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Created in 1995, the award is part of the [[GAA GPA All Stars Awards|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.
Created in 1995, the award is part of the [[GAA GPA All Stars Awards|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 listed by year==
==Winners and nominees==
{| class="wikitable"
'''Bold''' denotes a player still active at [[inter-county]] level.
|+ Table key
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center" style="background:#FAEB86;" | ‡
|| 2023 || '''[[David Clifford]]''' (2) || [[Kerry county football team|Kerry]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''Indicates the winner'''
|}

===1990s===
{| class="wikitable sortable" rowspan=2 ;" border="2" cellpadding="4"
|-
|-
!scope="col" style="width:8%;"| Year
|| 2022 || '''[[David Clifford]]''' || [[Kerry county football team|Kerry]]
!scope="col" style="width:35%;"| Player
!scope="col" style="width:35%;"| County
!scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 1995
|| 2021 || '''[[Kieran McGeary]]''' || [[Tyrone county football team|Tyrone]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Canavan|[[Peter Canavan]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Tyrone|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 1996
|| 2020 || '''[[Brian Fenton]]''' (2) || [[Dublin county football team|Dublin]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Giles|[[Trevor Giles]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Meath|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 1997
|| 2019 || '''[[Stephen Cluxton]]''' || [[Dublin county football team|Dublin]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Fitzgerald|[[Maurice Fitzgerald (footballer)|Maurice Fitzgerald]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Kerry|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 1998
|| 2018 || '''[[Brian Fenton]]''' || [[Dublin county football team|Dublin]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Fallon|[[Jarlath Fallon]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Galway|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 1999
|| 2017 || [[Andy Moran]] || [[Mayo county football team|Mayo]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Giles|[[Trevor Giles]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Meath|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|}

