PFAI Team of the Year

Annual Irish football award

The Professional Footballers' Association of Ireland Team of the Year (often called the PFAI Team of the Year, or simply the Team of the Year) is an annual award given to the group of eleven players voted by their fellow players as having performed the best over the season. There are two separate teams voted for; the League of Ireland Premier Division and a League of Ireland First Division.

## Winners

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### 2009

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Source[1]

#### Premier Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Brian Murphy | Bohemians
DF  | Patrick Sullivan | Shamrock Rovers
DF  | Brian Shelley | Bohemians
DF  | Ken Oman | Bohemians
DF  | Conor Powell | Bohemians
MF  | Chris Turner | Dundalk
MF  | Gary Deegan | Bohemians
MF  | Joseph N'Do | Bohemians
MF  | Seán O'Connor | Shamrock Rovers
FW  | Gary Twigg | Shamrock Rovers
FW  | Raffaele Cretaro | Sligo Rovers

#### First Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Dean Delany | Shelbourne
DF  | Kenny Browne  | Waterford
DF  | Alan Carey  | Waterford
DF  | Evan McMillan | UCD
DF  | Brian Shortall  | UCD
MF  | Shaun Williams | Sporting Fingal
MF  | Ronan Finn | UCD
MF  | David McAllister | Shelbourne
MF  | Conan Byrne | Sporting Fingal
FW  | Graham Cummins | Waterford
FW  | Stephen O'Flynn | Limerick

### 2010

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Source[2]

#### Premier Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Alan Mannus | Shamrock Rovers
DF  | Conor Kenna | St Patrick's Athletic
DF  | Gavin Peers | Sligo Rovers
DF  | Brian Shelley | Bohemians
DF  | Enda Stevens | Shamrock Rovers
MF  | James Chambers | Shamrock Rovers
MF  | Joseph N'Do | Sligo Rovers
MF  | Richie Ryan | Sligo Rovers
MF  | Shaun Williams | Sporting Fingal
FW  | Gary Twigg | Shamrock Rovers
FW  | Pádraig Amond | Sligo Rovers

#### First Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Ger Doherty | Derry City
DF  | Alan Carey  | Waterford
DF  | Brian Gartland | Monaghan United
DF  | Kevin Murray  | Waterford
DF  | Pat Purcell  | Limerick
MF  | David Cassidy  | Shelbourne
MF  | Shane Duggan  | Cork City
MF  | James McClean | Derry City
MF  | Patrick McEleney | Derry City
FW  | Graham Cummins | Cork City
FW  | Philip Hughes | Monaghan United

### 2011

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Source[3]

#### Premier Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Gerard Doherty | Derry City
DF  | Pat Sullivan | Shamrock Rovers
DF  | Stewart Greacen | Derry City
DF  | Craig Sives | Shamrock Rovers
DF  | Enda Stevens | Shamrock Rovers
MF  | Stephen Bradley | St Patrick's Athletic
MF  | Daryl Kavanagh | St Patrick's Athletic
MF  | Richie Ryan | Sligo Rovers
FW  | Mark Quigley | Dundalk
FW  | Éamon Zayed | Derry City
FW  | Eoin Doyle | Sligo Rovers

#### First Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Mark McNulty | Cork City
DF  | Danny Murphy | Cork City
DF  | Stephen Paisley | Shelbourne
DF  | Pat Purcell  | Limerick
DF  | Lorcan Fitzgerald  | Shelbourne
MF  | Sean Brennan  | Monaghan United
MF  | Gearóid Morrissey | Cork City
MF  | David Cassidy  | Shelbourne
MF  | Shane Duggan  | Cork City
FW  | Graham Cummins | Cork City
FW  | Philip Hughes | Monaghan United

### 2012

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Source[4][5]

#### Premier Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Gary Rogers | Sligo Rovers
DF  | Ger O'Brien | St Patrick's Athletic
DF  | Jason McGuinness | Sligo Rovers
DF  | Gavin Peers | Sligo Rovers
DF  | Ian Bermingham | St Patrick's Athletic
MF  | Sean O'Connor | St Patrick's Athletic
MF  | Ronan Finn | Shamrock Rovers
MF  | James Chambers | St Patrick's Athletic
MF  | Stephen McLaughlin | Derry City
FW  | Mark Quigley | Sligo Rovers
FW  | Danny North | Sligo Rovers

#### First Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Packie Holden  | Waterford
DF  | Pat Purcell  | Limerick
DF  | Brian McCarthy  | Athlone Town
DF  | Shane Tracy  | Limerick
DF  | Noel Haverty  | Longford Town
MF  | Gary Dempsey | Waterford
MF  | Keith Gillespie | Longford Town
MF  | Joe Gamble | Cork City
MF  | Stephen Bradley | Limerick
FW  | Sean Maguire | Waterford
FW  | Rory Gaffney | Limerick

