Estonia national under-21 football team

The Estonia national under-21 football team represents Estonia in international under-21 football competitions and is controlled by the Estonian Football Association (Eesti Jalgpalli Liit), the governing body for football in Estonia.

Estonia U21
Nickname(s)Sinisärgid (Blueshirts)
AssociationEstonian Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachIgor Prins
CaptainMarko Lipp
Most capsMarko Meerits
Andrei Veis (30)
Top scorerMaksim Gussev
Konstantin Nahk (5)
Home stadiumA. Le Coq Arena
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
 Denmark 8–0 Estonia 
(Farum, Denmark; 5 March 2014)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances0

The team's home ground is the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, and the current manager is Igor Prins. Estonia have never qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. They compete in the biennial Under-21 Baltic Cup and have won the tournament in 2014.

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Igor Prins
Assistant coach Ats Sillaste
Goalkeeping coach Aiko Orgla
Doctor Liisbet Harak
Physiotherapist Sten Ütsmüts
Priit Ailt
Manager Ljubov Lobõševa

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Serbia on 15 November 2019.[1]

Caps and goals updated as of 15 November 2019, after the match against Serbia.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Karl-Romet Nõmm (1998-01-04) 4 January 1998 3 0 Tulevik
12 1GK Ingmar Krister Paplavskis (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 3 0 Tulevik

3 2DF Alex Roosalu (1999-05-04) 4 May 1999 7 0 Tulevik
4 2DF Marko Lipp (captain) (1999-03-19) 19 March 1999 8 2 FCI Levadia
5 2DF Martin Käos (1998-06-18) 18 June 1998 2 0 FCI Levadia
13 2DF Mark Edur (1998-12-11) 11 December 1998 2 0 Tulevik
15 2DF Markkus Seppik (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 2 0 Holstein Kiel
17 2DF Henri Järvelaid (1998-12-11) 11 December 1998 15 0 Flora

8 3MF Markus Poom (1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 14 1 Flora
11 3MF Kaarel Usta (1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 6 0 MYPA
14 3MF Markus Soomets (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 8 1 Rende
19 3MF Markus Vaherna (1999-01-27) 27 January 1999 6 0 Tallinna Kalev
20 3MF Mihkel Järviste (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 5 0 Tammeka

2 4FW Sten Reinkort (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 8 0 Tammeka
6 4FW Raimond Eino (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 1 0 Nõmme United
7 4FW Artur Uljanov (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 8 1 Tammeka
9 4FW Erik Utgof (1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 1 0 FCI Levadia
10 4FW Karl Rudolf Õigus (1998-11-05) 5 November 1998 1 0 FCI Levadia

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months and are still eligible for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[2][3][4]

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Karl Jakob Hein (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 2 0 Arsenal v.  Russia, 15 October 2019
GK Karl Andre Vallner (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 1 0 Tallinna Kalev v.  Poland, 10 September 2019

DF Mairo Miil (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 3 0 Kuressaare v.  Serbia, 15 November 2019 PRE
DF Daaniel Maanas (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 3 0 Tammeka v.  Russia, 15 October 2019
DF Kristjan Pelt (2001-07-12) 12 July 2001 4 0 Paide Linnameeskond v.  Poland, 10 September 2019
DF Rasmus Saar (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 1 0 Kuressaare v.  Poland, 10 September 2019
DF Vadim Mihhailov (1998-06-06) 6 June 1998 3 0 Narva Trans v.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2019
DF Tanel Neubauer (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000 3 0 Paide Linnameeskond v.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2019
DF Artur Šarnin (2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 2 0 TJK Legion v.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2019

MF Kristjan Kask (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 7 0 Tulevik v.  Serbia, 15 November 2019 PRE
MF Henri Välja (2001-11-04) 4 November 2001 7 0 Paide Linnameeskond v.  Russia, 15 October 2019
MF Reinhard Reimaa (1998-11-12) 12 November 1998 4 0 Tallinna Kalev v.  Poland, 10 September 2019
MF Vladislav Kreida (1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 3 0 Flora v.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2019
MF Enrico Veensalu (1999-08-19) 19 August 1999 2 0 Vaprus v.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2019

FW Ander Ott Valge (1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 7 1 Paide Linnameeskond v.  Serbia, 15 November 2019 PRE
FW Kristofer Piht (2001-04-24) 24 April 2001 1 0 Paide Linnameeskond v.  Poland, 10 September 2019
FW Erik Sorga (1999-07-08) 8 July 1999 3 0 Loudoun United
  • INJ Withdrew due to an injury.
  • PRE Preliminary squad.
  • RET Retired from the national team.

Previous squads

Commonwealth Cup squads

Results and fixtures

Recent results within the last 12 months and upcoming fixtures.

4 September 2020 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Estonia  0–6  Poland Pärnu, Estonia
19:00 (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Petri Viljanen (Finland)
8 September 2020 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Latvia  1–1  Estonia Jelgava, Latvia
17:00 (UTC+3) Regža  61' Report Reinkort  53' Stadium: Zemgale Olympic Center
Attendance: 0
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)
9 October 2020 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Russia  4–0  Estonia Khimki, Russia
18:00 (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Arena Khimki
Attendance: 650
Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)
13 October 2020 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Estonia  0–0  Serbia Jūrmala, Latvia
16:00 (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Sloka Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Mclaughlin (Ireland)
17 November 2020 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Bulgaria  3–0  Estonia Sofia, Bulgaria
18:30 (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Slavia Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 10 7 2 1 22 4 +18 23 Final tournament 2–2 2–0 1–0 4–0 2−0
2  Poland 10 6 2 2 19 8 +11 20 1–0 1–1 1–0 4–0 3–1
3  Bulgaria 10 5 3 2 14 5 +9 18 0–0 3−0 0–1 3–0 1–0
4  Serbia 10 3 3 4 12 9 +3 12 0–2 1–0 1–2 6−0 1–1
5  Estonia 10 1 2 7 3 34 31 5 0–5 0–6 0–4 0–0 2–1
6  Latvia 10 0 4 6 7 17 10 4 1–4 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–1
Source: UEFA

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1978Did not enter
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996Did not qualify100010537
199810118425
2000100010435
20028008228
20046024410
200610028425
2007200217
20098107119
201110334916
20138017219
201510235923
201710118326
2019100281124
202110127334
Total0/230000001229179662328
Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours and achievements

Under-21 Baltic Cup
Winners (1): 2014

See also

References

  1. "U21 koondise koosseisus toimus muudatus" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 12 November 2019.
  2. "U21 koondis võõrustab täna Lätit" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 11 October 2019.
  3. "Selgus U21 koondise koosseis esimesteks valikmängudeks" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 27 August 2019.
  4. "U21 koondis alustab aastat treeninglaagriga Türgis" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 16 March 2019.
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