Eirgrid Under-20 Footballer of the Year | |
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Country | Ireland |
Presented by | Gaelic Athletic Association |
First awarded | 2006 |
Current holder | James McGrath |
The EirGrid U20 Footballer of the year, (previously known as the Cadbury's Hero of the Future) is a Gaelic football award given to the top performing under-20 (formerly under-21) player in the Provincial and All-Ireland Championship each year. The award was first awarded in 2006.
Year | Player | County | Club | |
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2023 | James McGrath | Kildare | Athy | [1] |
2022 | Ruairí Canavan | Tyrone | Errigal Ciarán | [2] |
2021 | Jack Bryant | Offaly | Shamrocks | [3] |
2020 | Jack Glynn | Galway | Claregalway | [4] |
2019 | Ciarán Archer | Dublin | St Maur's | [5] |
2018 | Jimmy Hyland | Kildare | Ballyteague | [6] |
2017 | Aaron Byrne | Dublin | Na Fianna | [7] |
2016 | Diarmuid O'Connor | Mayo | Ballintubber | [8] |
2015 | Colin O'Riordan | Tipperary | JK Brackens | [9] |
2014 | Conor McHugh | Dublin | Na Fianna | [10] |
2013 | Ian Burke | Galway | Corofin | [11] |
2012 | Ciarán Kilkenny | Dublin | Castleknock | [12] |
2011 | Tom Flynn | Galway | Athenry | [13] |
2010 | Rory O'Carroll | Dublin | Kilmacud Crokes | [14] |
2009 | Colm O'Neill | Cork | Ballyclough | [15] |
2008 | Killian Young | Kerry | Renard | [16] |
2007 | Fintan Goold | Cork | Macroom | [17] |
2006 | Keith Higgins | Mayo | Ballyhaunis |
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