2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads

Only players born on or after 1 January 1986 were eligible to play. Players in bold have made their senior international debuts prior to the competition or afterwards.

Group A

Belarus

Head coach: Yuri Kurnenin

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Pavel Chasnowski	(1986-03-04)4 March 1986 (aged 23)	Vitebsk
2	2DF	Mikalay Asipovich	(1986-05-29)29 May 1986 (aged 23)	MTZ-RIPO Minsk
3	2DF	Alyaksandr Martynovich	(1987-08-26)26 August 1987 (aged 21)	Dinamo Minsk
4	2DF	Igor Shitov	(1986-10-24)24 October 1986 (aged 22)	BATE Borisov
5	3MF	Maksim Bardachow	(1986-05-18)18 May 1986 (aged 23)	BATE Borisov
6	3MF	Syarhey Balanovich	(1987-08-29)29 August 1987 (aged 21)	Shakhtyor Soligorsk
7	3MF	Sergey Krivets	(1986-06-08)8 June 1986 (aged 23)	BATE Borisov
8	2DF	Alyaksandr Valadzko	(1986-06-18)18 June 1986 (aged 22)	BATE Borisov
9	4FW	Leanid Kovel	(1986-07-29)29 July 1986 (aged 22)	Saturn Moscow Oblast
10	4FW	Dzmitry Kamarowski	(1986-10-10)10 October 1986 (aged 22)	Naftan Novopolotsk
11	3MF	Mikhail Afanasyev (c)	(1986-11-04)4 November 1986 (aged 22)	Amkar Perm
12	1GK	Artem Gomelko	(1989-12-08)8 December 1989 (aged 19)	Lokomotiv Moscow
13	3MF	Alyaksandr Sachywka	(1986-01-05)5 January 1986 (aged 23)	Minsk
14	3MF	Anton Putsila	(1987-06-10)10 June 1987 (aged 22)	Dinamo Minsk
15	2DF	Syarhey Kislyak	(1987-08-06)6 August 1987 (aged 21)	Dinamo Minsk
16	2DF	Aleh Veratsila	(1988-07-10)10 July 1988 (aged 20)	Dinamo Minsk
17	3MF	Syarhey Hihevich	(1987-01-26)26 January 1987 (aged 22)	Dinamo Minsk
18	2DF	Dzmitry Verkhawtsow	(1986-10-10)10 October 1986 (aged 22)	Naftan Novopolotsk
19	2DF	Alyaksey Yanushkevich	(1986-01-15)15 January 1986 (aged 23)	Shakhtyor Soligorsk
20	4FW	Vladimir Yurchenko	(1989-01-26)26 January 1989 (aged 20)	Saturn Moscow Oblast
21	3MF	Mikhail Sivakov	(1988-01-16)16 January 1988 (aged 21)	Cagliari
22	1GK	Anton Kavalewski	(1986-02-02)2 February 1986 (aged 23)	Naftan Novopolotsk
23	2DF	Andrey Chukhley	(1987-10-02)2 October 1987 (aged 21)	Dinamo Minsk

