GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in Gaelic football |
Sponsored by | PwC |
Location | Convention Centre Dublin |
Country | Ireland |
Presented by | Gaelic Athletic Association/ Gaelic Players Association |
First awarded | 1995 |
Currently held by | David Clifford |
Website | Broadcast partner |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | RTÉ One |
Runtime | 51 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.
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.
‡ | Indicates the winner |
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Year | Player | County | Ref(s) |
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1995 | Peter Canavan ‡ | Tyrone | |
1996 | Trevor Giles ‡ | Meath | |
1997 | Maurice Fitzgerald ‡ | Kerry | |
1998 | Jarlath Fallon ‡ | Galway | |
1999 | Trevor Giles ‡ | Meath |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Province | Number of wins | Winning years |
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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 | 4 |
1998, 2001, 2016, 2017 |
Three players have won the award on more than one occasion. They are:
Two sets of brothers have won the award. They are:
GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year | |
---|---|
Awarded for | Excellence in Gaelic football |
Sponsored by | PwC |
Location | Convention Centre Dublin |
Country | Ireland |
Presented by | Gaelic Athletic Association/ Gaelic Players Association |
First awarded | 1995 |
Currently held by | David Clifford |
Website | Broadcast partner |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | RTÉ One |
Runtime | 51 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.
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.
‡ | Indicates the winner |
---|
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | 4 |
1998, 2001, 2016, 2017 |
Three players have won the award on more than one occasion. They are:
Two sets of brothers have won the award. They are: