The Golden Boy award is an award given to a player who has shown great potential for his age and team during his youth career. The Golden Boy award was first presented in 2003. There are players who have won the Golden Boy award because they showed great talent in their youth and have continued to maintain their talent and have a successful career. There are also many players who won the Golden Boy award because they showed great talent in their youth but later failed to show their talent and their career faded away. Today, we will present 5 players who won the Golden Boy award because of their talent in their youth but did not have a successful career.

1. Van der Vet

Van der Vet, who showed great talent with Ajax, won the Golden Boy award in 2003. Since the Golden Boy award was first presented in 2003, he is the first player to win the Golden Boy award. Van der Vaart, who shone with Ajax, was a very promising player. He then played for Hamburg, Real Madrid, and Tottenham, but he only showed the ability of an ordinary player. He never saw the extraordinary ability he showed as a youngster again.

2. Anderson

Anderson's performance at Porto was very scary. That's why the legendary Manchester United manager Ferguson signed him. He showed good performance in the early seasons with Manchester United and won the Golden Boy award in 2008. Although Anderson won many trophies with Manchester United, Anderson's performance after winning the Golden Boy award was the ability of an ordinary player. He was not a player who stood out from the crowd.

3. Pato

The Brazilian Alexandre Pato is a player who is worth saving in the world of football. Pato, who rose to fame with AC Milan, won the Golden Boy award in 2009. He had one of his best seasons with AC Milan, but Porto's injuries, his love life, and his marital problems ended his playing career.

4. Balotelli

Balotelli had one of his best seasons with Inter Milan, where he showed his talent. Balotelli won the Golden Boy award in 2010, despite his talent and potential. Balotelli was a man who found problems everywhere. He played for many big teams, including Inter Milan, AC Milan, Manchester City, Liverpool, and Marseille, and was a player who found problems in each team. Balotelli's problem-solving habits prevented him from achieving the success he deserved.

5. Gotze

Gotze was Germany's lucky charm, scoring the only winning goal of the World Cup and helping them win the World Cup. Gotze won the Golden Boy award for his performances at Dortmund, but he never quite found the form he once had when he joined Guardiola's Bayern Munich. He also struggled with injuries and never really got going.

So, here are five Golden Boy winners who didn't have a successful career. Thank you to everyone who read this far.

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