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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

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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

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Table key
‡ Indicates the winner

1990s

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Brothers

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

References

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  1. ^ "O'Neill completes Footballer of the Year hat-trick". Irish Examiner. 26 November 2005. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. ^ "GAA Player of the Year shortlist revealed". RTÉ. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. ^ "O'Sé brothers create history at All-Stars". Irish Examiner. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  4. ^ "GAA Player of the Year nominees revealed". RTÉ. 30 September 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Cavanagh named player of the year". BBC Sport. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Galvin is named Footballer of the Year". RTÉ. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  7. ^ Roche, Frank (16 October 2010). "No debate over Brogan award". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  8. ^ "GAA Player of the Year nominees revealed". RTÉ. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  9. ^ Roche, Frank (22 October 2011). "Alan keeps it in the family". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Donegal defender Karl Lacey wins Player of the Year award". BBC Sport. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  11. ^ "Michael Darragh Macauley, Stephen Cluxton and Lee Keegan nominated for Footballer of the Year". RTÉ. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  12. ^ O'Rourke, Steve (8 November 2013). "Michael Darragh Macauley crowned Footballer of the Year". The 42. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  13. ^ Keys, Colm (8 October 2014). "Champions Kerry head All Star football nominations list". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Kerry's James O'Donoghue is Footballer of the Year". RTÉ. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  15. ^ "McCaffrey, Brogan & McMahon nominated for Player of the Year 2015". RTÉ. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  16. ^ Moran, Seán (6 November 2015). "Jack McCaffrey named Footballer of the Year as Dublin dominates All Stars". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  17. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (6 October 2016). "Here's the players who make the shortlist for the GAA-GPA Footballer of the Year awards". The 42. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Lee Keegan named footballer of the year". RTÉ. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Stephen Cluxton and Andy Moran both shortlisted for Player of the Year". RTÉ. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  20. ^ Wilson, Calum (4 November 2017). "Andy Moran scoops top prize as Dublin dominate team of the year". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  21. ^ "PwC All-Stars 2018 Football nominations". Gaelic Athletic Association. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  22. ^ McKeon, Conor (2 November 2018). "Dublin star Brian Fenton crowned Footballer of the Year as Kerry's David Clifford claims Young Player of the Year". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  23. ^ "PwC All-Stars 2019 Football nominations". Gaelic Athletic Association. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  24. ^ Begley, Ian (2 November 2019). "Cluxton claims gong as goalkeeper named GAA Footballer of the Year". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  25. ^ "Brian Fenton, Ciaran Kilkenny and Cillian O'Connor nominated for Footballer of the Year". Sky Sports. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  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.
  34. ^ a b Browne, P. J. (27 June 2023). "The Best Gaelic Footballers Of All Time: The Greatest to PlayThe Game". Balls.ie. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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