Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team

The Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team, is the national under-21 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland. The team played its first match in 1978 and has competed in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship since 1988.

Republic of Ireland Under-21
Nickname(s)Éire, Boys in Green
AssociationFootball Association of Ireland (FAI)
Head coachJim Crawford
Most capsGraham Barrett (24)
Top scorerRobbie Brady (7)
Kevin Doyle (7)
First colours
Second colours
First international
Rep. Ireland U21 1–1 Northern Ireland U21
(Dublin; 8 March 1978)
Biggest win
Rep. Ireland U21 5–0 Estonia U21
(Tallaght Stadium, Dublin; 10 August 2010)
Biggest defeat
Germany U21 8–0 Rep. Ireland
(Baunatal; 23 March 1993)
Best resultHave never qualified

History

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 Championship record
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship record UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Qualification record
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
1994 8 1 1 6 7 20
1996 8 2 2 4 7 9
1998 8 3 0 5 11 7
2000 8 4 2 2 13 12
2002 8 4 1 3 10 7
2004 8 2 2 4 8 11
2006 8 1 2 5 10 14
2007 2 1 0 1 2 1
2009 8 1 2 5 4 14
2011 10 1 4 5 5 11
2013 8 4 1 3 15 10
2015 8 2 2 4 10 12
2017 10 4 0 6 14 17
2019 10 4 2 4 12 15
2021 10 6 1 3 15 8
Total 122 37 24 61 143 176
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

Results and fixtures

2021
26 March 2021 Friendly Wales  1–2  Republic of Ireland Gresford, Wales
13:00 GMT Adams 12' Report Afolabi 76'
Boyes 77' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Colliers Park
30 May 2021 Friendly Switzerland   2–0  Republic of Ireland Marbella, Spain
12:00 EST Stergiou 13'
Barès 52'		 Report Stadium: Marbella Football Centre
2 June 2021 Friendly Australia U23  1–2  Republic of Ireland Marbella, Spain
13:00 EST
Report
Stadium: Marbella Football Centre
Referee: Parejo Nieto (Spain)
5 June 2021 Friendly Denmark  1–0  Republic of Ireland Marbella, Spain
17:00 EST
Report Stadium: Marbella Football Centre
3 September 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–2  Republic of Ireland Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
16:30 CET Report Wright 52' (pen.)
Coventry 73'		 Stadium: FA Training Centre
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)
7 September 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification Luxembourg  1–1  Republic of Ireland Dudelange, Luxembourg
16:00 CET Kuete Nsidjine 84' (pen.) Report Whelan 70' Stadium: Stade Jos Nosbaum
Referee: Loukas Sotiriou (Cyprus)
8 October 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification Republic of Ireland  2–0  Luxembourg Dublin, Republic of Ireland
17:15 IST Kayode 18'
Coventry 64' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Referee: Besfort Kasumi (Kosovo)
12 October 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification Montenegro  2–1  Republic of Ireland Podgorica, Montenegro
17:30 CET Krstović 3'
Vukcevic 9'		 Report McGuinness 74'
Coventry 83'		 Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
Referee: Barbeno Luca (San Marino)
12 November 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification Republic of Ireland  0–2  Italy Dublin, Republic of Ireland
17:30 IST Report Lucca 31'
Cancellieri 90'		 Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Attendance: 2,161
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
16 November 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification Republic of Ireland  1–0  Sweden Dublin, Republic of Ireland
19:00 IST O'Neill 90+3' Report Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Attendance: 1,535
Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovakia)

2022
29 March 2022 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification Sweden  0–2  Republic of Ireland Borås, Sweden
16:00 CET Report Tierney 12'
Wright 89'		 Stadium: Borås Arena
Referee: Vitor Ferreira (Portugal)
3 June 2022 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification Republic of Ireland  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina Dublin, Republic of Ireland
TBC IST Report Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
6 June 2022 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification Republic of Ireland  v  Montenegro Dublin, Republic of Ireland
TBC IST Report Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
14 June 2022 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification Italy  v  Republic of Ireland TBC, Italy
TBC CET Report Stadium: TBC

