当地时间11月1日，《都灵体育报》公布了2018年度金童奖的20人候选名单，其中包括罗马球员克鲁伊维特。

        2018年金童奖候选名单：
        Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Kelvin Amian (Toulouse), Houssem Aouar (Lyon), Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), Patrick Cutrone (AC Milan), Dani Olmo (Dinamo Zagreb), Tom Davies (Everton), Matthijs De Ligt (Ajax), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Eder Militao (Porto), Odsonne Edouard (Celtic), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Gedson Fernandes (Benfica), Amadou Haidara (Salzburg), Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund - on loan from Real Madrid), Nanitamo Ikone (Lille), Justin Kluivert (Roma), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig), Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)