Nickname(s) | Boys in Green | ||
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Association | Football Association of Ireland (FAI) | ||
Head coach | Jim Crawford | ||
Captain | Joe Hodge | ||
Most caps | Conor Coventry (28) | ||
Top scorer | Robbie Brady (7) Kevin Doyle (7) | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Dublin; 8 March 1978) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Serravalle, San Marino; 22 March 2024) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Baunatal; 23 March 1993) | |||
Best result | Have never qualified |
The Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team is a representative team of Irish football players. It is governed by the Football Association of Ireland and represents them at Under-21 level against the national teams of other national associations. The team played its first match in 1978 and has competed in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship since 1988.
As a European under-21 team, the Republic of Ireland participates in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which takes place every two years. There is no Under-21 World Cup, although there is an Under-20 World Cup. Ireland did not enter the first five Under-21 Championships, entering for the first time in 1988 but failing to qualify. Ireland have never qualified for the European Under-21 Championships.
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship record | UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1978 | did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
1980 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
1982 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
1984 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
1986 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
1988 | did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||||||
1990 | did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
1992 | did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |||||||
![]() | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | ||||||||
![]() | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||
![]() | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 7 | ||||||||
![]() | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | ||||||||
![]() | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | ||||||||
![]() | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||
![]() | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | ||||||||
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
![]() | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||
![]() | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||
![]() | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | ||||||||
![]() | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||
![]() | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 17 | ||||||||
![]() | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | ||||||||
![]() ![]() | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | ||||||||
![]() ![]() | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | ||||||||
Total | 134 | 43 | 27 | 64 | 160 | 187 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 15 | Final tournament | — | 15 Oct '24 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5 Sep '24 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 13 | Play-offs | 2–2 | — | 11 Oct '24 | 10 Sep '24 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 12 | 10 Sep '24 | 3–2 | — | 7–0 | 15 Oct '24 | 4–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | 0–0 | 1–2 | 6 Sep '24 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | 0–2 | 6 Sep '24 | 2–0 | 11 Oct '24 | — | 5–0 | ||
6 | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 | −35 | 0 | 0–7 | 0–7 | 0–7 | 15 Oct '24 | 10 Sep '24 | — |
26 March Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Cork, Republic of Ireland |
16:00 GMT | Tom Cannon ![]() Festy Ebosele ![]() Johnny Kenny ![]() | Report | Kristall Máni Ingason ![]() | Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 6,000 |
13 June Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | C–C | ![]() | Austria |
17:00 GMT | Report | |||
Note: Fixture cancelled on 12 June as Gabon elected not to travel to Austria for the fixture. |
16 June Friendly | Ukraine ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Bad Blumau, Austria |
17:00 GMT | Artem Bondarenko ![]() Danylo Sikan ![]() | Andrew Moran ![]() Bosun Lawal ![]() | Stadium: Union Sport-Club Blumau |
19 June Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Bad Radkersburg, Austria |
16:00 GMT | Ollie O'Neill ![]() Conor Carty ![]() Aidomo Emakhu ![]() | Report | Stadium: Parktherme Arena | |
Note: Fixture abandoned after 70 minutes due to a racist comment by a Kuwait player towards Ireland substitute Sinclair Armstrong. |
8 September UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Cork, Republic of Ireland |
19:30 GMT | Andrew Moran ![]() Zak Gilsenan ![]() Aidomo Emakhu ![]() Sean Roughan ![]() | Report | Kenan Yıldız ![]() Cihan Çanak ![]() | Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 3,754 Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia) |
12 September UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Cork, Republic of Ireland |
