Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team

Republic of Ireland Under-21

Nickname(s)	Boys in Green
Association	Football Association of Ireland (FAI)
Head coach	Jim Crawford
Most caps	Conor Coventry (28)
Top scorer	Robbie Brady (7) Kevin Doyle (7)
First colours Second colours
First international
Rep. Ireland 1–1 Northern Ireland (Dublin; 8 March 1978)
Biggest win
San Marino 0–7 Rep. Ireland (Serravalle, San Marino; 22 March 2024)
Biggest defeat
Germany 8–0 Rep. Ireland (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.

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
2023									12	6	3	3	17	11
Total								134	43	27	64	160	187

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	7	4	3	0	16	3	+13	15	Final tournament		—	15 Oct '24	2–0	2–0	1–1	5 Sep '24
2	Republic of Ireland	6	4	1	1	19	8	+11	13	Play-offs		2–2	—	11 Oct '24	10 Sep '24	3–2	3–0
3	Norway	6	4	0	2	21	6	+15	12			10 Sep '24	3–2	—	7–0	15 Oct '24	4–0
4	Latvia	6	2	1	3	5	12	−7	7[a]			0–0	1–2	6 Sep '24	—	2–1	2–0
5	Turkey	6	2	1	3	11	8	+3	7[a]			0–2	6 Sep '24	2–0	11 Oct '24	—	5–0
6	San Marino (E)	7	0	0	7	0	35	−35	0			0–7	0–7	0–7	15 Oct '24	10 Sep '24	—

Results and fixtures

2023

Republic of Ireland  v  Iceland

26 March Friendly	Republic of Ireland	2–1	Iceland	Cork, Republic of Ireland
16:00 GMT	Tom Cannon 23' Festy Ebosele  29' Johnny Kenny 82'	Report	Kristall Máni Ingason 14'	Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 6,000

Republic of Ireland  v  Gabon

13 June Friendly	Republic of Ireland	C–C	Gabon	Austria
17:00 GMT		Report
Note: Fixture cancelled on 12 June as Gabon elected not to travel to Austria for the fixture.

Ukraine  v  Republic of Ireland

16 June Friendly	Ukraine	2–2	Republic of Ireland	Bad Blumau, Austria
17:00 GMT	Artem Bondarenko 16' (pen.) Danylo Sikan 73' (pen.)		Andrew Moran 45+5' Bosun Lawal 82'	Stadium: Union Sport-Club Blumau

Republic of Ireland  v  Kuwait

19 June Friendly	Republic of Ireland	3–0	Kuwait	Bad Radkersburg, Austria
16:00 GMT	Ollie O'Neill 5' Conor Carty 7' Aidomo Emakhu 52'	Report		Stadium: Parktherme Arena
Note: Fixture abandoned after 70 minutes due to a racist comment by a Kuwait player towards Ireland substitute Sinclair Armstrong.

Republic of Ireland  v  Turkey

8 September UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification	Republic of Ireland	3–2	Turkey	Cork, Republic of Ireland
19:30 GMT	Andrew Moran 56' Zak Gilsenan 87' (pen.) Aidomo Emakhu 90+6' Sean Roughan  90+9'	Report	Kenan Yıldız 22' (pen.) Cihan Çanak 76'	Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 3,754 Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia)

Republic of Ireland  v  San Marino

12 September UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification	Republic of Ireland	3–0	San Marino	Cork, Republic of Ireland
19:30 GMT	Rocco Vata 8' Rocco Vata 45+2' Sinclair Armstrong 66'	Report		Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 3,826 Referee: Antoine Paul Chiaramonti (Andorra)

Latvia  v  Republic of Ireland

13 October UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification	Latvia	1–2	Republic of Ireland	Jelgava, Latvia
13:00 GMT	Lūkass Vapne 90+2'	Report	Armstrong Oko-Flex 15' Armstrong Oko-Flex 57'	Stadium: Zemgale Olympic Center Referee: Oliver Reitala (Finland)

Norway  v  Republic of Ireland

17 November UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification	Norway	3–2	Republic of Ireland	Drammen, Norway
17:00 GMT	Halvor Rødølen Opsahl 20' Kristian Arnstad 72' (pen.) Lasse Selvåg Nordås 77'	Report	Aidomo Emakhu 37' Sinclair Armstrong 53'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)

Republic of Ireland  v  Italy

21 November UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification	Republic of Ireland	2–2	Italy	Cork, Republic of Ireland
17:30 GMT	Killian Phillips 31' Sinclair Armstrong 48'	Report	Wilfried Gnonto 45+1' (pen.) Wilfried Gnonto 90+6'	Stadium: Turners Cross Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)

2024

San Marino  v  Republic of Ireland

22 March UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification	San Marino	0–7	Republic of Ireland	Serravalle, San Marino
17:00 GMT		Report	Sinclair Armstrong 26' Andrew Moran 53' Sinclair Armstrong 57' Rocco Vata 62' Rocco Vata 64' Armstrong Oko-Flex 73' Rocco Vata 90+1'	Stadium: San Marino Stadium Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi

Turkey  v  Republic of Ireland

6 September UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification	Turkey	v	Republic of Ireland	Turkey
TBD		Report

Republic of Ireland  v  Latvia

10 September UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification	Republic of Ireland	v	Latvia	Cork, Republic of Ireland
TBD		Report		Stadium: Turners Cross