===2000s===
{| class="wikitable sortable" rowspan=2 ;" border="2" cellpadding="4"
|-
|-
!scope="col" style="width:8%;"| Year
|| 2016 || [[Lee Keegan]] || [[Mayo county football team|Mayo]]
!scope="col" style="width:35%;"| Player
!scope="col" style="width:35%;"| County
!scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 2000
|| 2015 || '''[[Jack McCaffrey]]''' || [[Dublin county football team|Dublin]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Moynihan|[[Seamus Moynihan]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Kerry|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 2001
|| 2014 || [[James O'Donoghue]] || [[Kerry county football team|Kerry]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Meehan|[[Declan Meehan (Gaelic footballer)|Declan Meehan]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Galway|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 2002
|| 2013 || [[Michael Darragh MacAuley]] || [[Dublin county football team|Dublin]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|McGeeney|[[Kieran McGeeney]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Armagh|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 2003
|| 2012 || [[Karl Lacey]] || [[Donegal county football team|Donegal]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/20110089|title=Donegal's Karl Lacey is named Gaelic Footballer of 2012|publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 October 2012|access-date=27 October 2012}}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|McDonnell|[[Steven McDonnell (Gaelic footballer)|Steven McDonnell]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Armagh|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 2004
|| 2011 || [[Alan Brogan]] || [[Dublin county football team|Dublin]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thescore.ie/brogan-and-fennelly-shine-at-all-stars-banquet-260532-Oct2011/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217200848/http://www.thescore.ie/brogan-and-fennelly-shine-at-all-stars-banquet-260532-Oct2011/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 February 2013 |title=Brogan and Fennelly shine at All-Stars banquet: A year after his brother Bernard took the title, Dublin's Alan Brogan has been named the GAA's Footballer of the Year. |work=The Score |date=21 October 2011 |access-date=21 October 2011 }}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|OSe|[[Tomás Ó Sé]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Kerry|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 2005
|| 2010 || [[Bernard Brogan Jnr|Bernard Brogan]] || [[Dublin county football team|Dublin]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/1016/allstars.html |title=Corbett & Brogan named Players of the Year |date=16 October 2010 |work=RTÉ Sport |access-date=18 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017001557/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/1016/allstars.html |archive-date=17 October 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|ONeill|[[Stephen O'Neill]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Tyrone|football}}'''
|rowspan=1| <ref>{{cite news|title=O’Neill completes Footballer of the Year hat-trick|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-30232123.html|date=26 November 2005|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 2006
|| 2009 || [[Paul Galvin (Gaelic footballer)|Paul Galvin]] || [[Kerry county football team|Kerry]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Donaghy|[[Kieran Donaghy]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Kerry|football}}'''
|rowspan=1|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2007
|| 2008 || [[Seán Cavanagh]] || [[Tyrone county football team|Tyrone]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|OSe|[[Marc Ó Sé]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Kerry|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=GAA Player of the Year shortlist revealed|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2007/1003/223400-allstars/|date=5 October 2007|work=[[RTÉ]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=O'Sé brothers create history at All-Stars|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-30332851.html|date=19 October 2007|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{sort|Cooper|[[Colm Cooper]]}}
|| 2007 || [[Marc Ó Sé]] || [[Kerry county football team|Kerry]]
| {{GG|Kerry|football}}
|-
|-
| {{sort|O'Sullivan|[[Declan O'Sullivan]]}}
|| 2006 || [[Kieran Donaghy]] || [[Kerry county football team|Kerry]]
| {{GG|Kerry|football}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2008
|| 2005 || [[Stephen O'Neill]] || [[Tyrone county football team|Tyrone]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Cavanagh|[[Seán Cavanagh]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Tyrone|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=GAA Player of the Year nominees revealed|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2008/0930/238881-playeroftheyear/|date=30 September 2008|work=[[RTÉ]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cavanagh named player of the year|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/7677279.stm|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=17 October 2008|access-date=27 October 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{sort|Cooper|[[Colm Cooper]]}}
|| 2004 || [[Tomás Ó Sé]] || [[Kerry county football team|Kerry]]
| {{GG|Kerry|football}}
|-
|-
| {{sort|Dooher|[[Brian Dooher]]}}
|| 2003 || [[Steven McDonnell (Gaelic footballer)|Steven McDonnell]] || [[Armagh county football team|Armagh]]
| {{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2009
|| 2002 || [[Kieran McGeeney]] || [[Armagh county football team|Armagh]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Galvin|[[Paul Galvin]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Kerry|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=Galvin is named Footballer of the Year|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2009/1016/256157-allstars2/|date=16 October 2009|work=[[RTÉ]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{sort|Canty|[[Graham Canty]]}}
|| 2001 || [[Declan Meehan (Gaelic footballer)|Declan Meehan]] || [[Galway county football team|Galway]]
| {{GG|Cork|football}}
|-
|-
| {{sort|OSe|[[Tomás Ó Sé]]}}
|| 2000 || [[Seamus Moynihan]] || [[Kerry county football team|Kerry]]
| {{GG|Kerry|football}}
|}

