Former Macarthur Bulls forward Jed Drew has earned the January nomination for Boost Mobile Young Footballer of the Year.
The 21-year-old enjoyed a blistering month in the Isuzu UTE A-League before his move to Austrian top-flight side TSV Hartberg was confirmed in early February.
Drew scored three goals and added two assists to his season tally throughout January; he remains the Isuzu UTE A-League’s leading assist supplier in 2024-25, with his seven for the season the most of any player in the competition heading into Round 18.
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The former Bulls winger also scored six goals before his overseas move; with 13 score involvements in 13 games, only Sydney FC’s Joe Lolley (14 – nine goals, five assists) has more at this stage of the season.
The Isuzu UTE A-League Boost Mobile Young Footballer of the Year award is an annual prize awarded to the competition’s best young player from either Australia or New Zealand aged 23 and under; this season, players born no earlier than January 1 2001 are eligible for the award.
Drew was named Boost Mobile Young Footballer of the Year January nominee via a panel appointed by the Australian Professional Leagues (APL).
The panel features an assortment of media representatives and technical football experts, who vote on a 3-2-1 basis at the conclusion of each nominated monthly period throughout the season.
Drew joins Adelaide United striker Archie Goodwin (December) and Melbourne Victory winger Nishan Velupillay (October/November) as the third player nominated for the award so far this season.
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