After an impressive year in the Green jersey, which included making his debut for the Ireland senior side, Celtic defender, Lee O'Connor, has been named Under-21 player of the year.
Waterford native O'Connor follows on from last year's triumph in the Under-19 category having played for three Ireland sides over the past 12 months.
Shamrock Rovers' midfielder Jack Byrne, unsurprisingly, was named SSE Airtricity League Player of the Year, following a stand-out year for the attacking midfielder who won the FAI Cup with the Hoops as well as making his senior Ireland debut.
O'Connor and Byrne made their senior international debuts against New Zealand and Bulgaria in 2019.
Massive congratulations to #SaintsAcademy men Ben McCormack @Ben_Mcc10 & Glory Nzingo on their @FAIreland International awards! Ben has been been named 🇮🇪 U16 Player Of The Year while Glory has won the 🇮🇪 U15 Player Of The Year. Fantasic stuff lads. Well done! (📷 @sportsfile) pic.twitter.com/75O6HAgUPw
— St Patrick's Athletic FC (@stpatsfc) August 4, 2020
Dubliner Jonathan Afolabi has been named as the Under-19 Men's winner after starring for Tom Mohan’s side in last year’s UEFA U19 European Championships in Armenia, where he made UEFA’s Team of the Tournament.
Midfielder Joe Hodge is recognised for excelling at the UEFA U17 European Championships, which were hosted in Ireland last summer, by winning the Under-17 Men’s award.
Galway native Sadhbh Doyle is named as the Under-19 Women’s Player of the Year and Cork’s Eabha O’Mahony picks up the Under-17 Women’s award after producing stellar performances at their respective age levels.
Winners of the other categories will be announced later this week.
2019 'Three’ FAI International Award Winners
Under-21 International Player of the Year - Lee O’Connor
Under-19 Men's International Player of the Year - Jonathan Afolabi
Under-19 Women's International Player of the Year - Sadhbh Doyle
Under-18 Men's International Player of the Year - Jason Knight
Under-17 Men's International Player of the Year - Joe Hodge
Under-17 Women's International Player of the Year - Eabha O’Mahony
Under-16 Men's International Player of the Year - Ben McCormack
Under-16 Women's International Player of the Year - Kerryann Brown
Under-15 Men's International Player of the Year - Glory Nzingo
Under-15 Women's Schools International Player of the Year - Jessie Stapleton (Palmerstown Community School)
SSE Airtricity League Player of the Year - Jack Byrne (Shamrock Rovers)
Intermediate Player of the Year - Alan McGreal (Crumlin United)
Junior International Player of the Year - Jordan Buckley (Usher Celtic)
Colleges & Universities International Player of the Year - Rob Slevin (University College Cork)
Schools International Player of the Year - Niall O’Keefe (De La Salle College, Wateford)
Football For All International Player of the Year - Thomas Donogher (Powerchair)
