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Northern Ireland Under-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationIrish Football Association
Head coachJohn Schofield
Most capsLiam Donnelly (24)
Top scorerLiam Donnelly
Shayne Lavery (5)
First colours
Second colours
First international
Republic of Ireland Rep. of Ireland 1–1 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
(Dalymount Park, Phibsborough; 8 March 1978)
Biggest win
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 5–0 Luxembourg Luxembourg
(Mourneview Park, Lurgan; 16 November 2007)
Biggest defeat
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 0–6 Spain Spain
(Inver Park, Larne; 3 June 2022)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances0

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 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

UEFA Under-21 Football Championship finals record Qualification record Manager(s)
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1978 Did not enter Did not enter None
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
France 1994
Spain 1996
Romania 1998
Slovakia 2000 Did not qualify 8 1 3 4 5 9 Chris Nicholl
Switzerland 2002 10 2 2 6 12 21 Roy Millar
Germany 2004 8 2 1 5 8 16
Portugal 2006 Did not enter Did not enter None
Netherlands 2007 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 10 7 Roy Millar
Sweden 2009 8 4 0 4 13 12 Roy Millar, Steve Beaglehole[1]
Denmark 2011 8 2 1 5 12 16 Steve Beaglehole
Israel 2013 8 1 1 6 5 13 Steve Beaglehole, Stephen Robinson[2]
Czech Republic 2015 8 1 0 7 3 17 Stephen Robinson, Jim Magilton[3]
Poland 2017 10 0 2 8 6 18 Jim Magilton
ItalySan Marino 2019 10 6 2 2 15 11 Ian Baraclough
HungarySlovenia 2021 10 2 3 5 7 13 Ian Baraclough, Andy Crosby[4]
Georgia (country)Romania 2023 8 2 1 5 8 18 John Schofield
Total - 0/23 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 100 25 16 59 104 171 -

Results and fixtures

Main articles: Northern Ireland national under-21 football team results (2020–present) and Northern Ireland national under-21 football team results (1978–2019)

2021

2 June International friendly Scotland  1–2  Northern Ireland Dumbarton, Scotland
15:00 BST Middleton 40' (pen.) Report Taylor 10'
Baggley 45+1'		 Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 0
5 June International friendly Scotland  3–2  Northern Ireland Dumbarton, Scotland
14:00 BST Clayton 25'
Williamson 44'
Middleton 78' (pen.)		 Wylie 29'
Waide 69'		 Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 0
3 September 2023 UEFA U-21 Group C Qualifier Malta  4–1  Northern Ireland Ta' Qali, Malta
15:30 BST Engerer 24'
Veselji 36' (40), pen.'
Attard 84'		 Report Lane 58' Stadium: Centenary Stadium
Referee: Milovan Milačić (Montenegro)
7 September 2023 UEFA U-21 Group C Qualifier Northern Ireland  1–0  Slovakia Lurgan, Northern Ireland
19:30 BST Galbraith 54' (pen.) Report Stadium: Mourneview Park
Attendance: 397
Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (Iceland)
8 October 2023 UEFA U-21 Group C Qualifier Russia  1–0* (Result void)  Northern Ireland Khimki, Russia
17:00 BST Prokhin 16' Report Stadium: Arena Khimki
Attendance: 250
Referee: Luka Bilbija (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Note: On 28 February 2022, FIFA and UEFA suspended Russian national teams from all competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5] On 2 May 2022, UEFA declared all of their results to be null and void.[6]
12 October 2023 UEFA U-21 Group C Qualifier Spain  3–0  Northern Ireland Seville, Spain
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja
Referee: Vitaliy Romanov (Ukraine)
12 November 2023 UEFA U-21 Group C Qualifier Northern Ireland  4–0  Lithuania Ballymena, Northern Ireland
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Ballymena Showgrounds
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia)
16 November 2023 UEFA U-21 Group C Qualifier Northern Ireland  0–2  Malta Lurgan, Northern Ireland
19:30 GMT Report Grima 49'
Zammit 89'		 Stadium: Mourneview Park
Attendance: 347
Referee: Kári Á Høvdanum (Faroe Islands)

