{"id":59727,"date":"2025-06-01T21:18:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T20:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=59727"},"modified":"2025-07-18T17:29:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T16:29:04","slug":"desire-doue-uefa-young-player-of-the-season-champions-league-psg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/desire-doue-uefa-young-player-of-the-season-champions-league-psg\/","title":{"rendered":"Desire Doue Named UEFA Young Player of the Season After Winning Champions League for PSG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paris Saint-Germain&rsquo;s rising sensation Desire Doue has been officially named the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League Young Player of the Season. This capping off a stunning breakout campaign for the youngster as he doled out a history-making performance in the final against Inter Milan.<\/p><p>At just 19 years and 362 days, Doue became the first teenager in the tournament&rsquo;s history to scored a brace and an assist in a Champions League final. The record-breaking performance inspired PSG&rsquo;s 5-0 demolition of Inter Milan in Munich. With those goals and assists, he also broke several more records.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">&#127942; D&eacute;sir&eacute; Dou&eacute; named 2024\/25 UEFA Champions League Young Player of the Season &#128171;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#UCL<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PSG_inside?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@PSG_inside<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WiKBQvPkzb\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/WiKBQvPkzb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampionsLeague\/status\/1929193620394926366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>June 1, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>He became the youngest player to both score and assist in a UCL final. It also earned him the Player of the Match award on the night. About the PSG youngster, the UEFA Technical Observer Group said:<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>&ldquo;Doue has been a revelation this season. He made an incredible breakthrough in the knockout phase, going to the final and producing a Player of the Match performance&hellip; It&rsquo;s great to have role models who can encourage other young players to shine in the future.&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/desire-doue-has-a-historic-night-ucl-records-shattered-in-psgs-2024-25-triumph-senny-mayulu-breaking-doues-record-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Desire Doue Has A Historic Night: UCL Records Shattered in PSG&rsquo;s 2024\/25 Triumph, Senny Mayulu Breaking Doue&rsquo;s Record, and More&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Making History on the Biggest Stage<\/h2><p>Doue was involved in PSG&rsquo;s opening goal. He assisted Achraf Hakimi, before netting two goals himself. His dynamic attacking display set the tone early as PSG raced to a two-goal lead within 20 minutes. It&rsquo;s a feat no team had previously achieved in a UCL final.<\/p><p>The French prodigy appeared in 15 matches throughout the tournament. In total, he contributed to 5 goals and 3 assists. Thus, making him PSG&rsquo;s second-highest scorer and third-highest goal contributor in their title-winning Champions League campaign.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/ousmane-dembele-crowned-uefa-player-of-the-season-champions-league-psg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Ousmane Dembele Crowned UEFA Player of the Season After Winning Maiden Champions League for PSG<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>He also played a key role for PSG in the knockout stages, scoring important goals against Brest, Aston Villa, and Salzburg. After the win, Doue said, &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t believe what happened: we made history for the club in French football, in European football. We&rsquo;re a great team collectively, and we showed it&hellip; It&rsquo;s just magnificent.&rdquo;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Desire Doue vs Lamine Yamal: Battle of the Teen Prodigies<\/h2><p>Doue edged out Barcelona&rsquo;s Lamine Yamal for the prestigious UEFA award. Both players were included in the Team of the Season. However, it was Doue&rsquo;s commanding final performance that tipped the scales. With Doue&rsquo;s contribution in <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/psg-from-near-exit-to-uefa-champions-league-2024-25-champions-match-highlights-ucl-journey-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>PSG lifting their first-ever Champions League trophy<\/a>, he was chosen for the honour without a doubt.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>19-Year-Old PSG Star Dazzles With Record-Breaking Display in Champions League Final Win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4038],"tags":[4177,4579,3909,4582],"class_list":["post-59727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-soccer","tag-champions-league","tag-desire-doue","tag-psg","tag-uefa"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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