### 2013

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Source[6]

#### Premier Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Brendan Clarke | St Patrick's Athletic
DF  | Ger O'Brien | St Patrick's Athletic
DF  | Kenny Browne  | St Patrick's Athletic
DF  | Andy Boyle | Dundalk
DF  | Ian Bermingham | St Patrick's Athletic
MF  | Killian Brennan | St Patrick's Athletic
MF  | Greg Bolger | St Patrick's Athletic
MF  | Daryl Horgan | Cork City
MF  | Richie Towell | Dundalk
FW  | Patrick Hoban | Dundalk
FW  | Rory Patterson | Derry City

#### First Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Paul Skinner  | Athlone Town
DF  | Gavin Kavanagh  | Waterford
DF  | Aidan Collins  | Athlone Town
DF  | Noel Haverty  | Longford Town
DF  | Tom King  | Mervue United
MF  | Mark Hughes  | Athlone Town
MF  | Graham Kelly | Athlone Town
MF  | Barry O'Mahoney  | Mervue United
MF  | Ryan Manning | Mervue United
FW  | Philip Gorman  | Athlone Town
FW  | David O'Sullivan  | Longford Town

### 2014

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Source[7]

#### Premier Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Mark McNulty | Cork City
DF  | Sean Gannon | Dundalk
DF  | Andy Boyle | Dundalk
DF  | Brian Gartland | Dundalk
DF  | Ian Bermingham | St Patrick's Athletic
MF  | Colin Healy | Cork City
MF  | Richie Towell | Dundalk
MF  | Daryl Horgan | Dundalk
FW  | Patrick Hoban | Dundalk
FW  | Christy Fagan | St Patrick's Athletic
FW  | Mark O'Sullivan | Cork City

#### First Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Graham Doyle  | Wexford
DF  | Pat Sullivan | Longford Town
DF  | Paddy Barrett | Galway United
DF  | Lee Desmond | Shelbourne
DF  | Colm Horgan | Galway United
MF  | Ryan Connolly | Galway United
MF  | Dylan Connolly | Shelbourne
MF  | Stephen Rice | Longford Town
FW  | Gary Shaw | Longford Town
FW  | Danny Furlong  | Wexford
FW  | David O'Sullivan  | Longford Town

### 2015

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Source[8]

#### Premier Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Micheál Schlingermann | Drogheda United
DF  | Sean Gannon | Dundalk
DF  | Brian Gartland | Dundalk
DF  | Andy Boyle | Dundalk
DF  | Dane Massey | Dundalk
MF  | James Chambers | St Patrick's Athletic
MF  | Richie Towell | Dundalk
MF  | Stephen O'Donnell | Dundalk
FW  | Daryl Horgan | Dundalk
FW  | Brandon Miele | Shamrock Rovers
FW  | Mark O'Sullivan | Cork City

#### First Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Graham Doyle  | Wexford
DF  | Thomas Boyle  | UCD
DF  | Gary Delaney  | Wexford
DF  | Damien McNulty  | Finn Harps
DF  | Evan Osam  | Shelbourne
MF  | Robbie Benson | UCD
MF  | Gary O'Neill | UCD
MF  | Andy Mulligan  | Wexford
FW  | Ryan Swan  | UCD
FW  | Dylan McGlade  | Shelbourne
FW  | Danny Furlong  | Wexford

### 2016

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Source[9]

#### Premier Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Ger Doherty | Derry City
DF  | Sean Gannon | Dundalk
DF  | Kenny Browne  | Cork City
DF  | Andy Boyle | Dundalk
DF  | Kevin O'Connor | Cork City
MF  | Stephen O'Donnell | Dundalk
MF  | Greg Bolger | Cork City
MF  | Patrick McEleney | Dundalk
FW  | Daryl Horgan | Dundalk
FW  | Sean Maguire | Cork City
FW  | David McMillan | Dundalk

#### First Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Freddy Hall | Limerick
DF  | Maxi Kouogun  | UCD
DF  | Paudie O'Connor | Limerick
DF  | Shane Tracy  | Limerick
DF  | Robbie Williams | Limerick
MF  | Shane Duggan  | Limerick
MF  | Gary O'Neill | UCD
MF  | Lee Lynch | Limerick
FW  | Aaron Greene | Limerick
FW  | Ryan Swan  | UCD
FW  | Chris Mulhall | Limerick

### 2017

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Source[10]

