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Germany national under-21 football team

The Germany national under-21 football team are the under-21s of Germany. It is currently controlled by the DFB.

Germany Under-21
AssociationDeutscher Fußball-Bund
Head coachStefan Kuntz
CaptainArne Maier
Most capsFabian Ernst (31)
Top scorerPierre Littbarski (18)
First colours
Second colours
First international
U-23:
Germany West Germany 3–3 Yugoslavia 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 San Marino 0–11 Germany 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 Portugal 5–0 Germany Germany
(Olomouc, Czech Republic; 27 June 2015)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances11 (first in 1982)
Best resultWinners (2009, 2017)

Competition records

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
France 1994 Did not qualify
Spain 1996 Quarterfinals
Romania 1998 Quarterfinals
Slovakia 2000 Did not qualify
Switzerland 2002 Did not qualify
Germany 2004 Group Stage
Portugal 2006 Group Stage
Netherlands 2007 Did not qualify
Sweden 2009 Champions
Denmark 2011 Did not qualify
Israel 2013 Group Stage
Czech Republic 2015 Semifinals
Poland 2017 Champions
Italy/San Marino 2019 Runners-up
Hungary/Slovenia 2021 Qualified

Individual Awards

Matches

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 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship from 24 to 30 March 2021.[3]

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

Caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2021.[4]
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Markus Schubert 12 June 1998 
     (aged 27)
6 0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
2 2DF Josha Vagnoman 12 November 2000 
     (aged 25)
7 0 Germany Hamburger SV
3 2DF David Raum 22 April 1998 
     (aged 27)
5 0 Germany Greuther Fürth
4 2DF Nico Schlotterbeck 1 December 1999 
     (aged 26)
10 3 Germany Union Berlin
5 2DF Amos Pieper 17 January 1998 
     (aged 27)
7 0 Germany Arminia Bielefeld
6 3MF Niklas Dorsch 15 January 1998 
     (aged 27)
11 1 Belgium Gent
7 4FW Youssoufa Moukoko 20 November 2004 
     (aged 21)
0 0 Germany Borussia Dortmund
8 3MF Arne Maier (c) 8 January 1999 
     (aged 26)
15 1 Germany Hertha BSC
9 4FW Jonathan Burkardt 11 July 2000 
     (aged 25)
8 2 Germany Mainz 05
10 4FW Lukas Nmecha 14 December 1998 
     (aged 26)
17 10 Belgium Anderlecht
11 4FW Mërgim Berisha 11 May 1998 
     (aged 27)
10 1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
12 1GK Finn Dahmen 27 March 1998 
     (aged 27)
5 0 Germany Mainz 05
13 3MF Salih Özcan 11 January 1998 
     (aged 27)
13 1 Germany 1. FC Köln
14 2DF Stephan Ambrosius 18 December 1998 
     (aged 26)
1 0 Germany Hamburger SV
15 2DF Ismail Jakobs 17 August 1999 
     (aged 26)
7 0 Germany 1. FC Köln
16 3MF Malick Thiaw 8 August 2001 
     (aged 24)
0 0 Germany Schalke 04
17 3MF Anton Stach 15 November 1998 
     (aged 27)
2 0 Germany Greuther Fürth
18 4FW Florian Krüger 13 February 1999 
     (aged 26)
6 1 Germany Erzgebirge Aue
19 2DF Maxim Leitsch 18 May 1998 
     (aged 27)
3 0 Germany VfL Bochum
20 3MF Vitaly Janelt 10 May 1998 
     (aged 27)
8 0 Germany VfL Bochum
21 2DF Ridle Baku 8 April 1998 
     (aged 27)
11 2 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
22 3MF Mateo Klimowicz 6 July 2000 
     (aged 25)
3 0 Germany VfB Stuttgart
23 1GK Lennart Grill 12 June 1998 
     (aged 27)
7 0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen

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
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

Related pages

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

References

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  1. ↑ "Offiziell bestätigt: Länderspiele im März und April abgesagt". dfb.de. 17 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Hungary vs. Germany". Union of European Football Associations. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kuntz mit vier Neulingen zur EM-Gruppenphase nach Ungarn". dfb.de. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "U 21-Nationalteam Männer Team". dfb.de. Retrieved 4 March 2014.

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