Pau kubarsi named 2026 golden boy

Spanish champion, holder of the country’s Super Cup, World Cup champion with the “Furia Roja” in 2026 and also the best young player at last summer’s World Cup.

And just like that, Pau Kubarsi was named the 2026 Golden Boy by Tuttosport, in a process that also included Konstantinos Karetsas and Babis Kostoulas, who had made the final 25-player shortlist for the award.

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Last year, the award went to Désiré Doué, while the most recent Spaniard to win the Golden Boy award was Yamal in 2024.

Pedri and Gavi had won the award in 2021 and 2022, respectively, while Bellingham took the prize in 2023.

*photo source: AP