The Kopa Trophy is an annual football award for the world's best young men's player (U21) from the previous season. The award was first presented in 2018. The award is voted on by former Ballon d'Or winners. Here are the ten nominees in the final order after voting. The winner of the inaugural award in 2018 was French forward Kylian Mbappé, who played for Paris Saint-Germain. See the list of all Kopa Trophy winners.

Final Order for the Kopa Trophy

Order Player Nationality Club(s) Points
1 Kylian Mbappé France Paris Saint-Germain 110
2 Christian Pulisic USA Borussia Dortmund 31
3 Justin Kluivert The Netherlands Ajax / Roma 18
=4 Rodrygo Brazil Santos 12
=4 Gianluigi Donnarumma Italy Milan 12
6 Trent Alexander-Arnold England Liverpool 6
7 Patrick Cutrone Italy Milan 5
8 Houssem Aouar Algeria Lyon 4
=9 Ritsu Doan Japan Groningen 0
=9 Amadou Haidara Mali Red Bull Salzburg 0