FAI International Awards 2017

Nominees announced earlier this week: http://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/nomin...ootball-awards

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2016 'Three' FAI International Football Awards Nominees

Senior International Player of the Year
Robbie Brady
Seamus Coleman
Jeff Hendrick


Young International Player of the Year
Robbie Brady
Shane Duffy
Jeff Hendrick


Senior Women's International Player of the Year
Karen Duggan
Aine O'Gorman
Stephanie Roche


International Goal of the Year
Robbie Brady v Italy (UEFA EURO 2016)
Wes Hoolahan v Sweden (UEFA EURO 2016)
James McClean v Austria (2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier)


Under 21 International Player of the Year
Harry Charsley
Josh Cullen
Callum O'Dowda


Under 19 International Player of the Year
Colm Deasy
George Poynton
Connor Ronan


Under 19 Women's International Player of the Year
Lucy McCartan
Roma McLaughlin
Amanda McQuillan


Under 17 International Player of the Year
Canice Carroll
Jayson Molumby
Declan Rice


Under 17 Women's International Player of the Year
Sadhbh Doyle
Leanne Kiernan
Saoirse Noonan


Under 16 International Player of the Year
Aaron Bolger
Jordan Doherty
Lee O'Connor


Under 16 Women's International Player of the Year
Megan Mackey
Carla McManus
Tyler Toland


Under 15 International Player of the Year
Sean Brennan
Adam Idah
Callum Thompson


Junior International Player of the Year
David Hoban
Stephen Kelly
Danny O'Neill


Intermediate Player of the Year
Peter Doherty
Mark Horgan
Andy McNulty


FAI School's International Player of the Year
Shane Hanney
Conor Kane
Conor McCarthy


FAI Colleges/Universities International Player of the Year
Matthew Connor
George Poynton
Paul Rooney


Football For All International Player of the Year
Luke Evans
John Farrell
Paul McMahon


SSE Airtricity League Player of the Year
Andy Boyle
Daryl Horgan
Sean Maguire


Special Merit Award
Dundalk FC

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Is 25 a young player now?

Richard Dunne won it at 24/25 IIRC

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Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

Richard Dunne won it at 24/25 IIRC

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Richard Dunne won it in 2000, having just turned 21 a month earlier.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/kins...-26104137.html

Niall Quinn aged 24, Terry Phelan aged 25, Jeff Kenna aged 25, Darren O'Dea aged 24, Robbie Brady aged 24 are oldest players to have won it since 1990.

I think it's a bit silly really that a 25 year old is still considered a young player.

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Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Richard Dunne won it in 2000, having just turned 21 a month earlier.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/kins...-26104137.html

Niall Quinn aged 24, Terry Phelan aged 25, Jeff Kenna aged 25, Darren O'Dea aged 24, Robbie Brady aged 24 are oldest players to have won it since 1990.

I think it's a bit silly really that a 25 year old is still considered a young player.

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It'd be a bit silly considering they youngest player in our squad is O'Dowda and after that they're all 24-25. Probably more of a reflection of where we are as a nation that our young players aren't coming through until they're in their mid twenties.

Does Alan Browne not count as an Under 21 International?

Or Darragh Lenihan?

Surely they would be more deserving than Charsley, or even Cullen or O'Dowda.

IDK about Lenihan but Browne is still eligible for them.

I assume Lenihan was as of 6-12 months ago.

I remember Mata playing for Spain U-21's when he was around 24 and Lenihan has only just turned 23.

what did they do at international level in the last 12 months?

"it wouldn't be you if you didn't put pressure on" says MON to a fairly innocent question from Tony O'Donoghue. He didn't crack anything close to a smile all interview.

It must be the most pointless and tedious beef in Irish soccer history and, unless Tony being a proper pr*ick behind the scenes, it looks to be all MON'S issue.

Also, very interesting from Robbie that he's back next season for at least a season more. Will be intriguing to see what he does but he'll be after a long time out of the game by then.

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Originally Posted by Olé Olé

"it wouldn't be you if you didn't put pressure on" says MON to a fairly innocent question from Tony O'Donoghue. He didn't crack anything close to a smile all interview.

It must be the most pointless and tedious beef in Irish soccer history and, unless Tony being a proper pr*ick behind the scenes, it looks to be all MON'S issue.

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What was the questioned that he bristled about ? Tony O'Donoghue had a similar relationship with Trap and even with Noel King during his short reign. His questions can be a bit ott on occasions.

I think O'Neill sees Tony O'Donoghue as a puppet for the likes of Eamon Dunphy, who has relentlessly berated and ridiculed every Irish manager for a generation. It's like he wants to get his retaliation in first, maybe to make TOD less sure of himself and more nervous about asking the 'big' questions (90% of which tend to be about Wes Hoolahan). Being questioned in victory as well as defeat is probably not something he's willing to entertain either, rightly or wrongly.