The midfielder of Shakhtar and Ukraine national team Viktor Kovalenko nominated as the best young player in Europe.
Only the prestigious award claim 40 players. In the extended list of favorites included Renata Sanchez (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United FC), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan), Leroy Sané (Manchester city), Kelechi, Iheanacho (Manchester city) and others.
Kovalenko during 2016, won a place in the starting lineup of Shakhtar, scored a few goals in the playoffs of the Europa League, debuted in the national team and has made the inclusion of his name in the final application of “blue-yellow” for Euro 2016.
To see the full list of nominees and make your choice via the following link.
The award “Golden Boy”, established by Italian newspaper “Tuttosport” has been awarded since 2003 – previously, the best young player of the year admitted Rafael van der Vaart, Wayne Rooney, Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas, Sergio Aguero, Anderson and Alexandre Pato, Mario Balotelli, Mario Gotze, ISCO, Fields Pogba, Raheem Sterling and Anthony Martial.
