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 2022 was 18 year old Spanish mid-fielder Gavi, who plays for Barcelona in the La Liga. See the list of all Kopa Trophy winners.

The award is voted on by former Ballon d'Or winners. In 2022 there were 22 former winners giving their top-3 selections. Gavi received eight first votes, while Camavinga and Musiala each received six. Bellingham was the only other player to receive a top vote.

Final Order for the Kopa Trophy

Order Player Position Nationality Club Points
1 Gavi MF Spain Barcelona 59
2 Eduardo Camavinga MF France Real Madrid 51
3 Jamal Musiala MF Germany Bayern Munich 47
4 Jude Bellingham MF England Borussia Dortmund 31
5 Nuno Mendes DF Portugal PSG 9
=6 Josko Gvardiol DF Croatia RB Leipzig 3
=6 Ryan Gravernberch MF Netherlands Ajax 3
8 Bukayo Saka FW England Arsenal 3
9 Karim Adeyemi FW Germany Borussia Dortmund 1
10 Florian Wirtz MF Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0