PFAI Team of the Year

The Professional Footballers' Association of Ireland Team of the Year (often called the PFAI Team of the Year, or simply the Team of the Year) is an annual award given to the group of eleven players voted by their fellow players as having performed the best over the season. There are two separate teams voted for; the League of Ireland Premier Division and a League of Ireland First Division.

Winners

2009

Source ^[1]

Premier Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Brian Murphy	Bohemians
DF	Patrick Sullivan	Shamrock Rovers
DF	Brian Shelley	Bohemians
DF	Ken Oman	Bohemians
DF	Conor Powell	Bohemians
MF	Chris Turner	Dundalk
MF	Gary Deegan	Bohemians
MF	Joseph N'Do	Bohemians
MF	Seán O'Connor	Shamrock Rovers
FW	Gary Twigg	Shamrock Rovers
FW	Raffaele Cretaro	Sligo Rovers

First Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Dean Delany	Shelbourne
DF	Kenny Browne	Waterford
DF	Alan Carey	Waterford
DF	Evan McMillan	UCD
DF	Brian Shortall	UCD
MF	Shaun Williams	Sporting Fingal
MF	Ronan Finn	UCD
MF	David McAllister	Shelbourne
MF	Conan Byrne	Sporting Fingal
FW	Graham Cummins	Waterford
FW	Stephen O'Flynn	Limerick

2010

Source ^[2]

Premier Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Alan Mannus	Shamrock Rovers
DF	Conor Kenna	St Patrick's Athletic
DF	Gavin Peers	Sligo Rovers
DF	Brian Shelley	Bohemians
DF	Enda Stevens	Shamrock Rovers
MF	James Chambers	Shamrock Rovers
MF	Joseph N'Do	Sligo Rovers
MF	Richie Ryan	Sligo Rovers
MF	Shaun Williams	Sporting Fingal
FW	Gary Twigg	Shamrock Rovers
FW	Pádraig Amond	Sligo Rovers

First Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Ger Doherty	Derry City
DF	Alan Carey	Waterford
DF	Brian Gartland	Monaghan United
DF	Kevin Murray	Waterford
DF	Pat Purcell	Limerick
MF	David Cassidy	Shelbourne
MF	Shane Duggan	Cork City
MF	James McClean	Derry City
MF	Patrick McEleney	Derry City
FW	Graham Cummins	Cork City
FW	Philip Hughes	Monaghan United

2011

Source ^[3]

Premier Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Gerard Doherty	Derry City
DF	Pat Sullivan	Shamrock Rovers
DF	Stewart Greacen	Derry City
DF	Craig Sives	Shamrock Rovers
DF	Enda Stevens	Shamrock Rovers
MF	Stephen Bradley	St Patrick's Athletic
MF	Daryl Kavanagh	St Patrick's Athletic
MF	Richie Ryan	Sligo Rovers
FW	Mark Quigley	Dundalk
FW	Éamon Zayed	Derry City
FW	Eoin Doyle	Sligo Rovers

First Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Mark McNulty	Cork City
DF	Danny Murphy	Cork City
DF	Stephen Paisley	Shelbourne
DF	Pat Purcell	Limerick
DF	Lorcan Fitzgerald	Shelbourne
MF	Sean Brennan	Monaghan United
MF	Gearóid Morrissey	Cork City
MF	David Cassidy	Shelbourne
MF	Shane Duggan	Cork City
FW	Graham Cummins	Cork City
FW	Philip Hughes	Monaghan United

2012

Source ^{[4] [5]}

Premier Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Gary Rogers	Sligo Rovers
DF	Ger O'Brien	St Patrick's Athletic
DF	Jason McGuinness	Sligo Rovers
DF	Gavin Peers	Sligo Rovers
DF	Ian Bermingham	St Patrick's Athletic
MF	Sean O'Connor	St Patrick's Athletic
MF	Ronan Finn	Shamrock Rovers
MF	James Chambers	St Patrick's Athletic
MF	Stephen McLaughlin	Derry City
FW	Mark Quigley	Sligo Rovers
FW	Danny North	Sligo Rovers

First Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Packie Holden	Waterford
DF	Pat Purcell	Limerick
DF	Brian McCarthy	Athlone Town
DF	Shane Tracy	Limerick
DF	Noel Haverty	Longford Town
MF	Gary Dempsey	Waterford
MF	Keith Gillespie	Longford Town
MF	Joe Gamble	Cork City
MF	Stephen Bradley	Limerick
FW	Sean Maguire	Waterford
FW	Rory Gaffney	Limerick

2013

Source ^[6]

Premier Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Brendan Clarke	St Patrick's Athletic
DF	Ger O'Brien	St Patrick's Athletic
DF	Kenny Browne	St Patrick's Athletic
DF	Andy Boyle	Dundalk
DF	Ian Bermingham	St Patrick's Athletic
MF	Killian Brennan	St Patrick's Athletic
MF	Greg Bolger	St Patrick's Athletic
MF	Daryl Horgan	Cork City
MF	Richie Towell	Dundalk
FW	Patrick Hoban	Dundalk
FW	Rory Patterson	Derry City

First Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Paul Skinner	Athlone Town
DF	Gavin Kavanagh	Waterford
DF	Aidan Collins	Athlone Town
DF	Noel Haverty	Longford Town
DF	Tom King	Mervue United
MF	Mark Hughes	Athlone Town
MF	Graham Kelly	Athlone Town
MF	Barry O'Mahoney	Mervue United
MF	Ryan Manning	Mervue United
FW	Philip Gorman	Athlone Town
FW	David O'Sullivan	Longford Town

2014

Source ^[7]

Premier Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Mark McNulty	Cork City
DF	Sean Gannon	Dundalk
DF	Andy Boyle	Dundalk
DF	Brian Gartland	Dundalk
DF	Ian Bermingham	St Patrick's Athletic
MF	Colin Healy	Cork City
MF	Richie Towell	Dundalk
MF	Daryl Horgan	Dundalk
FW	Patrick Hoban	Dundalk
FW	Christy Fagan	St Patrick's Athletic
FW	Mark O'Sullivan	Cork City

First Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Graham Doyle	Wexford
DF	Pat Sullivan	Longford Town
DF	Paddy Barrett	Galway United
DF	Lee Desmond	Shelbourne
DF	Colm Horgan	Galway United
MF	Ryan Connolly	Galway United
MF	Dylan Connolly	Shelbourne
MF	Stephen Rice	Longford Town
FW	Gary Shaw	Longford Town
FW	Danny Furlong	Wexford
FW	David O'Sullivan	Longford Town

2015

Source ^[8]

Premier Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Micheál Schlingermann	Drogheda United
DF	Sean Gannon	Dundalk
DF	Brian Gartland	Dundalk
DF	Andy Boyle	Dundalk
DF	Dane Massey	Dundalk
MF	James Chambers	St Patrick's Athletic
MF	Richie Towell	Dundalk
MF	Stephen O'Donnell	Dundalk
FW	Daryl Horgan	Dundalk
FW	Brandon Miele	Shamrock Rovers
FW	Mark O'Sullivan	Cork City

First Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Graham Doyle	Wexford
DF	Thomas Boyle	UCD
DF	Gary Delaney	Wexford
DF	Damien McNulty	Finn Harps
DF	Evan Osam	Shelbourne
MF	Robbie Benson	UCD
MF	Gary O'Neill	UCD
MF	Andy Mulligan	Wexford
FW	Ryan Swan	UCD
FW	Dylan McGlade	Shelbourne
FW	Danny Furlong	Wexford

2016

Source ^[9]

Premier Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Ger Doherty	Derry City
DF	Sean Gannon	Dundalk
DF	Kenny Browne	Cork City
DF	Andy Boyle	Dundalk
DF	Kevin O'Connor	Cork City
MF	Stephen O'Donnell	Dundalk
MF	Greg Bolger	Cork City
MF	Patrick McEleney	Dundalk
FW	Daryl Horgan	Dundalk
FW	Sean Maguire	Cork City
FW	David McMillan	Dundalk

First Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Freddy Hall	Limerick
DF	Maxi Kouogun	UCD
DF	Paudie O'Connor	Limerick
DF	Shane Tracy	Limerick
DF	Robbie Williams	Limerick
MF	Shane Duggan	Limerick
MF	Gary O'Neill	UCD
MF	Lee Lynch	Limerick
FW	Aaron Greene	Limerick
FW	Ryan Swan	UCD
FW	Chris Mulhall	Limerick

