Estonia national under-21 football team

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Estonia U21
Nickname(s)Sinisärgid (Blueshirts)
AssociationEstonian Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachIgor Prins
Captain
Most capsMarko Meerits
Andrei Veis (30)
Top scorerMaksim Gussev
Konstantin Nahk (5)
Home stadiumLilleküla Stadium
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Cyprus 4–2 Estonia 
(Achna, Cyprus; 9 March 1994)
Biggest win
 Luxembourg 0–6 Estonia 
(Erpeldange, Luxembourg; 29 March 2011)
Biggest defeat
 Denmark 8–0 Estonia 
(Farum, Denmark; 5 March 2014)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances0

The Estonia national under-21 football team represents Estonia in international under-21 football competitions and is controlled by the Estonian Football Association (Eesti Jalgpalli Liit), the governing body for football in Estonia.

The team's home ground is the Lilleküla Stadium in Tallinn, and the current manager is Igor Prins. Estonia have never qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. They compete in the biennial Under-21 Baltic Cup and have won the tournament in 2014.

Coaching staff[]

Position Name
Head coach Estonia Igor Prins
Assistant coach Estonia Ats Sillaste
Goalkeeping coach Estonia Aiko Orgla
Doctor Estonia Liisbet Harak
Physiotherapist Estonia Sten Ütsmüts
Estonia Priit Ailt
Manager Estonia Ljubov Lobõševa

Players[]

Current squad[]

  • The following players were called up for the friendly and 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.
  • Match dates: 4 and 8 June 2021
  • Opposition:  Lithuania and  Austria
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 17 November 2020, after the match against  Bulgaria.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Estonia Paide Linnameeskond
12 1GK (2001-04-06) 6 April 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Estonia Tabasalu

2 2DF (2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Estonia Tammeka
3 2DF (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 22) 7 0 Estonia Kuressaare
4 2DF (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 20) 5 0 Estonia Flora
7 2DF (2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Estonia Flora
13 2DF (2003-11-18) 18 November 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Estonia Paide Linnameeskond
14 2DF (2001-07-12) 12 July 2001 (age 20) 4 0 Estonia Paide Linnameeskond
15 2DF (2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 (age 21) 2 0 TJK Legion
23 2DF (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 (age 21) 4 0 Estonia Kuressaare

6 3MF (2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Estonia Flora
8 3MF (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 (age 21) 9 0 Estonia Tammeka
10 3MF (2001-11-04) 4 November 2001 (age 20) 12 0 Estonia Flora
16 3MF Georgi Tunjov (2001-04-17) 17 April 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Italy SPAL
17 3MF (2002-06-20) 20 June 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Estonia Narva Trans
20 3MF (2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Estonia Paide Linnameeskond
21 3MF (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Estonia Tammeka

5 4FW (2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Estonia Kuressaare
9 4FW (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Estonia Tammeka
11 4FW (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 22) 4 0 Estonia Paide Linnameeskond
18 4FW (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Sweden Akropolis
19 4FW (2001-04-24) 24 April 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Italy SPAL
24 4FW (2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Estonia Nõmme Kalju

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up



  • INJ Withdrew due to an injury.
  • PRE Preliminary squad.
  • RET Retired from the national team.

Previous squads[]

Commonwealth Cup squads
  • 2014 CIS Cup squad

Results and fixtures[]

Recent results within the last 12 months and upcoming fixtures.

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 10 7 2 1 22 4 +18 23 Final tournament 2–2 2–0 1–0 4–0 2−0
2  Poland 10 6 2 2 19 8 +11 20 1–0 1–1 1–0 4–0 3–1
3  Bulgaria 10 5 3 2 14 5 +9 18 0–0 3−0 0–1 3–0 1–0
4  Serbia 10 3 3 4 12 9 +3 12 0–2 1–0 1–2 6−0 1–1
5  Estonia 10 1 2 7 3 34 −31 5 0–5 0–6 0–4 0–0 2–1
6  Latvia 10 0 4 6 7 17 −10 4 1–4 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–1
Source: UEFA

Competitive record[]

UEFA European Under-21 Championship[]

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1978 Did not enter
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
France 1994
Spain 1996 Did not qualify 10 0 0 10 5 37
Romania 1998 10 1 1 8 4 25
Slovakia 2000 10 0 0 10 4 35
Switzerland 2002 8 0 0 8 2 28
Germany 2004 6 0 2 4 4 10
Portugal 2006 10 0 2 8 4 25
Netherlands 2007 2 0 0 2 1 7
Sweden 2009 8 1 0 7 1 19
Denmark 2011 10 3 3 4 9 16
Israel 2013 8 0 1 7 2 19
Czech Republic 2015 10 2 3 5 9 23
Poland 2017 10 1 1 8 3 26
Italy San Marino 2019 10 0 2 8 11 24
Hungary Slovenia 2021 10 1 2 7 3 34
Total 0/23 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 9 17 96 62 328
Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours and achievements[]

Under-21 Baltic Cup
Winners (1): 2014

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

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