Poland national under-21 football team

Poland Under 21
Nickname(s) Biało-czerwoni
("The white and reds")
Białe Orły
("The White Eagles")
Association Polish Football Association
(Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Czesław Michniewicz
FIFA code POL
First colours
Second colours
European Under-21 Championship
Appearances 6 (first in 1982)
Best result Quarter-final (5 times)

The Poland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Football Association.

This team is for Polish 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.

Competitive record

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
Silver background colour indicates second place finish.
Bronze background colour indicates third place finish.
Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

UEFA European U-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record
Year Round Pld W D * L GF GA
1978 Did not qualify
1980
1982 Quarter-final 2 0 1 1 3 4
1984 Quarter-final 2 0 1 1 3 6
1986 Quarter-final 2 1 0 1 1 5
1988 Did not qualify
1990
1992 Quarter-final 2 0 1 1 1 6
France 1994 Quarter-final 2 0 0 2 1 5
Spain 1996 Did not qualify
Romania 1998
Slovakia 2000
Switzerland 2002
Germany 2004
Portugal 2006
Netherlands 2007
Sweden 2009
Denmark 2011
Israel 2013
Czech Republic 2015
Poland 2017 Group stage 3 0 1 2 3 7
Italy San Marino 2019 Qualification in progress
Total Best: Quarter-final 13 1 4 8 12 33

Recent results

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Faroe Islands and Finland on 7 and 11 September 2018 respectively.[1]
Caps and goals updated as of 27 March 2018 after the match against  Lithuania.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Kamil Grabara (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 2 0 England Liverpool
22 1GK Tomasz Loska (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 2 0 Poland Górnik Zabrze
1GK Bartłomiej Drągowski (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 5 0 Italy Fiorentina

5 2DF Paweł Bochniewicz (1996-01-30) 30 January 1996 7 0 Poland Górnik Zabrze
4 2DF Kamil Pestka (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 1 0 Poland Cracovia
3 2DF Mateusz Wieteska (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 6 0 Poland Górnik Zabrze
2DF Wiktor Biedrzycki (1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 0 0 Poland Górnik Zabrze
2DF Mateusz Hołownia (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 0 0 Poland Legia Warsaw
2DF Dominik Jończy (1997-05-17) 17 May 1997 0 0 Poland Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
2DF Paweł Stolarski (1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 3 0 Poland Lechia Gdańsk

16 3MF Patryk Dziczek (1998-03-25) 25 March 1998 4 0 Poland Piast Gliwice
7 3MF Damian Gąska (1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 0 0 Poland Wigry Suwałki
18 3MF Filip Jagiełło (1997-08-08) 8 August 1997 1 0 Poland Zagłębie Lubin
14 3MF Kamil Jóźwiak (1998-04-22) 22 April 1998 1 0 Poland Lech Poznań
17 3MF Bartosz Kapustka (1996-12-23) 23 December 1996 8 1 Belgium OH Leuven
23 3MF Konrad Michalak (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 5 2 Poland Wisła Płock
8 3MF Jakub Piotrowski (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 6 0 Poland Pogoń Szczecin
10 3MF Sebastian Szymański (1999-05-10) 10 May 1999 5 0 Poland Legia Warsaw
3MF Kamil Dankowski (1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 0 0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław
3MF Szymon Żurkowski (1997-09-25) 25 September 1997 5 1 Poland Górnik Zabrze

9 4FW Dawid Kownacki (1997-03-14) 14 March 1997 14 10 Italy Sampdoria
13 4FW Karol Świderski (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 5 0 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok
4FW Patryk Klimala (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 0 0 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok
4FW Paweł Tomczyk (1998-05-04) 4 May 1998 5 3 Poland Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała

The following players have been called up for the national team for previous matches in the last year:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Mateusz Kuchta (1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 0 0 Poland Odra Opole v.  Lithuania, 27 March 2018
GK Jakub Wrąbel (1996-06-08) 8 June 1996 10 0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław v.  Denmark, 14 November 2017

DF Jakub Bartosz (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 4 1 Poland Sandecja Nowy Sącz v.  Lithuania, 27 March 2018
DF Jan Bednarek (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 10 0 England Southampton v.  Lithuania, 27 March 2018
DF Robert Gumny (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 5 0 Poland Lech Poznań v.  Lithuania, 27 March 2018
DF Krystian Miś (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 0 0 Poland Korona Kielce v.  Denmark, 14 November 2017

MF David Kopacz (1999-05-29) 29 May 1999 2 0 Germany Borussia Dortmund v.  Denmark, 14 November 2017
MF Damian Rasak (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 1 0 Poland Wisła Płock v.  Denmark, 14 November 2017
MF Maciej Ambrosiewicz (1998-05-24) 24 May 1998 0 0 Poland Górnik Zabrze v.  Lithuania, 10 October 2017

FW Karol Angielski (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 0 0 Poland Piast Gliwice v.  Lithuania, 27 March 2018
FW Marcin Urynowicz (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 0 0 Poland Górnik Zabrze v.  Lithuania, 27 March 2018
FW Oskar Zawada (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 4 0 Poland Wisła Płock v.  Lithuania, 27 March 2018

Coaching History

Note:List is not complete

See also

References

  1. "U-21: POWOŁANIA NA MECZE Z WYSPAMI OWCZYMI I FINLANDIĄ" (in Polish). pzpn.pl. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. "Czesław Michniewicz trenerem reprezentacji młodzieżowej" (in Polish). 90minut. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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