Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team
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.
| Nickname(s) | Éire | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Ireland (FAI) | ||
| Head coach | Jim Crawford | ||
| Most caps | Graham Barrett, (24) | ||
| Top scorer | Robbie Brady (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 | ||
Competitive Record
As a European Under 21 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 | |||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
| 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 2019-20
2021 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
Qualification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 16 | Final tournament | — | 0–0 | 12 Nov | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 13 | Final tournament if best runners-up (Play-offs otherwise) |
13 Oct | — | 3–0 | 17 Nov | 6–0 | 5–0 | |
| 3 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | 1–0 | 9 Oct | — | 4 Sep | 6–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 | 1–3 | 8 Sep | 5–0 | — | 13 Oct | 9 Oct | ||
| 5 | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 17 Nov | 13 Nov | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 | 17 Nov | 12 Nov | 13 Oct | 0–3 | 8 Sep | — |
Staff
The under-21 men's management team includes:[1]
| Position | Name | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Head Coach | |
5 April 2020 |
| Assistant Coach | |
5 April 2020 |
| Goalkeeping Coach | |
24 January 2019 |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | |
24 January 2019 |
| Performance Analyst | |
24 January 2019 |
| Physiotherapist | |
24 January 2019 |
| Doctor | |
24 January 2019 |
| Kitman | |
24 January 2019 |
Players
Current squad
Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible for the next UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
The following players were called up for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifiers against Armenia & Sweden.[2]
Caps and goals updated as of 20 November 2019.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | GK | Conor Kearns | 6 May 1998 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1 | GK | Gavin Bazunu | 20 February 2002 | 2 | 0 |  |
| 2 | DF | Lee O'Connor | 28 July 2000 | 11 | 1 |  |
| DF | Dara O'Shea | 4 March 1999 | 10 | 0 | | |
| 4 | DF | Conor Masterson | 8 September 1998 | 10 | 1 | |
| 21 | DF | Liam Scales | 6 August 1999 | 6 | 0 | |
| DF | Kameron Ledwidge | 7 April 2001 | 1 | 0 | | |
| 5 | DF | Nathan Collins | 30 April 2001 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Danny McNamara | 27 December 1998 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | Thomas O'Connor | 21 April 1999 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | Corey O'Keeffe | 5 June 1998 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 10 | MF | Connor Ronan | 6 March 1998 | 11 | 1 | |
| 7 | MF | Zack Elbouzedi | 5 April 1998 | 11 | 3 | |
| 6 | MF | Conor Coventry | 25 March 2000 | 11 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Jayson Molumby | 8 August 1999 | 10 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Jason Knight | 13 February 2001 | 7 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Daniel Mandroiu | 20 October 1998 | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | Simon Power | 13 May 1998 | 4 | 0 | | |
| 17 | MF | Gavin Kilkenny | 1 February 2000 | 6 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Jack Taylor | 23 June 1998 | 5 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Danny Grant | 23 December 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Jack Clarke | 30 January 1999 | 0 | 0 | | |
| MF | Anthony Scully | 19 April 1999 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 9 | FW | Adam Idah | 11 February 2001 | 12 | 5 | |
| 15 | FW | Troy Parrott | 4 February 2002 | 4 | 4 | |
| 19 | FW | Aidan Keena | 25 April 1999 | 2 | 0 | |
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 |
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| GK | Caoimhín Kelleher | 23 November 1998 | 10 | 0 | |
v. |
| GK | Ross Treacy | 26 September 1998 | 0 | 0 | |
v. |
| DF | Trevor Clarke | 26 March 1998 | 1 | 0 | |
v. |
| DF | Darragh Leahy | 15 April 1998 | 8 | 0 | |
v. |
| DF | Tyreke Wilson | 2 December 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
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| DF | Canice Carroll | 26 January 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
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| DF | Barry Cotter | 4 December 1998 | 0 | 0 | |
v. |
| DF | Corrie Ndaba | 25 December 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
v. |
| DF | Andy Lyons | 2 August 2000 | 1 | 0 | |
v. |
| DF | Conor McCarthy | 11 April 1998 | 1 | 0 | |
v. |
| DF | Sam Todd | 28 April 1998 | 1 | 0 | |
v. |
| DF | John Mahon | 26 November 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
v. |
| MF | Neil Farrugia | 19 May 1999 | 2 | 1 | |
v. |
| MF | Jake Doyle-Hayes | 30 December 1998 | 1 | 0 | |
v. |
| MF | Jamie Lennon | 9 May 1998 | 4 | 0 | |
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| MF | Josh Barrett | 21 June 1998 | 3 | 0 | |
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| MF | Stephen Mallon | 7 February 1999 | 2 | 0 | |
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| MF | Brandon Kavanagh | 21 September 2000 | 2 | 1 | |
v. |
| MF | Will Fitzgerald | 19 May 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
v. |
| MF | Aaron Bolger | 2 February 2000 | 1 | 0 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
v. |
| MF | Robbie McCourt | 6 April 1998 | 1 | 0 | |
v. |
| MF | Jack Keaney | 18 January 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
v. |
| MF | Karl O'Sullivan | 31 October 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
v. |
| MF | JJ Lunney | 2 February 1998 | 0 | 0 | |
v. |
| FW | Michael Obafemi | 6 July 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
v. |
| FW | Aaron Drinan | 6 May 1998 | 7 | 0 | |
v. |
| FW | Jonathan Afolabi | 14 January 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
v. |
| FW | Aaron Connolly | 28 January 2000 | 7 | 1 | |
v. |
| FW | Michael O'Connor | 31 July 1998 | 2 | 0 | |
v. |
| FW | Ronan Hale | 8 September 1998 | 5 | 2 | |
v. |
Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the Senior team.
See also
- European Under-21 Football Championship
- Republic of Ireland national football team
- Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team
- Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team
References
- "Management Profiles". Football Association of Ireland.
- "Kenny names weakened squad for crucial Euro qualifiers". RTÉ. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
External links
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