Italy

Head coach: Pierluigi Casiraghi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Andrea Consigli	(1987-01-27)27 January 1987 (aged 22)	Atalanta
2	2DF	Marco Motta (c)	(1986-05-14)14 May 1986 (aged 23)	Udinese^[1]
3	2DF	Marco Andreolli	(1986-06-10)10 June 1986 (aged 23)	Roma^[2]
4	2DF	Domenico Criscito	(1986-12-30)30 December 1986 (aged 22)	Juventus^[3]
5	3MF	Piermario Morosini	(1986-07-05)5 July 1986 (aged 22)	Vicenza
6	2DF	Lino Marzoratti	(1986-10-12)12 October 1986 (aged 22)	Empoli
7	3MF	Ignazio Abate	(1986-11-12)12 November 1986 (aged 22)	Torino^[4]
8	3MF	Claudio Marchisio	(1986-01-19)19 January 1986 (aged 23)	Juventus
9	4FW	Robert Acquafresca	(1987-09-11)11 September 1987 (aged 21)	Internazionale^[5]
10	4FW	Sebastian Giovinco	(1987-01-26)26 January 1987 (aged 22)	Juventus
11	2DF	Paolo De Ceglie	(1986-09-17)17 September 1986 (aged 22)	Juventus
12	1GK	Salvatore Sirigu	(1987-01-12)12 January 1987 (aged 22)	Palermo^[6]
13	2DF	Andrea Ranocchia	(1988-02-16)16 February 1988 (aged 21)	Genoa^[7]
14	2DF	Francesco Pisano	(1986-04-29)29 April 1986 (aged 23)	Cagliari
15	2DF	Salvatore Bocchetti	(1986-11-30)30 November 1986 (aged 22)	Genoa
16	3MF	Antonio Candreva	(1987-02-28)28 February 1987 (aged 22)	Udinese^[8]
17	3MF	Andrea Poli	(1989-09-29)29 September 1989 (aged 19)	Sampdoria^[9]
18	3MF	Alessio Cerci	(1987-07-23)23 July 1987 (aged 21)	Roma^[10]
19	4FW	Alberto Paloschi	(1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 19)	Parma
20	4FW	Mario Balotelli	(1990-08-12)12 August 1990 (aged 18)	Internazionale
21	3MF	Luca Cigarini	(1986-06-20)20 June 1986 (aged 22)	Atalanta
22	1GK	Andrea Seculin	(1990-07-14)14 July 1990 (aged 18)	Fiorentina
23	3MF	Daniele Dessena	(1987-05-10)10 May 1987 (aged 22)	Sampdoria

Serbia

Head coach: Slobodan Krčmarević

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Željko Brkić	(1986-07-09)9 July 1986 (aged 22)	Vojvodina
2	2DF	Marko Jovanović	(1988-03-23)23 March 1988 (aged 21)	Partizan
3	2DF	Ljubomir Fejsa	(1988-08-14)14 August 1988 (aged 20)	Partizan
4	3MF	Gojko Kačar	(1987-01-26)26 January 1987 (aged 22)	Hertha BSC
5	2DF	Nikola Petković	(1986-03-28)28 March 1986 (aged 23)	Eintracht Frankfurt
6	2DF	Nikola Gulan	(1989-03-23)23 March 1989 (aged 20)	Fiorentina^[11]
7	3MF	Milan Smiljanić (c)	(1986-11-19)19 November 1986 (aged 22)	Espanyol
8	4FW	Rade Veljović	(1986-08-09)9 August 1986 (aged 22)	CFR Cluj
9	4FW	Slavko Perović	(1989-06-09)9 June 1989 (aged 20)	Red Star Belgrade
10	4FW	Miralem Sulejmani	(1988-12-05)5 December 1988 (aged 20)	Ajax
11	3MF	Zoran Tošić	(1987-04-28)28 April 1987 (aged 22)	Manchester United
12	1GK	Bojan Šaranov	(1987-09-22)22 September 1987 (aged 21)	OFK Beograd
13	2DF	Ivan Obradović	(1988-07-25)25 July 1988 (aged 20)	Partizan
14	2DF	Nenad Tomović	(1987-08-30)30 August 1987 (aged 21)	Red Star Belgrade
15	2DF	Nemanja Pejčinović	(1987-11-04)4 November 1987 (aged 21)	Red Star Belgrade
16	2DF	Jagoš Vuković	(1988-06-10)10 June 1988 (aged 21)	Rad
17	3MF	Nemanja Matić	(1988-08-01)1 August 1988 (aged 20)	MFK Košice
18	3MF	Marko Milinković	(1988-04-16)16 April 1988 (aged 21)	MFK Košice
19	2DF	Rajko Brežančić	(1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 19)	Partizan
20	4FW	Dušan Tadić	(1988-11-20)20 November 1988 (aged 20)	Vojvodina
21	2DF	Milan Vilotić	(1986-10-21)21 October 1986 (aged 22)	Čukarički
22	4FW	Nemanja Tomić	(1988-01-21)21 January 1988 (aged 21)	Partizan
23	1GK	Živko Živković	(1989-04-14)14 April 1989 (aged 20)	Metalac Gornji Milanovac

