Richie Towell
Dundalk FC’s Richie Towell has been nominated for the SSE Airtricity League Player of the Year award ahead of next month’s 3/FAI International Awards.
The talented midfielder, who was voted the PFAI Young Player of the Year before Christmas, will go up against St Patrick’s Athletic duo Killian Brennan and Ger O’Brien for the prestigious prize. No Dundalk player has ever won the award although former Lilywhite George O’Callaghan did clinch it in 2005 while playing for his native Cork City.
Meanwhile, Georgie Poynton – who earlier this week signed professional forms with Dundalk – has also been nominated for U-16 International Player of the Year along with Anthony Dolan and Robert Duggan.
Seamus Coleman, David Forde and Robbie Keane have all been nominated for the Senior international Player of the Year award. The prizes will be given out a ceremony which will be broadcast live on RTÉ Two on Sunday March 2nd.
The full list of nominees is as follows:
- Senior international player of the year: Seamus Coleman, David Forde, Robbie Keane.
- Senior women’s international player of the year: Louise Quinn, Shannon Smyth, Julie-Ann Russell.
- Young international player of the year: Ciaran Clark, James McCarthy, James McClean.
- 3 international goal of the year: Wes Hoolahan, Robbie Keane, Shane Long.
- SSE Airtricity League player of the year: Killian Brennan, Ger O’Brien, Richie Towell.
- U21 international player of the year: Shane Duffy, Sean Murray, Aiden O’Brien.
- U19 international player of the year: Sam Byrne, Shane Griffin, Pierce Sweeney.
- U19 women’s international player of the year: Katie McCabe, Sarah Rowe, Claire Shine.
- U17 international player of the year: Jack Byrne, Cody Mulhall, Jake Mulraney.
- U17 women’s international player of the year: Megan Connolly, Keeva Keenan, Savannah McCarthy.
- U16 international player of the year: Anthony Dolan, Robert Duggan, George Poynton.
- Junior international player of the year: Paul Breen, Darren Dunne, Shane Waters.
- Intermediate player of the year: Martin Cramer, Andrew Neville, Malachy McDermott.
- Football for All international player of the year: Marc Bigger, Joe Markey, Noel O’Donnell.
- FAI Schools international player of the year: Alan Browne, Alex Byrne, Jack Doherty.