19:30 GMT | Rocco Vata ![]() Rocco Vata ![]() Sinclair Armstrong ![]() | Report | Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 3,826 Referee: Antoine Paul Chiaramonti (Andorra) |
13 October UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Latvia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Jelgava, Latvia |
13:00 GMT | Lūkass Vapne ![]() | Report | Armstrong Oko-Flex ![]() Armstrong Oko-Flex ![]() | Stadium: Zemgale Olympic Center Referee: Oliver Reitala (Finland) |
17 November UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Norway ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Drammen, Norway |
17:00 GMT | Halvor Rødølen Opsahl ![]() Kristian Arnstad ![]() Lasse Selvåg Nordås ![]() | Report | Aidomo Emakhu ![]() Sinclair Armstrong ![]() | Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria) |
21 November UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Cork, Republic of Ireland |
17:30 GMT | Killian Phillips ![]() Sinclair Armstrong ![]() | Report | Wilfried Gnonto ![]() Wilfried Gnonto ![]() | Stadium: Turners Cross Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland) |
22 March UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | San Marino ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() | Serravalle, San Marino |
17:00 GMT | Report | Sinclair Armstrong ![]() Andrew Moran ![]() Sinclair Armstrong ![]() Rocco Vata ![]() Rocco Vata ![]() Armstrong Oko-Flex ![]() Rocco Vata ![]() | Stadium: San Marino Stadium Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi ![]() |
7 June Friendly | Croatia ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Zagreb, Croatia |
17:00 GMT | Igor Matanović ![]() Matija Frigan ![]() | Report | Andrew Moran ![]() Sinclair Armstrong ![]() Aidomo Emakhu ![]() | Stadium: Gradski Stadion Referee: Filip Dragašević ![]() |
11 June Friendly | England ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Zagreb, Croatia |
15:00 GMT | Archie Brown ![]() Dane Scarlett ![]() | Joe Hodge ![]() Armstrong Oko-Flex ![]() | Stadium: Gradski Stadion Referee: Ivan Vučkovič ![]() |
6 September UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Turkey ![]() | v | ![]() | Turkey |
TBD | Report |
10 September UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Republic of Ireland ![]() | v | ![]() | Cork, Republic of Ireland |
TBD | Report | Stadium: Turners Cross |
11 October UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Republic of Ireland ![]() | v | ![]() | Cork, Republic of Ireland |
TBD | Report | Stadium: Turners Cross |
15 October UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Italy ![]() | v | ![]() | Italy |
TBD | Report |
The Under-21s' management team includes: [1]
Position | Name | Appointed |
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Head coach | ![]() | 5 April 2020 |
Assistant coach | ![]() | 9 July 2020 |
Assistant coach | ![]() | 28 August 2023 |
Goalkeeping coach | ![]() | 24 April 2020 |
Lead Performance Analyst | ![]() | April 2020 |
Sports Scientist | ![]() | 18 March 2023 |
Sports Scientist | ![]() | June 2021 |
Chartered Physiotherapist | ![]() | 24 April 2019 |
Athletic Therapist | ![]() | March 2022 |
Doctor | ![]() | March 2021 |
Performance Nutritionist | ![]() | March 2023 |
Kitman | ![]() | May 2023 |
Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
The following players were called up for the Friendly fixtures against Croatia U21 & England U20 on 7 & 11 June 2024. [2]
Caps and goals updated as of 11 June 2024, after the game vs England U20.
The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad and remain eligible:
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Andrew Wogan | 1 December 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
GK | Owen Mason | 24 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Tayo Adaramola | 14 November 2003 | 5 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Sean Grehan | 1 January 2004 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | James Furlong | 7 June 2002 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Evan Weir | 16 April 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Killian Phillips | 30 March 2002 | 6 | 1 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Zak Gilsenan | 8 May 2003 | 4 | 1 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Adam Murphy | 8 April 2005 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Kian Leavy | 21 March 2002 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Ed McJannet | 25 January 2004 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Tyler Goodrham | 7 August 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Darragh Burns | 6 August 2002 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Jack Henry-Francis | 23 September 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Dara Costelloe | 11 December 2002 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Harry Vaughan | 6 April 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Johnny Kenny | 6 June 2003 | 5 | 1 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Dylan Duffy | 28 November 2002 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Conor Carty | 25 May 2002 | 4 | 1 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
INJ Withdrew from latest squad due to injury |
Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the senior team.
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