Chukwueze missing in 2019 Golden Boy 20-man final list
SUPER Eagles and Villarreal forward, Samuel Chukwueze, who was excited to be nominated for the 2019 Golden Boy award is missing in the final list released today.
The gong, established by Italian newspaper Tuttosport and awarded to the best player under the age of 21 in a European top-tier league, listed Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe among its former winners.
More established youngsters such as Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho, AC Milan’s Gianluigi Donnarumma and Bayer Leverkusen’s Kai Havertz made the list.
The winner is determined by an international online vote and will be announced in Turin on 16 December.
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The 20-year-old who was on the shortlist of 40 along with Flying Eagles midfielder Tom Dele- Bashiru, will have to do more to reach that height.
Full list of Golden Boy nominees:
Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan)
Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus)
Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
Ansu Fati (Barcelona)
Phil Foden (Manchester City)
Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal)
Erling Braut Haaland (Salzburg)
Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen)
Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid)
Dejan Joveljic (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Moise Kean (Everton)
Lee Kang-in (Valencia)
Donyell Malen (PSV)
Mason Mount (Chelsea)
Andriy Lunin (Real Valladolid)
Rodrygo (Real Madrid)
Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund)
Ferran Torres (Valencia)
Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma)