Youngest winner of football's Bola de Ouro
- Who
- Estêvão Willian
- What
- 17:229 year(s):day(s)
- Where
- Brazil
- When
- 09 December 2024
The youngest winner of football's Bola de Ouro is Estêvão Willian (Brazil, b. 24 April 2007), aged 17 years 229 days on 9 December 2024.
The Bola de Ouro (“Golden Ball”) has been handed out annually since 1973 by Placar magazine to the best player of the Brazilian championship, as voted for by its journalists. Teenager Estêvão was rewarded for a breakout 2024 season for Palmeiras in which he scored 13 league goals, the third-highest total of any player, and produced nine assists.