Sweden

Head coach: Tommy Söderberg and Jörgen Lennartsson^[12]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Johan Dahlin	(1986-09-08)8 September 1986 (aged 22)	Lyn
2	2DF	Mikael Lustig	(1986-12-13)13 December 1986 (aged 22)	Rosenborg
3	2DF	Mattias Bjärsmyr (c)	(1986-01-03)3 January 1986 (aged 23)	IFK Göteborg
4	2DF	Rasmus Bengtsson	(1986-06-26)26 June 1986 (aged 22)	Trelleborgs FF
5	2DF	Emil Johansson	(1986-08-11)11 August 1986 (aged 22)	Hammarb IFy
6	2DF	Per Karlsson	(1986-01-02)2 January 1986 (aged 23)	AIK
7	4FW	Ola Toivonen	(1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 22)	PSV
8	3MF	Andreas Landgren	(1989-03-17)17 March 1989 (aged 20)	Helsingborgs IF
9	4FW	Marcus Berg	(1986-08-17)17 August 1986 (aged 22)	Groningen
10	4FW	Denni Avdić	(1988-09-05)5 September 1988 (aged 20)	IF Elfsborg
11	4FW	Robin Söder	(1991-04-01)1 April 1991 (aged 18)	IFK Göteborg
12	1GK	Pär Hansson	(1986-06-22)22 June 1986 (aged 22)	Helsingborgs IF
13	3MF	Gustav Svensson	(1987-02-07)7 February 1987 (aged 22)	IFK Göteborg
14	3MF	Guillermo Molins	(1988-09-26)26 September 1988 (aged 20)	Malmö FF
15	3MF	Labinot Harbuzi	(1986-04-04)4 April 1986 (aged 23)	Malmö FF
16	2DF	Pierre Bengtsson	(1988-04-12)12 April 1988 (aged 21)	AIK
17	2DF	Martin Olsson	(1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 21)	Blackburn Rovers
18	3MF	Rasmus Elm	(1988-03-17)17 March 1988 (aged 21)	Kalmar FF
19	3MF	Pontus Wernbloom	(1986-06-25)25 June 1986 (aged 22)	IFK Göteborg
20	3MF	Emir Bajrami	(1988-03-07)7 March 1988 (aged 21)	IF Elfsborg
21	3MF	Gabriel Özkan	(1986-05-23)23 May 1986 (aged 23)	AIK
22	2DF	Joel Ekstrand	(1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 20)	Helsingborgs IF
23	1GK	Kristoffer Nordfeldt	(1989-06-23)23 June 1989 (aged 19)	IF Brommapojkarna

