Germany national under-21 football team

Germany Under-21
Association	Deutscher Fußball-Bund
Head coach	Antonio Di Salvo
Captain	Jonathan Burkardt
Most caps	Fabian Ernst (31)
Top scorer	Pierre Littbarski (18)
First colours	Second colours
First international
	U-23:; West Germany 3–3 Yugoslavia ; (Frankfurt, West 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, West 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, Soviet Union; 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, 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

For the East Germany team record, look here.

1972–1990 as West Germany
1994–present as Germany

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

UEFA U-23 Championship record

UEFA European Under-23 Championship finals record									Qualifications record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1972	Quarterfinals	8th	2	0	1	1	1	3	6	5	1	0	11	1	1972
1974	Did not qualify								4	2	1	1	7	3	1974
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

UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals record									Qualifications record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1978	Did not enter								Did not enter						1978
1980	Did not enter								Did not enter						1980
1982	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	15	9	6	5	0	1	15	5	1982
1984	Did not qualify								6	3	3	0	13	4	1984
1986									6	3	1	2	9	6	1986
1988									6	3	0	3	12	9	1988
1990	Quarterfinals	6th	2	0	1	1	2	3	6	4	2	0	10	2	1990
1992	Quarterfinals	6th	2	0	1	1	4	5	4	4	0	0	12	1	1992
1994	Did not qualify								8	5	0	3	20	8	1994
1996	Quarterfinals	7th	2	0	1	1	1	4	8	6	1	1	22	5	1996
1998	Quarterfinals	5th	3	2	0	1	3	2	8	6	2	0	20	3	1998
2000	Did not qualify								8	4	1	3	9	7	2000
2002	Did not qualify								8	5	1	2	18	7	2002
2004	Group Stage	6th	3	1	0	2	4	5	8	5	2	1	13	6	2004
2006	Group Stage	7th	3	1	0	2	1	4	12	9	3	0	27	5	2006
2007	Did not qualify								4	2	0	2	8	6	2007
2009	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	8	1	10	6	3	1	26	4	2009
2011	Did not qualify								8	3	3	2	26	10	2011
2013	Group Stage	6th	3	1	0	2	4	5	12	10	2	0	43	11	2013
2015	Semifinals	4th	4	1	2	1	5	7	10	8	2	0	30	5	2015
2017	Champions	1st	5	3	1	1	8	3	10	10	0	0	35	8	2017
2019	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	15	7	10	8	1	1	33	7	2019
2021	Champions	1st	6	3	3	0	9	4	8	6	0	2	22	10	2021
2023	Qualified
Total	3 titles	14/24	49	22	12*	15	79	59	166	115	27	24	433	129	Total

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

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	10	9	0	1	32	9	+23	27	Final tournament	—	3–2	0–4	4–0	4–0	4–0
2	Israel	10	6	1	3	19	10	+9	19	Play-offs	0–1	—	2–2	3–0	2–1	2–0
3	Poland	10	5	3	2	26	9	+17	18		1–2	1–2	—	1–1	5–0	3–0
4	Hungary	10	4	2	4	16	17	−1	14		1–5	1–2	2–2	—	1–0	4–0
5	Latvia	10	2	1	7	5	19	−14	7		1–3	1–0	0–2	0–2	—	2–0
6	San Marino	10	0	1	9	0	34	−34	1		0–6	0–4	0–5	0–4	0–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss

12 November 2021 2023 UEFA Q	Germany	0–4	Poland	Aspach
18:15		Report	Benedyczak 5', 12' Skóraś 15' Kozłowski 90'	Stadium: Mechatronik Arena Attendance: 3,994 Referee: Luis Godinho (Portugal)

16 November 2021 2023 UEFA Q	Germany	4–0	San Marino	Ingolstadt
18:15	Thiaw 14' Shuranov 15' Burkardt 34' Thielmann 62'	Report		Stadium: Audi Sportpark Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)

25 March 2022 2023 UEFA Q	Germany	4–0	Latvia	Aachen
18:15	Burkardt 25', 43' Knauff 26' Tillman 75'	Report		Stadium: New Tivoli Attendance: 7,718 Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)

29 March 2022 2023 UEFA Q	Israel	0–1	Germany	Petah Tikva
16:45		Report	Katterbach 60'	Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)

3 June 2022 2023 UEFA Q	Germany	4–0	Hungary	Osnabrück
18:15	Moukoko 17' Burkardt 31' (pen.) Krauß 76' Samardžić 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 5,609 Referee: Yaşar Kemal Uğurlu (Turkey)

7 June 2022 2023 UEFA Q	Poland	1–2	Germany	Łódź
18:00	Białek 35'	Report	Moukoko 25', 85'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski ŁKS Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)

23 September 2022 Friendly	Germany	0–1	France	Magdeburg
18:15		Report	Gouiri 53'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 5,427 Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Poland)

27 September 2022 Friendly	England	3–1	Germany	Sheffield
20:45	Balogun 41' Gallagher 47' Palmer 90+5'	Report	Nmecha 35'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

19 November 2023 Friendly	Italy	v	Germany
17:30		Report

22 June 2023 2023 UEFA EC	Germany	v	Israel	Kutaisi, Georgia
				Stadium: Ramaz Shengelia Stadium

25 June 2023 2023 UEFA EC	Czech Republic	v	Germany	Batumi, Georgia
				Stadium: Batumi Stadium

28 June 2023 2023 UEFA EC	England	v	Germany	Batumi, Georgia
				Stadium: Batumi Stadium

Players

Current squad

Players born in or after 2000 are eligible for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

