PFAI Team of the Year
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
[edit]2009
[edit]- Source[1]
Premier Division
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- Source[2]
Premier Division
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- Source[3]
Premier Division
[edit]
First Division
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Premier Division
[edit]First Division
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- Source[6]
Premier Division
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- Source[7]
Premier Division
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- Source[8]
Premier Division
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- Source[9]
Premier Division
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- Source[10]
Premier Division
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- Source[11]
Premier Division
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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'Neil
|
UCD |
| MF | Daire O'Connor
|
UCD |
| FW | David O'Sullivan
|
Shelbourne |
| FW | Georgie Kelly
|
UCD |
| FW | Dylan McGlade
|
Longford Town |
2019
[edit]Premier Division
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Premier Division
[edit]| Pos. | Player[14] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Pos. | Player[citation needed] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Premier Division
[edit]| Pos. | Player[15] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Pos. | Player[16] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Premier Division
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Sean Boyd
|
Shelbourne |
First Division
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Premier Division
[edit]| Pos. | Player[17] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Pos. | Player[18] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Premier Division
[edit]| Pos. | Player[19] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Pos. | Player[20] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]See also
[edit]References
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