Froholdt, 20, named Porto player of year as Farioli gets emotional

📰 Porto named 20-year-old midfielder Victor Froholdt their footballer of the year at their annual awards. 📌 Key points 🏆 Porto held their Dragões de Ouro awards on 7 October. ⭐ Danish midfielder Victor Froholdt, 20, won footballer of the year. 🧤 Captain Diogo Costa was named athlete of the year across all sports. 🧑‍💼 Francesco Farioli was moved to tears accepting coach of the year. 📈 Porto have won all seven of their league games this season. 📝 What happened ⭐ Froholdt won the members' vote for footballer of the year ahead of Jakub Kiwior, Jan Bednarek and William Gomes, succeeding last year's winner Rodrigo Mora. 🗣️ Froholdt said he arrived as a shy young man with big dreams and credited hard work and the atmosphere in the squad for his progress. 🧤 Goalkeeper and captain Diogo Costa took the club-wide athlete of the year award. He said it is always easier to speak for his team and thanked the club, the coaching staff and his family. 🧑‍💼 Farioli became emotional recalling his daughter hugging him on the pitch and saying "We're champions, dad" when the title was sealed. He said he would not be there if the board and the president had not backed him, and dedicated the trophy to everyone at the club. 📊 By the numbers • Froholdt: 20, footballer of the year • Porto: seven wins from seven, top on 21 points • Benfica second on 16, Sporting third on 15 • Breakthrough award: Mateus Mide 🔭 Why it matters Froholdt is a key midfielder who scored alongside Hwang In-beom in the 3-1 Clássico win over Benfica on 20 September. With last season now celebrated, Porto go for an eighth straight league win away to Marítimo in Madeira on 10 October.