Republic of Ireland  v  Norway

11 October UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification	Republic of Ireland	v	Norway	Cork, Republic of Ireland
TBD		Report		Stadium: Turners Cross

Italy  v  Republic of Ireland

15 October UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification	Italy	v	Republic of Ireland	Italy
TBD		Report

Staff

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

Position	Name	Appointed
Head coach	Jim Crawford	5 April 2020
Assistant coach	Alan Reynolds	9 July 2020
Assistant coach	Paul McShane	28 August 2023
Goalkeeping coach	Rene Gilmartin	24 April 2020
Lead Performance Analyst	Martin Doyle	April 2020
Sports Scientist	Paul Walsh	18 March 2023
Sports Scientist	Adam Fox	June 2021
Chartered Physiotherapist	Glauber Barduzzi	24 April 2019
Athletic Therapist	Kieran Murray	March 2022
Doctor	Dr Mortimer O'Connor	March 2021
Performance Nutritionist	Ian Byrne	March 2023
Kitman	John Crudden	May 2023

Players

Current squad

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 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification fixture against San Marino on 22 March 2024.^[2]

Caps and goals updated as of 22 March 2024, after the game vs San Marino.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Josh Keeley	(2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 20)	7	0	Barnet
16	1GK	Tiernan Brooks	(2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Rochdale
23	1GK	Andrew Wogan	(2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Drogheda United
4	2DF	Bosun Lawal	(2003-05-30) 30 May 2003 (age 20)	10	1	Fleetwood Town
2	2DF	Sam Curtis	(2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 18)	8	0	Sheffield United
14	2DF	Sean Roughan	(2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21)	6	0	Lincoln City
5	2DF	Anselmo García MacNulty (captain)	(2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 (age 21)	6	0	PEC Zwolle
3	2DF	Tayo Adaramola	(2003-11-14) 14 November 2003 (age 20)	5	0	RWD Molenbeek
17	2DF	Sean Grehan	(2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Carlisle United
12	2DF	Connor O'Riordan	(2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Blackburn Rovers
20	2DF	Alex Murphy	(2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Newcastle United
10	3MF	Andrew Moran (vice-captain)	(2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 20)	9	3	Blackburn Rovers
6	3MF	Joe Hodge (captain)	(2002-09-14) 14 September 2002 (age 21)	6	0	Queens Park Rangers
8	3MF	Matt Healy	(2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 (age 22)	6	0	Francs Borains
19	3MF	Killian Phillips	(2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 (age 22)	6	1	Aberdeen
	3MF	Baba Adeeko	(2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Wigan Athletic
18	3MF	Zak Gilsenan	(2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 20)	4	1	Blackburn Rovers
7	3MF	Rocco Vata	(2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 19)	2	5	Celtic
9	4FW	Sinclair Armstrong	(2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 20)	6	5	Queens Park Rangers
11	4FW	Tony Springett	(2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Northampton Town
15	4FW	Armstrong Oko-Flex	(2002-03-02) 2 March 2002 (age 22)	4	3	FC Zürich
13	4FW	Dylan Duffy	(2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Lincoln City
21	4FW	Mark O'Mahony	(2005-01-15) 15 January 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Brighton & Hove Albion
22	4FW	Calum Kavanagh	(2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Bradford City

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	Killian Cahill	(2003-11-03) 3 November 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	v.  Norway, 17 November 2023PRE
GK	Owen Mason	(2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Wexford	v.  Latvia, 13 October 2023PRE
DF	James Abankwah	(2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Udinese	v.  Italy, 21 November 2023
DF	James Furlong	(2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Hull City	v.  Latvia, 13 October 2023
DF	Evan Weir	(2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Drogheda United	v.  Latvia, 13 October 2023PRE
MF	Adam Murphy	(2005-04-08) 8 April 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Bristol City	v.  Italy, 21 November 2023
MF	Kian Leavy	(2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 22)	2	0	St Patrick's Athletic	v.  Italy, 21 November 2023PRE
MF	Ed McJannet	(2004-01-25) 25 January 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Lecce	v.  Latvia, 13 October 2023PRE
MF	Tyler Goodrham	(2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Oxford United	v.  Turkey, 8 September 2023INJ
MF	Darragh Burns	(2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Shamrock Rovers	v.  Kuwait, 19 June 2023
MF	Jack Henry-Francis	(2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Arsenal	v.  Kuwait, 19 June 2023
MF	Dara Costelloe	(2002-12-11) 11 December 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Dundee	v.  Kuwait, 19 June 2023
MF	Harry Vaughan	(2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Bristol Rovers	v.  Kuwait, 19 June 2023
FW	Ollie O'Neill	(2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 (age 21)	10	2	Leyton Orient	v.  San Marino, 22 March 2024
FW	Aidomo Emakhu	(2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 20)	6	3	Millwall	v.  Italy, 21 November 2023
FW	Johnny Kenny	(2003-06-06) 6 June 2003 (age 20)	4	1	Shamrock Rovers	v.  Italy, 21 November 2023
FW	Conor Carty	(2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 21)	4	1	Bolton Wanderers	v.  Italy, 21 November 2023
INJ Withdrew from latest squad due to injury WD Withdrew from latest squad PRE Preliminary squad / standby SUS Player is suspended SEN Player called up to Senior squad

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

References

External links

• U21 page on FAI website
• UEFA Under-21 website
• Full U21 results