The following is a list of squads for all sixteen national teams that competed at the

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship The 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-21 Euro 2021) was the 23rd edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship (26th edition if the Under-23 era is also included), the biennial international youth football c ...

. Each national team had to submit a final squad of 23 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers. Players in boldface were capped at full international level prior to being called up.

Group stage

''Age, caps, goals and club as of 24 March 2021.''

Group A

Germany

Head coach:

Stefan Kuntz Stefan Kuntz (born 30 October 1962) is a German professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the head coach of the Turkey national team. Kuntz represented the Germany national team between 1993 and 1997, rea ...

The squad was announced on 15 March 2021.

Hungary

Head coach: Zoltán Gera The squad was announced on 15 March 2021.

Netherlands

Head coach:

Erwin van de Looi Erwin van de Looi (born 25 February 1972) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the Netherlands U21 team. Playing career Van de Looi played in the youth academies of RKHVV and Vitesse 1892 ...

The squad was announced on 15 March 2021. On 21 March, it was announced that Lutsharel Geertruida would be replacing

Jurriën Timber Jurriën David Norman Timber (; born 17 June 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Arsenal and the Netherlands national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back. Timber joined Ajax's you ...

due to illness.

Romania

Head coach:

Adrian Mutu Adrian Mutu (; born 8 January 1979) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is in charge of Liga I club Rapid București. During his playing career, he was deployed as a forward or an attacking midfielder. Mutu star ...

The squad was announced on 16 March 2021. On 19 March, it was announced that Adrian Petre would be replacing

Valentin Costache Valentin Ionuț Costache (; born 2 August 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger or as an attacking midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București. Club career Dinamo București Costache joined the youth setup of Dinamo ...

Group B

Czech Republic

Head coach: Karel Krejčí The squad was announced on 15 March 2021.

Italy

Head coach: Paolo Nicolato The squad was announced on 15 March 2021. On 19 March,

Andrea Pinamonti Andrea Pinamonti (born 19 May 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Sassuolo, on loan from Inter Milan, and the Italy national team. Club career Inter Milan Pinamonti made his senior debut for Inter Mila ...

was replaced by Lorenzo Colombo, because of his unavailability due to

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quarantine restrictions applied to

Inter Milan Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is ...

players. On 23 March, Samuele Ricci withdrew from the squad, with Andrea Pinamonti subsequently returning to the official squad list, though he was not present at the tournament.

Slovenia

Head coach:

Milenko Ačimovič Milenko "Mile" Ačimovič (; ; born 15 February 1977) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Besides Slovenia, he has played in FR Yugoslavia, England, France, Saudi Arabia, and Austria. Club career Born to S ...

Spain

Head coach: Luis de la Fuente The squad was announced on 15 March 2021. On 19 March, Mateu Morey withdrew injured and was replaced by Yeremy Pino.

Group C

Denmark

Head coach: Albert Capellas The squad was announced on 15 March 2021.

France

Head coach:

Sylvain Ripoll Sylvain Ripoll (born 15 August 1971) is a French former football player and current manager who manages the French under-21 football team. Career As a player, Ripoll played with Stade Rennais, Le Mans and FC Lorient. On 25 May 2014, he was ...

The squad was announced on 15 March 2021. On 21 March, Houssem Aouar and Moussa Diaby were ruled out due to injury and replaced by Armand Laurienté and

Alexis Claude-Maurice Alexis Claude-Maurice (born 6 June 1998) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as Forward (association football), forward for Ligue 1 club RC Lens, Lens, on loan from OGC Nice, Nice. Club career On 31 August 2022 ...

Iceland

Head coach: Davíð Snorri Jónasson The squad was announced on 18 March 2021.

Russia

Head coach: Mikhail Galaktionov The squad was announced on 15 March 2021. On 20 March, Konstantin Kuchayev was ruled out due to an injury and replaced by Konstantin Tyukavin.

Group D

Croatia

Head coach:

Igor Bišćan Igor Bišćan (; born 4 May 1978) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Croatia national under-21 team. In his playing career, he was a versatile player and could play almost every position in th ...