2017

Source ^[10]

Premier Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Ger Doherty	Derry City
DF	Sean Gannon	Dundalk
DF	Niclas Vemmelund	Dundalk
DF	Ryan Delaney	Cork City
DF	Trevor Clarke	Shamrock Rovers
MF	Aaron McEneff	Derry City
MF	Patrick McEleney	Dundalk
MF	Gearóid Morrissey	Cork City
FW	David McMillan	Dundalk
FW	Ronan Murray	Galway United
FW	Sean Maguire	Cork City

First Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Niall Corbet	UCD
DF	Daniel O'Reilly	Longford Town
DF	Kenny Browne	Waterford
DF	Chris McCarthy	Cobh Rambkers
DF	Evan Osam	UCD
MF	Gary Comerford	Waterford
MF	Greg Sloggett	UCD
MF	Kieran Marty Waters	Cabinteely
MF	Derek Daly	Waterford
FW	David McDaid	Waterford
FW	Georgie Kelly	UCD

2018

Source ^[11]

Premier Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Shane Supple	Bohemians
DF	Sean Gannon	Dundalk
DF	Seán Hoare	Dundalk
DF	Seán McLoughlin	Cork City
DF	Darragh Leahy	Bohemians
MF	Chris Shields	Dundalk
MF	Bastien Héry	Waterford
MF	Robbie Benson	Dundalk
FW	Kieran Sadlier	Cork City
FW	Patrick Hoban	Dundalk
FW	Michael Duffy	Dundalk

First Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Dean Delany	Shelbourne
DF	Conor Kane	Drogheda United
DF	Daniel O'Reilly	Longford Town
DF	Liam Scales	UCD
DF	Derek Prendergast	Shelbourne
MF	Sean Brennan	Drogheda United
MF	Gary O'Neil	UCD
MF	Daire O'Connor	UCD
FW	David O'Sullivan	Shelbourne
FW	Georgie Kelly	UCD
FW	Dylan McGlade	Longford Town

2019

Source ^{[12] [13]}

Premier Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Alan Mannus	Shamrock Rovers
DF	Sean Gannon	Dundalk
DF	Seán Hoare	Dundalk
DF	Lee Grace	Shamrock Rovers
DF	Seán Kavanagh	Shamrock Rovers
MF	Danny Mandroiu	Bohemians
MF	Chris Shields	Dundalk
MF	Jack Byrne	Shamrock Rovers
FW	David Parkhouse	Derry City
FW	Patrick Hoban	Dundalk
FW	Michael Duffy	Dundalk

First Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Lee Steacy	Longford Town
DF	Anthony Breslin	Longford Town
DF	Luke Byrne	Shelbourne
DF	Conor Kenna	Longford Town
DF	Shane Elworthy	Longford Town
MF	Ryan Brennan	Shelbourne
MF	Sean Brennan	Drogheda United
MF	Dylan McGlade	Bray Wanderers
FW	Dean Byrne	Longford Town
FW	Chris Lyons	Drogheda United
FW	Rob Manley	Cabinteely

2020

Premier Division

Pos.	Player [14]	Club
GK	Alan Mannus	Shamrock Rovers
DF	Andy Lyons	Bohemians
DF	Roberto Lopes	Shamrock Rovers
DF	Lee Grace	Shamrock Rovers
DF	Tyreke Wilson	Waterford
MF	Keith Buckley	Bohemians
MF	Aaron McEneff	Shamrock Rovers
MF	Jack Byrne	Shamrock Rovers
FW	Danny Grant	Bohemians
FW	Andre Wright	Bohemians
FW	Michael Duffy	Dundalk

First Division

Pos.	Player[ citation needed ]	Club
GK	Brian Maher	Bray Wanderers
DF	James Brown	Drogheda United
DF	Killian Cantwell	Galway United
DF	Hugh Douglas	Drogheda United
DF	Conor Kane	Drogheda United
MF	Shane Duggan	Galway United
MF	Brandon Kavanagh	Shamrock Rovers II
MF	Liam Kerrigan	UCD
FW	Colm Whelan	UCD
FW	Mark Doyle	Drogheda United
FW	Yoyo Mahdy	UCD

