Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team

Republic of Ireland Under-21
Association Football Association of Ireland (FAI)
Head coach Noel King
Most caps Shane Redmond (21)
Top scorer Robbie Brady (7)
First colours
Second colours
First international
Republic of Ireland Rep. Ireland U21 1–1 Northern Ireland U21
(Dublin; 8 March 1978)
Biggest win
Republic of Ireland Rep. Ireland U21 5–0 Estonia U21 Estonia
(Tallaght Stadium, Dublin; 10 August 2010)
Biggest defeat
Germany Germany U21 8–0 Rep. Ireland Republic of Ireland
(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 and competes in the biennial European Under-21 Football Championship and has competed since 1978.

Competitive Record

As a European U21 team, the Republic of Ireland compete for the European Championship, with the finals every odd-numbered year, formerly even-numbered years. There is no Under-21 World Cup, although there is an Under-20 World Cup. For the first five (1978–1986) European Under-21 Football Championships, Ireland did not enter but in 1988 they entered for the first time but failed to qualify. Ireland have never qualified for the European Under-21 Championships, but under Brian Kerr did win the European Under-18 and Under-16 Championships in 1998.

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship record UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Qualification record
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
France 1994 8 1 1 6 7 20
Spain 1996 8 2 2 4 7 9
Romania 1998 8 3 0 5 11 7
Slovakia 2000 8 4 2 2 13 12
Switzerland 2002 8 4 1 3 10 7
Germany 2004 8 2 2 4 8 11
Portugal 2006 8 1 2 5 10 14
Netherlands 2007 2 1 0 1 2 1
Sweden 2009 8 1 2 5 4 14
Denmark 2011 10 1 4 5 5 11
Israel 2013 8 4 1 3 15 10
Czech Republic 2015 8 2 2 4 10 12
Poland 2017 10 4 0 6 14 17
Total 0/20 0 0 0 0 0 0 102 27 21 54 116 153
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

Results and fixtures 2017-18

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Qualification

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 10 8 1 1 33 7 +26 25 Final tournament
2  Norway 10 4 3 3 15 13 +2 15
3  Republic of Ireland 10 4 2 4 12 15 −3 14[lower-alpha 1]
4  Israel 10 4 2 4 17 18 −1 14[lower-alpha 1]
5  Kosovo 10 3 3 4 9 12 −3 12
6  Azerbaijan 10 0 3 7 6 27 −21 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: Republic of Ireland 4–0 Israel, Israel 3–1 Republic of Ireland.

Players

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 1996 are eligible for the next UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

The following players were called up for the friendly match against Iceland on 22 March 2018 and the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifying match against Azerbaijan on 27 March 2018.[1]

Caps and goals updated as of 27 March 2018.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Kieran O'Hara (1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 5 0 England Macclesfield Town
16 1GK Liam Bossin (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 3 0 England Nottingham Forest
3 2DF Danny Kane (1997-04-23) 23 April 1997 7 0 England Fylde
4 2DF Ryan Sweeney (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 7 0 England Mansfield Town
2 2DF Corey Whelan (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 7 0 England Crewe Alexandra
5 2DF Shaun Donnellan (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 6 1 England Yeovil Town
6 2DF Declan Rice (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999 5 0 England West Ham United
18 2DF Ryan Delaney (1996-09-06) 6 September 1996 2 0 England Rochdale
12 2DF Liam Kinsella (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 2 0 England Walsall
7 3MF Josh Cullen (1996-04-07) 7 April 1996 15 1 England Charlton Athletic
10 3MF Ryan Manning (1996-06-14) 14 June 1996 7 3 England Rotherham United
20 3MF Olamide Shodipo (1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 6 1 England Queens Park Rangers
13 3MF Jake Mulraney (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996 5 1 Scotland Hearts
8 3MF Connor Dimaio (1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 5 0 England Stockport County
9 4FW Reece Grego-Cox (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 8 5 England Crawley Town
11 4FW Ronan Curtis (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 7 0 England Portsmouth
17 4FW Joe Quigley (1996-12-10) 10 December 1996 4 0 England Maidstone United
15 4FW Ronan Hale (1998-09-08) 8 September 1998 2 1 Republic of Ireland Derry City

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad and remain eligible:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Caoimhin Kelleher (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 0 0 England Liverpool v.  Iceland, 22 March 2018
DF Jimmy Dunne (1997-10-19) 19 October 1997 1 0 England Burnley v.  Iceland, 22 March 2018
DF Conor Shaughnessy (1996-06-30) 30 June 1996 1 0 England Leeds United v.  Norway, 14 November 2017
DF Connor O'Grady (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 0 0 England Sheffield Wednesday v.  Kosovo, 25 March 2017
DF Ethan Boyle (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 0 0 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers v.  Kosovo, 25 March 2017
DF Kevin Toner (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 0 0 Republic of Ireland St. Patrick's Athletic v.  Serbia, 6 September 2016
DF Noe Baba (1996-08-08) 8 August 1996 1 0 England Macclesfield Town v.  Norway, 17 November 2015
DF Dan Cleary (1996-03-09) 9 March 1996 0 0 Republic of Ireland Dundalk v.  Norway, 17 November 2015
MF Rory Hale (1996-11-27) 27 November 1996 1 1 Republic of Ireland Derry City v.  Iceland, 22 March 2018
MF Jake Doyle-Hayes (1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 1 0 England Aston Villa v.  Iceland, 22 March 2018
MF Harry Charsley (1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 12 2 England Bolton Wanderers (on loan from Everton) v.  Norway, 14 November 2017
MF Connor Ronan (1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 2 0 England Portsmouth (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) v.  Norway, 14 November 2017
MF Jack Byrne (1996-04-24) 24 April 1996 13 0 England Oldham Athletic v.  Serbia, 6 September 2016
MF Josh Barrett (1998-06-21) 21 June 1998 0 0 England Coventry City (on loan from Reading) v.  Slovenia, 28 March 2016

Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the Senior team.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ireland U21: King selects squad for Iceland & Azerbaijan". FAI. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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