The squad was announced on 9 March 2021. On 18 March, Joško Gvardiol was ruled out due to an injury and replaced by David Čolina. On 21 March, Luka Sučić was ruled out due to an injury and replaced by Matej Vuk. On 22 March,

Borna Sosa Borna Sosa (; born 21 January 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a left-wing back for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Croatia national team. Career Dinamo Zagreb Sosa was born in the Prečko neighbourh ...

was ruled out due to an injury and replaced by Hrvoje Babec.

England

Head coach:

Aidy Boothroyd Adrian Neil Boothroyd (born 8 February 1971) is an English former footballer who is currently the manager of Indian Super League club Jamshedpur. At club level, he was manager of Watford from 2005 to 2008. During his time with Watford, he was r ...

The squad was announced on 15 March 2021. On 23 March,

Todd Cantwell Todd Owen Cantwell (born 27 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Rangers. Cantwell began his career at Norwich City, joining the club at under-10 level in 2008 and making his first-team debu ...

was called up to replace the injured Mason Greenwood.

Portugal

Head coach: Rui Jorge The squad was announced on 15 March 2021. On 19 March 2021, forwards

Rafael Leão Rafael Alexandre da Conceição Leão (; born 10 June 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for club AC Milan and the Portugal national team. Graduating from Sporting CP youth system, Leão made his first-team ...

and Jota Filipe were ruled out of the tournament due to injury, being replaced by

Gonçalo Ramos Gonçalo Matias Ramos (; born 20 June 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Portugal national team. Born in Olhão, Ramos came through Benfica's youth academy. He began ...

and João Mário.

Switzerland

Head coach: Mauro Lustrinelli The squad was announced on 15 March 2021. On 20 March, Noah Okafor withdrew injured and was replaced by Kevin Rüegg.

Knockout stage

''Age, caps, goals and club as of 31 May 2021.''

Croatia

Head coach:

The squad was announced on 17 May 2021. On 25 May, Luka Sučić,

Dario Vizinger Dario Vizinger (born 6 June 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for SSV Jahn Regensburg, on loan from Wolfsberger AC. Club career Varaždin Vizinger made his senior club debut for NK Varaždin on 24 August 2014. ...

and Mihael Žaper withdrew and were replaced by Neven Đurasek,

Sandro Kulenović Sandro Kulenović (; born 4 December 1999) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dinamo Zagreb. Club career Kulenović was born in Zagreb in 1999. His father Almin, who hails from Bihać, is a former Bosnian internati ...

and Matej Vuk.

Denmark

Head coach: Albert Capellas The squad was announced on 21 May 2021. On 28 May, Mads Bech Sørensen withdrew injured and was replaced by Simon Graves Jensen.

France

Head coach:

The squad was announced on 20 May 2021. On 24 May, Randal Kolo Muani and Alban Lafont withdrew due to club obligations, while Wesley Fofana withdrew injured, and were replaced by Axel Disasi, Etienne Green and Arnaud Kalimuendo. On 26 May, Adrien Truffert withdrew injured and was replaced by Nicolas Cozza.

Germany

Head coach:

The squad was announced on 24 May 2021. On 25 May, Maxim Leitsch withdrew injured and was replaced by Lars Lukas Mai. On 30 May, Janni Serra withdrew injured and was replaced by Shinta Appelkamp.

Italy

Head coach: Paolo Nicolato The squad was announced on 24 May 2021.

Netherlands

Head coach:

The squad was announced on 21 May 2021. On 24 May,

Noa Lang Noa Noëll Lang (born 17 June 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Netherlands national team. Club career Ajax On 1 December 2019, Lang became the first Ajax player to s ...

and Deyovaisio Zeefuik withdrew injured, while Ludovit Reis withdrew due to club obligations, and were replaced by Mats Knoester and Kaj Sierhuis (thus reducing the squad to 22 players). On 26 May, Brian Brobbey withdrew injured and no replacement was added (thus reducing the squad to 21 players), though he was still included in the official squad list with the number 19 shirt.

Portugal

Head coach: Rui Jorge The squad was announced on 21 May 2021. On 24 May, Thierry Correia withdrew due to a positive

test, while Francisco Trincão withdrew due to quarantine as a close contact, and were replaced by Abdu Conté and Filipe Soares.

Spain

Head coach: Luis de la Fuente The squad was announced on 21 May 2021. On 26 May, Jon Moncayola withdrew injured and was replaced by Antonio Blanco.

References

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