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GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year

GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year
Aidan O'Mahony of Kerry (left) and Eoin Bradley of Derry (right) in action at Croke Park during the final of the 2009 National Football League.
Awarded forExcellence in Gaelic football
Sponsored byPwC
LocationConvention Centre Dublin
CountryIreland
Presented byGaelic Athletic Association/Gaelic Players Association
First awarded1995
Currently held byPaul Conroy   
WebsiteBroadcast partner
Television/radio coverage
NetworkRTÉ One
Runtime51 minutes

The Gaelic Athletic Association & Gaelic Player's Association All Stars Footballer of the Year — known for sponsorship reasons as the PwC GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year — is a Gaelic football award. It is presented annually to the footballer who performed outstandingly in that year's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

History

Created in 1995, the award is part of the All Stars Awards, which selects a "fantasy team", comprising the best players from that year's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Voting for the award is undertaken by a select group of journalists from television and the print media.

Winners and nominees

Table key
‡ Indicates the winner

1990s

Year Player County Ref(s)
1995 Peter Canavan ‡ Tyrone
1996 Trevor Giles ‡ Meath
1997 Maurice Fitzgerald ‡ Kerry
1998 Jarlath Fallon ‡ Galway
1999 Trevor Giles ‡ Meath

2000s

Year Player County Ref(s)
2000 Seamus Moynihan ‡ Kerry
2001 Declan Meehan ‡ Galway
2002 Kieran McGeeney ‡ Armagh
2003 Steven McDonnell ‡ Armagh
2004 Tomás Ó Sé ‡ Kerry
2005 Stephen O'Neill ‡ Tyrone [1]
2006 Kieran Donaghy ‡ Kerry
2007 Marc Ó Sé ‡ Kerry [2][3]
Colm Cooper Kerry
Declan O'Sullivan Kerry
2008 Seán Cavanagh ‡ Tyrone [4][5]
Colm Cooper Kerry
Brian Dooher Tyrone
2009 Paul Galvin ‡ Kerry [6]
Graham Canty Cork
Tomás Ó Sé Kerry

2010s

Year Player County Ref(s)
2010 Bernard Brogan ‡ Dublin [7]
Danny Hughes Down
Michael Shields Cork
2011 Alan Brogan ‡ Dublin [8][9]
Stephen Cluxton Dublin
Darran O'Sullivan Kerry
2012 Karl Lacey ‡ Donegal [10]
Colm McFadden Donegal
Frank McGlynn Donegal
2013 Michael Darragh MacAuley ‡ Dublin [11][12]
Stephen Cluxton Dublin
Lee Keegan Mayo
2014 James O'Donoghue ‡ Kerry [13][14]
Diarmuid Connolly Dublin
Neil McGee Donegal
2015 Jack McCaffrey ‡ Dublin [15][16]
Bernard Brogan Dublin
Philly McMahon Dublin
2016 Lee Keegan ‡ Mayo [17][18]
Brian Fenton Dublin
Ciarán Kilkenny Dublin
2017 Andy Moran ‡ Mayo [19][20]
David Clarke Mayo
Stephen Cluxton Dublin
James McCarthy Dublin
2018 Brian Fenton ‡ Dublin [21][22]
Ciarán Kilkenny Dublin
Jack McCaffrey Dublin
2019 Stephen Cluxton ‡ Dublin [23][24]
Jack McCaffrey Dublin
Con O'Callaghan Dublin

2020s

Year Player County Ref(s)
2020 Brian Fenton ‡ Dublin [25][26]
Ciarán Kilkenny Dublin
Cillian O'Connor Mayo
2021 Kieran McGeary ‡ Tyrone [27][28]
Lee Keegan Mayo
Conor Meyler Tyrone
2022 David Clifford ‡ Kerry [29][30]
Cillian McDaid Galway
Shane Walsh Galway
2023 David Clifford ‡ Kerry [31][32]
Brian Fenton Dublin
Brendan Rogers Derry
2024 Paul Conroy ‡ Galway [33]
John Maher Galway
Barry McCambridge Armagh

Winners listed by province

Province Number of wins Winning years
Leinster
9
 1996, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020
Munster
9
 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2022, 2023
Ulster
7
 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2021
Connacht
5
 1998, 2001, 2016, 2017, 2024

Multiple Winners

Three players have won the award on more than one occasion. They are:

Brothers

Two sets of brothers have won the award. They are:

References

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  26. ^ "Dublin's Brian Fenton scoops Player of the Year award for second time in three years". Irish Independent. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  27. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (2 November 2021). "Tyrone duo and Mayo star nominated for 2021 Footballer of the Year award". The 42. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  28. ^ "Tyrone's Kieran McGeary named Footballer of the Year as Red Hands dominate All Stars". BBC Sport. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  29. ^ "PwC All-Stars Football Nominations 2022". Gaelic Athletic Association. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  30. ^ "PwC Footballer of the Year David Clifford reflects on an outstanding 2022". Gaelic Athletic Association. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  31. ^ "PwC GAA/GPA Gaelic Football All-Star nominations announced". Gaelic Athletic Association. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  32. ^ Fogarty, John (17 November 2023). "History as David Clifford earns back-to-back footballer of the year awards". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  33. ^ "Conroy and O'Donnell scoop Player of the Year awards". RTÉ News. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
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