The following players were called up for the friendly matches matches against France and England on 23 and 27 September 2022.^[2]

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

Caps and goals correct as of 27 September 2022.^[3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
2	2DF	Kilian Fischer	(2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 23)	4	0	VfL Wolfsburg
3	2DF	Noah Katterbach	(2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23)	10	1	FC Basel
4	2DF	Malick Thiaw	(2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 22)	10	2	AC Milan
5	2DF	Maximilian Bauer	(2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 (age 24)	6	0	Greuther Fürth
6	3MF	Tom Krauß	(2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 (age 23)	9	3	Schalke 04
7	3MF	Ansgar Knauff	(2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22)	7	1	Eintracht Frankfurt
8	3MF	Angelo Stiller	(2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 (age 23)	11	1	1899 Hoffenheim
9	3MF	Reda Khadra	(2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Sheffield United
10	3MF	Felix Nmecha	(2000-10-10) 10 October 2000 (age 23)	3	1	VfL Wolfsburg
12	1GK	Christian Früchtl	(2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Austria Wien
13	3MF	Yannik Keitel	(2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 24)	9	0	SC Freiburg
14	2DF	Márton Dárdai	(2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Hertha BSC
15	2DF	Yann Aurel Bisseck	(2000-11-29) 29 November 2000 (age 23)	2	0	Aarhus
16	2DF	Eric Martel	(2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 22)	5	0	1. FC Köln
17	4FW	Jan Thielmann	(2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 22)	6	1	1. FC Köln
18	2DF	Jamie Leweling	(2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 23)	9	1	Union Berlin
19	2DF	Jordan Beyer	(2000-05-19) 19 May 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Burnley
20	3MF	Lazar Samardžić	(2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 22)	4	1	Udinese
21	4FW	Faride Alidou	(2001-07-18) 18 July 2001 (age 22)	6	0	Hamburger SV
22	2DF	Luca Netz	(2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 (age 21)	5	0	Borussia Mönchengladbach
23	1GK	Noah Atubolu	(2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 22)	4	0	SC Freiburg
24	2DF	Frederik Jäkel	(2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Arminia Bielefeld

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	Nico Mantl	(2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Red Bull Salzburg	England, 27 September 2022
GK	Luca Philipp	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 23)	4	0	1899 Hoffenheim	Poland, 7 June 2022
GK	Luca Unbehaun	(2001-05-27) 27 May 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Borussia Dortmund	Poland, 7 June 2022
GK	Vincent Müller	(2000-08-23) 23 August 2000 (age 23)	0	0	PSV Eindhoven	Israel, 29 March 2022

DF	Josha Vagnoman	(2000-11-12) 12 November 2000 (age 23)	12	0	Hamburger SV	Poland, 7 June 2022
DF	Armel Bella-Kotchap	(2001-12-11) 11 December 2001 (age 22)	9	0	VfL Bochum	Poland, 7 June 2022
DF	Simon Asta	(2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Greuther Fürth	Israel, 29 March 2022
DF	Jean-Manuel Mbom	(2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 (age 24)	5	0	Werder Bremen	Israel, 29 March 2022
DF	Lars Lukas Mai	(2000-03-31) 31 March 2000 (age 24)	8	0	Werder Bremen	San Marino, 16 November 2021

MF	Tim Lemperle	(2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 22)	2	0	1. FC Köln	France, 23 September 2022
MF	Patrick Osterhage	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24)	2	0	VfL Bochum	Poland, 7 June 2022
MF	Florian Flick	(2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Schalke 04	Poland, 7 June 2022
MF	Shinta Appelkamp	(2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 (age 23)	2	0	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Israel, 29 March 2022
MF	Malik Tillman	(2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 (age 22)	4	3	Bayern Munich II	Israel, 29 March 2022
MF	Finn Ole Becker	(2000-06-08) 8 June 2000 (age 24)	3	0	FC St. Pauli	San Marino, 16 November 2021
MF	Nick Bätzner	(2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Oostende	San Marino, 16 November 2021

FW	Youssoufa Moukoko	(2004-11-20) 20 November 2004 (age 19)	5	6	Borussia Dortmund	England, 27 September 2022
FW	Jonathan Burkardt	(2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 23)	20	10	Mainz 05	Poland, 7 June 2022
FW	Jessic Ngankam	(2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Greuther Fürth	Hungary, 3 June 2022
FW	Erik Shuranov	(2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 22)	7	2	1. FC Nürnberg	Israel, 29 March 2022
FW	Kevin Schade	(2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 22)	4	3	SC Freiburg	Latvia, 25 March 2022
FW	Roberto Massimo	(2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 23)	4	0	VfB Stuttgart	Poland, 12 November 2021

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
	17	Lukas Nmecha	2019–2021

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 (2016–2021)
Antonio Di Salvo (2021–)

Notes

References

^ "Our all-time Under-21 EURO dream team". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
^ "Di Salvo nominiert Kader für Duelle mit Frankreich und England". dfb.de. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
^ "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

[1] "Our all-time Under-21 EURO dream team". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

[2] "Di Salvo nominiert Kader für Duelle mit Frankreich und England". dfb.de. Retrieved 15 September 2022.

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

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