2022

25 March 2023 UEFA U-21 Group C Qualifier Slovakia  2–1  Northern Ireland Žilina, Slovakia
15:00 GMT Trusa 37'
Kadák 86' (pen.)		 Report Johnston 61' Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 1,377
Referee: Visar Kastrati (Kosovo)
28 March International friendly France  5–0  Northern Ireland Calais, France
19:45 BST Larouci 21'
Diop 64'
Gouiri 66'
Caqueret 73'
Kalimuendo 76'		 Report Stadium: Stade de l'Épopée
3 June 2023 UEFA U-21 Group C Qualifier Northern Ireland  0–6  Spain Larne, Northern Ireland
13:00 BST Report Ruiz 22'
Gil 50', 61'
Miranda 64'
Riquelme 76'
V. Gómez 87'		 Stadium: Inver Park
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (Latvia)
7 June 2023 UEFA U-21 Group C Qualifier Lithuania  1–1  Northern Ireland Alytus, Lithuania
16:00 BST Tutyškinas 90+7' Report Taylor 17' Stadium: Alytus Stadium
Attendance: 374
Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia)
22 September International friendly Northern Ireland  1–3  Scotland Belfast, Northern Ireland
14:30 BST McKee 72' Report Bowie 35'
Doak 37'
Mulligan 57'		 Stadium: Blanchflower Park
25 September International friendly Scotland  1–1  Northern Ireland Paisley, Scotland
14:00 BST Clarke 3' Report Taylor 17' Stadium: St Mirren Park

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Group stage

Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 8 8 0 0 37 5 +32 24 Final tournament — 3–2 3–0 8–0 7–1 4–1
2  Slovakia 8 5 0 3 18 10 +8 15 Play-offs 2–3 — 2–1 3–1 4–0 Canc.
3  Northern Ireland 8 2 1 5 8 18 −10 7 0–6 1–0 — 4–0 0–2 Canc.
4  Lithuania 8 2 1 5 7 22 −15 7 0–2 0–2 1–1 — 2–1 0–3
5  Malta 8 2 0 6 10 25 −15 6 0–5 1–3 4–1 1–3 — Canc.
6  Russia[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified 1–0 3–0 1–0 Canc. 6–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ On 28 February 2022, FIFA and UEFA suspended Russian national teams from all competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7][8] On 2 May 2022, UEFA expelled Russia and declared all of their results to be null and void.[9][10]

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.[11]

The following players were named in the squad for two friendly internationals against  Scotland on the 22 & 25 September 2022.[12]

Caps and goals updated as of 25 September 2022 after the match against  Scotland. Names in bold denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Dermot Mee (2002-11-20) 20 November 2002 (age 21) 4 0 England Altrincham (on loan from Manchester United)
1GK Dylan Berry (2003-05-14) 14 May 2003 (age 21) 2 0 England Norwich City
2DF Aaron Donnelly (2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 21) 14 0 England Nottingham Forest
2DF Trai Hume (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 22) 11 0 England Sunderland
2DF Sam McClelland (2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 22) 9 0 England Barrow (on loan from Chelsea)
2DF Carl Johnston (2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 22) 8 1 England Fleetwood Town
2DF Lewis MacKinnon (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Scotland Rangers
2DF Dane McCullough (2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 20) 1 0 England Burnley
2DF Cameron Stewart (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 (age 21) 0 0 England Ipswich Town
2DF Henry Jeffcott (2003-11-15) 15 November 2003 (age 20) 0 0 England Arsenal
3MF Caolan Boyd-Munce (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 24) 21 0 England Middlesbrough
3MF Alfie McCalmont (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 24) 18 3 England Leeds United
3MF Dylan Boyle (2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 (age 22) 5 0 England Fleetwood Town
3MF Terry Devlin (2003-11-06) 6 November 2003 (age 20) 5 0 Northern Ireland Glentoran
3MF Charlie McCann (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22) 4 0 Scotland Rangers
3MF Charlie Allen (2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 (age 20) 4 0 England Leeds United
3MF Isaac Price (2003-09-26) 26 September 2003 (age 21) 3 0 England Everton
4FW Dale Taylor (2003-12-12) 12 December 2003 (age 20) 9 3 England Nottingham Forest
4FW Chris McKee (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 22) 6 1 Northern Ireland Linfield
4FW Ross McCausland (2003-05-12) 12 May 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Scotland Rangers
4FW Euan Williams (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) 2 0 England Charlton Athletic
4FW Matthew Lusty (2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Northern Ireland Larne