Group B

England

Head coach: Stuart Pearce

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Joe Hart	(1987-04-19)19 April 1987 (aged 22)	18	0	Manchester City
2	2DF	Martin Cranie	(1986-09-23)23 September 1986 (aged 22)	12	0	Portsmouth
3	2DF	Andrew Taylor	(1986-08-01)1 August 1986 (aged 22)	12	0	Middlesbrough
4	3MF	Lee Cattermole	(1988-03-21)21 March 1988 (aged 21)	10	1	Wigan Athletic
5	2DF	Richard Stearman	(1987-08-19)19 August 1987 (aged 21)	3	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
6	2DF	Nedum Onuoha	(1986-11-12)12 November 1986 (aged 22)	18	1	Manchester City
7	3MF	James Milner	(1986-01-04)4 January 1986 (aged 23)	42	8	Aston Villa
8	3MF	Craig Gardner	(1986-11-27)27 November 1986 (aged 22)	11	2	Aston Villa
9	4FW	Gabriel Agbonlahor	(1986-10-13)13 October 1986 (aged 22)	13	5	Aston Villa
10	3MF	Mark Noble (c)	(1987-05-08)8 May 1987 (aged 22)	16	3	West Ham United
11	3MF	Adam Johnson	(1987-07-14)14 July 1987 (aged 21)	15	4	Middlesbrough
12	3MF	Fabrice Muamba	(1988-04-06)6 April 1988 (aged 21)	15	0	Bolton Wanderers
13	1GK	Joe Lewis	(1987-10-06)6 October 1987 (aged 21)	4	0	Peterborough United
14	4FW	Theo Walcott	(1989-03-16)16 March 1989 (aged 20)	15	6	Arsenal
15	3MF	Jack Rodwell	(1991-03-11)11 March 1991 (aged 18)	2	1	Everton
16	2DF	James Tomkins	(1989-03-29)29 March 1989 (aged 20)	1	0	West Ham United
17	2DF	Micah Richards	(1988-06-24)24 June 1988 (aged 20)	5	1	Manchester City
18	2DF	Michael Mancienne^[13]	(1988-01-08)8 January 1988 (aged 21)	12	1	Chelsea
19	2DF	Kieran Gibbs	(1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (aged 19)	3	2	Arsenal
20	3MF	Andrew Driver	(1987-11-20)20 November 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Heart of Midlothian
21	4FW	Fraizer Campbell	(1987-09-13)13 September 1987 (aged 21)	10	3	Manchester United
22	1GK	Scott Loach	(1988-05-27)27 May 1988 (aged 21)	3	0	Watford
23	3MF	Danny Rose	(1990-07-02)2 July 1990 (aged 18)	1	0	Tottenham Hotspur

Note: All information accurate at start of tournament, on 15 June 2009.

Finland

Head coach: Markku Kanerva

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Anssi Jaakkola	(1987-03-13)13 March 1987 (aged 22)	Siena
2	2DF	Ville Jalasto	(1986-04-19)19 April 1986 (aged 23)	Aalesund
3	2DF	Jukka Raitala	(1988-09-15)15 September 1988 (aged 20)	HJK Helsinki
4	2DF	Jonas Portin	(1986-09-30)30 September 1986 (aged 22)	Jaro
5	2DF	Tuomo Turunen	(1987-08-30)30 August 1987 (aged 21)	Honka
6	3MF	Tim Sparv (c)	(1987-02-20)20 February 1987 (aged 22)	Halmstad
7	3MF	Kasper Hämäläinen	(1986-08-08)8 August 1986 (aged 22)	TPS
8	3MF	Mehmet Hetemaj	(1987-12-08)8 December 1987 (aged 21)	Panionios
9	4FW	Berat Sadik	(1986-09-14)14 September 1986 (aged 22)	Arminia Bielefeld
10	3MF	Nicholas Otaru	(1986-07-15)15 July 1986 (aged 22)	Honka
11	4FW	Jarno Parikka	(1986-07-21)21 July 1986 (aged 22)	HJK Helsinki
12	1GK	Jon Masalin	(1986-01-29)29 January 1986 (aged 23)	Hamarkameratene
13	2DF	Pyry Kärkkäinen	(1986-11-10)10 November 1986 (aged 22)	HJK Helsinki
14	2DF	Joni Aho	(1986-04-12)12 April 1986 (aged 23)	Inter Turku
15	3MF	Ilari Äijälä	(1986-09-30)30 September 1986 (aged 22)	MyPa-47
16	3MF	Përparim Hetemaj	(1986-12-12)12 December 1986 (aged 22)	AEK Athens
17	3MF	Juha Hakola	(1987-10-27)27 October 1987 (aged 21)	Heracles Almelo
18	3MF	Jussi Vasara	(1987-05-14)14 May 1987 (aged 22)	Honka
19	4FW	Aleksandr Kokko	(1987-04-06)6 April 1987 (aged 22)	Honka
20	4FW	Teemu Pukki	(1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 19)	Sevilla
21	2DF	Petri Viljanen	(1987-02-03)3 February 1987 (aged 22)	Haka
22	2DF	Joona Toivio	(1988-04-04)4 April 1988 (aged 21)	AZ
23	1GK	Jukka Lehtovaara	(1988-03-15)15 March 1988 (aged 21)	TPS

