Porto's Gabriel Brás shines as Best Young Player in Liga Portugal 2

Porto's FC Porto B has a new star: Gabriel Brás, elected Best Young Player in Liga Portugal 2 in January. The 21-year-old central defender had three wins and a draw in five games for FC Porto B.

Who is Gabriel Brás?

Gabriel Brás is a 21-year-old central defender who plays for FC Porto B. He is one of the team captains and has been a starter in 19 of the 21 games played so far.

What happened in January?

In January, the “bês” azuis and brancos beat Sporting B (2-1), FC Vizela (1-0) and SC Farense (2-3), drew with Benfica B (1-1) and lost in Santa Maria da Feira (2-1). Gabriel Brás played the full 90 minutes in the defense and scored the only Porto goal in Seixal.

How was the voting?

Gabriel Brás got 14.18% of the votes in the poll promoted by the Sindicato dos Jogadores, beating teammate André Oliveira (11.48%) and Benfica's Daniel Banjaqui (11.28%). The top 10 players born after June 1, 2002, with the best average score in the last month were voted on, and the winner was chosen based on the scores given by the Record newspaper (60% weight in the final ranking), the vote on the Sindicato dos Jogadores website (20%) and the choices of a committee composed of former players appointed by the Sindicato (20%).