Joao Felix named Golden Boy 2019 award winner

Former Benfica player Joao Felix has been awarded the 2019 Golden Boy Award following in the footsteps of Renato Sanches who won the award in 2016 as the second Benfica academy player and second Portuguese player to have been given the honour. 
The Golden Boy award commenced in 2003 by Italian sports newspaper Tuttosport and is now voted on by 11 other newspapers across Europe, in total 40 journalists vote on the award. The Golden Boy award is given to a young footballer under the age of 21 who plays in Europe and who is perceived to have been the most impressive during the calendar year. The journalists vote on the Top 5 players with 10 points being awarded to the top vote getter, 7 points for second, 5 points for third, 3 for fourth and 1 for fifth. Joao Felix who made a move from Benfica to Atletico Madrid this summer for a club record €126M scored 18 goals for Benfica last season in all competitions and has chipped in two goals for Atletico this season before suffering an ankle injury. Felix was also a member of Portugal's 2019 League of Nations title.


Voting Results for the 2019 Golden Boy Award:

1- Joao Felix (Benfica/Atletico Madrid) 332 points
    Country - Portugal
2- Jadon Sancho (B. Dortmund) 175 points
    Country - England
3- Kai Havertz (B. Leverkusen) 75 points
    Country - Germany
4- Erling Haaland (Red Bull Salzburg) 74 points
    Country - Norway
5- Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax/Juventus) 71 points
    Country - Netherlands