FIFA World Cup Best Young Player Award winners, 1958–2026

FIFA presents a Best Young Player Award at each World Cup to recognise outstanding young talent. This compilation lists every recipient of that award from 1958 through 2026.

The Best Young Player Award is an honour conferred at World Cup tournaments to recognise young footballers for their performances on the global stage. The compilation covers the full span from 1958 to 2026, documenting the player who received the honour at each edition. Entries in the list are organised by tournament year and identify the award recipient for that World Cup.

The record begins with the earliest tournament year included, 1958, and continues without interruption through the 2026 edition. Each entry indicates the specific World Cup at which the player was recognised, preserving a chronological account of awardees across decades. The list serves as a sequential register of the Best Young Player Award across the covered period.

Presented alongside tournament results and records, the award listings highlight which editions featured a player designated as the Best Young Player. The compilation does not alter tournament data; it aligns each named recipient with the corresponding World Cup year. Readers can use the register to trace the award’s recipients over time.

Across the span from 1958 to 2026 the compilation consistently assigns a Best Young Player entry to each World Cup edition included. Formatting places tournament year followed by the named recipient for ease of reference. The structure enables straightforward consultation of winners by year.

Those consulting the compilation will find a year-by-year account of Best Young Player winners covering 1958–2026. The record presents the award recipients in sequence, matching each to the World Cup edition at which they were recognised.