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{{European national under-21 football team
| Name = Estonia U21
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| Nickname    = {{nowrap|{{lang|et|Sinisärgid}} (Blueshirts)}}
| Association = [[Estonian Football Association]]
| Confederation = [[UEFA]] (Europe)
| Coach       = [[Sander Post]]
| Home Stadium = 
| Captain     = [[Tanel Tammik]]
| Most caps   = [[Marko Meerits]]<br>[[Andrei Veis]] (30)
| Top scorer  = [[Aleksandr Šapovalov]] (6)
| FIFA Trigramme = EST
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| First game  = {{fbu|21|CYP|1960}} 4–2 {{fbu-rt|21|EST}}<br/>([[Achna]], Cyprus; 9 March 1994)
| Largest win = {{fbu|21|LUX}} 0–6 {{fbu-rt|21|EST}}<br/>([[Erpeldange]], Luxembourg; 29 March 2011)
| Largest loss = {{fbu|21|EST}} 1–10 {{fbu-rt|21|GER}}<br/>([[Tallinn]], Estonia; 10 September 2024)
| UEFAu21Champ apps  =0
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The '''Estonia national under-21 football team''' is the national under-21 [[association football|football]] team of [[Estonia]] and is controlled by the [[Estonian Football Association]].

As a European under-21 team, Estonia competes in the [[UEFA European Under-21 Championship]], held every two years. To date Estonia haven't yet qualified for the finals tournament. The team also competes in the biennial [[Under-21 Baltic Cup]], winning the tournament in 2014.

==Results and fixtures==
{{Main|Estonia national under-21 football team results}}

==Coaching staff==
{{updated|16 October 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Koosseis|url=http://jalgpall.ee/koondis/2/koosseis|publisher=Estonian Football Association|access-date=16 October 2024|language=et}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Name
|-
|Head coach
|{{flagicon|EST}} [[Sander Post]]
|-
|Assistant coach
|{{flagicon|EST}} [[Igor Morozov (footballer)|Igor Morozov]]
|-
|Goalkeeping coach
|{{flagicon|EST}} Aiko Orgla
|-
|Fitness coach
|{{flagicon|EST}} Karel Kübar
|-
|Doctor
|{{flagicon|EST}} Timo Rahnel
|-
|rowspan=2|Physiotherapist
|{{flagicon|EST}} Martin Seeman
|-
|{{flagicon|EST}} Kristjan Mardo
|-
|Manager
|{{flagicon|EST}} Even Laanemaa
|}

==Players==
===Current squad===
* The following players were called-up for the 2022 [[Under-21 Baltic Cup]] matches.<ref>{{cite news |title=Noormeeste U21 koondise koosseisus toimusid muudatused |url=https://jalgpall.ee/koondis/uudised/noormeeste-u21-koondise-koosseisus-toimusid-muudatused-n20830 |access-date=16 November 2022 |publisher=Eesti Jalgpalli Liit |date=15 November 2022 |language=Estonian}}</ref>
* '''Match dates:''' 16 and 18 November 2022
* '''Opposition:''' {{fbu|21|LTU}} and {{fbu|21|LVA}}
*'''Caps and goals correct as of:''' 8 June 2022, after the match against {{fbu|21|CRO}}

{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Kaur Kivila]]|age={{bda|2003|11|22|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[A.C. Carpi|Carpi]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Georg Mattias Lagus]]|age={{bda|2003|3|3|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FCI Levadia Tallinn|FCI Levadia]]|clubnat=EST}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Maico Rimmel]]|age={{bda|2003|9|23|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[JK Tallinna Kalev|Kalev]]|clubnat=EST}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Kristo Hussar]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|6|28|df=y}}|caps=12|goals=0|club=[[FC Flora|Flora]]|clubnat=EST}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Andres Järve]]|age={{bda|2002|5|21|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FCI Levadia Tallinn|FCI Levadia]]|clubnat=EST}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Sander Alex Liit]]|age={{bda|2003|4|11|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[FC Kuressaare|Kuressaare]]|clubnat=EST}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Aleksandr Nikolajev]]|age={{bda|2003|6|23|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Tallinna JK Legion|TJK Legion]]|clubnat=EST}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Daniil Sõtšugov]]|age={{bda|2003|1|15|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[JK Tallinna Kalev|Kalev]]|clubnat=EST}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Tanel Tammik]]|age={{bda|2002|6|14|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Tartu JK Tammeka|Tammeka]]|clubnat=EST}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Tristan Toomas Teeväli]]|age={{bda|2003|5|19|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[JK Tallinna Kalev|Kalev]]|clubnat=EST}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Erko Jonne Tõugjas]]|age={{bda|2003|7|5|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Tallinna JK Legion|TJK Legion]]|clubnat=EST}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Andreas Vaher]]|age={{bda|2004|4|15|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi|HJK]]|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Nikita Ivanov (footballer)|Nikita Ivanov]]|age={{bda|2003|8|16|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Tallinna JK Legion|TJK Legion]]|clubnat=EST}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Nikita Mihhailov]]|age={{bda|2002|6|20|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[JK Narva Trans|Narva Trans]]|clubnat=EST}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Kevor Palumets (footballer)|Kevor Palumets]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|11|21|df=y}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Kaspar Rõõmussaar]]|age={{bda|2003|3|18|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Harju JK Laagri]]|clubnat=EST}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Nikita Vassiljev]]|age={{bda|2003|10|7|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FCI Levadia Tallinn|FCI Levadia]]|clubnat=EST}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Martin Vetkal]]|age={{bda|2004|2|21|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[A.S. Roma|Roma]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Danil Kuraksin]]|age={{bda|2003|4|4|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[FC Flora|Flora]]|clubnat=EST}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Aleksandr Šapovalov]]|age={{bda|2003|2|28|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[FC Flora|Flora]]|clubnat=EST}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Daniil Tarassenkov]]|age={{bda|2003|2|25|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Tallinna JK Legion|TJK Legion]]|clubnat=EST}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Taaniel Usta]]|age={{bda|2003|2|17|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Pärnu JK Vaprus]]|clubnat=EST}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Patrick Genro Veelma]]|age={{bda|2002|4|15|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Tartu JK Tammeka|Tammeka]]|clubnat=EST}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Sten Jakob Viidas]]|age={{bda|2003|2|24|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Kokkolan Palloveikot|KPV]]|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs end}}

