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The Professional Footballers' Association of Ireland Players' Player of the Year (often called the PFAI Players' Player of the Year, the Players' Player of the Year, or simply the Irish Player of the Year) award is given to the footballer the League of Ireland Premier Division, who is seen to have been the best player of the previous season.[1]
The shortlist is compiled by the members of the Professional Footballers' Association of Ireland (the PFAI), and then the winner is voted for by the other players in the league. The prize is regarded as the highest awarded by the PFAI and is seen as the primary "Player of the Year" award in Ireland.
The award was first given in 1981, and was won by Athlone Town player Padraig O'Connor. The latest winner of the award is Jack Byrne of Shamrock Rovers.
List of winners
Highlighted players are winning the award for a second time.
2020s
Year | Player | Club |
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2020 | Jack Byrne | Shamrock Rovers |
2010s
2000s
1990s
1980s
Breakdown of winners
Winners by club
Club | Number of wins |
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St. Patrick's Athletic | 8 (1982, 1988, 1990, 1996, 1999, 2008, 2013, 2014) |
Shamrock Rovers | 7 (1984, 1986, 1987, 1994, 2009, 2019, 2020) |
Derry City | 6 (1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2011) |
Shelbourne | 6 (1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006) |
Dundalk | 3 (2015, 2016, 2018) |
Bohemians | 3 (1992, 2001, 2003) |
Cork City | 2 (1991, 2017) |
Sligo Rovers | 2 (2010, 2012) |
Drogheda United | 2 (1983, 2007) |
Limerick | 1 (1985) |
Athlone Town | 1 (1981) |
Winners by country
Land | Number of wins |
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Republic of Ireland | 34 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020) |
Northern Ireland | 3 (1995, 1997, 2018) |
Kamerun | 1 (2006) |
Scotland | 1 (2009) |
Libyen | 1 (2011) |