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.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK David Walsh (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Northern Ireland Linfield v.  Lithuania, 7 June 2022
DF Jack Scott (2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 (age 22) 14 0 England Wolves v.  Lithuania, 7 June 2022
DF Sean Stewart (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21) 5 0 England Norwich City v.  Lithuania, 7 June 2022
DF Finn Cousin-Dawson (2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 (age 22) 7 0 England Spennymoor Town (on loan from Bradford City) v.  France, 28 March 2022
DF Shea Charles (2003-11-05) 5 November 2003 (age 20) 3 0 England Manchester City v.  France, 28 March 2022
DF Kyle McClelland (2002-02-10) 10 February 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Scotland Cove Rangers (on loan from Hibernian) v.  Spain, 12 October 2021
MF Barry Baggley (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 22) 7 1 England Fleetwood Town v.  Lithuania, 7 June 2022
MF JJ McKiernan (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) 2 0 England Eastleigh (on loan from Watford) v.  France, 28 March 2022
FW John McGovern (2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 22) 8 0 Northern Ireland Newry City v.  Lithuania, 7 June 2022
FW Ciaran McGuckin (2003-12-30) 30 December 2003 (age 20) 2 0 England Rotherham United v.  Lithuania, 7 June 2022
FW Marcus Daws (2003-12-26) 26 December 2003 (age 20) 1 0 England Poole Town (on loan from Bournemouth) v.  Lithuania, 7 June 2022
FW Harry Anderson (2002-11-01) 1 November 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Northern Ireland Armagh City (on loan from Portadown) v.  Malta, 16 November 2021

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

Main article: Northern Ireland national under-21 football team records and statistics

Top appearances

  Players still active are highlighted in green

Caps and goals updated as of 25 September 2022 after the match against  Scotland.

Rank Player Year(s) U-21 Caps U-21 Goals First Cap Last Cap
1 Liam Donnelly 2012–2018 24 5 13 November 2012 vs. England 16 October 2018 vs. Slovakia
2 Sean Friars 1998–2001 21 2 21 April 1998 vs. Switzerland 5 June 2001 vs. Czech Republic
Caolan Boyd-Munce 2017–2022 21 0 25 March 2019 vs. Mexico 25 September 2022 vs. Scotland
4 Kofi Balmer 2019–2022 20 0 22 March 2019 vs. Bulgaria 4 June 2022 vs. Spain
Ethan Galbraith 2019–2022 20 1 22 March 2019 vs. Bulgaria 7 June 2022 vs. Lithuania
6 Terry McFlynn 2000–2003 19 2 28 March 2000 vs. Malta 10 October 2003 vs. Greece
Rory McArdle 2006–2008 19 1 6 February 2006 vs. Israel 26 March 2008 vs. Romania
Thomas Stewart 2006–2008 19 4 6 February 2006 vs. Israel 26 March 2008 vs. Romania
9 Chris Casement 2007–2009 18 2 6 February 2007 vs. Wales 17 November 2009 vs. Czech Republic
Cameron Dummigan 2014–2018 18 0 9 September 2014 vs. Serbia 16 October 2018 vs. Slovakia
Alfie McCalmont 2019–2022 18 3 25 March 2019 vs. Mexico 25 September 2022 vs. Scotland
12 Jeff Whitley 1998–2000 17 1 21 April 1998 vs. Switzerland 10 October 2000 vs. Iceland
Ciarán Toner 2000–2003 17 1 28 March 2000 vs. Malta 1 April 2003 vs. Greece
Josh Magennis 2009–2012 17 4 11 August 2009 vs. Portugal 13 November 2012 vs. England
David Parkhouse 2017–2020 17 3 8 June 2017 vs. Estonia 8 September 2020 vs. Denmark

Top goalscorers

  Players still active are highlighted in green

Caps and goals updated as of 25 September 2022 after the match against  Scotland.

