Hungary national under-21 football team

Hungary Under-21

Nickname(s)	The Magyars Nemzeti Tizenegy (National Eleven)
Association	Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség
Head coach	Zoltán Szélesi
Captain	Botond Balogh
Most caps	Péter Gulácsi (26)
First colours Second colours
First international
U23: Norway 1–0 Hungary (Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway; 6 October 1970) U21: Hungary 7–0 Greece (Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun, Hungary; 9 October 1976)
Biggest win
Hungary 7–0 Greece (Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun, Hungary; 9 October 1976)
Biggest defeat
Serbia 8–0 Hungary   (Belgrade, Serbia; 7 September 2008)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 1996 )
Best result	15th (1996)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	5 (first in 1978 )
Best result	Semi-finals, 1986

Hungary U-21-national football team goal celebration against Austria

The Hungary national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team for Hungary and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.

Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, the Hungarian Under-21 team was formed. The team has a modest record, reaching the last eight of three tournaments, and the semi-finals of one, but failing to qualify for eleven, including the forthcoming 2006 tournament.

Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, Hungary's excellent record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown.

Olympics record

Olympics record
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Until 1988		See Hungary national football team
1992	Barcelona	did not qualify
1996	Atlanta	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	3	7
2000	Sydney	did not qualify
2004	Athens
2008	Beijing
2012	London
2016	Rio de Janeiro
2020	Tokyo
2024	Paris
Total		Group stage	1/9	3	0	0	3	3	7

UEFA U-23 Championship record

• 1972: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
• 1974: Winners.
• 1976: Runners-up.

UEFA U-21 Championship record

• 1978: Losing quarter-finalists.
• 1980: Losing quarter-finalists.
• 1982: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group.
• 1984: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
• 1986: Losing semi-finalists.
• 1988: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group.
• 1990: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
• 1992: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
• 1994: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
• 1996: Losing quarter-finalists.
• 1998: Did not qualify. Finished 5th of 5 in qualification group.
• 2000: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
• 2002: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
• 2004: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
• 2006: Play-off stage.
• 2007: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
• 2009: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
• 2011: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
• 2013: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
• 2015: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
• 2017: Did not qualify. Finished 5th of 6 in qualification group.
• 2019: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.
• 2021: Group stage.
• 2023: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group B

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

Hungary   v   Israel

2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification	Hungary	1–2	Israel	Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr
17:30	Tóth-Gábor 68'	Report	Nachmani 32' Gandelman 86'	Attendance: 210 Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov (Russia)

San Marino   v   Hungary

7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification	San Marino	0–4	Hungary	San Marino Stadium, Serravalle
20:30		Report	Baráth 29' Skribek 74', 82' Kiss 90'	Attendance: 90 Referee: Andrew Davey (Northern Ireland)

Hungary   v   Poland

8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification	Hungary	2–2	Poland	Szent Gellért Fórum, Szeged
20:00	Németh 48', 90+5'	Report	Benedyczak 61' (pen.) Wędrychowski 81'	Attendance: 850 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Hungary   v   Germany

12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification	Hungary	1–5	Germany	Szent Gellért Fórum, Szeged
17:30	Kiss 39'	Report	Schade 5', 90' Tillman 32' Shuranov 54' Krauß 66'	Attendance: 1,360 Referee: David Coote (England)

Hungary   v   Latvia

12 November 2021 (2021-11-12) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification	Hungary	1–0	Latvia	Pancho Aréna, Felcsút
17:45	Szánthó 77'	Report		Attendance: 260 Referee: Sandi Putros (Denmark)

Israel   v   Hungary

16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification	Israel	3–0	Hungary	HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva
18:40 (19:40 UTC+2)	Bar 5', 51' Zasno 90+2'	Report		Attendance: 930 Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)

Hungary   v   San Marino

24 March 2022 (2022-03-24) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification	Hungary	4–0	San Marino	Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest
16:30	Németh 5', 14' Iyinbor 44' Major 80'	Report		Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili (Georgia)

Poland   v   Hungary

29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification	Poland	1–1	Hungary	Arena Zabrze, Zabrze
16:00	Skóraś 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Németh 35'	Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)

