The International Goal of the Year was given to Ellen Molloy for her cracking strike for the Ireland Women’s Under-17s against Iceland.
Its been a breakthrough year for Ellen, having previously won the Womans National League young player of the year accolade last Decemeber. Well deserved also as Ellen became synonymous for scoring cracking goals for her club Wexford Youths however she would be hard pressed to beat this strike for the national side.
Elsewhere,the Men’s Senior Player of the Year was awarded to defender John Egan was chosen ahead of Enda Stevens and Matt Doherty. In the Women’s category, Denise O’Sullivan wins for the second time after edging Katie McCabe and Diane Caldwell in the voting.
The Young Player of the Year Award goes to Dara O’Shea, after he broke into Stephen Kenny’s senior team last year, and he pipped Jayson Molumby and Adam Idah.
The Under-21 Player award was given to midfielder Jack Taylor ahead of Darragh Leahy and Joshua Kayode, while the SSE Airtricity League award for the 2020 season went to former Shamrock Rovers ace Jack Byrne with ex-club-mate Roberto Lopes and Danny Grant (Bohemians) also nominated.
