2023 FIFA U-17 WC: Germany's Brunner wins Golden Ball
Surakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Germany's Paris Brunner won the adidas Golden Ball for the outstanding player, while Argentina's Agustin Ruberto won the adidas Golden Boot at the end of the 2023 FIFA U-17 football tournament in Indonesia on Saturday.
The following are all the award winners as published by FIFA's media outlet.
adidas Golden Ball: Paris Brunner (Germany)
adidas Silver Ball: Hamadou Makalou (Mali)
adidas Bronze Ball: Mathis Amougou (France)
adidas Golden Boot: Agustin Ruberto (Argentina)
adidas Silver Boot: Ibrahim Diarra (Mali)
adidas Bronze Boot: Claudio Echeverri (Argentina)
adidas Golden Glove: Paul Argney (France)
FIFA Fair Play Trophy: England
adidas Golden Ball
Paris Brunner (Germany)
Germany's maiden title, after they beat France 4-3 on penalties on Saturday, was helped along the way by "electric forward" Brunner.
He strung together a string of exceptional performances and scored five goals at the tournament - including a brace in the semi-final and one in the showpiece match against France - to be crowned as the tournament's outstanding player.
adidas Silver Ball
Hamadou Makalou (Mali)
Midfield maestro Makalou was terrific for Mali throughout the U-17 finals, playing a crucial role in the middle of the park as the African nation took home the bronze medal.
His starring moment came in the Play-Off for Third Place, as he nutmegged his way into the Argentina box, before side-stepping two further challenges and tapping home a stunning goal to confirm victory.
adidas Bronze Ball
Mathis Amougou (France)
The No20 was the beating heart of France's final push throughout Indonesia 2023. He netted the final goal of the tournament to bring the Europeans level in the final against Germany.
adidas Golden Boot
Agustin Ruberto 8 goals in 7 games for Argentina
La Albiceleste's run to the semi-final was largely indebted to the goalscoring exploits of forward Ruberto. He netted eight goals in total - the joint-most at the U-17 finals since Victor Osimhen's record-breaking tally of 10 in 2015 - which included a stunning hat-trick against Germany in the semi-final.
adidas Silver Boot
Ibrahim Diarra 5 goals and 4 assists in 7 games for Mali
Mali captain Diarra led by example during the U-17 finals. He was involved in nine of his side's 18 goals at the tournament, and was particularly impressive in their quarter-final victory over Morocco and the Play-off for Third Place bout against Argentina.
adidas Bronze Boot
Claudio Echeverri 5 goals and 2 assists for Argentina
La Albiceleste's captain netted a terrific free-kick against Japan and a fine strike against Venezuela before lighting up the quarter-final bout with Brazil, where he departed with the match ball in a historic 3-0 win.
adidas Golden Glove
Paul Argney (France)
France kept five consecutive clean sheets at the U-17 finals, with goalkeeper Argney the bedrock of the team's success. In total, he conceded just three goals across the tournament, and saved two penalties in the shootout defeat to Germany.
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