The Northern Ireland national under-21 football team also known as the Northern Ireland under-21s or Northern Ireland U21s, is the
national under-21 football team of
Northern Ireland
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and is controlled by the Irish Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years. To date Northern Ireland haven't yet qualified for the finals tournament.
The national under-21 team is the highest level of youth football in Northern Ireland, and is open to any players who were born in Northern Ireland or whose parents or grandparents were born in Northern Ireland. This team is for Northern Irish players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side and again for the U21s.
Competitive Record
''For the all-time record of the national team against opposing nations, see the team's
all-time record page''
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record
Results and fixtures
2021
2022
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
Group stage
Players
Current squad
Players born on or after 1 January 2000 will be eligible until the completion of the
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023) will be the 24th edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship (27th edition if the Under-23 era is also included), the biennial international youth football ...
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The following players were named in the squad for two friendly internationals against on the 22 & 25 September 2022.
''Caps and goals updated as of 25 September 2022 after the match against . Names in bold denote players who have been capped for the
senior team''.
Recent call-ups
The following players have previously been called up to the Northern Ireland under-21 squad in the last year and remain eligible.
COVID = Player withdrew due to a positive COVID test or from being in close contact with someone with a positive COVID test.
INJ = Player withdrew from the squad before any games had been played.
PRE = Preliminary squad / standby.
SEN = Player withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the
senior team.
SUS = Suspended from national team.
WTD = Withdrew due to other reasons.
Player records
Top appearances
''Caps and goals updated as of 25 September 2022 after the match against .''
Top goalscorers
''Caps and goals updated as of 25 September 2022 after the match against .''
Under-21 graduates
Players who have won 25 or more Northern Ireland 'Full' caps after playing for Northern Ireland U21.
'' Full caps and goals updated as of 12 October 2021 after the
Northern Ireland senior team match against .''
Managers
''Last updated after the match against on 25 September 2022.''
* * first two games as caretaker manager
* ** caretaker manager for all 7 games
See also
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Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. From 1882 to 1920, all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Fo ...
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Northern Ireland national under-17 football team
The Northern Ireland national under-17 football team also known as Northern Ireland under-17s or Northern Ireland U17s represents Northern Ireland in association football at under-17 level. It is controlled by the Irish Football Association. The ...
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Northern Ireland national under-19 football team
The Northern Ireland national under-19 football team also known as Northern Ireland under-19s or Northern Ireland U19s represents Northern Ireland in association football at under-19 level. It is controlled by the Irish Football Association and ...
References
External links
NI U21 Appearance Details from NIFG
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Under 21s
Northern Ireland national under-21 football team
European national under-21 association football teams
Youth association football in Northern Ireland