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

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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 listed by year

Bold denotes a player still active at

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level.

Winners listed by province

Multiple Winners

Two players have won the award on more than one occasion. They are: * Trevor Giles of Meath in 1996 and 1999. *

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of Dublin in 2018 and 2020.

Brothers

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

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and Alan of Dublin * Ó Sé: Tomás and

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of Kerry

References

{{Gaelic games awards 1995 establishments in Ireland Awards established in 1995 Gaelic football awards GAA GPA All Stars Awards