The Kopa Trophy is an annual football award for the world's best young men's player (U21) from the previous season. The award is voted on by former Ballon d'Or winners. Here are the ten nominees in the final order after voting. The winner in 2021 was FC Barcelona offensive midfielder Pedri, who played for FC Barcelona. See the list of all Kopa Trophy winners.

Final Order for the 2021 Kopa Trophy

Order Player Nationality Club(s) Points
1 Pedri Spain Barcelona 89
2 Jude Bellingham England Borussia Dortmund 39
3 Jamal Musiala Germany Bayern Munich 38
4 Nuno Mendes Portugal Sporting CP /  Paris Saint-Germain 23
5 Mason Greenwood England Manchester United 15
=6 Bukayo Saka England Arsenal 8
=6 Florian Wirtz Germany Bayer Leverkusen 8
8 Ryan Gravenberch The Netherlands Ajax 3
=9 Giovanni Reyna USA Borussia Dortmund 1
=9 Jérémy Doku Belgium Rennes 1