Kopa Trophy

Kopa Trophy

The Kopa Trophy is an association football award presented by French newspaper France Football that is given to the best young performing player in the world under the age of 21, during a joint ceremony with their senior Ballon d'Or award. The award is named after late French footballer Raymond Kopa, the winner of the 1958 Ballon d'Or. The winner is selected by a jury of all former Ballon d'Or winners and is open to all young players worldwide throughout the six FIFA confederations. Kylian Mbappé became the award's first recipient during the 2018 Ballon d'Or presentation. As of 2025, Lamine Yamal has won the most awards with 2 and Jamal Musiala has the most nominations with 3. In 2025, the award was expanded with the Women's Kopa Trophy for female youth players.

Data Source : Wikipedia

• Entity:  Award

• Location:  Paris, France
• First awarded:  December 3, 2018
• Most awards:  Lamine Yamal, (2 Awards)
• Most nominations:  Jamal Musiala, (3 Nominations)
• Official website:  [Francefootball.fr]
• Wikidata description:  Annual Association Football Award Presented By The France Football
• Wikidata label:  Kopa Trophy
• Wikidata aliases:  Kopa Trophy

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