Spain starlet Pedri won the Kopa Trophy for the best player matured under 21 at the Ballon d'Or grants service in Paris on Monday, while Italy's Gianluigi Donnarumma was named the best goalkeeper.
Barcelona midfielder Pedri, who just turned 19 last Thursday, was a central participant for Spain as they arrived at the elimination rounds of the European Championship and included in their side that lost in the men's Olympic football last against Brazil in Tokyo.
What's more he played 52 games for Barcelona, assisting them with winning the Copa del Rey.
Pedri, who joined Barca from Las Palmas last year, as of late broadened his agreement at the Camp Nou to 2026.
The Kopa Trophy is named after Raymond Kopa, the Real Madrid and France star of the post-war time who won the Ballon d'Or in 1958.
France forward Kylian Mbappe was the debut champ of the prize in 2018, and Matthijs de Ligt of Juventus and the Netherlands won it in 2019.
There was no Ballon d'Or grants function last year on account of the pandemic.
Donnarumma won the Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper after his remarkable exhibitions in Italy's superb Euro 2020 mission.
The 22-year-old left AC Milan for Paris Saint-Germain following the European Championship.
Liverpool and Brazil star Alisson was the main champ in 2019 of the Yashin Trophy, named after previous USSR icon Lev Yashin.
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