Erling Haaland, Pedri, Gavi, Jude Bellingham, Lamine Jamal and Desiree Due have been chosen as the "golden boys" of European football over the past six years, and this season, a pearl from Montenegro was also among the top 100.
After just one season in one of the five strongest leagues, Andrija Bulatović was among the 100 greatest talents on the Old Continent in the "Golden Boy" award.
This award has been awarded since 2003 by the Italian "Tuttosport", and the competition includes players under the age of 21 who play in the top tier of European leagues, and in addition to the Turin newspaper, journalists from "Marca", "L'Equipe", "Bild", "The Times", France Football"...
It is often called the Golden Ball for young players, and interestingly, Lionel Messi is the only footballer to have been both the "Golden Boy" and the "Ballon d'Or".
Bulatović's placement among the top 100 was brought to him by an algorithm developed in cooperation with Transfermarkt, and when voting begins, fans around the world will have the opportunity to choose the Montenegrin midfielder on the Tutosport website - this award is called the "Golden Boy Web".
This year's competition also includes Warren Zaire-Emery, Pau Kubarsi, Jan Diomande, Endrik, Estevao, Lennar Karl, Eli Junio Krupi...
Bulatović traded his Buducnost jersey for the yellow-red of Lance last summer, and he used every minute he got from Pierre Saže in the right way.
He played 19 games in Ligue 1 and registered four assists - a great one in the last round against Lyon. The round before that, the famous "L'Equipe" included him in the ideal team of the round.
In the French Cup, he scored twice in three games and led Lens to the final, which will be played tomorrow (Friday) at 21 p.m. in Paiz - Bulatović will have the opportunity to reach his first trophy outside of Montenegro against Nice, which also awaits a play-off for survival.
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