Germany

Head coach: Horst Hrubesch

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Manuel Neuer	(1986-03-27)27 March 1986 (aged 23)	15	Schalke 04
2	2DF	Andreas Beck	(1987-03-13)13 March 1987 (aged 22)	22	1899 Hoffenheim
3	2DF	Sebastian Boenisch^[14]	(1987-02-01)1 February 1987 (aged 22)	10	Werder Bremen
4	2DF	Benedikt Höwedes	(1988-02-29)29 February 1988 (aged 21)	11	Schalke 04
5	2DF	Jérôme Boateng	(1988-11-03)3 November 1988 (aged 20)	8	Hamburger SV
6	2DF	Dennis Aogo	(1987-01-14)14 January 1987 (aged 22)	20	Hamburger SV
7	3MF	Patrick Ebert	(1987-03-17)17 March 1987 (aged 22)	10	Hertha BSC
8	3MF	Sami Khedira (c)	(1987-04-04)4 April 1987 (aged 22)	11	VfB Stuttgart
9	3MF	Ashkan Dejagah^[15]	(1986-07-05)5 July 1986 (aged 22)	16	VfL Wolfsburg
10	3MF	Mesut Özil	(1988-10-15)15 October 1988 (aged 20)	11	Werder Bremen
11	3MF	Marko Marin	(1989-03-13)13 March 1989 (aged 20)	7	Borussia Mönchengladbach
12	1GK	Florian Fromlowitz	(1986-07-02)2 July 1986 (aged 22)	12	Hannover 96
13	4FW	Sandro Wagner	(1987-11-29)29 November 1987 (aged 21)	5	MSV Duisburg
14	3MF	Fabian Johnson^[16]	(1987-12-11)11 December 1987 (aged 21)	4	1860 Munich
15	2DF	Mats Hummels	(1988-12-16)16 December 1988 (aged 20)	10	Borussia Dortmund
16	2DF	Daniel Schwaab	(1988-08-23)23 August 1988 (aged 20)	14	SC Freiburg
17	3MF	Dennis Grote	(1986-08-09)9 August 1986 (aged 22)	14	VfL Bochum
18	3MF	Daniel Adlung	(1987-10-01)1 October 1987 (aged 21)	5	VfL Wolfsburg
19	3MF	Änis Ben-Hatira^[17]	(1988-07-18)18 July 1988 (aged 20)	3	MSV Duisburg
20	3MF	Gonzalo Castro	(1987-06-11)11 June 1987 (aged 22)	16	Bayer Leverkusen
21	2DF	Marcel Schmelzer	(1988-01-22)22 January 1988 (aged 21)	1	Borussia Dortmund
22	4FW	Chinedu Ede	(1987-02-05)5 February 1987 (aged 22)	5	MSV Duisburg
23	1GK	Tobias Sippel	(1988-03-22)22 March 1988 (aged 21)	1	1. FC Kaiserslautern

