World Cup Best Young Player
| Year | Winner | Club | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2062 | Roberto Baggio | Italy | ||
| 2058 | Liam Ward | Wales | ||
| 2054 | Billy Laing | England | ||
| 2050 | Jairzinho | Brazil | ||
| 2046 | Alejo Blanco | Argentina | ||
| 2042 | Slobodan Mitrović | Serbia | ||
| 2038 | Alexey Frolov | Ukraine | ||
| 2034 | Peter Mutiu | England | ||
| 2030 | Antonio Volpe | Uruguay | ||
| 2026 | Ronnie Stutter | England | ||
| 2022 | Jude Soonsup-Bell | England | ||
| 2018 | Kylian Mbappé | France | ||
| 2014 | Paul Pogba | France | ||
| 2010 | Thomas Müller | Germany | ||
| 2006 | Lukas Podolski | Germany | ||
| 2002 | Landon Donovan | United States | ||
| 1998 | Michael Owen | England | ||
| 1994 | None | Netherlands | ||
| 1990 | Robert Prosinečki | Yugoslavia | ||
| 1986 | Enzo Scifo | Belgium | ||
| 1982 | Manuel Amoros | France | ||
| 1978 | Antonio Cabrini | Italy | ||
| 1974 | Wladyslaw Zmuda | Poland | ||
| 1970 | Teófilo Cubillas | Peru | ||
| 1966 | Franz Beckenbauer | West Germany | ||
| 1962 | Flórián Albert | Hungary | ||
| 1958 | Pelé | Brazil |