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Germany Under-21

Association	Deutscher Fußball-Bund
Head coach	Antonio Di Salvo
Captain	Eric Martel
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	14 (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																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		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		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										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		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	3rd	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	Group stage	15th	3	0	1	2	2	5		10	9	0	1	32	9	2023
2025	Qualified									TBD						2025
Total	3 titles	15/25	52	22	13*	17	81	64		176	124	27	25	465	138	Total

Individual awards

• Golden Player: Rudi Völler (1982)
• Golden Boot: Luca Waldschmidt (2019), Lukas Nmecha (2021)
• Silver Boot: Kevin Volland (2015)
• Bronze Boot: Marco Richter (2019)

EURO Under-21 dream team

On 17 June 2015, UEFA revealed an all-time best XI from the previous Under-21 final tournaments.

Included players from Germany:

• Goal: Manuel Neuer
• Defence: Mats Hummels
• Midfield: Mesut Özil

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	10	8	2	0	35	10	+25	26	Final tournament		—	3–1	2–1	0–0	4–1	2–0
2	Poland	10	7	1	2	24	10	+14	22			3–3	—	0–1	3–0	5–0	2–1
3	Bulgaria	10	4	3	3	17	12	+5	15			2–3	1–3	—	1–1	6–0	1–0
4	Kosovo	10	3	3	4	10	17	−7	12			0–3	0–4	2–2	—	2–0	3–1
5	Estonia	10	2	1	7	7	31	−24	7			1–10	0–1	1–1	3–1	—	1–0
6	Israel	10	1	0	9	5	18	−13	3			1–5	1–2	0–1	0–1	1–0	—

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

22 March 2024 2025 UEFA EC Q	Germany	0–0	Kosovo	Chemnitz
18:00		Report		Stadium: Stadion an der Gellertstraße Attendance: 6,899 Referee: Daniele Chiffi (Italy)

26 March 2024 2025 UEFA EC Q	Germany	2–0	Israel	Halle
18:00	Gruda 14' Röhl 56'	Report		Stadium: Leuna Chemie Stadion Attendance: 4,766 Referee: John Brooks (England)

4 September 2024 2025 UEFA EC Q	Israel	1–5	Germany	Győr, Hungary
	Yehoshua 64'	Report	Tresoldi 5', 35' Adeyemi 15', 61' Knauff 90+4'	Stadium: Ménfői úti Stadion Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 17 October 2023, was postponed due to the Israel–Hamas war.

10 September 2024 2025 UEFA EC Q	Estonia	1–10	Germany	Tallinn
18:00	Sapovalov 69'	Report	Woltemade 23', 47' Tresoldi 31' Adeyemi 35', 44', 61' Martel 39' Rosenfelder 59' Lemperle 87' Knauff 90'	Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium Referee: Antoine Chiaramonti (Andorra)

11 October 2024 2025 UEFA EC Q	Germany	2–1	Bulgaria	Regensburg
18:00	Beier 9' Woltemade 66' (pen.)	Report	N. Iliev 37'	Stadium: Jahnstadion Attendance: 8,586 Referee: Ben Mcmaster (Northern Ireland)

15 October 2024 2025 UEFA EC Q	Poland	3–3	Germany	Łódź
17:00	Marczuk 17' Kałuziński 49' Fornalczyk 59'	Report	Tresoldi 3' Wanner 21' Arrey-Mbi 30'	Stadium: Widzew Stadium Attendance: 11,496 Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia)

15 November 2024 Friendly	Germany	3–0	Denmark	Aachen
18:00	Tresoldi 5' Brown 48' Moukoko 81'	Report		Stadium: New Tivoli Attendance: 11,872 Referee: Alex Bos (Netherlands)

19 November 2024 Friendly	France	2–2	Germany	Valenciennes
18:15	Tel 63' (pen.) Tchaouna 90+3'	Report	Beier 5', 50'	Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 6,111

12 June 2025 2025 UEFA Euro	Germany	v	Slovenia	Nitra, Slovakia
21:00		Report		Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom

15 June 2025 2025 UEFA Euro	Czech Republic	v	Germany	Dunajská Streda, Slovakia
21:00		Report		Stadium: MOL Aréna

18 June 2025 2025 UEFA Euro	England	v	Germany	Nitra, Slovakia
21:00		Report		Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom

Players

Current squad

Players born in or after 2002 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Denmark and France on 15 and 19 November 2024.

