It’s been quite a few weeks for Matteo Guendouzi - and now he’s been nominated for the 2019 Kopa Trophy.
The award - awarded to the best player in the world under the age of 21 - has a 10-man shortlist.
Guendouzi was recently named Arsenal.com Player of the Month, and is also in the running for the Golden Boy award.
Now our midfielder must compete against the likes of Joao Felix of Atletico Madrid, Jadon Sancho from Dortmund, and Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) for the Kopa Trophy.
Full shortlist:
Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal)
Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund)
Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid)
Moise Kean (Everton)
Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal)
Kang-in Lee (Valencia)
Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus)
Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)
Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen)
Andriy Lunin (Real Valladolid)
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