2020 Golden Boy Award: Mohammed Kudus Makes 60 Player Shortlist

Ghana and Ajax forward, Mohammed Kudus has been named in the 60-man shortlist alongside for the 2020 Golden Boy award.

The award which is for young players under the age of 21 who have been exceptional in the year under review, saw the nominee list initially pruned from 100 to 80 and now to 60 players.

Kudus, 19, was in sensational form for Nordsjaelland last season helping them qualify to the Championship round after scoring 11 goals and providing one assist in 25 Superligaen games.

The former Right to Dream Academy graduate was also impressive on his debut for the Black Stars in his debut against South Africa, scoring within minutes of coming on in the second half.

Kudus, who now plays for Dutch outfit Ajax, will be hoping to make the final 20 list.

Joao Félix, the winner of last year’s edition, awaits a successor after his eye-catching season with Benfica that earned him a big-money move to Atletico Madrid.

Here are the 60 nominees for the 2020 Golden Boy award:

• 1) Karim-David ADEYEMI, RED BULL SALZBURG, Munich (Ger), January 18, 2002, German-Nigerian, forward
• 2) Yacine ADLI, BORDEAUX, Vitry-sur-Seine (Fra), 20 July 2000, Franco-Algerian, midfielder
• 3) Marley AKE, OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE, Beziers (Fra), January 5, 2001, Franco-Ivorian, forward
• 4) Ethan Kwame Colm Raymond AMPADU, CHELSEA, Exeter (Ing), 14 September 2000, Welsh-Ghanaian, defender
• 5) Adil AOUCHICHE, SAINT-ETIENNE, Le Blanc-Mesnil (Fra), 15 July 2002, Franco-Algerian, midfielder
• 6) Mitchel BAKKER, PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN, Purmerend (Ola), June 20, 2000, Dutch, defender
• 7) Jude Victor William BELLINGHAM, BORUSSIA DORTMUND, Stourbridge (Ing), 29 June 2003, English, midfielder
• 8) Myron BOADU, AZ ALKMAAR, Amsterdam (Ola), January 14, 2001, Dutch-Ghanaian, forward
• 9) Eduardo CAMAVINGA, RENNES, Cabinda (Ang), 10 November 2002, Franco-Angolan, midfielder
• 10) Marco CARNESECCHI, ATALANTA, Rimini (Ita), 1 July 2000, Italian, goalkeeper
• 11) Rayan Mathis CHERKI, OLYMPIQUE LYON, Pusignan (Fra), 17 August 2003, Franco-Algerian, forward
• 12) Yan Bueno COUTO, MANCHESTER CITY, Curitiba (Bra), June 3, 2002, Brazilian, defender
• 13) Jonathan Christian DAVID, LILLA, New York (USA), January 14, 2000, Canadian-American, forward
• 14) Alphonso Boyle DAVIES, BAYERN, Buduburam (Gha), November 2, 2000, Canadian-Liberian, defender
• 15) Sergiño Gianni DEST, AJAX, Almere (Ola), November 3, 2000, Dutch-American, defender
• 16) Daniel Soares FABIO SILVA, PORTO, Gondomar (Por), July 19, 2002, Portuguese, forward
• 17) Anssumane Vieira FATI, BARCELONA, Bissau (Gnb), 31 October 2002, Hispanic-Guinean, forward
• 18) Philip Walter FODEN, MANCHESTER CITY, Stockport (Ing), May 28, 2000, English, midfielder
• 19) Zeljko GAVRIC, RED STAR, Ugljevik (Bos), December 5, 2000, Bosnian Serb, forward
• 20) Lutsharel GEERTRUIDA, FEYENOORD, Rotterdam (Ola), July 18, 2000, Dutch-Curacaoan, defender
• 21) Matias GONCALO RAMOS, BENFICA, Olhão (Por), June 20, 2001, Portuguese, midfielder
• 22) Amine Ferid GOUIRI, NICE, Bourgoin-Jallieu (Fra), February 16, 2000, Franco-Algerian, forward
• 23) Ryan Jiro GRAVENBERCH, AJAX, Amsterdam (Ola), May 16, 2002, Dutch-Surinamese, midfielder
• 24) Mason Will John GREENWOOD, MANCHESTER UNITED, Wibsey (Bradford, Ing), 1 October 2001, English, forward
• 25) Erling Braut HALAND, BORUSSIA DORTMUND, Leeds (Ing), 21 July 2000, Anglo-Norwegian, forward