Spain

Head coach: Juan Ramón López Caro

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Roberto Jiménez	(1986-02-10)10 February 1986 (aged 23)	6	0	Recreativo Huelva
2	2DF	Miguel Torres	(1986-01-28)28 January 1986 (aged 23)	12	0	Real Madrid
3	2DF	Nacho Monreal	(1986-02-26)26 February 1986 (aged 23)	6	0	Osasuna
4	3MF	Javi García	(1987-02-08)8 February 1987 (aged 22)	8	0	Real Madrid
5	2DF	Marc Torrejón	(1986-02-18)18 February 1986 (aged 23)	8	0	Espanyol
6	3MF	Javi Martínez	(1988-09-02)2 September 1988 (aged 20)	7	0	Athletic Bilbao
7	3MF	Sisi	(1986-04-22)22 April 1986 (aged 23)	10	2	Recreativo Huelva
8	3MF	Raúl García (c)	(1986-07-11)11 July 1986 (aged 22)	17	1	Atlético Madrid
9	4FW	Bojan Krkić	(1990-08-28)28 August 1990 (aged 18)	8	3	Barcelona
10	3MF	José Manuel Jurado	(1986-06-29)29 June 1986 (aged 22)	15	5	Mallorca
11	3MF	Esteban Granero	(1987-07-02)2 July 1987 (aged 21)	8	2	Getafe
12	2DF	César Azpilicueta	(1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 19)	5	0	Osasuna
13	1GK	Sergio Asenjo	(1989-06-28)28 June 1989 (aged 19)	7	0	Real Valladolid
14	2DF	Sergio Sánchez	(1986-04-03)3 April 1986 (aged 23)	3	0	Espanyol
15	2DF	Chico Flores	(1987-03-06)6 March 1987 (aged 22)	2	0	Almería
16	2DF	Iván Marcano	(1987-06-23)23 June 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Racing Santander
17	3MF	Diego Capel	(1988-02-16)16 February 1988 (aged 21)	7	2	Sevilla
18	3MF	Mario Suárez	(1987-02-24)24 February 1987 (aged 22)	3	0	Mallorca
19	4FW	Xisco	(1986-06-26)26 June 1986 (aged 22)	8	3	Newcastle United
20	4FW	Jonathan Pereira	(1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 22)	2	0	Racing Santander
21	4FW	Adrián López	(1988-01-08)8 January 1988 (aged 21)	3	1	Málaga
22	3MF	Pedro León	(1986-11-24)24 November 1986 (aged 22)	3	0	Real Valladolid
23	1GK	Antonio Adán	(1987-05-13)13 May 1987 (aged 22)	1	0	Real Madrid Castilla

Footnotes

^ Marco Motta spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Roma, he joined Roma after the tournament.
^ Marco Andreolli has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Sassuolo
^ Domenico Criscito has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Genoa
^ Ignazio Abate will join Milan after the tournament.
^ Robert Acquafresca has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Cagliari
^ Salvatore Sirigu has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Ancona
^ Andrea Ranocchia has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Bari
^ Antonio Candreva has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Livorno
^ Andrea Poli has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Sassuolo
^ Alessio Cerci has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Atalanta
^ Nikola Gulan has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to 1860 Munich
^ http://www.svenskfotboll.se/t2.aspx?p=152141&x=1&a=1170430^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Capped for Seychelles.
^ Boenisch opted to play for Poland as he was born in Poland.
^ Dejagah opted to play for Iran, his country of birth, despite being a naturalized German national.
^ Johnson opted to play for the United States as both his parents were United States citizens.
^ Ben-Hatira opted to play for Tunisia.

[1] Marco Motta spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Roma, he joined Roma after the tournament.

[2] Marco Andreolli has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Sassuolo

[3] Domenico Criscito has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Genoa

[4] Ignazio Abate will join Milan after the tournament.

[5] Robert Acquafresca has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Cagliari

[6] Salvatore Sirigu has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Ancona

[7] Andrea Ranocchia has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Bari

[8] Antonio Candreva has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Livorno

[9] Andrea Poli has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Sassuolo

[10] Alessio Cerci has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Atalanta

[11] Nikola Gulan has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to 1860 Munich

[12] ttp://www.svenskfotboll.se/t2.aspx?p=152141&x=1&a=1170430^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[13] Capped for Seychelles.

[14] Boenisch opted to play for Poland as he was born in Poland.

[15] Dejagah opted to play for Iran, his country of birth, despite being a naturalized German national.

[16] Johnson opted to play for the United States as both his parents were United States citizens.

[17] Ben-Hatira opted to play for Tunisia.

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