Finland national under-21 football team

The Finnish national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Finland. The team qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship final tournament in 2009.

Finland U21
Nickname(s)Pikkuhuuhkajat
(The Little Eagle-Owls)[1]
AssociationFootball Association of Finland
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coach Juha Malinen
FIFA codeFIN
First colours
Second colours
First international
Finland 1–3 Sweden 
(Vaasa, Finland; 11 August 1976)
Biggest win
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Biggest defeat
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UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2009)
Best resultGroup stage

UEFA U-21 Championship Record
  • 1978: Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
  • 1980: Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
  • 1982: Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1984: Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1986: Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1988: Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1990: Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1992: Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1994: Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
  • 1996: Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
  • 1998: Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2000: Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2002: Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2004: Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2006: Finished 5th of 7 in qualification group.
  • 2007: Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
  • 2009: Won qualification group 6 and beat Austria in play-offs. Qualified for the final tournament, where finished 4th of 4 in Group B.
  • 2011: Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2013: Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2015: Finished 2nd of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2017: Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2019: Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.

2021 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification
Main article: 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 8
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 10 8 2 0 21 9 +12 26 Final tournament — 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 5–1
2  Romania 10 6 2 2 22 7 +15 20 1–1 — 3–0 4–1 3–0 4–1
3  Ukraine 10 5 1 4 17 11 +6 16 2–3 1–0 — 0–2 3–0 4–0
4  Finland 10 4 1 5 14 15 −1 13 0–1 1–3 0–2 — 1–1 4–0
5  Northern Ireland 10 2 3 5 7 13 −6 9 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–3 — 0–0
6  Malta 10 0 1 9 4 30 −26 1 1–3 0–3 1–4 0–1 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Current squad

The following players have been called-up for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification against Malta on 17 November 2020.[2][3]

Caps and goals as of 17 November 2020 after the match against Malta.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Viljami Sinisalo (2001-10-11) 11 October 2001 1 0 Ayr United
12 1GK Hugo Keto (1998-02-09) 9 February 1998 14 0 HJK
2 2DF Aapo Halme (captain) (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 18 0 Barnsley
3 2DF Martti Haukioja (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 6 0 Inter Turku
4 2DF Mikael Almén (2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 2 0 Ilves
5 2DF Juho Hyvärinen (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 10 0 RoPS
14 2DF Robin Tihi (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 5 0 AIK
15 2DF Matias Vainionpää (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 4 0 SJK
19 2DF Aapo Mäenpää (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 7 0 IFK Mariehamn
6 3MF Miko Virtanen (1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 6 0 Arbroath
7 3MF Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 3 0 Inter Turku
10 3MF Naatan Skyttä (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 3 1 Ilves
16 3MF Lucas Lingman (1998-01-25) 25 January 1998 14 0 HJK
18 3MF Jasin-Amin Assehnoun (1998-12-26) 26 December 1998 13 2 FC Lahti
21 3MF Niilo Mäenpää (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 6 0 IFK Mariehamn
9 4FW Benjamin Källman (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 21 13 Inter Turku
13 4FW Eetu Vertainen (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 14 1 HJK
17 4FW Timo Stavitski (1999-07-17) 17 July 1999 5 1 Maastricht
20 4FW Tobias Fagerström (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 3 0 Hamburger SV II
22 4FW Enoch Banza (2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 6 0 RoPS

Recent callups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Will Jääskeläinen (1998-02-09) 9 February 1998 8 0 Crewe Alexandra v.  Denmark, 13 October 2020
GK Rasmus Leislahti (2000-06-16) June 16, 2000 1 0 VPS v.  Denmark, 13 October 2020
DF Jonas Häkkinen (1999-03-21) 21 March 1999 4 0 FC Haka v.  Denmark, 13 October 2020
DF Juhani Pikkarainen (1998-07-30) 30 July 1998 8 1 TPS v.  Ukraine, 8 September 2020
DF Joonas Sundman (1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 10 0 SJK v.  Romania, 14 November 2019
DF Tuukka Andberg (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 0 0 HIFK v.  Northern Ireland, 10 September 2019
DF Kalle Katz INJ (2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 3 0 RoPS v.  Northern Ireland, 10 September 2019
DF Ville Tikkanen (1999-08-08) 8 August 1999 0 0 SJK v.  Sweden, 11 June 2019
DF Valtteri Vesiaho (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 0 0 KTP v.  Bulgaria, 25 March 2019
MF Onni Valakari (1999-08-18) 18 August 1999 13 4 Pafos v.  Malta, 17 November 2020
MF Jaakko Oksanen INJ (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 11 0 Wimbledon v.  Malta, 17 November 2020
MF Kaan Kairinen (1998-12-22) 22 December 1998 19 4 Lillestrøm v.  Denmark, 13 October 2020
MF Joel Mattsson (1999-03-17) 17 March 1999 2 0 HIFK v.  Denmark, 14 October 2019
MF Abukar Mohamed (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 2 0 Karpaty Lviv v.  Northern Ireland, 10 September 2019
MF Teemu Jäntti (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 2 0 FC Lahti v.  Sweden, 11 June 2019
MF Eemeli Virta (2000-09-28) 28 September 2000 0 0 FC Lahti v.  Sweden, 11 June 2019
FW Mikael Soisalo (1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 20 2 Zulte Waregem v.  Malta, 17 November 2020
FW Saku Ylätupa (1999-08-04) 4 August 1999 12 1 IFK Mariehamn v.  Malta, 17 November 2020
FW Serge Atakayi (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 2 0 SJK v.  Malta, 17 November 2020
FW Marcus Forss (1999-06-18) 18 June 1999 5 2 Brentford v.  Denmark, 13 October 2020
FW Nikolas Saira (1999-02-11) 11 February 1999 0 0 HIFK v.  Sweden, 11 June 2019
FW Lassi Lappalainen (1998-08-24) 24 August 1998 7 3 CF Montreal v.  Lithuania, 16 October 2018
  • INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.

Coaching staff

[4]

Position Name
Head coach Juha Malinen
Assistant coach Stephen Ward
Assistant coach Joaquin Gomez
Goalkeeping coach Mikko Kavén
Video analyst Jouko Kylmäoja
Physiotherapist Tony Elomaa
Doctor Jonne Väisänen
Kit manager Timo Naukkarinen
Team manager Joonas Vilkki

Past squads

See also

References
  1. Pikkuhuuhkajat
  2. Pikkuhuuhkajat EM-karsintojen päätökseen nimetty - kaksi nuorta Huuhkajiin
  3. Väisänen jättää Huuhkajien ryhmän, Valakari jatkaa Walesiin saakka
  4. Valmennus ja joukkueenjohto
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