Mbappe, Vinicius, Alexander-Arnold lead the 60-man shortlist for the 2018 Golden Boy award.
PSG star Kylian Mbappe scooped the prize last year and is bidding to become the first-ever player to win the gong twice.
The Frenchman is currently the favourite after another impressive campaign last term culminated in him lifting the World Cup in Russia.
He will however have to stave off competition from the likes of Christian Pulisic, Vinicius Junior and Mathijs De Ligt to retain the crown.
Lionel Messi, Wayne Rooney, Raheem Sterling, Isco, Sergio Aguero and Paul Pogba have all previously claimed the annual prize.
THIS YEAR'S NOMINEES
Achraf Hakimi - Real Madrid
Carles Alena - Barcelona
Trent Alexander-Arnold - Liverpool
Kevin Adou Amian - Toulouse
Houssem Aouar - Lyon
Musa Barrow - Atalanta
Sander Berge - Genk
Brahim Diaz - Manchester City
Justin Bijlow - Feyenoord
Josip Brekalo - Wolfsburg
Patrick Cutrone - Milan
Dani Olmo - Dinamo Zagreb
Diogo Dalot - Manchester United
Tom Davies - Everton
Mathijs De Ligt - Ajax
Moussa Diaby - PSG
Moussa Djenepo - Standard Liege
Ritsu Doan - Groningen
Gabriel Eder Militao - Porto
Odsonne Edouard - Celtic
Ecco Evander - Midtjylland
Phil Foden - Manchester City
Juan Foyth - Tottenham
Godson Fernandes - Benfica
Nicolas Gonzalez - Stuttgart
Amadou Haidara - Red Bull Salzburg
Kai Havertz - Bayer Leverkusen
Jonathan Ikone - Lille
Joao Jota - Benfica
Eduardo Jovane Cabral - Sporting
Dejan Joveljic - Red Star Belgrade
Boubacar Kamara - Marseille
Yann Karamoh - Bordeaux
Moise Kean - Juventus
Abdoulaye Jules Keita - Dijon
Justin Kluivert - AS Roma
Tuen Koopmeiners - AZ Alkmaar
Alban Lafont - Toulouse
Leo Jaba - PAOK
Luca Zidane - Real Madrid
Mikhail Lysov - Lokomotiv
Jean-Victor Makengo - Nice
Manu Garcia - Toulouse
Mauro Junior - PSV
Kylian Mbappe - PSG
Weston McKennie - Schalke 04
Evan N'Dicka - Eintracht Frankfurt
Pietro Pellegri - Monaco
Rondel Pierre-Gabriel - Monaco
Christian Pulisic - Borussia Dortmund
Ruben Vinagre - Wolves
Marcelo Saracchi - RB Leipzig
Ismaila Sarr - Rennes
Ryan Sessegnon - Fulham
Toni Moya - Atletico Madrid