Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team
Nickname(s) | Boys in Green | ||
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Association | Football Association of Ireland (FAI) | ||
Head coach | Jim Crawford | ||
Most caps | Conor Coventry (25) | ||
Top scorer | Robbie Brady (7) Kevin Doyle (7) | ||
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First international | |||
![]() (Dublin; 8 March 1978) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Tallaght Stadium, Dublin; 10 August 2010) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Baunatal; 23 March 1993) | |||
Best result | Have never qualified |
The Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team, is the national under-21 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland. The team played its first match in 1978 and has competed in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship since 1988.
History[edit]
As a European under-21 team, the Republic of Ireland participates in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which takes place every two years. There is no Under-21 World Cup, although there is an Under-20 World Cup. Ireland did not enter the first five Under-21 Championships, entering for the first time in 1988 but failing to qualify. Ireland have never qualified for the European Under-21 Championships.
UEFA European Under-21 Championship record[edit]
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship record | UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
1978 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
1980 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
1982 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
1984 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
1986 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
1988 | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
1990 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
1992 | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |||||||||
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8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | ||||||||||
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8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||
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8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 7 | ||||||||||
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | ||||||||||
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8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | ||||||||||
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8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||||
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8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | ||||||||||
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
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8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||
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10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||
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8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | ||||||||||
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8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||||
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10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 17 | ||||||||||
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10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | ||||||||||
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | ||||||||||
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To be decided | Ongoing | ||||||||||||||
Total | 122 | 37 | 24 | 61 | 143 | 176 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.
Results and fixtures[edit]
2021[edit]
26 March 2021 Friendly | Wales ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Gresford, Wales |
13:00 GMT | Adams ![]() |
Report | Afolabi ![]() Boyes ![]() |
Stadium: Colliers Park |
30 May 2021 Friendly | Switzerland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Marbella, Spain |
12:00 EST | Stergiou ![]() Barès ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Marbella Football Centre |
2 June 2021 Friendly | Australia U23 ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Marbella, Spain |
13:00 EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Marbella Football Centre Referee: Parejo Nieto (Spain) |
5 June 2021 Friendly | Denmark ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Marbella, Spain |
17:00 EST |
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Report | Stadium: Marbella Football Centre |
3 September 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
16:30 CET | Report | Wright ![]() Coventry ![]() |
Stadium: FA Training Centre Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway) |
7 September 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Luxembourg ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Dudelange, Luxembourg |
16:00 CET | Kuete Nsidjine ![]() |
Report | Whelan ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Jos Nosbaum Referee: Loukas Sotiriou (Cyprus) |
8 October 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
17:15 IST | Kayode ![]() Coventry ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Referee: Besfort Kasumi (Kosovo) |
12 October 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Montenegro ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Podgorica, Montenegro |
17:30 CET | Krstović ![]() Vukcevic ![]() |
Report | McGuinness ![]() Coventry ![]() |
Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium Referee: Barbeno Luca (San Marino) |
12 November 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
17:30 IST | Report | Lucca ![]() Cancellieri ![]() |
Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 2,161 Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania) |
16 November 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
19:00 IST | O'Neill ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 1,535 Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovakia) |
2022[edit]
29 March 2022 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Sweden ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Borås, Sweden |
16:00 CET | Report | Tierney ![]() Wright ![]() |
Stadium: Borås Arena Referee: Vitor Ferreira (Portugal) |
3 June 2022 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
19:30 IST | Report | Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 3,057 Referee: Luca Cibelli (Switzerland) |
