GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year
Award in Gaelic football
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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.
| GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year | |
|---|---|
 Winners Brian Fenton and David Clifford | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in Gaelic football |
| Sponsored by | PwC |
| Location | Convention Centre Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Presented by | Gaelic Athletic Association/Gaelic Players Association |
| First award | 1995 |
| Currently held by | David Clifford (2025) |
| Most awards | David Clifford (3 awards) |
| Website | Broadcast partner |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | RTÉ One |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
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
| ‡ | 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
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 | ||
| 2024 | Paul Conroy ‡ | Galway | [33] |
| John Maher | Galway | ||
| Barry McCambridge | Armagh | ||
| 2025 | David Clifford ‡ | Kerry | [34] |
| Joe O’Connor | Kerry | ||
| Michael Murphy | Donegal |
