saint-Germain prodigy is a top contender among the 25 finalists revealed by Tuttosport, especially with Lamine Yamal, the 2024 winner, now ineligible.
Doué has had a stellar season—scoring 16 goals and providing 16 assists while contributing to PSG’s Champions League campaign. At just 19 years old, he represents the new face of Parisian football, alongside two other finalists from the club: Warren Zaïre-Emery and Senny Mayulu.
While the competition is fierce, no other young player has made an impact quite like Doué. With rivals like Arda Güler and Kenan Yildiz, Doué checks all the boxes: impressive stats, trophies, and influence in a major European club.
Three Parisians in the Running, A Historic Opportunity
If he wins the trophy, Doué would become the first French player to claim the title since Kylian Mbappé in 2017, joining the ranks of Paul Pogba (2013) and Anthony Martial (2015). Amidst a PSG already buoyed by Ousmane Dembélé’s Ballon d’Or, another individual accolade could signify a new era under Campos and Luis Enrique.
The full list of 25 Golden Boy finalists includes notable names like Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), and Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), with Doué and his fellow Parisians leading the charge.
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