Hjulmand wins Sporting Player of the Year, João Simões 'embarrassed' | OneFootball

Morten Hjulmand was distinguished this Monday, December 15, as Player of the Year by the Stromp Group at the 63rd edition of the Awards named after the historic Sporting athlete. At the Sheraton Hotel in Lisbon, the captain of the lions gave a speech and thanked for the award, leaving João Simões 'embarrassed'.

"Thank you very much for the title. The revelation of the year [João Simões] won't speak? (laughs) It is a huge honor to represent Sporting as a player, captain, and I wanted to send a message from the team that we are two-time champions, but we are still hungry, we want to win more titles for Sporting", said the Dane, in a room where Rui Borges and Frederico Varandas were present.

It should be remembered that Morten Hjulmand joined Sporting in the 2023/24 season and in July 2024 he immediately took on the captain's armband, handed over by Sebastián Coates. The Stromp Awards honored 41 people and teams connected to the Sporting universe who stood out in the past year.

Frederico Varandas also won his fourth Stromp Award in the category of Director of the Year. The director announced that he will run for re-election to the position he has held at Sporting since 2018 in the next elections, scheduled for March 2026 (Learn more HERE).

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