Staff

The Under-21s' management team includes:[1]

Position Name Appointed
Head Coach Jim Crawford 5 April 2020
Assistant Coach John O'Shea 5 April 2020
Assistant Coach Alan Reynolds 9 July 2020
Goalkeeping Coach Rene Gilmartin 24 April 2020
Strength & Conditioning Coach Eoin Clarkin 24 April 2020
Lead Performance Analyst Martin Doyle 2020
Performance Analyst Aaron Roe 2021
Sports Scientist Adam Fox 2021
Physiotherapist Glauber Barduzzi 24 April 2019
Sports Therapist Conor Sheils 2020
Doctor Dr Mortimer O'Connor 2021
Kitman Neil Fox 2020

Players

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2000 are eligible for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Sweden on the 29th March.[2][3][4] Caps and goals updated as of 30 March 2022, after the game vs Sweden.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Brian Maher (2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 10 0 Derry City
16 1GK Luke McNicholas (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 0 0 Cliftonville
1GK David Odumosu (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 0 0 St Patrick's Athletic
2 2DF Lee O'Connor (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 21 1 Tranmere Rovers
4 2DF Mark McGuinness (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 10 1 Cardiff City
13 2DF Jake O'Brien (2001-05-15) 15 May 2001 7 0 Swindon Town
3 2DF Joel Bagan (2001-09-03) 3 September 2001 6 0 Cardiff City
5 2DF Oisin McEntee (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 6 0 Greenock Morton
15 2DF Andy Lyons (2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 3 0 Shamrock Rovers
20 2DF Joe Redmond (2000-01-23) 23 January 2000 0 0 St Patrick's Athletic
2DF Eiran Cashin (2001-11-09) 9 November 2001 0 0 Derby County
6 3MF Conor Coventry (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 23 2 Milton Keynes Dons
7 3MF Gavin Kilkenny (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 17 0 AFC Bournemouth
18 3MF Tyreik Wright (2001-09-22) 22 September 2001 10 2 Aston Villa
3MF Will Ferry (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 9 0 Crawley Town
17 3MF Ross Tierney (2001-03-06) 6 March 2001 7 2 Motherwell
8 3MF Dawson Devoy (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 4 0 Bohemians
14 3MF Ollie O'Neill (2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 3 1 Fulham
10 3MF Killian Phillips (2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 0 0 Crystal Palace
19 3MF Darragh Burns (2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 0 0 St Patrick's Athletic
9 4FW Joshua Kayode (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 11 2 Rotherham United
12 4FW Colm Whelan (2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 3 1 UCD
11 4FW Ademipo Odubeko (2002-10-21) 21 October 2002 1 0 Doncaster Rovers

