Turkey's national Under-21 football team ( tr, Ümit Milli Futbol Takımı), also known as Turkey Under-21s or Turkey U-21s, is the Under-21 years of age team of the

Turkey national football team The Turkey national football team ( tr, Türkiye Millî Futbol Takımı) represents Turkey in men's international Association football, football matches. The team is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation ( tr, Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu ...

History

This team is for Turkish players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year

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campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Also in existence are teams for Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments), Under-19s and Under 17s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U-21s, senior side and again for the U-21s, as

Oğuzhan Özyakup Oğuzhan Özyakup (born 23 September 1992), also known as Ozzie or Ozzy, is a Turkish-Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard as a midfielder. Born in Zaandam, the Netherlands, Özyakup has previously featured ...

has done recently. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible).

Competitive Record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

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* 2002 Toulon Tournament - 8th place * 2004 Toulon Tournament - 7th place * 2008 Toulon Tournament - 6th place * 2012 Toulon Tournament - 2nd place * 2018 Toulon Tournament - 3rd place

Results and fixtures

2020

2021

2022

Players

Current squad

* The following players were called up for the friendly matches. * Match dates: 17 and 21 November 2022 * Opposition: and * Caps and goals correct as of: 27 September 2022, after the match against .

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent. *^SEN = Player have been called up to the senior team. *^INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.

Former squads

* 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Turkey

Former players

Abdullah Ercan Abdullah Ercan (born 8 December 1971 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a retired Turkish international footballer and manager. Coaching career Honours Trabzonspor *Turkish Cup: 1992, 1995 *Turkish Super Cup: 1995 *Chancellor Cup: 1994, 1996 Fenerbah ...

Alpay Özalan Fehmi Alpay Özalan (born 29 May 1973) is a Turkish former professional footballer, football manager and politician. He last worked as the manager of Samsunspor. He played 90 international games for Turkey between 1995 and 2005, making him Turk ...

Arda Turan Arda Turan (born 30 January 1987) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played most notably as a winger. Turan is mostly known for his ball control, dribbling skills and vision. At age 21, prior to the 2009–10 season, he was named ...

Arif Erdem Arif Erdem (born 2 January 1972) is a Turkish retired football manager and former professional player who played in the forward position. Starting out with local club Zeytinburnuspor in 1990, Erdem had a decorated 15-year professional career. ...

Bülent Korkmaz Bülent Korkmaz (born 24 November 1968), colloquially known by his given nicknames "Büyük Kaptan" () and "Cengaver" (), is a Turkish former professional footballer and current manager of TFF First League club Çaykur Rizespor. Korkmaz was a ...

Colin Kazim-Richards Colin Kazim-Richards (born 26 August 1986), also known as Colin Kâzım, Kâzım or Kâzım Kâzım, is a professional footballer as a forward for Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük S.K. Born and raised in England, he qualified for Turkish n ...

Emre Aşık Emre Aşık (born 13 December 1973) is a Turkish former international footballer. He played centre-back for several clubs in the Turkish Süper Lig, most notably, Galatasaray. Aşık began his career with Sönmez Filamentspor in the TFF Third Le ...

Emre Belözoğlu Emre Belözoğlu (, born 7 September 1980) is a Turkish former professional footballer and manager who is currently serving as the manager of İstanbul Başakşehir. During his playing career, he played as a midfielder. He was named in the FIFA ...

Fatih Terim Fatih Terim (born 4 September 1953) is a Turkish association football manager and former player. He is the former manager of Galatasaray, a position he previously held four times. Terim has managed several clubs in Italy (Milan and Fiorentina) ...

Gökhan Töre Gökhan Töre (, born 20 January 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Adana Demirspor. Töre began his club career at Hamburger SV before joining Russian Premier League side Rubin Kazan in the summer of 2012. He made onl ...

Gökhan Zan Gökhan Zan (born 7 September 1981 in Antakya) is a retired Turkish footballer. Club career Zan started his career with Hatayspor and then moved on to Çanakkale Dardanelspor before joining Beşiktaş in 2003. He needed time to make his mark wi ...

Hakan Şükür Hakan Şükür (; born 1 September 1971) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed the "Bull of the Bosphorus" and ''Kral'' (king), he spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a ...

Halil Altıntop Halil Altıntop (; born 8 December 1982) is a Turkish former professional footballer. He is a trainer scout for Bayern Munich. During his playing days, he was deployed as an attacking midfielder, centre-forward, or winger. Halil is the identica ...

Mehmet Topal Mehmet Topal (born 3 March 1986) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was nicknamed ''Örümcek'' (Spider), due to his ability to use his long legs to win loose balls or cut passes. He spent most o ...

Mehmet Topuz Mehmet Topuz (born 7 September 1983) is a former Turkish footballer, who last played for Fenerbahçe. Club career Topuz had begun his career in Yolspor, a local club located in Kayseri. He joined Kayserispor in 2000. He has been given several G ...

Nihat Kahveci Nihat Kahveci (born 23 November 1979), better known mononymously as Nihat, is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He works as a football commentator for TRT. He has a UEFA Pro Licence. Biography Like most Turkish ...

