U20 Footballer of the Year

The EirGrid U20 Footballer of the year, (previously known as the Cadbury's Hero of the Future) is a Gaelic football award given to the top performing under-20 (formerly under-21) player in the Provincial and All-Ireland Championship each year. The award was first awarded in 2006.

Eirgrid Under-20 Footballer of the Year
Country	Ireland
Presented by	Gaelic Athletic Association
First award	2006 (2006)
Current holder	Shea O'Hare

List of winners

Year	Player	County	Club
2024	Shea O'Hare	Tyrone	Ardboe	[1]
2023	James McGrath	Kildare	Athy	[2]
2022	Ruairí Canavan	Tyrone	Errigal Ciarán	[3]
2021	Jack Bryant	Offaly	Shamrocks	[4]
2020	Jack Glynn	Galway	Claregalway	[5]
2019	Ciarán Archer	Dublin	St Maur's	[6]
2018	Jimmy Hyland	Kildare	Ballyteague	[7]
2017	Aaron Byrne	Dublin	Na Fianna	[8]
2016	Diarmuid O'Connor	Mayo	Ballintubber	[9]
2015	Colin O'Riordan	Tipperary	JK Brackens	[10]
2014	Conor McHugh	Dublin	Na Fianna	[11]
2013	Ian Burke	Galway	Corofin	[12]
2012	Ciarán Kilkenny	Dublin	Castleknock	[13]
2011	Tom Flynn	Galway	Athenry	[14]
2010	Rory O'Carroll	Dublin	Kilmacud Crokes	[15]
2009	Colm O'Neill	Cork	Ballyclough	[16]
2008	Killian Young	Kerry	Renard	[17]
2007	Fintan Goold	Cork	Macroom	[18]
2006	Keith Higgins	Mayo	Ballyhaunis