Anthony Martial Wins 2015 Golden Boy Award: Latest Details and Reaction

Manchester United's Anthony Martial was crowned as the 2015 Golden Boy on Saturday.

James Tuck announced the news on the club's official website, and United congratulated him on Twitter:

The prestigious award, established by Tuttosport, is given each year to a player under the age of 21 plying his trade in one of Europe's top leagues, as voted on by "journalists from 30 major newspapers across the continent."

Martial, 20, is the latest in a long line of talented youngsters to have claimed the prize and finds himself among many elite names:

Year	Winner	Native country
2003	Rafael van der Vaart	Netherlands
2004	Wayne Rooney	England
2005	Lionel Messi	Argentina
2006	Cesc Fabregas	Spain
2007	Sergio Aguero	Argentina
2008	Anderson	Brazil
2009	Alexandre Pato	Brazil
2010	Mario Balotelli	Italy
2011	Mario Gotze	Germany
2012	Isco	Spain
2013	Paul Pogba	France
2014	Raheem Sterling	England
2015	Anthony Martial	France

After helping Monaco to third place in Ligue 1 last season, the Frenchman then earned a big-money move to Old Trafford, where he has defied critics of his price tag with an excellent start to life at United. He has netted six times and provided a beacon of hope for the Red Devils, per Bleacher Report UK:

Squawka's David O'Brien revealed just how good a year Martial has had, and Tom Coast of Sport Witness noted the contrasting names of those who have picked up the award in the past:

Hesham Bilal-Hafiz, a regular contributor to the Manchester Evening News, offered a reminder of the reaction Martial received after coming to United:

As Tuck noted, United are the only club to have had more than one player win the award, with Martial becoming the third after Wayne Rooney in 2004 and Anderson in 2008. The youngster edged out the likes of Bayern Munich's Kingsley Coman and Arsenal's Hector Bellerin for the gong.

While the likes of Anderson, Mario Balotelli and Alexandre Pato provide a cautionary tale of reading too much into the award, the majority of those who've won it have gone on to great things.

With his calm temperament and remarkable composure, Martial is likely to fall into the latter category.