Congratulations! Manchester United s 19-year-old rising star has become a candidate for the Golden Boy Award. Three people have won the award in team history.

On October 16, the Golden Boy Awards announced a shortlist of 25 candidates, including stars such as Kubasi, Douai, Esteban, Guler, and Bellingham Jr. Yamal, who has already won this award, is no longer on the shortlist according to the rules. What is surprising is that the name of a Manchester United player appeared on the 25-person candidate list. He is 19-year-old Yoro.

The Golden Boy Award was founded in 2003 by "Turin Sports News" to recognize young players with outstanding performance that year (the entry criteria are under 21 years old). Previous winners include rising stars such as Bellingham and Yamal, who won the award last year. The nomination list is composed of the top 20 players ranked in the "Golden Boy Index" developed by football data and analysis partner Football Benchmark, aiming to use data to select the most promising talents in international football. To prevent the algorithm from being biased and missing candidates, the organizers added five additional “wild cards.”

In the context of Manchester United's overall sluggish performance, it is surprising that young players stand out. The 19-year-old defender Yoro was successfully nominated due to his outstanding personal performance at Old Trafford last season. Other Premier League nominees who are on the list with Yoro include Manchester City's Nico O'Reilly, Tottenham's Gray and Berivar, as well as Arsenal's Skelly and Nwaneri; Liverpool's Giovanni Leoni; Chelsea Hutto, and Brazilian starlet Esteban, who stunned the Premier League with a goal that beat Liverpool before the international break, is also on the list.

A total of 9 people were shortlisted in the Premier League, accounting for 36% of the total, the most among all leagues. There are four new stars selected in La Liga, including former Bournemouth player and current Real Madrid defender Hao Yisen, as well as teammates Guler, Mastantuono and Barcelona's Kubalsi. There are also four players in Ligue 1: PSG's Douai, Maiulu, Emery, and Strasbourg's Mamadou Sarr. There are 2 people each from Serie A and the Bundesliga, including Dortmund's Bellingham; a total of 3 people from Portugal's top clubs are shortlisted, and the remaining 1 person is from Brugge in Belgium: Alexander Stankovic.

For Manchester United fans, Yoro's selection is undoubtedly a shot in the arm. In this rebuilt Manchester United team, the 19-year-old Yoro shoulders the important task of leading the team's defense in the future. In Amorim's three-center-back system, Yoro performed well at the left center-back position. He has squeezed veteran Maguire back to the bench through competition. Being shortlisted for the Golden Boy Award is also a great affirmation of Yoro's performance. In the history of Manchester United, three people have won the Golden Boy Award, including: Rooney (2004), Anderson (2008) and Martial (2015), second only to Barcelona.