===2010s===
{| class="wikitable sortable" rowspan=2 ;" border="2" cellpadding="4"
|-
|-
!scope="col" style="width:8%;"| Year
|| 1999 || [[Trevor Giles]] (2) || [[Meath county football team|Meath]]
!scope="col" style="width:45%;"| Player
!scope="col" style="width:45%;"| County
!scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2010
|| 1998 || [[Jarlath Fallon]] || [[Galway county football team|Galway]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Brogan|[[Bernard Brogan Jnr|Bernard Brogan]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Dublin|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|last=Roche|first=Frank|date=16 October 2010|title=No debate over Brogan award|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/dublin/no-debate-over-brogan-award/27964534.html|work=[[Irish Independent]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{sort|Hughes|[[Daniel Hughes (Gaelic footballer)|Danny Hughes]]}}
|| 1997 || [[Maurice Fitzgerald (footballer)|Maurice Fitzgerald]] || [[Kerry county football team|Kerry]]
| {{GG|Down|football}}
|-
|-
| {{sort|Shields|[[Michael Shields (footballer)|Michael Shields]]}}
|| 1996 || [[Trevor Giles]] || [[Meath county football team|Meath]]
| {{GG|Cork|football}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2011
|| 1995 || [[Peter Canavan]] || [[Tyrone county football team|Tyrone]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Brogan|[[Alan Brogan]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Dublin|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=GAA Player of the Year nominees revealed|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2011/1012/285940-allstars/|date=13 October 2011|work=[[RTÉ]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Roche|first=Frank|date=22 October 2011|title=Alan keeps it in the family|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/dublin/alan-keeps-it-in-the-family/27992209.html|work=[[Irish Independent]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Cluxton|[[Stephen Cluxton]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
| {{sort|OSullivan|[[Darran O'Sullivan]]}}
| {{GG|Kerry|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2012
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Lacey|[[Karl Lacey]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Donegal|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=Donegal defender Karl Lacey wins Player of the Year award|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/northern-ireland/20104637|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=26 October 2012|access-date=27 October 2012}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|McFadden|[[Colm McFadden]]}}
| {{GG|Donegal|football}}
|-
| {{sort|McGlynn|[[Frank McGlynn]]}}
| {{GG|Donegal|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2013
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|MacAuley|[[Michael Darragh MacAuley]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Dublin|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=Michael Darragh Macauley, Stephen Cluxton and Lee Keegan nominated for Footballer of the Year|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2013/1003/478197-macauley-cluxton-keegan-up-for-football-award/|date=4 October 2013|work=[[RTÉ]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=O'Rourke|first=Steve|date=8 November 2013|title=Michael Darragh Macauley crowned Footballer of the Year|url=https://www.the42.ie/michael-darragh-macauley-footballer-of-the-year-1167724-Nov2013/|work=[[The42.ie|The 42]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Cluxton|[[Stephen Cluxton]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
| {{sort|Keegan|[[Lee Keegan]]}}
| {{GG|Mayo|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2014
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|ODonoghue|[[James O'Donoghue]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Kerry|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|last=Keys|first=Colm|date=8 October 2014|title=Champions Kerry head All Star football nominations list|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/champions-kerry-head-all-star-football-nominations-list/30647260.html|work=[[Irish Independent]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kerry's James O'Donoghue is Footballer of the Year|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2014/1024/654707-football-poty/|work=[[RTÉ]]|date=27 October 2014|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Connolly|[[Diarmuid Connolly]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
| {{sort|McGee|[[Neil McGee]]}}
| {{GG|Donegal|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2015
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|McCaffrey|[[Jack McCaffrey]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Dublin|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=McCaffrey, Brogan & McMahon nominated for Player of the Year 2015|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2015/1001/731593-dublin-head-the/|work=[[RTÉ]]|date=1 October 2015|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Moran|first=Seán|date=6 November 2015|title=Jack McCaffrey named Footballer of the Year as Dublin dominates All Stars|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/jack-mccaffrey-named-footballer-of-the-year-as-dublin-dominates-all-stars-1.2420481|work=[[The Irish Times]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Brogan|[[Bernard Brogan Jnr|Bernard Brogan]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
| {{sort|McMahon|[[Philly McMahon]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2016
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Keegan|[[Lee Keegan]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Mayo|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|last=O'Toole|first=Fintan|date=6 October 2016|title=Here's the players who make the shortlist for the GAA-GPA Footballer of the Year awards|url=https://www.the42.ie/gaa-gpa-footballer-of-the-year-3011847-Oct2016/|work=[[The42.ie|The 42]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lee Keegan named footballer of the year|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/1104/829270-_______named-footballer-of-the-year/|work=[[RTÉ]]|date=4 November 2016|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Fenton|[[Brian Fenton]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
| {{sort|Kilkenny|[[Ciarán Kilkenny]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=4 style="text-align:center" | 2017
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Moran|[[Andy Moran]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Mayo|football}}'''
|rowspan=4| <ref>{{cite news|title=Stephen Cluxton and Andy Moran both shortlisted for Player of the Year|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2017/0920/906308-cluxton-and-moran-both-nominated-for-player-of-the-year/|work=[[RTÉ]]|date=21 September 2017|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Calum|date=4 November 2017|title=Andy Moran scoops top prize as Dublin dominate team of the year|url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/gaelic-football/news/30543/11112071/andy-moran-scoops-top-prize-as-dublin-dominate-team-of-the-year|work=[[Sky Sports]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Clarke|[[David Clarke]]}}
| {{GG|Mayo|football}}
|-
| {{sort|Cluxton|[[Stephen Cluxton]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
| {{sort|McCarthy|[[James McCarthy (Gaelic footballer)|James McCarthy]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2018
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Fenton|[[Brian Fenton]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Dublin|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=PwC All-Stars 2018 Football nominations|url=https://www.gaa.ie/football/news/pwc-all-stars-2018-football-nominations|work=[[Gaelic Athletic Association]]|date=12 September 2018|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=McKeon|first=Conor|date=2 November 2018|title=Dublin star Brian Fenton crowned Footballer of the Year as Kerry's David Clifford claims Young Player of the Year|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/dublin-star-brian-fenton-crowned-footballer-of-the-year-as-kerrys-david-clifford-claims-young-player-of-the-year/37486774.html|work=[[Irish Independent]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Kilkenny|[[Ciarán Kilkenny]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
| {{sort|McCaffrey|[[Jack McCaffrey]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2019
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Cluxton|[[Stephen Cluxton]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Dublin|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=PwC All-Stars 2019 Football nominations|url=https://www.gaa.ie/football/news/pwc-all-stars-2019-football-nominations|work=[[Gaelic Athletic Association]]|date=27 September 2019|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Begley|first=Ian|date=2 November 2019|title=Cluxton claims gong as goalkeeper named GAA Footballer of the Year|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/cluxton-claims-gong-as-goalkeeper-named-gaa-footballer-of-the-year/38653850.html|work=[[Irish Independent]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|McCaffrey|[[Jack McCaffrey]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
| {{sort|OCallaghan|[[Con O'Callaghan (Gaelic footballer)|Con O'Callaghan]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|}