• 26) Luqman Shamsudin HAKIM, KORTRIJK, Kota Bharu (Kelantan, Mas), 5 March 2002, Malaysian, forward
• 27) Callum James HUDSON-ODOI, CHELSEA, Wandsworth (London, Ing), 7 November 2000, Anglo-Ghanaian, forward
• 28) Mohamed Amine IHATTAREN, PSV EINDHOVEN, Utrecht (Ola), February 12, 2002, Dutch-Moroccan, midfielder
• 29) Curtis Julian JONES, LIVERPOOL, Liverpool (Ing), January 30, 2001, English, midfielder
• 30) Ozan Muhammed KABAK, SCHALKE 04, Cankaya / Ankara (Tur), March 25, 2000, Turkish, defender
• 31) Tanguy-Austin Nianzou KOUASSI, BAYERN, Paris (Fra), 7 June 2002, Franco-Ivorian, defender
• 32) Takefusha KUBO, VILLARREAL, Kawasaki (Gia), June 4, 2001, Japanese, midfielder
• 33) Mohammed KUDUS, AJAX, Accra (Gha), 2 August 2000, Ghanaian, forward
• 34) Dejan KULUSEVSKI, JUVENTUS, Stockholm (Sve), 25 April 2000, Swedish-Macedonian, forward
• 35) Gabriel Teodoro Silva MARTINELLI, ARSENAL, Guarulhos (Bra), June 18, 2001, Italian-Brazilian, forward
• 36) Patricio NEHUEN PEREZ, ATHLETIC MADRID, Hurlingham (Arg), 24 June 2000, Argentinian, defender
• 37) Michael Oluwadurotimi OBAFEMI, SOUTHAMPTON, Dublin (Irl), 6 July 2000, Irish-Nigerian, forward
• 38) Paulo Henrique Sampaio Filho PAULINHO, BAYER LEVERKUSEN, Rio de Janeiro (Bra), 15 July 2000, Brazilian, forward
• 39) Strahinja PAVLOVIC, AS MONACO, Sabac (Ser), 24 May 2001, Serbian defender
• 40) Pedro Gonzalez Lopez PEDRI, BARCELONA, Tegueste (Tenerife, Spa), 25 November 2002, Spanish, forward
• 41) Lomba PEDRO NETO, WOLVERHAMPTON, Viana do Castelo (Por), 9 March 2000, Portuguese, forward
• 42) Eduardo Filipe Vieira Coimbra Simoes QUARESMA, SPORTING LISBON, Barreiro (Por), 2 March 2002, Portuguese, defender
• 43) Euclides Soares RAFAEL CAMACHO, SPORTING LISBON, Lisbon (Por), 22 May 2000, Portuguese-Angolan, forward
• 44) Jesus Carvalho REINIER, REAL MADRID, Brasilia (Bra), January 19, 2002, Brazilian, forward
• 45) Silva de Goes RODRYGO, REAL MADRID, Osasco (SP, Bra), January 9, 2001, Brazilian, forward
• 46) Bukayo SAKA, ARSENAL, London (Ing), 5 September 2001, Anglo-Ghanaian, midfielder
• 47) William Alain André Gabriel SALIBA, ARSENAL, Bondy (Fra), 24 March 2001, Franco-Cameroonian, defender
• 48) Jadon Malik SANCHO, BORUSSIA DORTMUND, London (Eng), 25 March 2000, Anglo-Guyanese, forward
• 49) Kouassi Ryan SESSEGNON, TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR, Roehampton (London, Eng), May 18, 2000, Anglo-Beninese, defender
• 50) Dominik SZOBOSZLAI, RED BULL SALZBURG, Székesfehervar (Ung), 25 October 2000, Hungarian, midfielder
• 51) Tomas Franco TAVARES, BENFICA, Peniche (Por), 7 March 2001, Portuguese-Cape Verdean, defender
• 52) Mateus Cardoso Lemos Martins TETE, SHAKHTAR DONETSK, Alvorada (RS, Bra), February 15, 2000, Brazilian, forward
• 53) Lago Pontes TOMÁS ESTEVES, PORTO, Arco de Valdevez (Por), April 3, 2002, Portuguese, defender
• 54) Ferran Garcia TORRES, MANCHESTER CITY, Foios (Spa), 29 February 2000, Spanish, forward
• 55) Heorhiy TSITAISHVILI, DYNAMO KIEV, Rishon LeZion (Isr), November 18, 2000, Ukrainian-Georgian, forward
• 56) Yari VERSCHAEREN, ANDERLECHT, Sint-Niklaas (Bel), 12 July 2001, Belgian, forward
• 57) José Paixao de Oliveira VINICIUS JUNIOR, REAL MADRID, Sao Gonçclo (Bra), 12 July 2000, Brazilian, forward
• 58) Machado VITOR FERREIRA, PORTO, Póvoa de Lanhoso (Por), February 13, 2000, Portuguese, midfielder
• 59) Neco Shay WILLIAMS, LIVERPOOL, Wrexham (Gal), 13 April 2001, Welsh, defender
• 60) Joshua Orobosa ZIRKZEE, BAYERN, Schiedam (Ola), May 22, 2001, Dutch-Nigerian, forward