Barcelona’s Gavi has won the Golden Boy award briefly after securing the Kopa Trophy earlier this week.
The Golden Boy award is given to the best player in the world under the age of 21.
Winning both prizes in the same year, he follows in the footsteps of team-mate Pedri.
The 18-year-old saw off competition from the likes of Eduardo Camavinga, Jamal Musiala and Jude Bellingham to land the Kopa Trophy.
Gavi has become the third player to win the Golden Boy award while representing Barcelona, after Lionel Messi in 2005 and Pedri in 2021.
At a press conference in Palermo on Friday, it was revealed that Gavi had beaten another 19 nominees – including that aforementioned trio – to land the Golden Boy prize, which follows similar rules to the Kopa Trophy.
The teenager has been a revelation since breaking into the Blaugrana’s first team, scoring twice and providing six assists as he made 34 appearances in LaLiga last season.
That form has seen the diminutive midfielder win 12 caps for Spain after becoming the youngest player to represent La Roja’s senior side in October last year.
Barcelona had four players shortlisted for the award, with Ansu Fati and Nico Gonzalez – who is currently on loan at Valencia – joining Gavi and Pedri among the final 20 nominees.
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