Barcelona Youngster Gavi Beats Eduardo Camavinga to Win 2022 Golden Boy Award

• 18-year-old Barcelona younsgter Gavi has been crowned as the winner of this year's Golden Boy award
• The Spain international was selected as the best under-21 player, following his superb performance in the calendar year
• Gavi beat competition from Eduardo Camavinga, Jamal Musiala and Jude Bellingham to claim the award

Barcelona prodigy Gavi scooped the 2022 Golden Boy award on Friday, October 21.

The 18-year-old succeeded Barcelona teammate Pedri as the recipient of the award, which is organised by the Italian newspaper Tuttosport.

Gavi was voted ahead of Real Madrid's Eduardo Camavinga, Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham and Bayern Munich star Jamal Musiala to win the award.

The award ceremony, which was held at the Villa Igiea in Palermo, Italy, recognises the calendar year’s most outstanding under-21 men’s soccer player.

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This is the second award Gavi has won within a week, after bagging the Kopa Trophy at the Ballon d'Or award ceremony in Paris on Monday.

What's the Golden Boy award?

The Golden Boy award was created in 2003 by Italian media outlet Tuttosport, to celebrate Europe's best young player aged under 21 in a calendar year.

Rafael van der Vaart won the prize in its first edition, followed by Wayne Rooney, Lionel Messi and Cesc Fabregas.

Other past winners include Sergio Aguero, Mario Balotelli, Mario Gotze, Paul Pogba and Isco.

The award is mainly voted by selected sports journalists.

Davies slams Ballon d’Or organisers

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Bayern Munich defender Alphonso Davies has taken a swipe at France Football, organisers of the Ballon d'Or awards, for 'robbing' his teammate Jamal Musiala.

The 21-year-old defender took to Twitter to register his displeasure with the award organisers, for bypassing Musiala and naming Gavi as the Kopa Trophy winner. Davies also touted his teammate as one to win the most coveted prize in the near future.

Musiala has stolen the limelight since he debuted with Bayern Munich last season and has continued in red-hot fashion this term.