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2019 Kopa Trophy

The Kopa Trophy is an annual football award for the world's best young men's player (U21) from the previous season, first awarded in 2018. The award is voted on by former Ballon d'Or winners. Here are the ten nominees in the final order after voting. The second ever winner was Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt, who played for Ajax and Juventus during the previous year. See the list of all Kopa Trophy winners.

Final Order for the 2019 Kopa Trophy

Order Player Nationality Club Points
1 Matthijs de Ligt The Netherlands Ajax / Juventus 58
2 Jadon Sancho England Borussia Dortmund 49
3 João Félix Portugal Benfica /  Atlético Madrid 41
4 Vinícius Júnior Brazil Real Madrid 17
5 Andriy Lunin Ukraine Leganés / Valladolid 9
=6 Matteo Guendouzi France Arsenal 5
=6 Kai Havertz Germany Bayer Leverkusen 5
8 Moise Kean Italy Juventus / Everton 3
=9 Samuel Chukwueze Nigeria Villarreal 1
=9 Lee Kang-in South Korea Valencia 1


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