Rank Player Year(s) U-21 Goals U-21 Caps Goals per game First Goal Last Goal
1 Liam Donnelly 2012–2018 5 24 0.21 8 June 2017 vs. Estonia 11 September 2018 vs. Spain
Shayne Lavery 2016–2020 5 14 0.36 10 November 2017 vs. Albania 25 March 2019 vs. Mexico
3 Adrian Coote 1998–1999 4 12 0.33 21 April 1998 vs. Switzerland 17 August 1999 vs. France
David Healy 1998–1999 4 8 0.5 17 November 1998 vs. Moldova 17 August 1999 vs. France
Sam Morrow 2005–2006 4 4 1 8 February 2005 vs. Scotland 12 April 2006 vs. Liechtenstein
Thomas Stewart 2006–2008 4 19 0.21 16 May 2006 vs. Scotland 26 March 2008 vs. Romania
Josh Magennis 2009–2012 4 17 0.24 8 September 2009 vs. Iceland 7 September 2012 vs. North Macedonia
Oliver Norwood 2009–2012 4 11 0.36 13 November 2009 vs. Germany 2 March 2010 vs. San Marino
Paul O'Neill 2019–2021 4 10 0.4 9 October 2020 vs. Finland 12 November 2021 vs. Lithuania
10 Gary Hamilton 2000–2001 3 12 0.25 2 June 2000 vs. Wales 10 October 2000 vs. Iceland
Mo Harkin 2000–2001 3 9 0.33 28 March 2000 vs. Malta 10 October 2000 vs. Iceland
Grant McCann 2000–2001 3 11 0.27 10 October 2000 vs. Iceland 5 October 2001 vs. Malta
Lee McEvilly 2002–2003 3 9 0.33 6 September 2002 vs. Scotland 1 April 2003 vs. Greece
Chris Turner 2006–2008 3 12 0.25 1 June 2007 vs. Moldova 16 November 2007 vs. Luxembourg
Andrew Little 2008–2010 3 6 0.5 18 November 2008 vs. Scotland 3 September 2010 vs. San Marino
Billy Kee 2009–2011 3 10 0.3 10 August 2011 vs. Faroe Islands 10 August 2011 vs. Faroe Islands
David Parkhouse 2017–2020 3 17 0.18 8 June 2017 vs. Estonia 4 September 2020 vs. Malta
Alfie McCalmont 2019–2022 3 18 0.17 14 November 2019 vs. Hungary 12 November 2021 vs. Lithuania
Dale Taylor 2021– 3 9 0.33 2 June 2021 vs. Scotland 25 September 2022 vs. Scotland

Under-21 graduates

Players who have won 25 or more Northern Ireland 'Full' caps after playing for Northern Ireland U21.

  Players still active are highlighted in green

Full caps and goals updated as of 12 October 2021 after the Northern Ireland senior team match against  Bulgaria.

Name U21 Caps U21 Goals U21 Career Full Caps Full Goals Full Career
Chris Baird 6 1 2002–2003 79 0 2003–2016
Kingsley Black 1 0 1990 30 1 1988–1994
Liam Boyce 9 0 2010–2012 28 2 2011–
Noel Brotherston 1 0 1978 27 3 1980–1985
Chris Brunt 2 1 2005–2006 65 3 2004–2017
Roy Carroll 11 0 1998–1999 45 0 1997–2017
Craig Cathcart 15 0 2006–2009 65 2 2010–
Sammy Clingan 11 1 2003–2006 39 0 2006–2014
Stuart Dallas 2 0 2011–2012 58 3 2011–
Steven Davis 3 0 2003–2004 130 12 2005–
Mal Donaghy 1 0 1978 91 0 1980–1994
Iain Dowie 1 1 1990 59 12 1990–1999
Stuart Elliott 3 0 1998–1999 39 4 2000–2007
Corry Evans 10 0 2008–2010 66 2 2009–
Jonny Evans 3 0 2006 91 4 2006–
Warren Feeney 8 2 2001–2003 46 5 2002–2011
Shane Ferguson 11 0 2008–2012 52 2 2009–
Keith Gillespie 1 0 1994 86 2 1995–2008
Danny Griffin 10 1 1998–1999 29 1 1996–2004
Billy Hamilton 1 0 1978 41 5 1979–1989
David Healy 8 4 1998–1999 95 36 2000–2013
Michael Hughes 1 0 1990 71 5 1991–2004
Damien Johnson 11 0 1998–1999 56 0 1999–2009
Kyle Lafferty 2 0 2006 85 20 2006–
Neil Lennon 2 0 1990–1994 40 2 1994–2002
Josh Magennis 17 4 2009–2012 63 8 2010–
Jim Magilton 1 0 1990 52 5 1991–2002
Grant McCann 11 3 2000–2001 39 4 2001–2012
George McCartney 5 0 2000–2001 34 1 2001–2010
David McCreery 1 0 1978 67 0 1976–1990
Michael McGovern 10 0 2005–2006 33 0 2010–
Conor McLaughlin 7 0 2010–2012 43 1 2011–
Paddy McNair 2 0 2014 51 5 2015–
Philip Mulryne 5 1 1998–1999 27 3 1997–2007
Jimmy Nicholl 1 0 1978 73 1 1976–1986
Oliver Norwood 11 4 2009–2012 57 0 2010–2018
John O'Neill 1 0 1978 39 2 1980–1986
Michael O'Neill 1 0 1994 31 4 1988–1996
Bailey Peacock-Farrell 1 0 2018 27 0 2018–
James Quinn 1 0 1994 50 4 1996–2006
Maik Taylor 1 0 1998 88 0 1999–2011
Jamie Ward 7 2 2006–2008 35 4 2011–2018

