Poland national under-21 football team

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Poland Under-21
Nickname(s)Biało-czerwoni
("The white and reds")
Białe Orły
("The White Eagles")
AssociationPolish Football Association
(Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMaciej Stolarczyk
FIFA codePOL
First colours
Second colours
European Under-21 Championship
Appearances7 (first in 1982)
Best resultQuarter-final (5 times)

The Poland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Football Association.

This team is for Polish players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old.

The performance of Poland in the U-21 Euro is used to decide if Poland can qualify for the Summer Olympics. Since the team's foundation, Poland only managed to qualify once, the 1992 Summer Olympics thanked for having the best coefficence point among losing quarter-finalists in the 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, but managed to finish second in the tournament.

Competitive record[]

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
Silver background colour indicates second place finish.
Bronze background colour indicates third place finish.
Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

UEFA European U-21 Championship[]

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record
Year Round Pld W D * L GF GA
1978 Did not qualify
1980
1982 Quarter-final 2 0 1 1 3 4
1984 Quarter-final 2 0 1 1 3 6
1986 Quarter-final 2 1 0 1 1 5
1988 Did not qualify
1990
1992 Quarter-final 2 0 1 1 1 6
France 1994 Quarter-final 2 0 0 2 1 5
Spain 1996 Did not qualify
Romania 1998
Slovakia 2000
Switzerland 2002
Germany 2004
Portugal 2006
Netherlands 2007
Sweden 2009
Denmark 2011
Israel 2013
Czech Republic 2015
Poland 2017 Group stage 3 0 1 2 3 7
Italy San Marino 2019 Group stage 3 2 0 1 4 7
Hungary Slovenia 2021 Did not qualify
Romania Georgia (country) 2023 Future events
Total Quarter-final 16 3 4 9 16 40

Recent results[]

17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Poland  3–1  Latvia Stadion Widzewa, Łódź
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
  • Białek 48'
  • Kiwior 61'
  • Klimala 71'
UEFA
[ 90minut]
  • 89'
Referee: (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Note: All matches originally scheduled to be played in March 2020 were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe[1]
26 March 2021 (2021-03-26) Friendly Poland  7–0  Saudi Arabia , San Pedro del Pinatar
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Referee: (Spain)
29 March 2021 (2021-03-29) Friendly Austria  2–0  Poland , San Pedro del Pinatar
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Referee: (Spain)
3 September 2021 (2021-09-03) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Latvia  0–2  Poland Zemgale Olympic Center, Jelgava
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) UEFA
Referee: Keith Kennedy ()
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Poland  1–2  Israel Arena Lublin, Lublin
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) UEFA
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)
8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Hungary  2–2  Poland Szent Gellért Fórum, Szeged
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
UEFA
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Poland  3–0  San Marino Suzuki Arena, Kielce
16:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
UEFA Attendance: 4126
Referee: (Bulgaria)
12 November 2021 (2021-11-12) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Germany  0–4  Poland Mechatronik Arena, Aspach
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) UEFA
Referee: (Portugal)
16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Poland  5–0  Latvia Cracovia Stadium, Kraków
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
UEFA Attendance: 2,684
Referee: (Lithuania)
24 March 2022 (2022-03-24) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Israel  v  Poland
29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Poland  v  Hungary
2 June 2022 (2022-06-02) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification San Marino  v  Poland
7 June 2022 (2022-06-07) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Poland  v  Germany

Players[]

Current squad[]

Players born in or after 2000 are eligible for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

The following players were selected for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Germany and Latvia on 12 and 16 November 2021.[2][3]

Caps and goals updated as of 16 November 2021, after the match against  Latvia. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Cezary Miszta (2001-10-30) 30 October 2001 (age 20) 4 0 Poland Legia Warszawa
22 1GK Filip Majchrowicz (2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Poland Radomiak Radom
1GK Kacper Trelowski (2003-08-19) 19 August 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Poland Raków Częstochowa

2 2DF Łukasz Bejger (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 20) 6 2 Poland Śląsk Wrocław
3 2DF Patryk Peda (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Italy S.P.A.L.
4 2DF Kamil Kruk (2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 (age 21) 3 0 Poland Zagłębie Lubin
5 2DF Konrad Gruszkowski (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 21) 4 0 Poland Wisła Kraków
14 2DF Jakub Kiwior (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 21) 12 1 Italy Spezia

6 3MF Łukasz Poręba (2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 (age 21) 6 1 Poland Zagłębie Lubin
7 3MF Jakub Kamiński (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 19) 10 2 Poland Lech Poznań
8 3MF Kacper Kozłowski (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 18) 2 2 Poland Pogoń Szczecin
10 3MF Mateusz Bogusz (2001-08-22) 22 August 2001 (age 20) 18 4 Spain Ibiza (on loan from Leeds United)
11 3MF Filip Marchwiński (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 20) 7 1 Poland Lech Poznań
13 3MF Mateusz Żukowski (2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 (age 20) 4 0 Scotland Rangers F.C
16 3MF Krzysztof Kubica (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 (age 21) 2 1 Poland Górnik Zabrze
17 3MF Ben Lederman (2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 21) 0 0 Poland Raków Częstochowa
18 3MF Maksymilian Sitek (2000-12-04) 4 December 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Poland Stal Mielec (on loan from Podbeskidzie)
19 3MF Piotr Starzyński (2004-01-22) 22 January 2004 (age 18) 1 0 Poland Wisła Kraków
20 3MF Nicola Zalewski (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 20) 2 0 Italy Roma
21 3MF Michał Skóraś (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 21) 6 2 Poland Lech Poznań
23 3MF Mateusz Łęgowski (2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 (age 19) 1 0 Poland Pogoń Szczecin
3MF Daniel Szelągowski (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 19) 6 0 Poland Raków Częstochowa