===Recent call-ups===
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months.

{{nat fs r start}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Carl Kaiser Kiidjärv]]|age={{bda|2001|12|5|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Tartu JK Tammeka]]|clubnat=EST|latest=v. {{fbu|21|CRO}}, 8 June 2022}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Rocco Robert Shein]]|age={{birth date and age|2003|7|14|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fbu|21|CRO}}, 8 June 2022}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs end}}

* <sup>INJ</sup> Withdrew due to an injury.
* <sup>PRE</sup> Preliminary squad.
* <sup>RET</sup> Retired from the national team.

==Competitive record==
===UEFA European Under-21 Championship===
* [[1978 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|1978]] to [[1992 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|1992]] - see ''[[Soviet Union national under-21 football team|Soviet Union]]''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan=9|[[UEFA European Under-21 Championship|UEFA European Under-21 Championship record]]
!width=1 rowspan=28|
!colspan=7|Qualification record
|-
!width=100|Year
!width=100|Round
!width=60|Position
!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Europe}} [[1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1978]]||rowspan=9 colspan=8|''did not enter''||rowspan=9 colspan=7|
|-
|{{flagicon|Europe}} [[1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1980]] 
|-
|{{flagicon|Europe}} [[1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1982]] 
|-
|{{flagicon|Europe}} [[1984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1984]] 
|-
|{{flagicon|Europe}} [[1986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1986]] 
|-
|{{flagicon|Europe}} [[1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1988]] 
|-
|{{flagicon|Europe}} [[1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1990]] 
|-
|{{flagicon|Europe}} [[1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1992]]
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1994]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1996]]||rowspan=16 colspan=8|''did not qualify''||10||0||0||10||5||37
|-
|{{flagicon|ROU}} [[1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1998]]||10||1||1||8||4||25
|-
|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2000]]||10||0||0||10||4||35
|-
|{{flagicon|SWI}} [[2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2002]]||8||0||0||8||2||28
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2004]]||6||0||2||4||4||10
|-
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2006]]||10||0||2||8||4||25
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2007]]||2||0||0||2||1||7
|-
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2009]]||8||1||0||7||1||19
|-
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2011]]||10||3||3||4||9||16
|-
|{{flagicon|ISR}} [[2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2013]]||8||0||1||7||2||19
|-
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2015]]||10||2||3||5||9||23
|-
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2017]]||10||1||1||8||3||26
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} {{flagicon|SMR}} [[2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2019]]||10||0||2||8||11||24
|-
|{{flagicon|HUN}} {{flagicon|SLO}} [[2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2021]]||10||1||2||7||3||34
|-
|{{flagicon|ROU}} {{flagicon|GEO}} [[2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2023]]||10||0||0||10||0||32
|-
|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2025]]||10||2||1||7||7||31
|-
!Total|| ||0/25||0||0||0||0||0||0||142||11||18||113||69||391
|}
:''Draws include knockout matches decided on [[penalty shootout (football)|penalty kicks]].''

==Honours and achievements==
===Regional===
* '''[[Under-21 Baltic Cup]]''' 
** '''Champions (1):''' 2014

==See also==
*[[Estonia national football team]]
*[[Estonia national under-23 football team]]
*[[Estonia national under-19 football team]] 
*[[Estonia national under-17 football team]]
*[[Estonia national youth football team]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|https://jalgpall.ee/koondis/2/uudised}} {{in lang|et}}

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{{UEFA U-21 Championship}}
{{National sports teams of Estonia}}

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