The Norwegian star player pipped the likes of Barcelona teenage sensation Ansu Fati, Manchester United winger Mason Greenwood, Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies and Dortmund teammate Jadon Sancho to the prestigious prize.
The Golden Boy is an award presented by the Italian newspaper Tuttosport to the best player who is 21 years or below from a top-tier league in Europe, who is most likely to break out and become a star.
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Past winners of the award includes Kylian Mbappé in 2017, Matthijs de Ligt in 2018 and Joao Felix in 2019.
Haaland has firmly established himself as one of the deadliest striker one the world. He’s scored 11 goals in 11 competitive games for Borussia Dortmund so far this season, that includes 4 goals in 3 Champions League games. The 20-year-old forward also has 6 goals in 7 International games.
Haaland scored 44 goals across all competitions during the 2019-20 season.
