Duggan wins WNL Player of the Season award

Peamount United midfielder Karen Duggan has been named the Women’s National League Player of the Season for the second time.

The former Republic of Ireland international played a central role when Peamount won the league and then added the FAI Women’s Cup, with Duggan scoring in a final 6-0 victory over Cork City last Saturday at Tallaght Stadium.

Duggan, who was also inducted into the WNL Team of the Season, eliminated competition from Peamount’s teammates Aine O’Gorman and Eleanor Ryan-Doyle, Cork City’s Saoirse Noonan and Shelbourne’s Pearl Slattery to claim the award. main individual.

“It is definitely my best season in football. Winning the league last season was a mistake for Peamount United, we felt like we were putting the club back where it belonged,” said the Kilkenny native.

We need your consent to upload this YouTube content.We use YouTube to manage additional content that may set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Review your data and accept it to load the content.Manage preferences

“But with everything that happened this year, the group of girls that we have and finally getting our hands on the Cup trophy after many disappointments there, it was just a magnificent season.

“We really started this year and it was a very close group and I am happy to have been able to give back all the work that people on the field at the club deserve.”

Ellen Molloy won the Young Player of the Season award after the 16-year-old enjoyed a great season for Wexford Youths, who played their first matches for Ireland.

“Everything went so fast. First I was hoping to make the team at Wexford and then I had a great debut and it went from there. I’m delighted that it went so well and that everyone at Wexford was so good to me.” Molloy said.

2020 National Women’s League Award Winners

Player of the season

Karen Duggan (Peamount United)

Young Player of the Season

Ellen Molloy (Young Wexford)

Top scorer

Aine O’Gorman (Peamount United)

Most clean sheets

Rachael Kelly (Shelbourne)

Services to the National Women’s League

Michael Hayes

Team of the season

Eve Badana (DLR Waves)

Niamh Farrelly (Peamount United)

Pearl Slattery (Shelbourne)

Claire Walsh (Peamount United)

Shauna Brennan (Galway WFC)

Ellen Molloy (Wexford Young)

Karen Duggan (Peamount United)

Jessica Ziu (Shelbourne)

Aine O’Gorman (Peamount United)

Eleanor Ryan-Doyle (Peamount United)

Saoirse Noonan (Cork City)