Republic of Ireland Under-21
Nickname(s)Boys in Green
AssociationFootball Association of Ireland (FAI)
Head coachJim Crawford
Most capsConor Coventry (28)
Top scorerRobbie Brady (7)
Kevin Doyle (7)
First colours
Second colours
First international
Republic of Ireland Rep. Ireland 1–1 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
(Dublin; 8 March 1978)
Biggest win
Republic of Ireland Rep. Ireland 5–0 Estonia Estonia
(Tallaght Stadium, Dublin; 10 August 2010)
Biggest defeat
Germany Germany 8–0 Rep. Ireland Republic of Ireland
(Baunatal; 23 March 1993)
Best resultHave 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
France 1994 8 1 1 6 7 20
Spain 1996 8 2 2 4 7 9
Romania 1998 8 3 0 5 11 7
Slovakia 2000 8 4 2 2 13 12
Switzerland 2002 8 4 1 3 10 7
Germany 2004 8 2 2 4 8 11
Portugal 2006 8 1 2 5 10 14
Netherlands 2007 2 1 0 1 2 1
Sweden 2009 8 1 2 5 4 14
Denmark 2011 10 1 4 5 5 11
Israel 2013 8 4 1 3 15 10
Czech Republic 2015 8 2 2 4 10 12
Poland 2017 10 4 0 6 14 17
Italy 2019 10 4 2 4 12 15
Hungary Slovenia 2021 10 6 1 3 15 8
Romania Georgia (country) 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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 5 3 2 0 13 2 +11 11 Final tournament — 15 Oct '24 2–0 22 Mar '24 26 Mar '24 5 Sep '24
2  Republic of Ireland 5 3 1 1 12 8 +4 10 Play-offs 2–2 — 11 Oct '24 10 Sep '24 3–2 3–0
3  Norway 5 3 0 2 17 6 +11 9 10 Sep '24 3–2 — 7–0 15 Oct '24 26 Mar '24
4  Latvia 5 2 1 2 5 10 −5 7 0–0 1–2 6 Sep '24 — 2–1 2–0
5  Turkey 5 2 0 3 10 7 +3 6 0–2 6 Sep '24 2–0 11 Oct '24 — 5–0
6  San Marino 5 0 0 5 0 24 −24 0 0–7 22 Mar '24 0–7 15 Oct '24 10 Sep '24 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results and fixtures

2023

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

2024

Staff

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

Position Name Appointed
Head coach Republic of Ireland Jim Crawford 5 April 2020
Assistant coach Republic of Ireland Alan Reynolds 9 July 2020
Assistant coach Republic of Ireland Paul McShane 28 August 2023
Goalkeeping coach Republic of Ireland Rene Gilmartin 24 April 2020
Lead Performance Analyst Republic of Ireland Martin Doyle April 2020
Sports Scientist Republic of Ireland Paul Walsh 18 March 2023
Sports Scientist Republic of Ireland Adam Fox June 2021
Chartered Physiotherapist Brazil Glauber Barduzzi 24 April 2019
Athletic Therapist Republic of Ireland Kieran Murray March 2022
Doctor Republic of Ireland Dr Mortimer O'Connor March 2021
Performance Nutritionist Republic of Ireland Ian Byrne March 2023
Kitman Republic of Ireland 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 Norway and Italy on 17 & 21 November 2023.[2]

Caps and goals updated as of 21 November 2023, after the game vs Italy.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Josh Keeley (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 6 0 England Barnet
16 1GK Tiernan Brooks (2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 2 0 England Notts County
4 2DF Bosun Lawal (2003-05-30) 30 May 2003 9 1 England Fleetwood Town
12 2DF Sam Curtis (2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 7 0 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
14 2DF Sean Roughan (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 6 0 England Lincoln City
5 2DF Anselmo García MacNulty (captain) (2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 5 0 Netherlands PEC Zwolle
3 2DF Tayo Adaramola (2003-11-14) 14 November 2003 4 0 England Crystal Palace
17 2DF Sean Grehan (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 4 0 England Carlisle United
2 2DF James Abankwah (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 2 0 Italy Udinese
7 3MF Ollie O'Neill (2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 10 2 England Fulham
8 3MF Matt Healy (2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 5 0 Belgium Francs Borains
6 3MF Killian Phillips (2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 5 1 England Wycombe Wanderers
13 3MF Baba Adeeko (2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 4 0 England Wigan Athletic
21 3MF Zak Gilsenan (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 3 1 England Blackburn Rovers
10 3MF Adam Murphy (2005-04-08) 8 April 2005 2 0 England Bristol City
22 4FW Aidomo Emakhu (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 6 3 England Millwall
9 4FW Sinclair Armstrong (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 5 3 England Queens Park Rangers
18 4FW Johnny Kenny (2003-06-06) 6 June 2003 4 1 Scotland Celtic
20 4FW Conor Carty (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 4 1 England Doncaster Rovers
11 4FW Tony Springett (2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 3 0 England Norwich 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 0 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion v.  Norway, 17 November 2023PRE
GK Owen Mason (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 0 0 England Mansfield Town v.  Latvia, 13 October 2023PRE
DF Connor O'Riordan (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 3 0 England Crewe Alexandra v.  Italy, 21 November 2023PRE
DF James Furlong (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 4 0 England Hull City v.  Latvia, 13 October 2023
DF Evan Weir (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 0 0 Republic of Ireland Drogheda United v.  Latvia, 13 October 2023PRE
DF Alex Murphy (2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 0 0 England Newcastle United v.  Turkey, 8 September 2023INJ
DF Festy Ebosele (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 5 0 Italy Udinese v.  Iceland, 26 March 2023
DF Jay McGrath (2003-04-15) 15 April 2003 0 0 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic v.  Iceland, 26 March 2023
MF Kian Leavy (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 2 0 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic v.  Italy, 21 November 2023PRE
MF Andrew Moran (vice-captain) (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 8 2 England Blackburn Rovers v.  Norway, 17 November 2023SEN
MF Joe Hodge (captain) (2002-09-14) 14 September 2002 5 0 England Wolverhampton Wanderers v.  Latvia, 13 October 2023
MF Ed McJannet (2004-01-25) 25 January 2004 3 0 Italy Lecce v.  Latvia, 13 October 2023PRE
MF Rocco Vata (2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 1 2 Scotland Celtic v.  Latvia, 13 October 2023INJ
MF Tyler Goodrham (2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 0 0 England Oxford United v.  Turkey, 8 September 2023INJ
MF Darragh Burns (2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 2 0 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers v.  Kuwait, 19 June 2023
MF Jack Henry-Francis (2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 1 0 England Arsenal v.  Kuwait, 19 June 2023
MF Dara Costelloe (2002-12-11) 11 December 2002 1 0 Scotland Dundee v.  Kuwait, 19 June 2023
MF Harry Vaughan (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 0 0 England Hull City v.  Kuwait, 19 June 2023
MF Cian Hayes (2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 0 0 England Fleetwood Town v.  Iceland, 26 March 2023
FW Armstrong Oko-Flex (2002-03-02) 2 March 2002 3 2 Switzerland FC Zürich v.  Italy, 21 November 2023PRE
FW Dylan Duffy (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 1 0 England Lincoln City v.  Kuwait, 19 June 2023
FW Tom Cannon (2002-12-28) 28 December 2002 1 1 England Leicester City v.  Iceland, 26 March 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

  1. ↑ "Management Profiles". Football Association of Ireland. 24 January 2019.
  2. ↑ https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/u21-crawford-names-24-man-squad-for-norway-italy-qualifiers
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