#### Premier Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Ger Doherty | Derry City
DF  | Sean Gannon | Dundalk
DF  | Niclas Vemmelund | Dundalk
DF  | Ryan Delaney | Cork City
DF  | Trevor Clarke | Shamrock Rovers
MF  | Aaron McEneff | Derry City
MF  | Patrick McEleney | Dundalk
MF  | Gearóid Morrissey | Cork City
FW  | David McMillan | Dundalk
FW  | Ronan Murray | Galway United
FW  | Sean Maguire | Cork City

#### First Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Niall Corbet  | UCD
DF  | Daniel O'Reilly | Longford Town
DF  | Kenny Browne  | Waterford
DF  | Chris McCarthy  | Cobh Rambkers
DF  | Evan Osam  | UCD
MF  | Gary Comerford  | Waterford
MF  | Greg Sloggett | UCD
MF  | Kieran Marty Waters  | Cabinteely
MF  | Derek Daly | Waterford
FW  | David McDaid | Waterford
FW  | Georgie Kelly | UCD

### 2018

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Source[11]

#### Premier Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Shane Supple | Bohemians
DF  | Sean Gannon | Dundalk
DF  | Seán Hoare | Dundalk
DF  | Seán McLoughlin | Cork City
DF  | Darragh Leahy | Bohemians
MF  | Chris Shields | Dundalk
MF  | Bastien Héry | Waterford
MF  | Robbie Benson | Dundalk
FW  | Kieran Sadlier | Cork City
FW  | Patrick Hoban | Dundalk
FW  | Michael Duffy | Dundalk

#### First Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Dean Delany | Shelbourne
DF  | Conor Kane | Drogheda United
DF  | Daniel O'Reilly | Longford Town
DF  | Liam Scales | UCD
DF  | Derek Prendergast  | Shelbourne
MF  | Sean Brennan  | Drogheda United
MF  | Gary O'Neill | UCD
MF  | Daire O'Connor | UCD
FW  | David O'Sullivan  | Shelbourne
FW  | Georgie Kelly | UCD
FW  | Dylan McGlade  | Longford Town

### 2019

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Source[12][13]

#### Premier Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Alan Mannus | Shamrock Rovers
DF  | Sean Gannon | Dundalk
DF  | Seán Hoare | Dundalk
DF  | Lee Grace | Shamrock Rovers
DF  | Seán Kavanagh | Shamrock Rovers
MF  | Danny Mandroiu | Bohemians
MF  | Chris Shields | Dundalk
MF  | Jack Byrne | Shamrock Rovers
FW  | David Parkhouse | Derry City
FW  | Patrick Hoban | Dundalk
FW  | Michael Duffy | Dundalk

#### First Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Lee Steacy  | Longford Town
DF  | Anthony Breslin | Longford Town
DF  | Luke Byrne  | Shelbourne
DF  | Conor Kenna | Longford Town
DF  | Shane Elworthy  | Longford Town
MF  | Ryan Brennan | Shelbourne
MF  | Sean Brennan  | Drogheda United
MF  | Dylan McGlade  | Bray Wanderers
FW  | Dean Byrne  | Longford Town
FW  | Chris Lyons  | Drogheda United
FW  | Rob Manley  | Cabinteely

### 2020

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#### Premier Division

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Pos.  | Player[14] | Club

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GK  | Alan Mannus | Shamrock Rovers
DF  | Andy Lyons | Bohemians
DF  | Roberto Lopes | Shamrock Rovers
DF  | Lee Grace | Shamrock Rovers
DF  | Tyreke Wilson | Waterford
MF  | Keith Buckley | Bohemians
MF  | Aaron McEneff | Shamrock Rovers
MF  | Jack Byrne | Shamrock Rovers
FW  | Danny Grant | Bohemians
FW  | Andre Wright | Bohemians
FW  | Michael Duffy | Dundalk

#### First Division

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Pos.  | Player[citation needed] | Club

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GK  | Brian Maher | Bray Wanderers
DF  | James Brown | Drogheda United
DF  | Killian Cantwell  | Galway United
DF  | Hugh Douglas  | Drogheda United
DF  | Conor Kane | Drogheda United
MF  | Shane Duggan  | Galway United
MF  | Brandon Kavanagh | Shamrock Rovers II
MF  | Liam Kerrigan | UCD
FW  | Colm Whelan | UCD
FW  | Mark Doyle | Drogheda United
FW  | Yoyo Mahdy  | UCD