Germany   v   Hungary

3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification	Germany	4–0	Hungary	Stadion an der Bremer Brücke, Osnabrück
18:15	Moukoko 17' Burkardt 31' (pen.) Krauß 76' Samardžić 90+3'	Report		Attendance: 5,609 Referee: Yasar Kemal Ugurlu (Turkey)

Latvia   v   Hungary

7 June 2022 (2022-06-07) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification	Latvia	0–2	Hungary
		Report	Németh 41', 54' (pen.)	Referee: Miloš Bošković (Montenegro)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendlies against Albania and Austria on 5 and 10 June 2025; respectively. ^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2025, after the match against Austria.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ármin Pécsi	(2005-02-24) 24 February 2005 (age 20)	6	0	Liverpool
22	1 GK	Balázs Tóth	(2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Nyíregyháza
	1 GK	Áron Yaakobishvili	(2006-03-06) 6 March 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Barcelona
3	2 DF	Ákos Markgráf	(2005-06-30) 30 June 2005 (age 19)	4	0	Puskás Akadémia
4	2 DF	István Pekár	(2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Budapest Honvéd
5	2 DF	Áron Dragóner	(2004-06-11) 11 June 2004 (age 21)	5	1	Nafta
12	2 DF	Antal Yaakobishvili	(2004-07-12) 12 July 2004 (age 20)	11	0	Girona
19	2 DF	Bendegúz Farkas	(2004-08-05) 5 August 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Nyíregyháza
	2 DF	Barnabás Bíró	(2005-01-06) 6 January 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Győr
	2 DF	Dominik Kaczvinszki	(2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Újpest
6	3 MF	László Vingler	(2005-10-31) 31 October 2005 (age 19)	3	0	ETO FC Győr
7	3 MF	Botond Vajda	(2004-03-15) 15 March 2004 (age 21)	7	1	Debrecen
8	3 MF	Michael Okeke	(2005-10-16) 16 October 2005 (age 19)	8	0	Manchester City
11	3 MF	Tamás Szűcs	(2005-01-16) 16 January 2005 (age 20)	6	0	Debrecen
15	3 MF	Kevin Bánáti	(2005-05-11) 11 May 2005 (age 20)	4	0	ETO FC Győr
16	3 MF	Hunor Németh	(2007-03-16) 16 March 2007 (age 18)	2	0	Copenhagen
23	3 MF	Balázs Bakti	(2004-12-31) 31 December 2004 (age 20)	4	1	Zalaegerszeg
10	4 FW	Zalán Vancsa	(2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 20)	18	0	Roda JC
17	4 FW	Dominik Csóka	(2004-03-29) 29 March 2004 (age 21)	5	0	Nafta
18	4 FW	Adrián Dénes	(2004-04-15) 15 April 2004 (age 21)	4	0	Újpest
21	4 FW	Zsombor Gruber	(2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 20)	7	1	MTK Budapest
	4 FW	Milán Klausz	(2005-02-24) 24 February 2005 (age 20)	4	1	Nafta
	4 FW	Gábor Jurek	(2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 21)	3	2	Diósgyőr

Recent callups

The following players have been selected by Hungary in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Milán Demeter	(2005-02-21) 21 February 2005 (age 20)	3	0	Diósgyőr	v.   Republic of Ireland, 24 March 2025

Notes

• ^INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
• Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the Senior team.

Staff

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Zoltán Szélesi
Assistant coach	György Sándor
Assistant coach	Vilmos Vanczák
Goalkeeping coach	Zoltán Végh
Fitness coach	László Gáspár
Video analyst	István Beregi
Physiotherapist	Dávid Smeló
Physiotherapist	István Selyem
Kit manager	Zoltán Arany
Team Doctor	Iván Kollár
Team Doctor	Márton Tarr
Team manager	Bence Teodoru

Administrative staff

Position	Name
Delegation Leader	Vince Annus
Secretary	Béla Brünyi
Press Officer	Márton Dinnyés
Kit Manager	László Hegyesi

See also

• Hungary national football team
• Hungary national under-19 football team
• Hungary national under-17 football team
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship

References

1. "Albánia és Ausztria ellen készül az U21-es válogatott" (in Hungarian). Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.

External links

• UEFA Under-21 website Contains full results archive
• Hungarian Football Forum (In English)
• The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.