2021

Premier Division

Pos.	Player [15]	Club
GK	James Talbot	Bohemians
DF	James Brown	Drogheda United
DF	Roberto Lopes	Shamrock Rovers
DF	Liam Scales	Shamrock Rovers
DF	Ronan Boyce	Derry City
MF	Chris Forrester	St Patrick's Athletic
MF	Dawson Devoy	Bohemians
MF	Will Patching	Derry City/Dundalk
FW	Rory Gaffney	Shamrock Rovers
FW	Georgie Kelly	Bohemians
FW	Liam Burt	Bohemians

First Division

Pos.	Player [16]	Club
GK	Brendan Clarke	Shelbourne
DF	John Ross Wilson	Shelbourne
DF	Luke Byrne	Shelbourne
DF	Ally Gilchrist	Shelbourne
DF	Marc Ludden	Treaty United
MF	Brandon Kavanagh	Bray Wanderers
MF	Paul Doyle	UCD
MF	Ryan Brennan	Shelbourne
FW	Liam Kerrigan	UCD
FW	Michael O'Connor	Shelbourne
FW	Colm Whelan	UCD

2022

Premier Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Brian Maher	Derry City
DF	Cameron Dummigan	Derry City
DF	Mark Connolly	Dundalk/Derry City
DF	Joe Redmond	St Patrick's Athletic
DF	Andy Lyons	Shamrock Rovers
MF	Will Patching	Derry City
MF	Jack Byrne	Shamrock Rovers
MF	Chris Forrester	St Patrick's Athletic
FW	Aidan Keena	Sligo Rovers
FW	Rory Gaffney	Shamrock Rovers
FW	Seán Boyd	Shelbourne

First Division

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	David Harrington	Cork City
DF	Kevin O'Connor	Cork City
DF	Killian Brouder	Galway United
DF	Ally Gilchrist	Cork City
DF	Dylan Barnett	Longford Town
MF	Junior Quitirna	Waterford
MF	Barry Coffey	Cork City
MF	Aaron Bolger	Cork City
FW	Enda Curran	Treaty United
FW	Stephen Walsh	Galway United
FW	Phoenix Patterson	Waterford

2023

Premier Division

Pos.	Player [17]	Club
GK	Conor Kearns	Shelbourne
DF	Archie Davies	Dundalk
DF	Sam Curtis	St Patrick's Athletic
DF	Roberto Lopes	Shamrock Rovers
DF	Ben Doherty	Derry City
MF	Will Patching	Derry City
MF	Chris Forrester	St Patrick's Athletic
MF	James Clarke	Bohemians
FW	Jack Moylan	Shelbourne
FW	Jonathan Afolabi	Bohemians
FW	Ruairí Keating	Cork City

First Division

Pos.	Player [18]	Club
GK	Brendan Clarke	Galway United
DF	Giles Phillips	Waterford
DF	Killian Brouder	Galway United
DF	Rob Slevin	Galway United
DF	Ryan Burke	Waterford
MF	Ed McCarthy	Galway United
MF	David Hurley	Galway United
MF	Jack Doherty	Cobh Ramblers
FW	Frantz Pierrot	Athlone Town
FW	Ronan Coughlan	Waterford
FW	Stephen Walsh	Galway United

2024

Premier Division

Pos.	Player [19]	Club
GK	Brendan Clarke	Galway United
DF	Joe Redmond	St Patrick's Athletic
DF	Paddy Barrett	Shelbourne
DF	Mark Connolly	Derry City
DF	Josh Honohan	Shamrock Rovers
MF	Dylan Watts	Shamrock Rovers
MF	Mark Coyle	Shelbourne
MF	Michael Duffy	Derry City
FW	Pádraig Amond	Waterford
FW	Patrick Hoban	Derry City
FW	Johnny Kenny	Shamrock Rovers

First Division

Pos.	Player [20]	Club
GK	Bradley Wade	Cork City
DF	Cian Coleman	Cork City
DF	Éanna Clancy	UCD
DF	Charlie Lyons	Cork City
DF	Evan McLaughlin	Cork City
MF	Seán Brennan	UCD
MF	Greg Bolger	Cork City
MF	Cathal O'Sullivan	Cork City
FW	Dean Ebbe	Athlone Town
FW	Ryan Kelliher	Kerry
FW	Aaron Dobbs	Wexford

See also

• PFAI Players' Player of the Year
• PFAI Young Player of the Year

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