Injured in the right thigh during the match against Lorient, Désiré Doué received good news.
Désiré Doué can smile a little again. Currently injured, the Paris Saint-Germain striker was elected this Thursday Golden Boy 2025, a prestigious award created by the Italian daily Tuttosport in 2003, which distinguishes the best player in the world under 21, according to a panel of journalists.
An indisputable starter last season, decisive in major events, notably in the final against Inter Milan, and a true symbol of a PSG focused on youth, Doué was one of the architects of a historic year punctuated by an unprecedented quintuple: Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Champions Trophy, Champions League and European Super Cup. Enough to fully justify this distinction.
The fourth French Golden Boy
Fourteenth in the last Ballon d’Or, the French international (4 caps) finished second in the Kopa Trophy, which rewards the best young player according to France Football. Doué was beaten by Lamine Yamal, also winner of the 2024 Golden Boy. But the rules of the trophy, which prohibit a player from winning the trophy twice, opened the way for the Parisian.
Désiré Doué thus becomes the fourth Frenchman to register his name on the list, after Kylian Mbappé (2017), Anthony Martial (2015) and Paul Pogba (2013). It remains to be seen whether he will be able to attend the ceremony scheduled for Monday, December 15 in Turin. Affected in Lorient, Doué suffers from a muscle injury in his right thigh which will keep him sidelined for “a few weeks”, according to PSG. No return date has yet been set.
