By:
Conor Martin
Robbie Brady has been named the FAI Senior Men’s Player of the Year for the second time.
Brady was up against fellow Irish internationals Nathan Collins and Caoimhín Kelleher for the senior men’s award. The award covers individual performances between June 2024 and May 2025.
Ireland legend and assistant manager John O’Shea presented the left-back with the award alongside Irish manager Heimir Hallgrimsson at a team meeting ahead of Friday’s international against Senegal on Wednesday.
In a video posted on the Republic of Ireland’s X account, Brady said:
“This is brilliant; I didn’t expect to win it. . . shows how s**t youse have all been if I’m winning this!”
You can watch Brady receiving his award below.
Introducing our FAI Senior Men’s International Player of the Year…
Robbie Brady 👏🏆
Accepting his award in typical Robbie fashion 😂🤝 pic.twitter.com/qfcScGwaKq
— Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 (@IrelandFootball) June 4, 2025
Brady missed all of Ireland’s Euro 2024 qualification campaign. But since his return to fitness, he has returned to prominence under Heimir Hallgrimsson. His return to the Ireland team proved crucial, as he scored the late winner in the 2-1 victory over Finland in Helsinki.
He previously won the award in 2016 after scoring twice in Ireland’s Euro 2016 campaign.
2016 🏆
2025 🏆A second FAI Senior Men’s International Player of the Year award for Robbie 👏🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/Zd8KmHk17M
— Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 (@IrelandFootball) June 4, 2025
His goal against Italy has gone down in Irish footballing folklore. He followed that goal up with an early penalty against France in the Round of 16 before Ireland were subsequently eliminated by the hosts.
Brady is in line to win a second award this year. His winner away to Finland was shortlisted for Goal of the Year, alongside Evan Ferguson’s equaliser against Bulgaria in March’s Nations League promotion/relegation play-off.
35th FAI International Awards nominees list in full
Senior Men’s International Player of the Year
Robbie Brady (winner)
Nathan Collins
Caoimhin Kelleher
Senior Women’s International Player of the Year
Kyra Carusa
Anna Patten
Julie-Ann Russell
Young Men’s International Player of the Year
Finn Azaz
Festy Ebosele
Jake O’Brien
Young Women’s International Player of the Year
Abbie Larkin
Jessie Stapleton
Tyler Toland
International Goal of the Year
MNT | Robbie Brady vs Finland
MNT | Evan Ferguson vs Bulgaria
WNT | Julie-Ann Russell vs France
Men’s Under-21 International Player of the Year
Anselmo Garcia-MacNulty
Matt Healy
Andrew Moran
Men’s Under-19 International Player of the Year
Jacob Devaney
Thomas Morely
Freddie Turley
Women’s Under-19 International Player of the Year
Jess Fitzgerald
Katie Keane
Aoife Kelly
Men’s Under-18 International Player of the Year
Kyle Fitzgerald
Luke O’Donnell
James Roche
Men’s Under-17 International Player of the Year
Rory Finneran
Ramon Martos
Finn Sherlock
Women’s Under-17 International Player of the Year
Anna Butler
Ella Kelly
Madison McGuane
Boys’ Under-16 International Player of the Year
Joe Byrne
Tadgh Prizeman
Niall Sullivan
Girls’ Under-16 International Player of the Year
Keelin Comiskey
Ciara Milton
Hailey Twomey
Boys’ Under-15 International Player of the Year
Maxim Afonin
Josh O’Dwyer
Archie Quinn
Girls’ Under-15 Schools International Player of the Year
Ava Hallinan (Jesus & Mary Secondary School, Enniscrone)
Ciara Milton (St. Leo’s College, Carlow)
Hailey Twomey (Eureka Secondary School, Kells)
Boys’ Under-18 Schools International Player of the Year
Adam Brennan (Hartstown Community School
Alan Kizenga (St Mac Dara’s Community School, Templeogue)
Rhys Knight (Clonkeen College, Blackrock)
Football For All International Player of the Year
Josh Hennessy (Down Syndrome Futsal)
Neil Hoey (Amputee)
Heather Jameson (Cerebral Palsy)
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