Ajax centre-back Matthijs De Ligt has won the 2018 Golden Boy award, given to the best player under the age of 21 in Europe.
Italian newspaper Tuttosport presents the award, and De Ligt won out this year ahead of fellow finalists Justin Kluivert, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Vinicius Junior and Patrick Cutrone, per Football Italia:
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The 19-year-old will be presented the gong in Turin on Monday.
De Ligt has enjoyed an impressive year, being named captain of Ajax while still a teenager and becoming a regular starter for the Netherlands.