The A-League Youth Golden Boot, formerly Y-League Golden Boot, is an annual soccer award presented to the leading goalscorer in the Y-League, currently referred to as the Nike Golden Boot for sponsorship purposes.
| A-League Youth Golden Boot | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The leading goalscorer in a given Y-League season. |
| Sponsored by | Nike |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Football Federation Australia |
| First awarded | 2009 |
| Last awarded | 2019 |
| Currently held by | Moudi Najjar |
| Most awards | Francesco Monterosso (2) |
The Y-League was founded in 2008. The number of teams in the league has ranged from seven to ten during its history, and there are currently ten clubs in the league. The award is given to the top-scorer over the regular season (not including the finals series/grand final).
Francesco Monterosso is the only player to have won the award on multiple occasions.
Winners
edit| Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one) |
|---|---|
| Games | The number of Y-League regular season games played by the winner that season |
| Rate | The winner's goals-to-games ratio that regular season |
| § | Denotes the club were Y-League premiers in the same season |
| Season | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals | Games | Rate | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Francesco Monterosso |  Australia
|
Adelaide United Youth | 13 | 18 | 0.72 | [1] |
| 2009–10 | Francesco Monterosso (2) | Australia
|
Adelaide United Youth | 17 | [1] | ||
| 2010–11 | Bernie Ibini-Isei | Australia
|
Central Coast Mariners Academy | 12 | [1] | ||
| 2011–12 | Mitchell Mallia | Australia
|
Sydney FC Youth | 13 | [1] | ||
| 2012–13 | Kale Bradbery | Australia
|
Newcastle Jets Youth | 13 | [1] | ||
| 2013–14 | Anthony Costa | Australia
|
Adelaide United Youth | 14 | [1] | ||
| 2014–15 | Wade Dekker | Australia
|
Melbourne City Youth§ | 9 | [1] | ||
| 2015–16 | Joey Katebian | Australia
|
Melbourne Victory Youth | 10 | [1] | ||
| 2016–17 | Pierce Waring | Australia
|
Melbourne Victory Youth | 6 | [1] | ||
| 2017–18 | Abraham Majok |  South Sudan
|
Western Sydney Wanderers Youth§ | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | [2] |
| 2018–19 | Moudi Najjar |  Syria
|
Melbourne City Youth | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | [3] |
Awards won by club
edit| Club | Total |
|---|---|
| Adelaide United Youth | 3 |
| Melbourne Victory Youth | 2 |
| Melbourne City Youth | 2 |
| Central Coast Mariners Academy | 1 |
| Sydney FC Youth | 1 |
| Newcastle Jets Youth | 1 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 1 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Foxtel Y-League awards". My Football. 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Majok wins Foxtel Y-League Golden Boot". Western Sydney Wanderers. 2 May 2018.
- ^ Greco, John (13 May 2019). "Relive: All the glamour and winners from the Dolan Warren Awards 2019". A-League.