AIB GAA Club Player Awards


The AIB GAA Club Player Awards are awarded annually to the best player in each of the 15 playing positions in Gaelic football following the completion of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. Additionally, one person is selected as Player of the Year. The ceremony occurs at Croke Park, with the first event having taken place on the evening of Saturday 21 April 2018. The evening involves a banquet. The winning players are selected by members of the media who have an interest in Gaelic games.
The awards were instituted in 2018, having been suggested by the Donegal County Board the previous year. Coman Goggins, Aaron Kernan, Eoin Larkin and Billy Morgan officially launched the first event. AIB had, at that time, sponsored the competition for almost three decades, hence the company's involvement.
Corofin won the first three available All-Ireland Club SFC titles after the awards were established. In those three years, Corofin players won 20 awards, and both Martin Farragher and Liam Silke were included in all three selections.

2018

Team of the Year
  1. Antóin McMullan
  2. Liam Silke
  3. Kieran Fitzgerald
  4. Karl McKaigue
  5. James Murray
  6. Chrissy McKaigue
  7. Dylan Wall
  8. Alan O'Donovan
  9. Michael Farragher
  10. Éanna O'Connor
  11. Christopher Bradley
  12. Ian Burke
  13. Patrick McBrearty
  14. Luke Connolly
  15. Martin Farragher
Footballer of the Year
Also nominated: Ian Burke & Michael Farragher

2019

Team of the Year
  1. Bernard Power
  2. Liam Silke
  3. Patrick Fox
  4. Odhrán McFadden-Ferry
  5. Kieran Molloy
  6. Gavin White
  7. Donal McElligott
  8. Daithí Burke
  9. Odhrán Mac Niallais
  10. Gary Sice
  11. Kieran O'Leary
  12. Jason Leonard
  13. Tony Brosnan
  14. Kevin Cassidy
  15. Martin Farragher
Footballer of the Year
Also nominated: Kevin Cassidy & Gary Sice

2020

Team of the Year
  1. Bernard Power
  2. Aaron Branagan
  3. Kieran Fitzgerald
  4. Liam Silke
  5. Kevin O'Donovan
  6. Robbie McDaid
  7. Darryl Branagan
  8. Daithí Burke
  9. Ronan Steede
  10. Gary Sice
  11. Paul Devlin
  12. Seán Gannon
  13. Colm Basquel
  14. Martin Farragher
  15. Conor Laverty
Footballer of the Year
Also nominated: Darryl Branagan & Liam Silke

2023

Team of the Year
  1. Conor Ferris
  2. Michael Warnock
  3. Ryan Dougan
  4. Dan O'Brien
  5. Andrew McGowan
  6. Rory O'Carroll
  7. Ethan Doherty
  8. David Moran
  9. Emmett Bradley
  10. Jack Doherty
  11. Shane Cunningham
  12. Seán Kelly
  13. Dara Mullin
  14. Danny Tallon
  15. Shane Walsh
Footballer of the Year
  • Shane Cunningham
Also nominated: Ryan Dougan & Dara Mullin

2024

Team of the Year
  1. Rory Beggan
  2. Ryan Dougan
  3. Brian Stack
  4. Pearse Frost
  5. Ruaidhrí Fallon
  6. Ciarán McFaul
  7. Michael Warnock
  8. Conor Glass
  9. Emmett Bradley
  10. Eunan Mulholland
  11. Paul Mannion
  12. Shane Walsh
  13. Ben O'Carroll
  14. Darragh Kirwan
  15. Brian Hurley
Neither of Beggan or Kirwan's clubs won a provincial championship.
Footballer of the Year
Also nominated: Ben O'Carroll & Shane Walsh

2025

Team of the Year
  1. Keelan Harte
  2. Seán Taylor
  3. Michael Fitzsimons
  4. Charlie McMorrow
  5. Peter Óg McCartan
  6. Brian Looney
  7. David O'Dowd
  8. Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne
  9. Joe Oguz
  10. Micheál Burns
  11. Peter Harte
  12. Ruairí Canavan
  13. Niall O'Callaghan
  14. Con O'Callaghan
  15. Darragh Canavan
Footballer of the Year
Also nominated: Micheál Burns & Ruairí Canavan