A-League Men Young Footballer of the Year

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Marco Rojas is the only player to win the award while winning the Johnny Warren Medal in the same season. Marco Rojas.jpg
Marco Rojas is the only player to win the award while winning the Johnny Warren Medal in the same season.

The A-League Men Young Footballer of the Year is an annual association football award given to the player aged 23 or under at the start of the season who has been judged to have had the best season of any young player in the A-League Men. It is currently called the NAB Young Footballer of the Year for sponsorship purposes. [1] The award has been presented since the 2005–06 season and the winner is chosen by a panel of experts and media representatives. [1] In 2014, the age for eligibility was lifted from 21 to 23. [2] The first winner of the award was Perth Glory midfielder Nick Ward.

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As of 2017, Mathew Ryan and Jamie Maclaren are the only players to have won the award on more than one occasion. Marco Rojas and Alex Paulsen are the only non-Australian winners of the trophy. Players aged 23 or under at the start of the season remain eligible to win the Johnny Warren Medal, and in 2013 Rojas won both awards.

Since 2009, one player has been awarded a nomination for the award each month of the season, with the eventual winner then selected from the nominees.

In 2024, the award was awarded to two players for the first time, with Nestory Irankunda and Paulsen tying.

Winners

Adrian Leijer was the second-ever recipient of the award. Adrian Leijer.jpg
Adrian Leijer was the second-ever recipient of the award.

The award has been presented on 19 occasions as of 2024, with 18 different winners. [3]

Key
Player (X)Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
§Denotes the club were A-League premiers in the same season
A-League Young Footballer of the Year winners
SeasonPlayerNationalityClubRef(s)
2005–06 Nick Ward Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Perth Glory [4]
2006–07 Adrian Leijer Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Melbourne Victory § [5]
2007–08 Bruce Djite Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Adelaide United [6]
2008–09 Scott Jamieson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Adelaide United [7]
2009–10 Tommy Oar Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Brisbane Roar [8]
2010–11 Mathew Ryan Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Central Coast Mariners [9]
2011–12 Mathew Ryan (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Central Coast Mariners § [10]
2012–13 Marco Rojas Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Melbourne Victory [11]
2013–14 Adam Taggart Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Newcastle Jets [12]
2014–15 James Jeggo Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Adelaide United [13]
2015–16 Jamie Maclaren Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Brisbane Roar [14]
2016–17 Jamie Maclaren (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Brisbane Roar [15]
2017–18 Daniel Arzani Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Melbourne City [16]
2018–19 Chris Ikonomidis Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Perth Glory § [17]
2019–20 Riley McGree Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Adelaide United [18]
2020–21 Joel King Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Sydney FC [19]
2021–22 Angus Thurgate Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Newcastle Jets [20]
2022–23 Jordan Bos Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Melbourne City § [21]
2023–24 Nestory Irankunda
Alex Paulsen 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 		Adelaide United
Wellington Phoenix 		[22]

Breakdown of winners

By nationality

CountryTotal
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2

By club

ClubTotal
Adelaide United 5
Brisbane Roar 3
Central Coast Mariners 2
Melbourne City 2
Melbourne Victory 2
Newcastle Jets 2
Perth Glory 2
Sydney FC 1
Wellington Phoenix 1

See also

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