Lamine Yamal, Désiré Doué, and Michelle Agyemang are among the nominees for the prestigious Kopa Trophy at the 2025 Ballon d’Or ceremony.
As the Golden Ball event continues to expand in scope, it now features a growing list of awards, including those celebrating the brightest young talents in both the men’s and women’s game.
The Kopa Trophy honours the most outstanding young player of the year, further highlighting emerging stars on the global stage.
Here are our 2025 Kopa Trophy nominees! #ballondor pic.twitter.com/N9SqGPrhmH
— Ballon d’Or (@ballondor) August 7, 2025
Some household names figure on the two shortlists, including wonderkids plying their trade in La Liga, Ligue 1, the Premier League, Champions League and WSL for the likes of Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal – while also starring for their respective countries.
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MEN’S NOMINEES FOR KOPA TROPHY
Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona)
Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille)
Desire Doue (Paris Saint-Germain)
Estevao (Palmeiras/Chelsea)
Dean Huijsen (Bournemouth/Real Madrid)
Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal)
Rodrigo Mora (Porto)
Joao Neves (Paris Saint-Germain)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
WOMEN’S NOMINEES
Michelle Agyemang (Brighton/Arsenal)
Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid)
Wiek Kaptein (Chelsea)
Claudia Martinez Ovando (Club Olimpia)
Vicky Lopez (Barcelona)
