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The FAI International Football Awards is an awards evening held to honour the best Republic of Ireland international footballers of the year.

Senior International awards

Senior International Player of the Year

Senior Women's International Player of the Year

International Goal of the Year

Year	Winner	Opposition
2023	Katie McCabe	Canada (Women's)
2022	Amber Barrett	Scotland (Women's)
2021	Troy Parrott	Lithuania
2020	Ellen Molloy	Iceland (Women's U17)
2019	Troy Parrott	Sweden (U21)
2018	Aiden O'Brien	Poland
2017	James McClean	Wales
2016	Robbie Brady	Italy
2015	Shane Long	Germany
2014	Aiden McGeady	Georgia
2013	Shane Long	England
2012	Kevin Doyle	Kazakhstan
2011	Darron Gibson	Wales
2010	Kevin Doyle	Andorra
2009	Robbie Keane	France
2008	Andy Keogh	Serbia
2007	Kevin Doyle	Slovakia
2006	Kevin Kilbane	Czech Republic
2005	Robbie Keane	Israel
2004	Robbie Keane	Netherlands

Young International Player of the Year

Women's Young International Player of the Year

Youth International

Under-21 International Player of the Year

Under-18 International Player of the Year

Under-17 International Player of the Year

Under-16 International Player of the Year

Under-15 International Player of the Year

Women's Youth International

Under-19 Women's International Player of the Year

Under-17 Women's International Player of the Year

Under-16 Women's International Player of the Year

Under-15 Girls Schools International Player of the Year

League Player of the Year

Hall of Fame

International Personality

Year	Winner
2018	Kakha Kaladze
2017	Marco Tardelli
2016	John Hartson
2015	Gianluca Vialli
2014	Jan Tomaszewski
2013	Dejan Stanković
2012	Zbigniew Boniek
2011	Pavel Nedvěd
2010	Ian Rush
2009	Ricky Villa
2008	Ruud Gullit
2007	Sócrates
2006	Bobby Robson
2005	Pierluigi Collina
2004	Martin O'Neill
2003	No award ceremony.
2002	Michel Platini
2001	Jack Charlton
2000	Pat Jennings
1999	Billy McNeill
1998	Nobby Stiles
1997	Franz Beckenbauer

Special Merit Award

Ameteur International Player of the Year

Junior International Player of the Year

Intermediate Player of the Year

Football for All International Player of the Year

FAI School's International Player of the Year

Colleges and Universities Player of the Year

Notes

1. Prior to the under-19 award there was the Youths Player of the Year Award which was awarded to players of a similar age group to that of the under-19 award.

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