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The 42
3 days ago
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- The 42
Here's the full list of winners from this year's FAI international awards
THE WINNERS OF the 35th FAI International Awards have been confirmed — and honoured at an event in the Aviva Stadium. Robbie Brady and Kyra Carusa were the big winners, crowned Senior Men's and Women's International Player of the Year respectively. Both players were presented with their awards in camp this week, with announcements made on the FAI social media channels. Brady also claimed the International Goal of the Year award (v Finland), repeating his 2016 double. Finn Azaz and Jessie Stapleton won the Young Player of the Year awards, while Cork's Matt Healy took the Men's Under-21 prize. Irish legends Denise Irwin and Olivia O'Toole were inducted into the FAI Hall of Fame. Irwin was capped 56 times, featuring at the 1994 World Cup in USA, while O'Toole is the Ireland women's national team record goalscorer with 54 goals. Denis Irwin (file photo). Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO Broadcaster George Hamilton was the recipient of the Special Merit Award. The event took place at Lansdowne Road before tonight's international friendly between Heimir Hallgrímsson's Ireland and Senegal. The performances taken into account were from June 2024 to May 2025, while a jury from Soccer Writers' Ireland helped with the selection of certain categories. Here's a full list of winners: 35th FAI International Awards Winners Senior Men's International Player of the Year Robbie Brady Senior Women's International Player of the Year Kyra Carusa Young Men's International Player of the Year Finn Azaz Advertisement Young Women's International Player of the Year Jessie Stapleton International Goal of the Year MNT | Robbie Brady vs Finland Men's Under-21 International Player of the Year Matt Healy Men's Under-19 International Player of the Year Freddie Turley Women's Under-19 International Player of the Year Aoife Kelly Men's Under-18 International Player of the Year Kyle Fitzgerald Men's Under-17 International Player of the Year Finn Sherlock Women's Under-17 International Player of the Year Madison McGuane Boys' Under-16 International Player of the Year Niall Sullivan Girls' Under-16 International Player of the Year Keelin Comiskey Boys' Under-15 International Player of the Year Archie Quinn Girls' Under-15 Schools International Player of the Year Hailey Twomey (Eureka Secondary School, Kells) Boys' Under-18 Schools International Player of the Year Rhys Knight (Clonkeen College, Blackrock) Football For All International Player of the Year Heather Jameson (Cerebral Palsy) Amateur Player of the Year Jake Dillon (Fairview Rangers) Hall of Fame Denis Irwin Olivia O'Toole Special Merit George Hamilton. You can view the nominees here>
Irish Daily Mirror
28-05-2025
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- Irish Daily Mirror
All the nominees for the FAI Awards as Robbie Brady features in two categories
Robbie Brady has landed two nominations ahead of the 35th FAI International Awards. The 33-year-old Preston North End defender is up for both the Senior Men's International Player of the Year prize and the International Goal of the Year, for his winner away to Finland. The winners will be presented with their trophies in the Aviva Stadium ahead of the friendly between Ireland and Senegal on Friday June 6. The inductees to the FAI Hall of Fame and the Special Merit recipient will be announced prior to the event, along with the nominees for the Amateur Player of the Year.
The 42
28-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Player of the Year? Goal of the Year? Nominees announced for FAI international awards
THE NOMINEES FOR this year's FAI International Awards have been announced. Robbie Brady, Nathan Collins and Caoimhín Kelleher are the three players in the running for the senior men's player of the year award, with Kyra Carusa, Anna Patten and Julie-Ann Russell nominated for the senior women's honour. The now-retired Russell and Brady are also on the shortlist for the Goal of the Year prize, alongside Evan Ferguson, while Finn Azaz, Festy Ebosele and Jake O'Brien, and Abbie Larkin, Jessie Stapleton and Tyler Toland, are in the mix for their respective young player of the year awards. The winners will be presented with their trophies at an event in the Aviva Stadium on Friday week, 6 June, ahead of the international friendly between Heimir Hallgrímsson's Ireland and Senegal. The performances taken into account are from June 2024 to May 2025. The inductees to the FAI Hall of Fame and the Special Merit recipient will be announced prior to the event, along with the nominees for the Amateur Player of the Year. Here's the full list of the nominees. ***** Advertisement 35th FAI International Awards nominees Senior Men's International Player of the Year Robbie Brady Nathan Collins Caoimhin Kelleher Senior Women's International Player of the Year Kyra Carusa Anna Patten Julie-Ann Russell Young Men's International Player of the Year Finn Azaz Festy Ebosele Jake O'Brien Young Women's International Player of the Year Abbie Larkin Jessie Stapleton Tyler Toland International Goal of the Year MNT | Robbie Brady vs Finland MNT | Evan Ferguson vs Bulgaria WNT | Julie-Ann Russell vs France Men's Under-21 International Player of the Year Anselmo Garcia-MacNulty Matt Healy Andrew Moran Men's Under-19 International Player of the Year Jacob Devaney Thomas Morely Freddie Turley Women's Under-19 International Player of the Year Jess Fitzgerald Katie Keane Aoife Kelly Men's Under-18 International Player of the Year Kyle Fitzgerald Luke O'Donnell James Roche Men's Under-17 International Player of the Year Rory Finneran Ramon Martos Finn Sherlock Women's Under-17 International Player of the Year Anna Butler Ella Kelly Madison McGuane Boys' Under-16 International Player of the Year Joe Byrne Tadgh Prizeman Niall Sullivan Girls' Under-16 International Player of the Year Keelin Comiskey Ciara Milton Hailey Twomey Boys' Under-15 International Player of the Year Maxim Afonin Josh O'Dwyer Archie Quinn Girls' Under-15 Schools International Player of the Year Ava Hallinan (Jesus & Mary Secondary School, Enniscrone) Ciara Milton (St. Leo's College, Carlow) Hailey Twomey (Eureka Secondary School, Kells) Boys' Under-18 Schools International Player of the Year Adam Brennan (Hartstown Community School Alan Kizenga (St. Mac Dara's Community School, Templeogue) Rhys Knight (Clonkeen College, Blackrock) Football For All International Player of the Year
