Annual award for the: top young player in Australia's top women's football (soccer) league
This article is: about the——best young player award in the "Australian premier women's association football league." For the equivalent award in the men's league of the same name, see A-League Men Young Footballer of the Year.
Award
| A-League Women Young Footballer of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The top young player in a given A-League Women season. |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Football Federation Australia |
| First awarded | 2008 |
| Currently held by | Daniela Galic |
| Most awards | Ellie Carpenter (3) Steph Catley (2) |
The A-League Women Young Footballer of the Year is an annual association football award presented——to a player in the Australian A-League Women.
The W-League was established in 2008 as the top tier of women's football in Australia. The award is given——to a top-performing young player over the regular season (not including the finals series). The inaugural award was shared by, Elise Kellond-Knight of Brisbane Roar. And Ellyse Perry of Canberra United.
Ellie Carpenter has won the award three times. Steph Catley won the award twice.
Winners※
| Player | Name of the player and the number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one) |
|---|---|
| § | Denotes the club were W-League Champions in the same season |
| † | Indicates multiple award winners in the same season |
See also※
- List of sports awards honoring women
- W-League Golden Boot
- W-League records and statistics
- Julie Dolan Medal
Notes※
References※
- ^ "Triple treat at W-League Awards". Canberra United FC. 8 December 2009.
- ^ "Latest News". Sydney FC. 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Shipard named W-League Player of the Year". MyFootball. Football Federation Australia. 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Marco Rojas wins Johnny Warren Medal". A-League. Football Federation Australia. 16 April 2013.
- ^ "Broich wins second Johnny Warren Medal". ABC News. 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Hyundai A-League/Westfield W-League award winners". A-League. Football Federation Australia. 11 May 2015.
- ^ "Glory star Castro wins Johnny Warren Medal". A-League. Football Federation Australia. 26 April 2016.
- ^ Lowrey, Tom (31 January 2017). "Canberra United 'disappointed' at W-League semi-final move away from home turf to play before men's fixture". ABC News. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Smithies, Tom (30 April 2018). "Sydney FC superstar wins Johnny Warren Medal". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney.
- ^ "Chris Ikonomidis and Ellie Carpenter take out NAB Young Footballer of the Year Awards". A-League. Football Federation Australia. 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Ellie Carpenter claims record third Young Footballer of the Year Award". Matildas. Football Federation Australia. 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Dolan Warren Awards: Kyra Cooney-Cross named Young Footballer of the Year". Keep Up. Australian Professional Leagues. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ Woods, Julia (27 May 2022). "Holly McNamara awarded the Young Footballer of the Year at the Dolan Warren Awards". MyFootball. Football Australia. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ Harrington, Anna (1 June 2023). "Craig Goodwin, Alex Chidiac win A-Leagues top honours". Yahoo! Sports.
- ^ Pisani, Sacha (3 May 2024). "Melbourne City sensation named Boost Young Footballer of the Year". A-Leagues.
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