National Soccer League Under 21 Player of the Year

The National Soccer League Under 21 Player of the Year was an annual soccer award present to the most outstanding player in Australia's National Soccer League under the age of 21. The award was established in the NSL's first season in 1977 and it ran until its last in 2003–04.

National Soccer League Under 21 Player of the Year
Awarded forThe best young player in each given NSL season
CountryAustralia
First awarded1977
Last awarded2004
Most awardsPaul Trimboli, Paul Okon, Mark Viduka and Alex Brosque (2)

The inaugural winner was John Kosmina of West Adelaide, who finished fourth that season.[1] The last winner of the award was Alex Brosque, who played for fourth-placed Marconi that season.[2] Paul Trimboli, Paul Okon, Mark Viduka and Alex Brosque are the only players to win the award twice.[3]

Winners
Season Manager Nationality Club Ref
1977 John Kosmina  Australia West Adelaide [3]
1978 Ian Souness  Australia Sydney City
1979 Eddie Krncevic  Australia Marconi
1980 John Spanos  Australia Sydney City
1981 Dave Mitchell  Australia Adelaide City
1982 David Lowe  Australia Newcastle KB United
1983 Oscar Crino  Australia South Melbourne
1984 Tony Franken  Australia Canberra City
1985 Alan Hunter  Australia Brisbane Lions
1986 Ernie Tapai  Australia Melbourne City
1987 John Markovski  Australia Sunshine George Cross
1988 Paul Trimboli  Australia South Melbourne
1989 Paul Trimboli (2)  Australia South Melbourne
1989–90 Paul Okon  Australia Marconi
1990–91 Paul Okon (2)  Australia Marconi
1991–92 Kevin Muscat  Australia Heidelberg United
1992–93 Steve Corica  Australia Marconi
1993–94 Mark Viduka  Australia Melbourne Knights
1994–95 Mark Viduka (2)  Australia Melbourne Knights
1995–96 Jim Tsekenis  Australia West Adelaide
1996–97 Kasey Wehrman  Australia Brisbane Strikers
1997–98 Brett Emerton  Australia UTS Sydney Olympic
1998–99 Mile Sterjovski  Australia Sydney United
1999–2000 Ivan Ergić  Serbia Perth Glory
2000–01 Ben Burgess  Republic of Ireland Northern Spirit
2001–02 Joseph Schirripa  Australia Newcastle United
2002–03 Alex Brosque  Australia Marconi
2003–04 Alex Brosque (2)  Australia Marconi

Multiple winners
Awards Player Team Seasons
2 Paul Trimboli South Melbourne 1988, 1989
2 Paul Okon Marconi 1989–90, 1990–91
2 Mark Viduka Melbourne Knights 1993–94, 1994–95
2 Alex Brosque Marconi 2002–03, 2003–04

Awards won by club
Club Wins
Marconi 6
South Melbourne 3
Melbourne Knights 2
Sydney City 2
West Adelaide 2
Adelaide City 1
Brisbane Lions 1
Brisbane Strikers 1
Canberra City 1
Heidelberg United 1
Melbourne City 1
Newcastle KB United 1
Newcastle United 1
Northern Spirit 1
Perth Glory 1
Sunshine George Cross 1
Sydney United 1
UTS Sydney Olympic 1

References
  1. "Football's national competition forced other sports to 'wake up' and develop - ABC News". www.abc.net.au. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. Bossi, Dominic (18 May 2019). "The conversation that made Alex Brosque Sydney FC's greatest player". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. "The Australian National Soccer League". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
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