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Sam Blair (2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 0 0 Bury Town v.  Luxembourg, 8 October 2021
GK Dan Rose (2003-12-11) 11 December 2003 1 0 Schalke 04 v.  Luxembourg, 7 September 2021
DF Festy Ebosele (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 3 0 Derby County v.  Sweden, 29 March 2022INJ
DF Josh Honohan (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 0 0 Cork City v.  Montenegro, 12 October 2021
DF Ronan Boyce (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 0 0 Derry City v.  Montenegro, 12 October 2021
DF Luke Turner (2002-05-20) 20 May 2002 0 0 Cliftonville v.  Montenegro, 12 October 2021
DF Andrew Quinn (2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 0 0 Drogheda United v.  Montenegro, 12 October 2021
DF Kameron Ledwidge (2001-04-07) 7 April 2001 0 0 Shelbourne v.  Montenegro, 12 October 2021PRE
DF Alex Murphy (2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 0 0 Galway United v.  Montenegro, 12 October 2021PRE
DF Evan Weir (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 0 0 Drogheda United v.  Montenegro, 12 October 2021PRE
DF Anselmo Garcia MacNulty (2003-02-13) 13 February 2003 0 0 VfL Wolfsburg v.  Luxembourg, 7 September 2021
DF Shane Flynn (2001-10-14) 14 October 2001 1 0 Leicester City v.  Denmark, 8 June 2021
DF Lewis Richards (2001-10-15) 15 October 2001 1 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers v.  Denmark, 8 June 2021
DF Sean Roughan (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 0 0 Drogheda United v.  Denmark, 8 June 2021
DF Ciaran Brennan (2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 0 0 Sheffield Wednesday v.   Switzerland, 30 May 2021INJ
MF Will Smallbone (2001-02-21) 21 February 2001 3 0 Southampton v.  Sweden, 29 March 2022INJ
MF Conor Noß (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 9 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach v.  Sweden, 16 November 2021
MF Liam Kerrigan (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 1 0 UCD v.  Sweden, 16 November 2021
MF William Hondermarck (2000-11-21) 21 November 2000 0 0 Barnsley v.  Sweden, 16 November 2021
MF Armstrong Oko-Flex (2002-03-02) 2 March 2002 0 0 West Ham United v.  Sweden, 16 November 2021
MF Ryan Johansson (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 5 0 Fortuna Sittard v.  Italy, 12 November 2021INJ
MF Alex Gilbert (2001-12-28) 28 December 2001 6 0 Swindon Town v.  Montenegro, 12 October 2021
MF Andrew Moran (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 2 0 Brighton & Hove Albion v.  Montenegro, 12 October 2021
MF Brandon Kavanagh (2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 1 0 Derry City v.  Montenegro, 12 October 2021
MF Niall Morahan (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 0 0 Sligo Rovers v.  Montenegro, 12 October 2021
MF Louie Watson (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 5 0 Derby County v.  Luxembourg, 8 October 2021
MF Niall O'Keeffe (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 0 0 Waterford v.  Montenegro, 12 October 2021PRE
MF Evan McLaughlin (2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 0 0 Derry City v.  Montenegro, 12 October 2021PRE
MF Darragh Nugent (2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 0 0 Drogheda United v.  Montenegro, 12 October 2021PRE
MF Conor Grant (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 3 0 Rochdale v.  Denmark, 8 June 2021
MF Luca Connell (2001-04-20) 20 April 2001 3 0 Queen's Park v.  Denmark, 8 June 2021
MF Bosun Lawal (2003-05-30) 30 May 2003 1 0 Celtic v.  Denmark, 8 June 2021
MF John Patrick (2003-09-24) 24 September 2003 0 0 Getafe v.   Switzerland, 30 May 2021WD
FW Evan Ferguson (2004-10-19) 19 October 2004 5 0 Brighton & Hove Albion v.  Sweden, 29 March 2022INJ
FW Johnny Kenny (2003-06-06) 6 June 2003 0 0 Celtic v.  Montenegro, 12 October 2021
FW Cian Kavanagh (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 0 0 Waterford v.  Montenegro, 12 October 2021PRE
FW Dean Williams (2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 0 0 Drogheda United v.  Montenegro, 12 October 2021PRE
FW Jonathan Afolabi (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 5 1 Airdrieonians v.  Denmark, 8 June 2021

INJ Withdrew from latest squad due to injury
WD Withdrew from latest squad
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
SUS Player is suspended
COVID Withdrew from latest squad due to Covid-19 protocols

  • Game v Republic of Ireland Amateur XI not an official game, therefore no caps given.

Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the senior team.

References
  1. "Management Profiles". Football Association of Ireland.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "West Ham's Mipo Odubeko recalled to Ireland U21 squad for Sweden qualifier".
  3. "SQUAD UPDATE | Burns, Phillips and McEntee join U21s squad | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  4. https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/squad-update-joe-redmond-called-into-u21s-squad
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