Estonia national under-21 football team

Estonia U21
Nickname(s)	Sinisärgid (Blueshirts)
Association	Estonian Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Karel Voolaid
Captain	Rauno Sappinen
Most caps	Marko Meerits; Andrei Veis (30)
Top scorer	Maksim Gussev; Konstantin Nahk (5)
Home stadium	A. Le Coq Arena
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Cyprus 4–2 Estonia ; (Achna, Cyprus; 9 March 1994)
Biggest win
	Luxembourg 0–6 Estonia ; (Erpeldange, Luxembourg; 29 March 2011)
Biggest defeat
	Denmark 8–0 Estonia ; (Farum, Denmark; 5 March 2014)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	0

The Estonia national under-21 football team represents Estonia in international under-21 football competitions and is controlled by the Estonian Football Association (Eesti Jalgpalli Liit), the governing body for football in Estonia.

The team's home ground is the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, and the current manager is Karel Voolaid. Estonia have never qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. They compete in the biennial Under-21 Baltic Cup and have won the tournament in 2014.

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Karel Voolaid
Assistant coach	Ats Sillaste
Assistant coach	Mario Hansi
Goalkeeping coach	Andrus Lukjanov
Physiotherapist	Sten Ütsmüts
Physiotherapist	Priit Ailt
Doctor	Timo Rahnel
Doctor	Mari Palm
Manager	Ljubov Lobõševa

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Slovakia on 12 October and Albania on 16 October 2018.^[1]

Caps and goals updated as of 6 September 2018, after the match against Iceland.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Andreas Vaikla	(1997-02-19) 19 February 1997	6	0	Kristiansund
	1GK	Matvei Igonen	(1996-10-02) 2 October 1996	11	0	Lillestrøm

3	2DF	Henrik Pürg	(1996-06-03) 3 June 1996	15	0	Flora
4	2DF	Silver Grauberg	(1996-11-26) 26 November 1996	4	0	Tammeka
13	2DF	Michael Lilander	(1997-06-20) 20 June 1997	8	1	Paide Linnameeskond
14	2DF	Märten Kuusk (captain)	(1996-04-05) 5 April 1996	20	0	Flora
15	2DF	Sören Kaldma	(1996-07-03) 3 July 1996	11	1	Paide Linnameeskond
19	2DF	Edgar Tur	(1996-12-28) 28 December 1996	4	0	Paide Linnameeskond

5	3MF	Henri Järvelaid	(1998-12-11) 11 December 1998	5	0	Tammeka
6	3MF	Markus Poom	(1999-02-27) 27 February 1999	7	1	Flora
7	3MF	Mark Oliver Roosnupp	(1997-05-12) 12 May 1997	16	1	FCI Levadia
8	3MF	Mihkel Ainsalu	(1996-03-08) 8 March 1996	25	0	Flora
11	3MF	Vlasiy Sinyavskiy	(1996-11-27) 27 November 1996	17	2	Flora
18	3MF	German Šlein	(1996-03-28) 28 March 1996	22	0	Vysočina Jihlava
20	3MF	Herol Riiberg	(1997-04-14) 14 April 1997	6	1	Tulevik

9	4FW	Andre Järva	(1996-11-21) 21 November 1996	13	2	Tallinna Kalev
10	4FW	Frank Liivak	(1996-07-07) 7 July 1996	27	3	Flora
	4FW	Peeter Klein	(1997-01-28) 28 January 1997	4	0	Nõmme Kalju

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Karl Johan Pechter	(1996-03-02) 2 March 1996	2	0	Tammeka	v. Iceland, 6 September 2018
GK	Karl-Romet Nõmm	(1998-01-04) 4 January 1998	1	0	Tulevik	Under-21 Baltic Cup
GK	Ingmar Krister Paplavskis	(1999-05-17) 17 May 1999	0	0	Kuressaare	Under-21 Baltic Cup

DF	Marco Lukka	(1996-12-04) 4 December 1996	8	0	Tallinna Kalev	v. Iceland, 6 September 2018
DF	Martin Mägi	(1996-06-18) 18 June 1996	16	0	Nõmme Kalju	Under-21 Baltic Cup
DF	Alger Džumadil	(1996-07-29) 29 July 1996	1	0	Tallinna Kalev	v. Iceland, 14 November 2017
DF	Magnus Villota	(1998-02-11) 11 February 1998	0	0	Vaprus	v. Iceland, 14 November 2017

MF	Magnar Vainumäe	(1998-04-19) 19 April 1998	2	0	Paide Linnameeskond	v. Spain, 27 March 2018
MF	Martin Miller	(1997-09-25) 25 September 1997	14	1	Flora	v. Iceland, 14 November 2017
MF	Randin Rande	(1997-07-28) 28 July 1997	1	0	Paide Linnameeskond	v. Iceland, 14 November 2017
MF	Alex Meinhard	(1998-11-26) 26 November 1998	0	0	Santos	v. Iceland, 14 November 2017
MF	Kaspar Mutso	(1998-08-01) 1 August 1998	1	0	Volta	v. Iceland, 14 November 2017 ^INJ

FW	Rauno Sappinen	(1996-01-23) 23 January 1996	20	4	FC Den Bosch	Under-21 Baltic Cup
FW	Ander Ott Valge	(1998-10-20) 20 October 1998	1	0	Paide Linnameeskond	v. Spain, 27 March 2018

^INJ Withdrew due to an injury.
^PRE Preliminary squad.
^RET Retired from the national team.

