A-League Young Footballer of the Year

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Marco Rojas is the only non-Australian to win the award. Marco Rojas.jpg
Marco Rojas is the only non-Australian to win the award.

The A-League 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. 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. The current holder is Joel King.

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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 is the only non-Australian winner 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.

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 14 occasions as of 2019, with 12 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]

Breakdown of winners

By nationality

CountryTotal
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1

By club

ClubTotal
Adelaide United 4
Brisbane Roar 3
Central Coast Mariners 2
Melbourne Victory 2
Perth Glory 2
Melbourne City 1
Newcastle Jets 1
Sydney FC 1

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  6. ↑ "A-League 2008 Awards Night". Sydney Morning Herald . 27 February 2008.
  7. ↑ Lynch, Michael (3 February 2009). "Melbourne's season not reflected in awards". WAtoday.
  8. ↑ "Tommy tops young talent". Brisbane Roar. 17 February 2010.
  9. ↑ "Flores takes top gong". The World Game. 6 March 2011.
  10. ↑ "Ryan, Arnold honoured at Hyundai A-League Awards". Central Coast Mariners. 11 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "Marco Rojas wins Johnny Warren Medal". Football Federation Australia. 15 April 2013. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014.
  12. ↑ Gardiner, James (28 April 2014). "Adam Taggart wins 2014 Young Player of the Year, Golden Boot award: photos". The Newcastle Herald . Retrieved 25 June 2014.
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  14. ↑ "Glory star Castro wins Johnny Warren medal". Football Federation Australia. 26 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "Milos Ninkovic wins Johnny Warren Medal". The World Game . SBS. 1 May 2017.
  16. ↑ Smithies, Tom (30 April 2018). "Dolan Warren Awards: Mierzejewski wins Johnny Warren; Kerr, Polkinghorn split the Dolan". The Daily Telegraph .
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  18. ↑ "The big winners from the Dolan Warren Awards 2020". A-League . 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  19. ↑ "Dolan Warren Awards: Joel King named Young Footballer of the Year". A-League . 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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