Spanish forward Salma Paralluelo was named the Best Young Player of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup on the heels of the nation's 1-0 win over England in the final.
The FIFA Best Young Player Award goes to Salma Paralluelo! 👏 pic.twitter.com/z6UMm7ynpJ
— FIFA Women's World Cup (@FIFAWWC) August 20, 2023
The 19-year-old Paralluelo netted the game-winning goal against the Netherlands in extra time of the quarterfinals and opened the scoring in their semifinal victory over Sweden.
The Barcelona product has been recovering from a torn ACL suffered last year and has been used in various roles throughout the tournament. She started in the semifinal against Sweden.