Previous squads

Commonwealth Cup squads

2013 CIS Cup squad
2014 CIS Cup squad
2015 CIS Cup squad
2016 CIS Cup squad

Results and fixtures

Recent results within the last 12 months and upcoming fixtures.

10 October 2017 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Northern Ireland	4–2	Estonia	Lurgan, Northern Ireland
19:30 (UTC+1)	Johnson 2' Gorman 43' Sykes 61' Igonen 75' (o.g.)	Report	Liivak 11' Sappinen 20'	Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)

14 November 2017 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Estonia	2–3	Iceland	Tallinn, Estonia
18:00 (UTC+2)	Sinyavskiy 45' Lilander 51'	Report	A. Guðmundsson 56' H. Guðmundsson 73' Karlsson 80'	Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 369 Referee: Alper Ulusoy (Turkey)

27 March 2018 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Spain	3–1	Estonia	Ponferrada, Spain
19:30 (UTC+2)	Fabián 8' Mayoral 37', 51'	Report	Sinyavskiy 59'	Stadium: Estadio El Toralín Referee: Dumitru Muntean (Moldova)

29 May 2018 2018 Under-21 Baltic Cup	Estonia	1–1	Lithuania	Pärnu, Estonia
19:00 (UTC+3)	Riiberg 78' (pen.)	Report	Sadauskas 74'	Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion Attendance: 217 Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)

1 June 2018 2018 Under-21 Baltic Cup	Latvia	2–0	Estonia	Jūrmala, Latvia
18:00 (UTC+3)	Fjodorovs 25' Šibass 84'	Report		Stadium: Sloka Stadium Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)

6 September 2018 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Iceland	5–2	Estonia	Kópavogur, Iceland
16:45 (UTC±0)	Karlsson 19', 22' Friðjónsson 45+3' Sigurðsson 53' Guðmundsson 64'	Report	Liivak 61' (pen.) Kaldma 68'	Stadium: Kópavogsvöllur Referee: Rahim Hasanov (Azerbaijan)

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	10	9	0	1	31	10	+21	27	Final tournament	—	1–2	5–1	1–0	3–0	3–1
2	Northern Ireland	10	6	2	2	15	11	+4	20		3–5	—	1–0	0–0	1–0	4–2
3	Slovakia	10	6	0	4	17	18	−1	18		1–4	1–0	—	0–2	4–1	2–0
4	Iceland	10	3	2	5	16	19	−3	11		2–7	0–1	2–3	—	2–3	5–2
5	Albania	10	1	4	5	9	17	−8	7		0–1	1–1	2–3	0–0	—	0–0
6	Estonia	10	0	2	8	11	24	−13	2		0–1	1–2	1–2	2–3	2–2	—

Source: UEFA

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1978	Did not enter
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996	Did not qualify								10	0	0	10	5	37
1998									10	1	1	8	4	25
2000									10	0	0	10	4	35
2002									8	0	0	8	2	28
2004									6	0	2	4	4	10
2006									10	0	2	8	4	25
2007									2	0	0	2	1	7
2009									8	1	0	7	1	19
2011									10	3	3	4	9	16
2013									8	0	1	7	2	19
2015									10	2	3	5	9	23
2017									10	1	1	8	3	26
Total		0/21	0	0	0	0	0	0	102	8	13	81	48	270

Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours and achievements

Under-21 Baltic Cup: Winners (1): 2014

References

↑ "Eesti U21 koondis lõpetab valiktsükli Pärnus" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 October 2018.
↑ "Voolaid teatas koosseisu U21 koondise valikmänguks" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 29 August 2018.
↑ "Voolaid avalikustas U21 koondise nimekirja Balti turniiriks" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 24 May 2018.
↑ "U21 koondis kohtub võõrsil Hispaaniaga" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 13 March 2018.
↑ "Selgus U21 koondise koosseis mänguks Islandiga" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.

External links

Official website (in Estonian)

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[1] "Eesti U21 koondis lõpetab valiktsükli Pärnus" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 October 2018.

[2] "Voolaid teatas koosseisu U21 koondise valikmänguks" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 29 August 2018.

[3] "Voolaid avalikustas U21 koondise nimekirja Balti turniiriks" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 24 May 2018.

[4] "U21 koondis kohtub võõrsil Hispaaniaga" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 13 March 2018.

[5] "Selgus U21 koondise koosseis mänguks Islandiga" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.

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