Germany national under-21 football team

Germany Under-21
Association	Deutscher Fußball-Bund
Head coach	Stefan Kuntz
Captain	Johannes Eggestein
Most caps	Fabian Ernst (31)
Top scorer	Pierre Littbarski (18)
First colours	Second colours
First international
	U-23:; West Germany 3–3 Yugoslavia ; (Frankfurt, Germany; 25 June 1955); U-21:; Poland 1–0 West Germany ; (Toruń, Poland; 10 October 1979)
Biggest win
	U-23:; West Germany 3–0 Turkey ; (Augsburg, Germany; 24 April 1971); U-21:; San Marino 0–11 Germany ; Serravalle, San Marino; 17 November 2009)
Biggest defeat
	U-23:; Soviet Union 3–1 West Germany ; (Yerevan, USSR; 29 April 1972); U-21:; Portugal 5–0 Germany ; (Olomouc, Czech Republic; 27 June 2015)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 1982)
Best result	Winners (2009, 2017)

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.

Competition records

For the East Germany team record, look here.

Competing as West Germany

UEFA U-23 Championship record

Year	Progress
1972	Quarterfinals
1974	Did not qualify
1976	Did not enter

UEFA U-21 Championship record

Year	Progress
1978	Did not enter
1980	Did not enter
1982	Final
1984	Did not qualify
1986	Did not qualify
1988	Did not qualify
1990	Quarterfinals

Competing as Germany

UEFA U-21 Championship record

Year	Progress
1992	Quarterfinals
1994	Did not qualify
1996	Quarterfinals
1998	Quarterfinals
2000	Did not qualify
2002	Did not qualify
2004	Group Stage
2006	Group Stage
2007	Did not qualify
2009	Champions
2011	Did not qualify
2013	Group Stage
2015	Semifinals
2017	Champions
/ 2019	Runners-up
/ 2021	Qualified

Individual Awards

Golden Player: Rudi Völler (1982)
Silver Boot: Kevin Volland (2015)

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:

Goal: Manuel Neuer
Defence: Mats Hummels
Midfield: Mesut Özil

Schedule and results

26 March 2020 Friendly	Germany	Cancelled	Austria	Braunschweig
18:15		Report		Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Note: The match was cancelled on 17 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.[2]

3 September 2020 2021 UEFA Q	Germany	4–1	Moldova	Wiesbaden
18:15	Berisha 10' Nmecha 62' (pen.) Schlotterbeck 74' Krüger 79'	Report	Carastoian 84'	Stadium: Brita-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović (Slovenia)
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

8 September 2020 2021 UEFA Q	Belgium	4–1	Germany	Heverlee
16:00	Ndayishimiye 19', 60' (pen.) De Ketelaere 52' Openda 76'	Report	Nmecha 31' (pen.)	Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Fabbri (Italy)
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

9 October 2020 2021 UEFA Q	Moldova	0–5	Germany	Chișinău
18:15		Report	Nmecha 19', 25' (pen.) Özcan 41' Burkardt 67' Kother 90+2'	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)

13 October 2020 2021 UEFA Q	Germany	1–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Fürth
18:15	Nmecha 29'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 0 Referee: Boris Marhefka (Slovakia)
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

12 November 2020 Friendly	Germany	1–1	Slovenia	Braunschweig
18:15	Wintzheimer 42' (pen.)	Report	Medved 46' (pen.)	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark)
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

17 November 2020 2021 UEFA Q	Germany	2–1	Wales	Braunschweig
18:15	Nmecha 17' (pen.) Burkardt 26'	Report	Harris 34'	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Arman Ismuratov (Kazakhstan)
Note: The match was originally scheduled to take place on 17 March 2020, but was postponed due to the due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany and played behind closed doors.[2]

24 March 2021 2021 European Championship	Hungary	v	Germany	Székesfehérvár
				Stadium: MOL Aréna Sóstó

27 March 2021 2021 European Championship

Germany

v

Netherlands

30 March 2021 2021 European Championship

Germany

v

Romania

Players

Current squad

Players born in or after 1998 are eligible for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

The following players were called up for the friendly against Slovenia and the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Wales on 12 and 17 November 2020.[3]

