The Kopa Trophy is an
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is t ...
award presented to the best performing player under the age of 21. It is organised by ''
France Football
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The award is named after former French footballer
Raymond Kopa
Raymond Kopa (né Kopaszewski; 13 October 1931 – 3 March 2017) was a French professional footballer, integral to the France national team of the 1950s. At club level he was part of the legendary Real Madrid team of the 1950s, winning three Eur ...
and the winner is selected by former
Ballon d'Or
The Ballon d'Or (; ) is an annual football award presented by French news magazine '' France Football'' since 1956. Between 2010 and 2015, in an agreement with FIFA, the award was temporarily merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year (fo ...
winners. Unlike the
Golden Boy award, the Kopa Trophy, even if less prestigious, is also open to those who play outside of Europe.
Winners
Wins by player
Wins by country
Wins by club
Notes
References
{{Kopa Trophy
European football trophies and awards
Awards established in 2018
Under-21 association football
Ballon d'Or
France Football awards