A-League Men Young Footballer of the Year
The A-League Young Footballer of the Year is an annual soccer award given to the player aged 23 or under at the start of the season who is adjudged to have been the best of the season 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 Daniel Arzani.
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
The award has been presented on 13 occasions as of 2017, with 11 different winners.[3]
Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one) |
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§ | Denotes the club were A-League premiers in the same season |
Season | Player | Nationality | Club | Ref(s) |
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2005–06 | Nick Ward | Australia | Perth Glory | [4] |
2006–07 | Adrian Leijer | Australia | Melbourne Victory§ | [5] |
2007–08 | Bruce Djite | Australia | Adelaide United | [6] |
2008–09 | Scott Jamieson | Australia | Adelaide United | [7] |
2009–10 | Tommy Oar | Australia | Brisbane Roar | [8] |
2010–11 | Mathew Ryan | Australia | Central Coast Mariners | [9] |
2011–12 | Mathew Ryan (2) | Australia | Central Coast Mariners§ | [10] |
2012–13 | Marco Rojas | New Zealand | Melbourne Victory | [11] |
2013–14 | Adam Taggart | Australia | Newcastle Jets | [12] |
2014–15 | James Jeggo | Australia | Adelaide United | [13] |
2015–16 | Jamie Maclaren | Australia | Brisbane Roar | [14] |
2016–17 | Jamie Maclaren (2) | Australia | Brisbane Roar | [15] |
2017–18 | Daniel Arzani | Australia | Melbourne City | [16] |
Breakdown of winners
By nationality
Country | Total |
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Australia | 12 |
New Zealand | 1 |
By club
Club | Total |
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Adelaide United | 3 |
Brisbane Roar | 3 |
Central Coast Mariners | 2 |
Melbourne Victory | 2 |
Melbourne City | 1 |
Newcastle Jets | 1 |
Perth Glory | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Hyundai A-League Awards". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
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- ^ "Our History". A-League. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "'If I had my time again, I probably would've taken their advice'". Goal.com. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ Bernard, Grantley (28 February 2007). "Jet blocks Victory clean sweep". Herald Sun.
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(help) - ^ Lynch, Michael (3 February 2009). "Melbourne's season not reflected in awards". WAtoday.
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(help) - ^ "Tommy tops young talent". Brisbane Roar. 17 February 2010.
- ^ "Flores takes top gong". The World Game. 6 March 2011.
- ^ "Ryan, Arnold honoured at Hyundai A-League Awards". Central Coast Mariners. 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Marco Rojas wins Johnny Warren Medal". Football Federation Australia. 15 April 2013. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014.
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- ^ "Jeggo named NAB Young Footballer of the Year". Football Federation Australia. 11 May 2015.
- ^ "Glory star Castro wins Johnny Warren medal". Football Federation Australia. 26 April 2016.
- ^ "Milos Ninkovic wins Johnny Warren Medal". The World Game. SBS. 1 May 2017.
- ^ Smithies, Tom (30 April 2018). "Dolan Warren Awards: Mierzejewski wins Johnny Warren; Kerr, Polkinghorn split the Dolan". The Daily Telegraph.