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

Caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020.[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Markus Schubert	(1998-06-12) 12 June 1998	6	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
2	2DF	Josha Vagnoman	(2000-11-12) 12 November 2000	4	0	Hamburger SV
3	2DF	Tim Handwerker	(1998-05-19) 19 May 1998	7	0	1. FC Nürnberg
5	2DF	Amos Pieper	(1998-01-17) 17 January 1998	4	0	Arminia Bielefeld
6	3MF	Niklas Dorsch	(1998-01-15) 15 January 1998	8	1	Gent
7	4FW	Dominik Kother	(2000-03-16) 16 March 2000	3	1	Karlsruher SC
8	3MF	Arne Maier (C)	(1999-01-08) 8 January 1999	12	1	Hertha BSC
9	4FW	Jonathan Burkardt	(2000-07-11) 11 July 2000	5	2	Mainz 05
10	4FW	Lukas Nmecha	(1998-12-14) 14 December 1998	14	8	Anderlecht
11	4FW	Mërgim Berisha	(1998-05-11) 11 May 1998	7	1	Red Bull Salzburg
12	1GK	Finn Dahmen	(1998-03-27) 27 March 1998	2	0	Mainz 05
13	3MF	Salih Özcan (captain)	(1998-01-11) 11 January 1998	11	1	1. FC Köln
14	2DF	Lars Lukas Mai	(2000-03-31) 31 March 2000	4	0	Darmstadt 98
15	2DF	Ismail Jakobs	(1999-08-17) 17 August 1999	4	0	1. FC Köln
16	3MF	Jean-Manuel Mbom	(2000-02-24) 24 February 2000	2	0	Werder Bremen
17	3MF	David Raum	(1998-04-22) 22 April 1998	2	0	Greuther Fürth
18	4FW	Florian Krüger	(1999-02-13) 13 February 1999	5	1	Erzgebirge Aue
19	2DF	Maxim Leitsch	(1998-05-18) 18 May 1998	3	0	VfL Bochum
20	2DF	Felix Passlack	(1998-05-29) 29 May 1998	4	0	Borussia Dortmund
21	2DF	Ridle Baku	(1998-04-08) 8 April 1998	8	0	VfL Wolfsburg
22	3MF	Florian Wirtz	(2003-05-03) 3 May 2003	3	0	Bayer Leverkusen
23	1GK	Lennart Grill	(1998-06-12) 12 June 1998	7	0	Bayer Leverkusen
24	4FW	Manuel Wintzheimer	(1999-01-10) 10 January 1999	2	1	Hamburger SV
25	2DF	Stephan Ambrosius	(1998-12-18) 18 December 1998	1	0	Hamburger SV
26	2DF	Paul Jaeckel	(1998-07-22) 22 July 1998	1	0	Greuther Fürth

Recent call ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Eike Bansen	(1998-02-21) 21 February 1998	0	0	Zulte Waregem	Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 October 2020

DF	Lennart Czyborra	(1999-05-03) 3 May 1999	0	0	Atalanta	Slovenia 12 November 2020
DF	Nico Schlotterbeck	(1999-12-01) 1 December 1999	7	3	Union Berlin	Slovenia 12 November 2020
DF	Luca Kilian	(1999-09-01) 1 September 1999	7	1	Mainz 05	Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 October 2020
DF	David Raum	(1998-04-22) 22 April 1998	0	0	Greuther Fürth	Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 October 2020
DF	Felix Agu	(1999-09-27) 27 September 1999	2	0	Werder Bremen	Moldova 9 October 2020
DF	Vitaly Janelt	(1998-05-10) 10 May 1998	6	0	Brentford	Belgium 8 September 2020

MF	Robin Hack	(1998-08-27) 27 August 1998	5	3	1. FC Nürnberg	Slovenia 12 November 2020
MF	Dennis Geiger	(1998-06-10) 10 June 1998	5	0	1899 Hoffenheim	Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 October 2020
MF	Yannik Keitel	(2000-02-15) 15 February 2000	3	0	SC Freiburg	Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 October 2020
MF	Roberto Massimo	(2000-10-12) 12 October 2000	1	0	VfB Stuttgart	Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 October 2020
MF	Linton Maina	(1999-06-23) 23 June 1999	0	0	Hannover 96	Belgium 8 September 2020

FW	Ragnar Ache	(1998-07-28) 28 July 1998	3	1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 October 2020

Past squads

Player records

Most caps

No. of caps	Player	U-21 career
31	Fabian Ernst	1998–2001
30	Levin Öztunalı	2015–2019
27	Andreas Beck	2007–2009
26	Mike Hanke	2003–2005
25	Dennis Aogo	2007–2009
24	Christian Tiffert	2002–2004
	Daniel Schwaab	2007–2010
	Lewis Holtby	2009–2013
	Moritz Leitner	2011–2015
	Nadiem Amiri	2016–2019

Most goals

No. of goals	No. of caps	Player	U-21 career
18	21	Pierre Littbarski	1979–1982
17	20	Heiko Herrlich	1990–1993
15	23	Benjamin Auer	2002–2004
14	26	Mike Hanke	2003–2005
14	24	Lewis Holtby	2009–2013
13	21	Rouwen Hennings	2007–2009
11	22	Kevin Volland	2012–2015
10	19	Rudi Völler	1979–1982
	22	Christian Nerlinger	1992–1996
	15	Luca Waldschmidt	2017–2019

Former coaches

Hannes Löhr (1990–2002)
Jürgen Kohler (2002–2003)
Uli Stielike (2003–2004)
Dieter Eilts (2004–2008)
Horst Hrubesch (2008–2009)
Rainer Adrion (2009–2013)
Horst Hrubesch (2013–2016)
Stefan Kuntz (2016–)

References

"Our all-time Under-21 EURO dream team". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
"Offiziell bestätigt: Länderspiele im März und April abgesagt". dfb.de. 17 March 2020.
"Kuntz nominiert 26er-Kader mit zwei Neuen". dfb.de. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
"U 21-Nationalteam Männer Team". dfb.de. Retrieved 4 March 2014.

External links

Site of the Under-21 national team at the German Football Association homepage

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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.

[Cancelled-2] "Offiziell bestätigt: Länderspiele im März und April abgesagt". dfb.de. 17 March 2020.

[3] "Kuntz nominiert 26er-Kader mit zwei Neuen". dfb.de. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

[4] "U 21-Nationalteam Männer Team". dfb.de. Retrieved 4 March 2014.

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