9 4FW Adrian Benedyczak (2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 (age 21) 8 7 Italy Parma
15 4FW Kacper Śpiewak (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 21) 2 2 Poland Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza

Recent call-ups[]

The following players (born in 2000 or later) have previously been called up to the Poland under-21 squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 (age 20) 2 0 Germany Hertha BSC II v.  Israel, 7 September 2021
GK Kacper Tobiasz (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Poland Legia Warszawa v.  Israel, 7 September 2021
GK (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 21) 1 0 England Leicester City v.  Latvia, 3 September 2021 WD
GK Xavier Dziekoński (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 18) 1 0 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok v.  Austria, 29 March 2021
GK Krzysztof Bąkowski (2003-01-04) 4 January 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Poland Lech Poznań v.  Latvia, 17 November 2020

DF Michał Karbownik (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 20) 4 0 Greece Olympiacos (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) v.  Germany, 12 November 2021 INJ
DF Aleksander Paluszek (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Slovakia Pohronie (on loan from Górnik Zabrze) v.  Germany, 12 November 2021 INJ
DF Ariel Mosór (2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Poland Piast Gliwice v.  Germany, 12 November 2021 INJ
DF Maik Nawrocki (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 (age 21) 4 0 Poland Legia Warszawa (on loan from Werder Bremen) v.  San Marino, 12 October 2021
DF Kryspin Szcześniak (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Poland Górnik Łęczna (on loan from Pogoń Szczecin) v.  San Marino, 12 October 2021
DF Sebastian Walukiewicz (2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 (age 21) 10 1 Italy Cagliari v.  Hungary, 8 October 2021 INJ
DF Kamil Piątkowski (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 21) 5 0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg v.  Hungary, 8 October 2021 INJ
DF Marcin Grabowski (2000-05-21) 21 May 2000 (age 21) 2 0 Poland Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza v.  Austria, 29 March 2021
DF Wiktor Pleśnierowicz (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Warta Poznań v.  Austria, 29 March 2021

MF Maciej Żurawski (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 21) 3 1 Poland Pogoń Szczecin v.  Germany, 12 November 2021 INJ
MF Marcel Wędrychowski (2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 20) 2 1 Poland Górnik Łęczna (on loan from Pogoń Szczecin) v.  Germany, 12 November 2021 INJ
MF Dennis Jastrzembski (2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Germany Hertha BSC v.  Germany, 12 November 2021 WD
MF Mariusz Fornalczyk (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Poland Pogoń Szczecin v.  Germany, 12 November 2021 INJ
MF Mateusz Młyński (2001-02-01) 1 February 2001 (age 21) 3 0 Poland Wisła Kraków v.  San Marino, 12 October 2021
MF Szymon Czyż (2001-07-08) 8 July 2001 (age 20) 2 0 Poland Warta Poznań v.  San Marino, 12 October 2021
MF Kacper Smoliński (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 (age 21) 4 1 Poland Pogoń Szczecin v.  Hungary, 8 October 2021 INJ
MF Mateusz Praszelik (2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 21) 5 0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław v.  Israel, 7 September 2021
MF Wiktor Długosz (2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 (age 21) 2 0 Poland Raków Częstochowa v.  Israel, 7 September 2021
MF Patryk Plewka (2000-01-02) 2 January 2000 (age 22) 0 0 Poland Wisła Kraków v.  Israel, 7 September 2021
MF Kacper Skibicki (2001-10-11) 11 October 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Poland Legia Warszawa v.  Israel, 7 September 2021
MF Jan Biegański (2002-12-04) 4 December 2002 (age 19) 2 0 Poland Lechia Gdańsk v.  Austria, 29 March 2021
MF Bartosz Bida (2001-02-21) 21 February 2001 (age 20) 5 1 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok v.  Latvia, 17 November 2020 PRE

FW Kacper Sezonienko (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Poland Lechia Gdańsk v.  Germany, 12 November 2021 WD
FW Filip Szymczak (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 19) 5 0 Poland GKS Katowice (on loan from Lech Poznań) v.  San Marino, 12 October 2021
FW Bartosz Białek (2001-11-11) 11 November 2001 (age 20) 6 1 Germany VfL Wolfsburg v.  Austria, 29 March 2021 INJ
FW Dawid Kocyła (2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 (age 19) 2 0 Poland Wisła Płock v.  Austria, 29 March 2021
FW Maciej Rosołek (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 20) 3 0 Poland Arka Gdynia (on loan from Legia Warszawa) v.  Latvia, 17 November 2020 PRE

WD Withdrew from the squad.
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.

Coaching history[]

Note: List is not complete

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "COVID-19: latest updates on UEFA competitions". UEFA.com. 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ "U-21: Powołania na mecze z Niemcami i Łotwą" (in Polish). Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. ^ "U-21: Zmiany w powołaniach na mecze z Niemcami i Łotwą" (in Polish). Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Czesław Michniewicz trenerem reprezentacji młodzieżowej" (in Polish). 90minut. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Maciej Stolarczyk selekcjonerem reprezentacji Polski U-21" (in Polish). PZPN. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

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