De Ligt won the Golden Boy award in 2019 Credit: EPA. But since the 2018/19 season in which the Dutchman received the gong and helped Ajax reach the Champions League semi-finals under Erik ten Hag ...

Matthijs De Ligt - 8. ... The former Ajax centre-half and Golden boy winner joined United for £43million from Bayern Munich in August, alongside full-back Noussair Mazraoui.

The following year, he became the first defender to win the Golden Boy award. And by that point, he was already the youngest captain in Ajax’s 118-year history, thanks to Ten Hag.

Man Utd have a history of Golden Boy winners struggling, with Pogba, Martial, and Anderson facing issues after lifitng the award. Matthijs de Ligt, linked to Man Utd, won the Golden Boy in 2018 ...

Five years ago, De Ligt was one of European football's hottest properties. ... By that time he had already played 77 times in the Eredivisie and succeeded Kylian Mbappe as the 2018 Golden Boy ...

Matthijs de Ligt has struggled to find a footballing home. ... By that time he had already played 77 times in the Eredivisie and succeeded Kylian Mbappe as the 2018 Golden Boy ...

MATTHIJS DE LIGT was once the Golden Boy – literally. That is the name of the annual award given to the best male player aged under 21 in a poll run by Italian media outlet Tuttosport. But si… ...