Bayern Munich's Renato Sanches was awarded the European Golden Boy award on Monday, following in the footsteps of Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero.
Manchester United youngster Marcus Rashford and AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma were among those beaten by the 19-year-old, who was selected following a vote by journalists from 30 news outlets across Europe.
Being name the best player in 2016 under the age of 21 can pile on the pressure and here, Sportsmail looks at how previous Golden Boy winners got on.
2003 - Rafael van der Vaart (Ajax)
Van der Vaart debuted for Ajax at the age of 17, and his goals from midfield helped them to the Eredivisie title in 2001-02 and 2003-04.