Necati Ateş Necati Ateş (; born 3 January 1980) is a retired Turkish professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Born in İzmir, Ateş made his professional debut with Altay S.K. and Adanaspor, scoring for both at an impressive rate. In ...

Nuri Şahin Nuri Şahin (born 5 September 1988) is a football manager and former professional player who played as a central midfielder. He is the manager of Antalyaspor. He began his career at Borussia Dortmund, spending six years there – including a ye ...

* Okan Buruk *

Saffet Sancaklı Saffet Sancaklı ( sr-Cyrl, Сафет Санџакли, Safet Sandžakli; born 27 February 1966) is a Turkish former international footballer and current politician. He is a deputy of Nationalist Movement Party, representing city of Kocaeli ...

Semih Şentürk Semih Şentürk (born 29 April 1983) is a Turkish former international footballer who played as a striker. He has spent most of his club career at Fenerbahçe where he played between 1999 and 2014, winning 5 Süper Lig and 2 Turkish Cup titl ...

Sergen Yalçın Ali Rıza Sergen Yalçın (born 5 November 1972), known as Sergen Yalçın, is a Turkish football commentator, coach and former international footballer who played as a midfielder. Coming through the Beşiktaş Youth Infrastructure which he en ...

Tuncay Şanlı Tuncay Şanlı (; born 16 January 1982), known as Tuncay, is a Turkish former footballer and currently the manager of the Turkish club Sakaryaspor. He naturally played as a striker, but was also positioned as an attacking midfielder and on eit ...

Ümit Özat Ümit Özat (born 30 October 1976) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player. Club career Born in Ankara, Özat initially played for Gençlerbirliği and for Fenerbahçe as a central defender or a defensive midfielder. Later ...

Volkan Demirel Volkan Demirel (; born 27 October 1981) is a Turkish coach, pundit and former professional footballer. He is the manager of the Turkish club Hatayspor. For many years, he was the starting goalkeeper of Fenerbahçe and the Turkish national team. ...

Yıldıray Baştürk Yıldıray Baştürk (, born 24 December 1978) is a retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Born in Germany, he was capped 49 times for the Turkey national football team, representing the team at the 2002 FIFA Wor ...

Former Coaches

* 1957-1959:

Şeref Görkey Şeref Görkey (1 January 1913 - 10 November 2004) was a Turkish footballer and manager who mainly served Turkish side Beşiktaş throughout his career. Nicknamed Voleci Şeref, literally meaning ''"Şeref the Volley Scorer"'', due to his tally of ...

* 1960-1962:

* 1976-1977: Candan Tarhan * 1981-1982:

* 1984-1984: Yılmaz Gökdel * 1990-1993:

* 1993-1996:

Erdoğan Arıca Erdoğan Arıca (24 July 1954 – 10 April 2012) was a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and coach. As a footballer, he played defender. He was also the brother of the singer Soner Arıca and the nephew of Kadir İnanır. Career Arıc ...

* 1996-1998:

Rıza Çalımbay Rıza Çalımbay (born 2 February 1963) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Sivasspor. He was one of the symbol names of Beşiktaş and was among the best players of his time. Beca ...

* 1998-2005: Raşit Çetiner * 2005-2006:

Reha Kapsal Reha Kapsal (born 11 April 1963 in Diyarbakır) is a Turkish football manager. He is a widely known head coach and manager in Turkish Süper Lig and 1. Lig for his training sessions and tactical point of view. He was also a footballer, and pla ...

* 2006-2006:

Tolunay Kafkas Hakkı Tolunay Kafkas (born 21 March 1968) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish professional football manager and former player. He is manager of Turkey U-21. Biography Kafkas was born in Ankara, he is of Circassian origin. Playing career He play ...

* 2006-2007:

Ünal Karaman Ünal Karaman (born 29 June 1966, in Konya) is a former Turkish professional footballer and a UEFA Pro Licensed manager. Club career He played for Konyaspor (as amateur between 1981–1984), Gaziantepspor (1984–1987), Malatyaspor (1987–1990 ...

* 2007-2008:

Ümit Davala Ümit Aydın Davala (born 30 July 1973) is a Turkish football coach and former player. During his stint at Galatasaray, he won four Süper Lig, three Turkish Cup, one UEFA Cup and one UEFA Super Cup title between 1996 and 2001. He won the 2003� ...

* 2008-2010:

Hami Mandıralı Hami Mandıralı (born 20 July 1968) is a Turkish football manager and former footballer. He played for Trabzonspor nearly all of his career. Club career Mandıralı was born in Arsin, Trabzon, Turkey. joined Trabzonspor aged 10, and continue ...

* 2010-2012: Raşit Çetiner * 2013-2018:

* 2018-2018:

* 2018-2020:

Vedat İnceefe Vedat İnceefe (born 1 April 1974 in Bandırma, Balıkesir) is a retired Turkish football player. He played for Soma Sotesspor (1992–1994), Karabükspor (1994–1996), Galatasaray (1996–2000 and 2000–2003), İstanbulspor (2000), Vestel Ma ...

* 2020-''present'':

Notes

References

External links

Turkish Football Federation Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Turkey National Under-21 Football Team European national under-21 association football teams

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