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

Caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2024.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Jonas Urbig	(2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 (age 21)	8	0	1. FC Köln
12	1GK	Felix Gebhardt	(2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Jahn Regensburg
23	1GK	Tjark Ernst	(2003-03-15) 15 March 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Hertha BSC
	1GK	Noah Atubolu	(2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 22)	15	0	SC Freiburg
3	2DF	Nathaniel Brown	(2003-06-16) 16 June 2003 (age 21)	7	1	Eintracht Frankfurt
4	2DF	Tim Oermann	(2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 21)	3	0	VfL Bochum
5	2DF	Max Rosenfelder	(2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 21)	5	1	SC Freiburg
11	2DF	Jan Thielmann	(2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 22)	17	1	1. FC Köln
14	2DF	Hendry Blank	(2004-08-21) 21 August 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Red Bull Salzburg
15	2DF	Nnamdi Collins	(2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
	2DF	Leandro Morgalla	(2004-09-13) 13 September 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Red Bull Salzburg
	3MF	Marcel Beifus	(2002-10-27) 27 October 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Karlsruher SC
6	3MF	Eric Martel (captain)	(2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 22)	22	2	1. FC Köln
7	3MF	Ansgar Knauff	(2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22)	22	3	Eintracht Frankfurt
8	3MF	Aljoscha Kemlein	(2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Union Berlin
13	3MF	Frans Krätzig	(2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 21)	3	0	VfB Stuttgart
16	3MF	Jens Castrop	(2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 21)	3	0	1. FC Nürnberg
17	3MF	Brajan Gruda	(2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 (age 20)	10	1	Brighton & Hove Albion
18	3MF	Rocco Reitz	(2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 22)	10	2	Borussia Mönchengladbach
20	3MF	Paul Wanner	(2005-12-23) 23 December 2005 (age 19)	3	1	1. FC Heidenheim
22	3MF	Paul Nebel	(2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 22)	6	0	Mainz 05
9	4FW	Youssoufa Moukoko	(2004-11-20) 20 November 2004 (age 20)	15	13	OGC Nice
10	4FW	Nick Woltemade	(2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 22)	10	4	VfB Stuttgart
19	4FW	Nicolò Tresoldi	(2004-08-20) 20 August 2004 (age 20)	9	5	Hannover 96
21	4FW	Maximilian Beier	(2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 22)	8	5	Borussia Dortmund

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Germany under-21 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Bright Arrey-Mbi	(2003-03-26) 26 March 2003 (age 21)	9	1	Braga	v.  Denmark, 15 November 2024
DF	Tom Rothe	(2004-10-29) 29 October 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Union Berlin	v.  Poland, 15 October 2024
DF	Tim Oermann	(2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 21)	2	0	VfL Bochum	v.  Poland, 15 October 2024
DF	Luca Netz	(2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 (age 21)	17	0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	v.  Poland, 15 October 2024
DF	Kenneth Schmidt	(2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 22)	4	0	SC Freiburg	v.  Israel, 4 September 2024
DF	Linus Gechter	(2004-02-27) 27 February 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Hertha BSC	v.  Israel, 4 September 2024
DF	Julian Eitschberger	(2004-03-05) 5 March 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Hallescher FC	v.  Israel, 26 March 2024
DF	Jamil Siebert	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Fortuna Düsseldorf	v.  Israel, 26 March 2024
DF	Joshua Quarshie	(2004-07-26) 26 July 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Fortuna Düsseldorf	v.  Israel, 26 March 2024
DF	Colin Kleine-Bekel	(2003-01-24) 24 January 2003 (age 21)	5	1	Holstein Kiel	v.  Israel, 26 March 2024
MF	Tom Bischof	(2005-06-28) 28 June 2005 (age 19)	0	0	TSG Hoffenheim	v.  Denmark, 15 November 2024
MF	Umut Tohumcu	(2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 20)	2	0	TSG Hoffenheim	v.  Poland, 15 October 2024
MF	Tim Lemperle	(2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 22)	10	2	1. FC Köln	v.  Poland, 15 October 2024
MF	Armindo Sieb	(2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Mainz 05	v.  Estonia, 10 September 2024
MF	Merlin Röhl	(2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 22)	9	2	SC Freiburg	v.  Estonia, 10 September 2024
MF	Jens Castrop	(2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 21)	1	0	1. FC Nürnberg	v.  Israel, 26 March 2024
FW	Karim Adeyemi	(2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22)	6	5	Borussia Dortmund	v.  Estonia, 10 September 2024
FW	Keke Topp	(2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Werder Bremen	v.  Estonia, 10 September 2024

Past squads

• 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
• 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
• 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
• 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
• 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
• 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
• 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
• 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
• 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
• 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
• 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Player records

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–)

See also

• Germany national football team
• Germany national youth football team
• UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Notes

References

1. "Our all-time Under-21 EURO dream team". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
2. "UEFA postpones matches in Israel". UEFA.com. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
3. "U 21 gegen Dänemark und Frankreich: Collins, Bischof und Kemlein neu dabei". dfb.de. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
4. "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

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