The FAI have confirmed their nominees for the upcoming FAI International Awards with Darren Randolph, Shane Duffy and James McClean all nominated for the Senior International Player of the Year award.
McClean won the RTE Sportsperson of the Year award in December and will be favoured to pick up the senior player of the year award after his match winner against Wales put Ireland into the 2018 FIFA World Cup play-offs.
Duffy and Randolph will also be strong contenders for the award, with Duffy in particular enjoying a sensational year after breaking into, and establishing himself, as a driving force in the team following Euro 2016.
This year’s award show will be broadcast live on RTE2 on Sunday, March 18, five days before Ireland take on Turkey in an international friendly in Antalya.
The ‘Hall of Fame’ and ‘International Personality’ awards will be announced on the night, while the recipient of the ‘Special Merit’ Award is the late Jimmy Magee.
2017 ‘Three’ FAI International Awards Nominees
Senior International Player of the Year
Shane Duffy
James McClean
Darren Randolph
Senior Women’s International Player of the Year
Megan Campbell
Denise O’Sullivan
Harriet Scott
Young International Player of the Year
Cyrus Christie
Shane Duffy
Callum O’Dowda
International Goal of the Year
James McClean v Uruguay
James McClean v Wales
Jonathan Walters v Austria
Under 21 International Player of the Year
Harry Charsley
Josh Cullen
Olamide Shodipo
Under 19 International Player of the Year
Zachary Elbouzedi
Jayson Molumby
Declan Rice
Under 19 Women’s International Player of the Year
Niamh Farrelly
Alex Kavanagh
Lucy McCartan
Under 17 International Player of the Year
Aaron Bolger
Aaron Connolly
Adam Idah
Under 17 Women’s International of the Year
Sadhbh Doyle
Heather Payne
Tiegan Ruddy
Under 16 International Player of the Year
Barry Coffey
Jason Knight
Max Murphy
Under 16 Women’s International Player of the Year
Amy Boyle Carr
Aoife Slattery
Emily Whelan
Under 15 Men’s International Player of the Year
Seamas Keogh
Sean Kennedy
Troy Parrott
Junior International Player of the Year
Eoin Hayes (Newmarket Celtic)
Chris Higgins (St Michael’s)
David Joyce (Clonmel Celtic)
Intermediate Player of the Year
Jimmy Bradley (Cockhill Celtic)
Brian Fitzgerald (Cobh Wanderers)
Aidan Roche (Liffey Wanderers)
Colleges & Universities International Player of the Year
Sean McLoughlin (UCC)
Daire O’Connor (UCD)
Ross Then (DCU)
Schools International Player of the Year
Shane Blaney (St Eunan’s College, Letterkenny)
Neil Farrugia (St Andrew’s College, Blackrock)
John Martin (Presentation De La Salle, Bagenalstown)
Football For All International Player of the Year
David Bissett (Homeless World Cup squad)
Gary Hoey (Amputee squad)
Gary Messitt (Cerebral Palsy squad)
SSE Airtricity League Player of the Year
Sean Maguire (Cork City)
Conor McCormack (Cork City)
Patrick McEleney (Dundalk)
Special Merit
Jimmy Magee