Managers

  Current manager highlighted in green

Last updated after the match against  Scotland on 25 September 2022.

Manager First Game Last Game Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % Draw % Loss %
Northern Ireland Danny Blanchflower 8 March 1978 vs. Republic of Ireland 8 March 1978 vs. Republic of Ireland 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00% 100.00% 0.00%
Northern Ireland Billy Bingham 3 April 1990 vs. Israel 3 April 1990 vs. Israel 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Northern Ireland Bryan Hamilton 22 March 1994 vs. Romania 22 March 1994 vs. Romania 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00% 100.00% 0.00%
Northern Ireland Roy Millar 21 April 1998 vs. Switzerland 21 April 1998 vs. Switzerland 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Northern Ireland Chris Nicholl 20 May 1998 vs. Scotland 8 October 1999 vs. Finland 13 3 5 5 11 13 –2 23.08% 38.46% 38.46%
Northern Ireland Roy Millar 28 March 2000 vs. Malta 26 March 2008 vs. Romania 48 18 8 22 64 79 –15 37.50% 16.67% 45.83%
England Steve Beaglehole 19 August 2008 vs. Poland 15 November 2011 vs. Serbia 21 4 3 14 23 39 –16 19.05% 14.29% 66.67%
Northern Ireland Steve Robinson 10 May 2012 vs. North Macedonia 15 October 2013 vs. Serbia 10 0 0 10 5 24 –19 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
Northern Ireland Jim Magilton* 14 November 2013 vs. Italy 11 October 2016 vs. France 14 1 2 11 8 27 –19 7.14% 14.29% 78.57%
England Ian Baraclough 8 June 2017 vs. Estonia 19 November 2019 vs. Romania 19 9 6 4 22 19 +3 47.37% 31.58% 21.05%
England Andy Crosby** 4 September 2020 vs. Malta 5 June 2021 vs. Scotland 7 3 0 4 9 11 –2 42.86% 0.00% 57.14%
England John Schofield 3 September 2021 vs. Malta 11 2 2 7 10 27 –17 18.18% 18.18% 63.64%
Total 147 42 28 77 157 242 -85 28.57% 19.05% 52.38%
  • * first two games as caretaker manager
  • ** caretaker manager for all 7 games

See also

References

  1. ^ Roy Millar managed for the first seven qualifying matches. Steve Beaglehole managed the last game of the qualification campaign.
  2. ^ Steve Beaglehole managed for the first five qualifying matches. Stephen Robinson managed for the remainder of the qualification campaign.
  3. ^ Stephen Robinson managed for the first four qualifying matches. Jim Magilton managed for the remainder of the qualification campaign.
  4. ^ Ian Baraclough managed for the first five qualifying matches. Andy Crosby was appointed caretaker manager for the remainder of the qualification campaign.
  5. ^ "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions". fifa.com. FIFA. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  6. ^ "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs". uefa.com. UEFA. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  7. ^ "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions". FIFA. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  8. ^ UEFA.com (2022-02-28). "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  9. ^ "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs". uefa.com. UEFA. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Uefa announces further sanctions on Russian clubs and national teams amid Ukraine invasion". BBC Sport. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2021-23". UEFA. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Schofield reveals U21s squad to face Scots". 16 September 2022.
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