Robbie Brady snaps up three FAI international soccer award nominations

He faces stiff competition though

Ben Kiely

Robbie Brady snaps up three FAI international soccer award nominations

There’s going to be a new Irish international footballer of the year.

The Three FAI International Awards ceremony takes place on Sunday at and the full list of those nominees have been released.

Three players compete for the most prestigious prize, senior international footballer of the year. Robbie Brady, Wes Hoolahan and Jon Walters have been nominated, all of whom have never won the award before.

Brady is also up for Young International Player of the Year, alongside Cyrus Christie and Jeff Hendrick, and his effort against Bosnia Herzegovina in the first leg of the Euro 2016 playoff has been nominated for goal of the year.

Check out the full list of nominees below:

Senior International Player of the Year
Robbie Brady
Wes Hoolahan
Jonathan Walters

Senior Women’s International Player of the Year
Louise Quinn
Denise O’Sullivan
Julie-Ann Russell

Young International Player of the Year
Robbie Brady
Cyrus Christie
Jeff Hendrick

Three International Goal of the Year
Robbie Brady v Bosnia & Herzegovina
Shane Long v Germany
Jonathan Walters v Georgia

SSE Airtricity League Player of the Year
Andy Boyle (Dundalk)
Daryl Horgan (Dundalk)
Richie Towell (Dundalk)

Special Merit
Regions’ Cup team

Under 21 International Player of the Year
Alan Browne
Darragh Lenihan
Callum O’Dowda

Under 19 International Player of the Year
Noe Baba
Fiacre Kelleher
Ryan Manning

Under 19 Women’s International Player of the Year
Megan Connolly
Savannah McCarthy
Jessica Nolan

Under 17 International Player of the Year
Caoimhin Kelleher
Conor Masterson
Connor Ronan

Under 17 Women’s International Player of the Year
Jamie Finn
Amanda McQuillan
Saoirse Noonan

Under 16 International Player of the Year
Jayson Molumby (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Under 16 Women’s International Player of the Year
Heather Payne (Salthill Devon)

Under 15 International Player of the Year
Lee O’Connor (Villa – Waterford)

Junior International Player of the Year
Jimmy Carr (St Michael’s)
Dean Gibbons (Kilbarrack United)
Kevin Lynch (Sheriff YC)

Intermediate Player of the Year
Gavin Cullen (Cockhill Celtic)
Noel Murray (Crumlin United)
Kenneth Hoey (Rockmount)

FAI School’s International Player of the Year
Connor Ellis (Colaiste Phobail)
Darragh Markey (Colaiste Phadraig)
Dan Tobin (Oatlands College)

Football For All International Player of the Year
Mark Duffy (Special Olympics Ireland)
Trevor Hogan (Homeless World Cup squad)
Jason McGuire (St Vincent’s Deaf team)