### 2021

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#### Premier Division

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Pos.  | Player[15] | Club

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GK  | James Talbot | Bohemians
DF  | James Brown | Drogheda United
DF  | Roberto Lopes | Shamrock Rovers
DF  | Liam Scales | Shamrock Rovers
DF  | Ronan Boyce | Derry City
MF  | Chris Forrester | St Patrick's Athletic
MF  | Dawson Devoy | Bohemians
MF  | Will Patching | Derry City/Dundalk
FW  | Rory Gaffney | Shamrock Rovers
FW  | Georgie Kelly | Bohemians
FW  | Liam Burt | Bohemians

#### First Division

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Pos.  | Player[16] | Club

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GK  | Brendan Clarke | Shelbourne
DF  | John Ross Wilson  | Shelbourne
DF  | Luke Byrne  | Shelbourne
DF  | Ally Gilchrist | Shelbourne
DF  | Marc Ludden  | Treaty United
MF  | Brandon Kavanagh | Bray Wanderers
MF  | Paul Doyle | UCD
MF  | Ryan Brennan | Shelbourne
FW  | Liam Kerrigan | UCD
FW  | Michael O'Connor | Shelbourne
FW  | Colm Whelan | UCD

### 2022

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#### Premier Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | Brian Maher | Derry City
DF  | Cameron Dummigan | Derry City
DF  | Mark Connolly | Dundalk/Derry City
DF  | Joe Redmond | St Patrick's Athletic
DF  | Andy Lyons | Shamrock Rovers
MF  | Will Patching | Derry City
MF  | Jack Byrne | Shamrock Rovers
MF  | Chris Forrester | St Patrick's Athletic
FW  | Aidan Keena | Sligo Rovers
FW  | Rory Gaffney | Shamrock Rovers
FW  | Seán Boyd | Shelbourne

#### First Division

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Pos.  | Player  | Club

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GK  | David Harrington | Cork City
DF  | Kevin O'Connor | Cork City
DF  | Killian Brouder  | Galway United
DF  | Ally Gilchrist | Cork City
DF  | Dylan Barnett  | Longford Town
MF  | Junior Quitirna | Waterford
MF  | Barry Coffey  | Cork City
MF  | Aaron Bolger | Cork City
FW  | Enda Curran  | Treaty United
FW  | Stephen Walsh  | Galway United
FW  | Phoenix Patterson | Waterford

### 2023

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#### Premier Division

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Pos.  | Player[17] | Club

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GK  | Conor Kearns | Shelbourne
DF  | Archie Davies | Dundalk
DF  | Sam Curtis | St Patrick's Athletic
DF  | Roberto Lopes | Shamrock Rovers
DF  | Ben Doherty | Derry City
MF  | Will Patching | Derry City
MF  | Chris Forrester | St Patrick's Athletic
MF  | James Clarke | Bohemians
FW  | Jack Moylan | Shelbourne
FW  | Jonathan Afolabi | Bohemians
FW  | Ruairí Keating | Cork City

#### First Division

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Pos.  | Player[18] | Club

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GK  | Brendan Clarke | Galway United
DF  | Giles Phillips | Waterford
DF  | Killian Brouder  | Galway United
DF  | Rob Slevin  | Galway United
DF  | Ryan Burke | Waterford
MF  | Ed McCarthy  | Galway United
MF  | David Hurley | Galway United
MF  | Jack Doherty  | Cobh Ramblers
FW  | Frantz Pierrot | Athlone Town
FW  | Ronan Coughlan | Waterford
FW  | Stephen Walsh  | Galway United

### 2024

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#### Premier Division

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Pos.  | Player[19] | Club

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GK  | Brendan Clarke | Galway United
DF  | Joe Redmond | St Patrick's Athletic
DF  | Paddy Barrett | Shelbourne
DF  | Mark Connolly | Derry City
DF  | Josh Honohan | Shamrock Rovers
MF  | Dylan Watts | Shamrock Rovers
MF  | Mark Coyle | Shelbourne
MF  | Michael Duffy | Derry City
FW  | Pádraig Amond | Waterford
FW  | Patrick Hoban | Derry City
FW  | Johnny Kenny | Shamrock Rovers

#### First Division

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Pos.  | Player[20] | Club

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GK  | Bradley Wade  | Cork City
DF  | Cian Coleman | Cork City
DF  | Éanna Clancy  | UCD
DF  | Charlie Lyons | Cork City
DF  | Evan McLaughlin | Cork City
MF  | Seán Brennan  | UCD
MF  | Greg Bolger | Cork City
MF  | Cathal O'Sullivan | Cork City
FW  | Dean Ebbe | Athlone Town
FW  | Ryan Kelliher  | Kerry
FW  | Aaron Dobbs | Wexford

## Notes

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## See also

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* PFAI Players' Player of the Year
* PFAI Young Player of the Year

## References

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