Portugal’s Renato Sanches awarded 2016 European Golden Boy award
Q. Portugal’s Renato Sanches was awarded which honour on 24th October 2016?- Published on 26 Oct 16a. 2016 Golden Shoe Award
b. 2016 Golden Boy Award
c. 2016 Golden Feet Award
d. None of the above
ANSWER: 2016 Golden Boy Award
Portugal’s Renato Sanches on 24th Oct 2016 was awarded the 2016 European Golden Boy award.
- Sanches defeated Man-U’s Marcus Rashford and Bayern’s Kingsley Coman. He also ousted Gianluigi Donnarumma, the AC Milan goalkeeper to win this award
- Sanches was selected following a vote from newspaper journalists across the EU to name the best player in 2016 under the age of 21
- Sanches is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as midfielder for German club Bayern Munch and the national team of Portugal
- He began his career with sports club Benfica
- He made is complete international debut in March 2016
- He was chosen for UEFA Euro 2016 at the age of 18
- He is the youngest Portuguese player to participate in a global tournament
- He scored one goal through the competition and won the Young Player of the Tournament
- The Golden Boy award is given by sports journalists to young footballers playing impressively in a single calendar year from the EU
- All nominees for this award should be below 21 years of age and play in the top tier of the EU
