Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches has been named as SOCAR Young Player of the Tournament at UEFA EURO 2016.
The award – open to all players born on or after 1 January 1994 – was chosen by the UEFA technical observers, led by UEFA chief technical officer Ioan Lupescu and including Sir Alex Ferguson and Alain Giresse.
The accolade caps a sensational breakthrough season for the teenager, whose performances as a substitute in three of Fernando Santos’ side’s first four matches in France earned him his maiden international start for the quarter-final against Poland.
Sanches scored his first goal for his…