Tottenham Hotspur have added so much more young talent over the past couple of years, including in the summer 2025 transfer market with the additions of winger Mohammed Kudus and center midfielder Xavi SImons.
So it's going to be more commonplace to watch Spurs players make it on individual awards list, and more will be coming in future years as these young talents develop and still others, like Luka Vuskovic and Mathys Tel, begin to emerge.
The biggest gem Tottenham have in the senior side right now is center midfielder Lucas Bergvall, who was exceptional in the 2024/25 season and proved key to the club ultimately winning the Europa League.
Although Bergvall has been frustratingly underrated, Tuttosport have the right idea with the young Swedish star, as they placed him on their final shortlist of the 25 nominees to win the 2025 Golden Boy Award.
There is one big absence for Tottenham
Better yet, Bergvall, though he is the best young player on Tottenham, wasn't the only one to crack the list. Even though he's not a key starter, fellow center midfielder Archie Gray also snuck onto the shortlist, and with his start to the 2025/26 season under a much more competent coach in Thomas Frank, there's hopes he can continue to rack up the accolades and importance going forward, too.
Conspicuous by his absence is 18-year-old center back Luka Vuskovic, but he likely hasn't played enough games at the highest level to garner appreciation for a shortlist like this one. But with his electrifying start to the 2025/26 Bundesliga season, even as a central defender, you can rest assured the teenage sensation will be on one of these lists in the future. Mathys Tel and Wilson Odobert will be 21, so their time is numbered for next year's award, which is only given to U21 players.
The competition to win is stiff, so Gray and even Bergvall likely won't get the award. Pau Cubarsi, Desire Doue, Kenan Yildiz, Dean Huijsen, and Arda Guler have a lot more hype and will likely be the frontrunners for the award. As the Champions League winner, Doue has the main edge, and it's a reminder that Tottenham could have had him in 2024 if Daniel Levy were more serious about big transfers.
Tottenham having two players on the list means that they, PSG, Real Madrid, Arsenal, and Chelsea were the only teams to have multiple finalists for the Golden Boy. Both Real Madrid and PSG have three in total.