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Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal has retained the Kopa Trophy for best young men’s player, while teammate Vicky Lopez claimed the inaugural Women’s Kopa Trophy at the 2025 Ballon d’Or awards.
The award recognises the best footballers in the world under 21. Yamal, 18, had a remarkable 2024/25 season, scoring 18 goals and providing 25 assists for Barcelona, earning him a Ballon d’Or nomination. It is his second consecutive Kopa Trophy win after beating PSG’s Desire Doue and Joao Neves to the prize.
Chelsea’s new signing Estevao finished fourth, followed by Kenan Yildiz, Dean Huijsen, Pau Cubarsi, Rodrigo Mora, Ayyoub Bouaddi, and Myles Lewis-Skelly.
On the women’s side, 19-year-old Lopez capped off a stellar season with Barcelona, scoring 10 goals in 25 league appearances and helping Spain reach the UEFA Women’s Euros final. She dedicated the award to her late mother, while also thanking Barcelona for their support.
Lopez finished ahead of Real Madrid’s Linda Caicedo and Chelsea’s Wieke Kaptein, with England rising star Michelle Agyemang placing fourth.
The triumph of Yamal and Lopez highlights Barcelona’s dominance in developing world-class young talent.