6 June 2022 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
17:00 IST | Smallbone ![]() Kerrigan ![]() Wright ![]() |
Report | Ðukanović ![]() |
Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 3,126 Referee: Jan Petrik (Czech Republic) |
14 June 2022 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Italy ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Ascoli Piceno, Italy |
16:30 CET | Rovella ![]() Cambiaghi ![]() Pellegri ![]() Quagliata ![]() |
Report | Coventry ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Referee: Gergo Bogár (Hungary) |
Staff[edit]
The Under-21s' management team includes:[1]
Position | Name | Appointed |
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Head Coach | ![]() |
5 April 2020 |
Assistant Coach | ![]() |
5 April 2020 |
Assistant Coach | ![]() |
9 July 2020 |
Goalkeeping Coach | ![]() |
24 April 2020 |
Strength & Conditioning Coach | ![]() |
24 April 2020 |
Lead Performance Analyst | ![]() |
2020 |
Performance Analyst | ![]() |
2021 |
Sports Scientist | ![]() |
2021 |
Physiotherapist | ![]() |
24 April 2019 |
Sports Therapist | ![]() |
2020 |
Doctor | ![]() |
2021 |
Kitman | ![]() |
2020 |
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
Players born on or after 1 January 2000 are eligible for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Italy on 3, 6 & 14 June respectively.[2] Caps and goals updated as of 14 June 2022, after the game vs Italy.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Brian Maher | 1 November 2000 | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | GK | Luke McNicholas | 1 January 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
GK | David Harrington | 1 July 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
2 | DF | Lee O'Connor | 28 July 2000 | 24 | 1 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Mark McGuinness | 5 January 2001 | 13 | 1 | ![]() |
13 | DF | Jake O'Brien | 15 May 2001 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Joel Bagan | 3 September 2001 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | DF | Andy Lyons | 2 August 2000 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Eiran Cashin | 9 November 2001 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
DF | Tayo Adaramola | 14 November 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
6 | MF | Conor Coventry | 25 March 2000 | 26 | 3 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Gavin Kilkenny | 1 February 2000 | 20 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | MF | Conor Noß | 1 January 2001 | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | MF | Ross Tierney | 6 March 2001 | 8 | 2 | ![]() |
10 | MF | Will Smallbone | 21 February 2001 | 6 | 3 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Dawson Devoy | 20 November 2001 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
MF | Joe Hodge | 14 September 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
9 | FW | Joshua Kayode | 4 May 2000 | 13 | 2 | ![]() |
18 | FW | Tyreik Wright | 22 September 2001 | 13 | 3 | ![]() |
19 | FW | Evan Ferguson | 19 October 2004 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | FW | Ollie O'Neill | 8 January 2003 | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
20 | FW | Mipo Odubeko | 21 October 2002 | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
22 | FW | Liam Kerrigan | 9 May 2000 | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
FW | Darragh Burns | 6 August 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Sinclair Armstrong | 22 June 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Recent call-ups[edit]
The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible:
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | David Odumosu | 23 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Sam Blair | 27 December 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Dan Rose | 11 December 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Oisin McEntee | 5 January 2001 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Festy Ebosele | 2 August 2002 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Joe Redmond | 23 January 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Josh Honohan | 28 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Ronan Boyce | 12 May 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Luke Turner | 20 May 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Andrew Quinn | 24 January 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Kameron Ledwidge | 7 April 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Alex Murphy | 25 June 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Evan Weir | 16 April 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Anselmo Garcia MacNulty | 13 February 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Will Ferry | 7 December 2000 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Killian Phillips | 30 March 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | William Hondermarck | 21 November 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Armstrong Oko-Flex | 2 March 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Ryan Johansson | 15 February 2001 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Alex Gilbert | 28 December 2001 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Andrew Moran | 15 October 2003 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Brandon Kavanagh | 21 September 2000 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Niall Morahan | 30 May 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Louie Watson | 7 June 2001 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Niall O'Keeffe | 1 January 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Evan McLaughlin | 30 March 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Darragh Nugent | 1 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Colm Whelan | 29 June 2000 | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Johnny Kenny | 6 June 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Cian Kavanagh | 3 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Dean Williams | 9 February 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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INJ Withdrew from latest squad due to injury
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Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the senior team.
References[edit]
- ^ "Management Profiles". Football Association of Ireland. 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Crawford names U21s squad for June qualifiers | Football Association of Ireland".