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Germany national under-21 football team

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Germany Under-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationDeutscher Fußball-Bund
Head coachAntonio Di Salvo
CaptainEric Martel
Most capsFabian Ernst (31)
Top scorerPierre Littbarski (18)
First colours
Second colours
First international
U-23:
Germany West Germany 3–3 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Frankfurt, West Germany; 25 June 1955)
U-21:
Poland Poland 1–0 West Germany Germany
(Toruń, Poland; 10 October 1979)
Biggest win
U-23:
Germany West Germany 3–0 Turkey Turkey
(Augsburg, West Germany; 24 April 1971)
U-21:
 San Marino 0–11 Germany 
(Serravalle, San Marino; 17 November 2009)
Biggest defeat
U-23:
Soviet Union Soviet Union 3–1 West Germany Germany
(Yerevan, Soviet Union; 29 April 1972)
U-21:
 Portugal 5–0 Germany 
(Olomouc, Czech Republic; 27 June 2015)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances14 (first in 1982)
Best resultWinners (2009, 2017, 2021)

The Germany national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Germany in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and is controlled by the German Football Association (DFB), the governing body of football in Germany.

Before the reunification of Germany, East Germany and West Germany played as separate entities — the two teams played separately until summer 1990. Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, international under-21 football in Europe began. A West German team, however, did not compete in the U-21 European Championship until the qualifying round (beginning in 1980) of the 1982 competition.

West Germany competed in the first two under-23 competitions, which finished in 1972 and 1974. The first under-21 competition finals were in 1978, and since the under-21 competition rules state that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an under-23 competition.

The current Germany team can be legitimately considered as the current incarnation of the West German team, since the West Germany flag, uniform, and football association all became those of the unified Germany. In effect, the West German team absorbed the East German team to become 'the Germany national under-21 football team'.

For these reasons, the record of West Germany for the U-23 and U-21 competitions is shown below.

Competitive record

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For the East Germany team record, look here.

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

UEFA U-23 Championship record

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UEFA European Under-23 Championship finals record Qualifications record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA GP W D L GF GA
Europe 1972 Quarterfinals 8th 2 0 1 1 1 3 6 5 1 0 11 1 1972
Europe 1974 did not qualify 4 2 1 1 7 3 1974
Europe 1976 did not enter did not enter 1976
Total Quarterfinals 1/3 2 0 1 1 1 3 10 7 2 1 18 4 Total

UEFA U-21 Championship record

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UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals record Qualifications record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA GP W D L GF GA
Europe 1978 did not enter did not enter 1978
Europe 1980 1980
Europe 1982 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 15 9 6 5 0 1 15 5 1982
Europe 1984 did not qualify 6 3 3 0 13 4 1984
Europe 1986 6 3 1 2 9 6 1986
Europe 1988 6 3 0 3 12 9 1988
Europe 1990 Quarterfinals 6th 2 0 1 1 2 3 6 4 2 0 10 2 1990
Europe 1992 Quarterfinals 6th 2 0 1 1 4 5 4 4 0 0 12 1 1992
France 1994 did not qualify 8 5 0 3 20 8 1994
Spain 1996 Quarterfinals 7th 2 0 1 1 1 4 8 6 1 1 22 5 1996
Romania 1998 Quarterfinals 5th 3 2 0 1 3 2 8 6 2 0 20 3 1998
Slovakia 2000 did not qualify 8 4 1 3 9 7 2000
Switzerland 2002 8 5 1 2 18 7 2002
Germany 2004 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 4 5 8 5 2 1 13 6 2004
Portugal 2006 Group stage 7th 3 1 0 2 1 4 12 9 3 0 27 5 2006
Netherlands 2007 did not qualify 4 2 0 2 8 6 2007
Sweden 2009 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 8 1 10 6 3 1 26 4 2009
Denmark 2011 did not qualify 8 3 3 2 26 10 2011
Israel 2013 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 4 5 12 10 2 0 43 11 2013
Czech Republic 2015 Semifinals 3rd 4 1 2 1 5 7 10 8 2 0 30 5 2015
Poland 2017 Champions 1st 5 3 1 1 8 3 10 10 0 0 35 8 2017
Italy 2019 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 15 7 10 8 1 1 33 7 2019
Hungary Slovenia 2021 Champions 1st 6 3 3 0 9 4 8 6 0 2 22 10 2021
Romania Georgia (country) 2023 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 2 5 10 9 0 1 32 9 2023
Slovakia 2025 Qualified TBD 2025
Total 3 titles 15/25 52 22 13* 17 81 64 176 124 27 25 465 138 Total

