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Estonia national under-21 football team

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Estonia U21
Nickname(s)Sinisärgid (Blueshirts)
AssociationEstonian Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachSander Post
CaptainTanel Tammik
Most capsMarko Meerits
Andrei Veis (30)
Top scorerAleksandr Šapovalov (6)
FIFA codeEST
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
 Estonia 1–10 Germany 
(Tallinn, Estonia; 10 September 2024)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances0

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

As a European under-21 team, Estonia competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years. To date Estonia haven't yet qualified for the finals tournament. The team also competes in the biennial Under-21 Baltic Cup, winning the tournament in 2014.

Results and fixtures

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Main article: Estonia national under-21 football team results

Coaching staff

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As of 16 October 2024[1]
Position Name
Head coach Estonia Sander Post
Assistant coach Estonia Igor Morozov
Goalkeeping coach Estonia Aiko Orgla
Fitness coach Estonia Karel Kübar
Doctor Estonia Timo Rahnel
Physiotherapist Estonia Martin Seeman
Estonia Kristjan Mardo
Manager Estonia Even Laanemaa

Players

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Current squad

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  • The following players were called-up for the 2022 Under-21 Baltic Cup matches.[2]
  • Match dates: 16 and 18 November 2022
  • Opposition:  Lithuania and  Latvia
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 8 June 2022, after the match against  Croatia
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Kaur Kivila (2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Italy Carpi
1GK Georg Mattias Lagus (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Estonia FCI Levadia
1GK Maico Rimmel (2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Estonia Kalev
2DF Kristo Hussar (2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 (age 22) 12 0 Estonia Flora
2DF Andres Järve (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Estonia FCI Levadia
2DF Sander Alex Liit (2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Estonia Kuressaare
2DF Aleksandr Nikolajev (2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Estonia TJK Legion
2DF Daniil Sõtšugov (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Estonia Kalev
2DF Tanel Tammik (2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Estonia Tammeka
2DF Tristan Toomas Teeväli (2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Estonia Kalev
2DF Erko Jonne Tõugjas (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Estonia TJK Legion
2DF Andreas Vaher (2004-04-15) 15 April 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Finland HJK
3MF Nikita Ivanov (2003-08-16) 16 August 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Estonia TJK Legion
3MF Nikita Mihhailov (2002-06-20) 20 June 2002 (age 22) 4 0 Estonia Narva Trans
3MF Kevor Palumets (2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 (age 21) 7 0 Belgium Zulte Waregem
3MF Kaspar Rõõmussaar (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Estonia Harju JK Laagri
3MF Nikita Vassiljev (2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Estonia FCI Levadia
3MF Martin Vetkal (2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Italy Roma
4FW Danil Kuraksin (2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 21) 4 0 Estonia Flora
4FW Aleksandr Šapovalov (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Estonia Flora
4FW Daniil Tarassenkov (2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Estonia TJK Legion
4FW Taaniel Usta (2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Estonia Pärnu JK Vaprus
4FW Patrick Genro Veelma (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Estonia Tammeka
4FW Sten Jakob Viidas (2003-02-24) 24 February 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Finland KPV

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Carl Kaiser Kiidjärv (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Estonia Tartu JK Tammeka v.  Croatia, 8 June 2022
MF Rocco Robert Shein (2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 21) 8 0 Netherlands Utrecht v.  Croatia, 8 June 2022
  • INJ Withdrew due to an injury.
  • PRE Preliminary squad.
  • RET Retired from the national team.

Competitive record

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UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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UEFA European Under-21 Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Europe 1978 did not enter
Europe 1980
Europe 1982
Europe 1984
Europe 1986
Europe 1988
Europe 1990
Europe 1992
France 1994
Spain 1996 did not qualify 10 0 0 10 5 37
Romania 1998 10 1 1 8 4 25
Slovakia 2000 10 0 0 10 4 35
Switzerland 2002 8 0 0 8 2 28
Germany 2004 6 0 2 4 4 10
Portugal 2006 10 0 2 8 4 25
Netherlands 2007 2 0 0 2 1 7
Sweden 2009 8 1 0 7 1 19
Denmark 2011 10 3 3 4 9 16
Israel 2013 8 0 1 7 2 19
Czech Republic 2015 10 2 3 5 9 23
Poland 2017 10 1 1 8 3 26
Italy San Marino 2019 10 0 2 8 11 24
Hungary Slovenia 2021 10 1 2 7 3 34
Romania Georgia (country) 2023 10 0 0 10 0 32
Slovakia 2025 10 2 1 7 7 31
Total 0/25 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 11 18 113 69 391
Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours and achievements

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Regional

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Koosseis" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Noormeeste U21 koondise koosseisus toimusid muudatused" (in Estonian). Eesti Jalgpalli Liit. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
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