The 20-man shortlist for the 2019 Golden Boy award was confirmed on Tuesday, with Juventus' Matthijs de Ligt, Atletico Madrid's Joao Felix and Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho among the contenders.
The prestigious prize is awarded to the best player under the age of 21. De Ligt won the award last year, and he went on to help Ajax reach the UEFA Champions League semi-finals before making his switch to the Italian champions.
Football Italia provided the shortlist in full for this year's edition:
Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus, Netherlands)
Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich, Canada)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan, Italy)
Ansu Fati (Barcelona, Spain)
Phil Foden (Manchester City, England)
Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal, France)
Erling Haaland (RB Salzburg, Norway)
Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany)
Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid, Portugal)
Dejan Joveljic (Eintracht Frankfurt, Serbia)
Moise Kean (Everton, Italy)
Kang-in Lee (Valencia, South Korea)
Andriy Lunin (Valladolid, Ukraine)
Donyell Malen (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Mason Mount (Chelsea, England)
Rodrygo (Real Madrid, Brazil)
Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund, England)
Ferran Torres (Valencia, Spain)
Vinicius Jr.