Individual awards

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EURO Under-21 dream team

On 17 June 2015, UEFA revealed an all-time best XI from the previous Under-21 final tournaments.[1]

Included players from Germany:

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

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2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 10 8 2 0 35 10 +25 26 Final tournament 3–1 2–1 0–0 4–1 2–0
2  Poland 10 7 1 2 24 10 +14 22 3–3 0–1 3–0 5–0 2–1
3  Bulgaria 10 4 3 3 17 12 +5 15 2–3 1–3 1–1 6–0 1–0
4  Kosovo 10 3 3 4 10 17 −7 12 0–3 0–4 2–2 2–0 3–1
5  Estonia 10 2 1 7 7 31 −24 7 1–10 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–0
6  Israel 10 1 0 9 5 18 −13 3 1–5 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results and fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss

17 November 2023 2025 UEFA EC Q Germany  4–1  Estonia Paderborn
18:00
Report Kuraksin 64' Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena
Attendance: 5,493
Referee: Danijar Sachi (Kazakhstan)
21 November 2023 2025 UEFA EC Q Germany  3–1  Poland Essen
18:00
Report Mosór 24' Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße
Attendance: 8,559
Referee: Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus)
22 March 2024 2025 UEFA EC Q Germany  0–0  Kosovo Chemnitz
18:00 Report Stadium: Stadion an der Gellertstraße
Attendance: 6,899
Referee: Daniele Chiffi (Italy)
26 March 2024 2025 UEFA EC Q Germany  2–0  Israel Halle
18:00
Report Stadium: Leuna Chemie Stadion
Attendance: 4,766
Referee: John Brooks (England)
4 September 2024 2025 UEFA EC Q Israel  1–5  Germany Győr, Hungary
Yehoshua 64' Report
Stadium: Ménfői úti Stadion
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 17 October 2023, was postponed due to the Israel–Hamas war.[2]
10 September 2024 2025 UEFA EC Q Estonia  1–10  Germany Tallinn
18:00 Sapovalov 69' Report
Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium
Referee: Antoine Chiaramonti (Andorra)
11 October 2024 2025 UEFA EC Q Germany  2–1  Bulgaria Regensburg
18:00
Report Stadium: Jahnstadion
Attendance: 8,586
Referee: Ben Mcmaster (Northern Ireland)
15 October 2024 2025 UEFA EC Q Poland  3–3  Germany Łódź
17:00 Report Stadium: Widzew Stadium
Attendance: 11,496
Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia)
15 November 2024 Friendly Germany  v  Denmark Aachen
18:00 Stadium: New Tivoli
19 November 2024 Friendly France  v  Germany Valenciennes
18:15 Stadium: Stade du Hainaut

Players

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Current squad

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Players born in or after 2002 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Denmark and France on 15 and 19 November 2024.[3]

Note: Names in italics denote players that have been called up to the senior team.

Caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2024.[4]
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Noah Atubolu (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 22) 15 0 Germany SC Freiburg
1GK Jonas Urbig (2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 (age 21) 6 0 Germany 1. FC Köln
1GK Tjark Ernst (2003-03-15) 15 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Germany Hertha BSC

2DF Jan Thielmann (2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 22) 15 1 Germany 1. FC Köln
2DF Bright Arrey-Mbi (2003-03-26) 26 March 2003 (age 21) 9 1 Portugal Braga
2DF Nathaniel Brown (2003-06-16) 16 June 2003 (age 21) 5 0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
2DF Leandro Morgalla (2004-09-13) 13 September 2004 (age 20) 4 0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
2DF Max Rosenfelder (2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 21) 3 1 Germany SC Freiburg
2DF Hendry Blank (2004-08-21) 21 August 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
2DF Nnamdi Collins (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt

3MF Ansgar Knauff (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22) 20 3 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
3MF Eric Martel (captain) (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 22) 20 2 Germany 1. FC Köln
3MF Brajan Gruda (2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 (age 20) 8 1 England Brighton & Hove Albion
3MF Rocco Reitz (2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 22) 8 2 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
3MF Paul Nebel (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 22) 6 0 Germany Mainz 05
3MF Frans Krätzig (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Germany VfB Stuttgart
3MF Paul Wanner (2005-12-23) 23 December 2005 (age 18) 2 1 Germany 1. FC Heidenheim
3MF Tom Bischof (2005-06-28) 28 June 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Germany TSG Hoffenheim
3MF Aljoscha Kemlein (2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Germany Union Berlin

4FW Youssoufa Moukoko (2004-11-20) 20 November 2004 (age 19) 13 12 France OGC Nice
4FW Nick Woltemade (2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 22) 9 4 Germany VfB Stuttgart
4FW Nicolò Tresoldi (2004-08-20) 20 August 2004 (age 20) 7 4 Germany Hannover 96
4FW Maximilian Beier (2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 22) 6 3 Germany Borussia Dortmund

Recent call-ups

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The following players have previously been called up to the Germany under-21 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Felix Gebhardt (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Germany Jahn Regensburg v.  Estonia, 10 September 2024

DF Tom Rothe (2004-10-29) 29 October 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Germany Union Berlin v.  Poland, 15 October 2024
DF Tim Oermann (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Germany VfL Bochum v.  Poland, 15 October 2024
DF Luca Netz (2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 (age 21) 17 0 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach v.  Poland, 15 October 2024
DF Marcel Beifus (2002-10-27) 27 October 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Germany Karlsruher SC v.  Estonia, 10 September 2024
DF Kenneth Schmidt (2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 22) 4 0 Germany SC Freiburg v.  Israel, 4 September 2024
DF Linus Gechter (2004-02-27) 27 February 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Germany Hertha BSC v.  Israel, 4 September 2024
DF Julian Eitschberger (2004-03-05) 5 March 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Germany Hallescher FC v.  Israel, 26 March 2024
DF Jamil Siebert (2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 22) 4 0 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf v.  Israel, 26 March 2024
DF Joshua Quarshie (2004-07-26) 26 July 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf v.  Israel, 26 March 2024
DF Colin Kleine-Bekel (2003-01-24) 24 January 2003 (age 21) 5 1 Germany Holstein Kiel v.  Israel, 26 March 2024
DF Márton Dárdai (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22) 8 0 Germany Hertha BSC v.  Poland, 21 November 2023

MF Umut Tohumcu (2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Germany TSG Hoffenheim v.  Poland, 15 October 2024
MF Tim Lemperle (2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 22) 10 2 Germany 1. FC Köln v.  Poland, 15 October 2024
MF Armindo Sieb (2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Germany Mainz 05 v.  Estonia, 10 September 2024
MF Merlin Röhl (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 22) 9 2 Germany SC Freiburg v.  Estonia, 10 September 2024
MF Jens Castrop (2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg v.  Israel, 26 March 2024
MF Tim Breithaupt (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Germany FC Augsburg v.  Poland, 21 November 2023

FW Karim Adeyemi (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) 6 5 Germany Borussia Dortmund v.  Estonia, 10 September 2024
FW Keke Topp (2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Germany Werder Bremen v.  Estonia, 10 September 2024

Past squads

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Player records

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Former coaches

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See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Our all-time Under-21 EURO dream team". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. ^ "UEFA postpones matches in Israel". UEFA.com. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  3. ^ "U 21 gegen Dänemark und Frankreich: Collins, Bischof und Kemlein neu dabei". dfb.de. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  4. ^ "U 21-Nationalteam Männer Team". dfb.de. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
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