This Sporting Life Value of top Golden Boy football award winners
We know all about the top senior football players in the world as social media is daily flooded with their facts and stats keeping us abreast of their achievements.
But what about the up and coming young guns? Here we reveal their worth on the global market and who’s hot on the world stage.
SportingPedia investigates the changes in market value of the players who finished within the top ten in the Golden Boy 2023 award.
One of our report’s most intriguing revelations is that Xavi Simons’ performances over the past 12 months have seen him gain a whopping €52 million on top of his €18 million valuation a year ago.
Jude Belligham and Rasmus Hojlund are the only two other players who have managed to increase their values by €50 million, while Gavi is the sole member whose estimate has not changed even one bit since November of 2022.
The following shows how the market value of the players ranked from one to ten in the 2023 Golden Boy Awards and how their value has changed over the past 12 months in millions of Euros.
It starts with their namer, followed by their value in November 2022 and then by how many millionms of Euros that value has increased in 2023.
Jude Bellingham, 100 million, 50 million increase in 2023.
Jamal Musiala, 100 million, 10 million increase in 2023.
Xavi Simons, 18 million, 52 million increase in 2023.
Gavi, 90 million, no increase in 2023.
Anonio Silva, 15 million, 30 million increase in 2023.
Alejandro Balde, 15 million, 35 million increase in 2023.
Florian Wirtz, 70 million, 15 million increase in 2023.
Benjamin Sesko, 20 million, 10 million increase in 2023.
Giorgio Scalvini, 20 million, 20 million increase in 2023.
Rasmus Hojlund, 15 million, 50 million increase in 2023.
Jude Belligham: From €100 million in November ‘22 to €150 million in November ‘23
Even before his move to Real Madrid, Jude Bellingham had achieved a market value of €100 million through his impressive performances at Borussia Dortmund. Following an exceptional debut with Los Blancos, including scoring 13 goals in 14 matches, Bellingham’s current valuation stands at an impressive €150 million.
Jamal Musiala: From €100 million in November ‘22 to €110 million in November ‘23. Despite the German national team’s disastrous form, Musiala’s individual performances have not waned.
Xavi Simons: From €18 million in November ‘22 to €70 million in November ‘23 – this is by far the biggestand most impressive increase among top ten players. Based on information from SportingPedia.com site.