Dortmund's Haaland wins Golden Boy award
Borussia Dortmund forward Erling Haaland was named the 2020 Golden Boy on Saturday.
The Norweigan striker received 302 votes to finish atop the list of talented young players after a tremendous debut season in Germany's top flight.
Barcelona's Ansu Fati finished second, while Haaland's teammate, Jadon Sancho, Bayern Munich left-back Alphonso Davies, and Rennes midfielder Eduardo Camavinga round out the top five.
| # | Player | Team | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | 302 |
| 2 | Ansu Fati | Barcelona | 239 |
| 3 | Alphonso Davies | Bayern Munich | 226 |
| 4 | Jadon Sancho | Borussia Dortmund | 80 |
| 5 | Eduardo Camavinga | Rennes | 50 |
| 6 | Dejan Kulusevski | Juventus | 41 |
| 7 | Phil Foden | Manchester City | 36 |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai | RB Salzburg | 13 |
| 9 | Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | 13 |
| 10 | Vinicius Junior | Real Madrid | 9 |
The award, presented by Italian outlet Tuttosport, is given annually to the top Under-21 player from one of Europe's best leagues.
Haaland burst onto the scene with a tremendous start to the 2019-20 campaign at Red Bull Salzburg, which earned him a move to Dortmund in January. He ended the season as BVB's second-highest scorer despite appearing in just 15 Bundesliga matches.
The 20-year-old leads all Dortmund scorers this season with a half-dozen goals in six league matches.
Your 2020 Golden Boy Award Winner:
— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) November 21, 2020
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Haaland is the second Dortmund player to claim the honor after Mario Gotze was named Golden Boy in 2011.
Recent winners of the award include Kylian Mbappe (2017), Matthijs de Ligt (2018), and Joao Felix (2019).