Tyler Toland and Luke O'Donnell nominated for FAI Player of the Year awards

Tyler Toland and Luke O'Donnell have been nominated for International Player of the Year awards at the 35th Football Association of Ireland (FAI) International Awards, while Anna Patten is up for the Senior Women’s International Player of the Year.

Toland, from Saint Johnston, is up for the Young Women's International Player of the Year and Buncrana man Luke O'Donnell is nominated for the Under 18 International Player of the Year.

The 23-year-old Toland, who finished the season with English Championship club Blackburn Rovers, has started the last two games for the WNT in wins over Greece, while her other start in the last twelve months also ended in a win over Georgia.

Luke O'Donnell, who joined Wolves from Derry City for a six-figure fee in September.

The former Cockhill Celtic academy player has been an important member of the Ireland Under-18s over the last year.

Anna Patten qualifies for Ireland through her maternal grandparents - Donald Coyle, a native of Falcarragh and Bridie Coyle, nee Conroy.

The London-born Aston Villa star has been a huge player for Ireland since making her debut last year, scoring three times in 14 games.

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Toland and Patten, along with Milford's Amber Barrett, will be in action this Friday as Ireland travel to face Türkiye in their penultimate Nations League game before they host top of the table Slovenia in Páirc Uí Chaoimh next Tuesday.

The winners will be presented with their trophies in the Aviva Stadium ahead of the International Friendly between Ireland and Senegal.

The performances taken into account are from June 2024 to May 2025.

The inductees to the FAI Hall of Fame and the Special Merit recipient will be announced before the event, along with the nominees for the Amateur Player of the Year.

The awards take place on Friday, June 6.

35th FAI INTERNATIONAL AWARDS NOMINEES

Senior Men’s International Player of the Year
Robbie Brady
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)