The Professional Footballers' Association of Ireland (PFAI) is the representative body for professional and semi-professional
footballers
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
in
Republic of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. A ...
. Players from all nationalities in the
League of Ireland are represented, not just Irish players. It is a member of
FIFPro; the international body for similar organisations, and the
Irish Congress of Trade Unions. The PFAI's current chairman is
Brendan Clarke
Brendan Clarke (born 17 September 1985 in Dublin) is an Irish football player who plays for Galway United in the League of Ireland First Division.
Club career
St Patrick's Athletic
Clarke is a goalkeeper and played schoolboy football for lo ...
.
The highest profile activities of the PFAI is the annual
Players' Player of the Year and
Young Player of the Year awards. These winners of these awards are voted for by member players and members cannot vote for one of their clubmates.
Paul McGrath is currently the only man to win the award in Ireland and also win the
PFA Players' Player of the Year award in England. The PFAI linked up with the Ireland WNT to improve their conditions in April 2017.
See also
*
FIFPro
External links
Professional Footballers Association of Ireland
{{National Footballer of the Year
Professional Footballers Associations of Ireland
PFAI
Ire
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Association football player non-biographical articles