===2020s===
{| class="wikitable sortable" rowspan=2 ;" border="2" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" style="width:8%;"| Year
!scope="col" style="width:35%;"| Player
!scope="col" style="width:35%;"| County
!scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2020
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Fenton|[[Brian Fenton]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Dublin|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=Brian Fenton, Ciaran Kilkenny and Cillian O'Connor nominated for Footballer of the Year|url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/gaelic-football/news/30543/12188201/brian-fenton-ciaran-kilkenny-and-cillian-oconnor-nominated-for-footballer-of-the-year|work=[[Sky Sports]]|date=15 January 2021|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dublin's Brian Fenton scoops Player of the Year award for second time in three years|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/dublins-brian-fenton-scoops-player-of-the-year-award-for-second-time-in-three-years/40113124.html|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=20 February 2021|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Kilkenny|[[Ciarán Kilkenny]]}}
| {{GG|Dublin|football}}
|-
| {{sort|OConnor|[[Cillian O'Connor]]}}
| {{GG|Mayo|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2021
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Fenton|[[Kieran McGeary]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Tyrone|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|last=O'Toole|first=Fintan|date=2 November 2021|title=Tyrone duo and Mayo star nominated for 2021 Footballer of the Year award|url=https://www.the42.ie/tyrone-mayo-footballer-of-the-year-2021-5568439-Oct2021/|work=[[The42.ie|The 42]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tyrone's Kieran McGeary named Footballer of the Year as Red Hands dominate All Stars|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gaelic-games/59609604|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=10 December 2021|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Keegan|[[Lee Keegan]]}}
| {{GG|Mayo|football}}
|-
| {{sort|Meyler|[[Conor Meyler]]}}
| {{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2022
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Clifford|[[David Clifford]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Kerry|football}}'''
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|-
| {{sort|McDaid|[[Cillian McDaid]]}}
| {{GG|Galway|football}}
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| {{sort|Walsh|[[Shane Walsh (Gaelic footballer)|Shane Walsh]]}}
| {{GG|Galway|football}}
|-
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| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Clifford|[[David Clifford]]}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{GG|Kerry|football}}'''
|rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news|title=PwC GAA/GPA Gaelic Football All-Star nominations announced|url=https://www.gaa.ie/football/news/pwc-gaa-gpa-gaelic-football-all-star-nominations-announced/|work=[[Gaelic Athletic Association]]|date=29 September 2023|access-date=29 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Fogarty|first=John|date=17 November 2023|title=History as David Clifford earns back-to-back footballer of the year awards|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41272147.html|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
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| {{sort|Fenton|[[Brian Fenton]]}}
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| {{sort|Rogers|[[Brendan Rogers (dual player)|Brendan Rogers]]}}
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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 byDavid Clifford   
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

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

Table key
Indicates the winner

1990s

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

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

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

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

Winners listed by province

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

Multiple Winners

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

Brothers

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

References

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