Germany U21 is the national development side representing the Deutscher Fußball-Bund in European under-21 football. It links the federation’s academy pathway with senior international ambitions, bringing together emerging players at a pivotal stage of their careers. The team has no permanent home ground, instead taking fixtures around Germany to build regional connections. Its identity reflects the country’s long-running emphasis on organized development, competitive resilience and a clear progression from youth football toward the senior national team.
Germany U21 Upcoming matches by league
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
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- Group Stage - 19Latvia U21
Germany U21
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- Group Stage - 21
Malta U21
Germany U21
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- Group Stage - 24
Germany U21No H2HGeorgia U21
Germany U21 Last matches by league
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
UEFA U21 Championship
Friendlies
Germany U21 Team Roster
Germany U21’s recorded squad contains 23 players: seven attackers, seven defenders, six midfielders and three goalkeepers. The group includes attacking options such as B. Gruda, N. Tresoldi and N. Weiper, with Finn Jeltsch, L. Gechter and T. Rothe among the defenders. Midfield depth features Noah Darvich, T. Bischof and S. El Mala, while D. Seimen, M. Backhaus and M. Weiß form the goalkeeper unit. The numbered list runs from #1 to #23, with every shirt number represented in the recorded selection.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Leandro Morgalla
Lukas Ullrich
Finn Jeltsch
Joshua Quarshie
Tom Alexander Rothe
Linus Jasper Gechter
Abdoul Karim Coulibaly
position Midfielder
Tom Bischof
Said El Mala
Aljoscha Kemlein
Mert Kömür
Noah Darvich
Cajetan Benjamin Lenz
position Attacker
Nicolò Tresoldi
Brajan Gruda
Nelson Felix Patrick Weiper
Mika Baur
Anton Kade
Dženan Pejčinović
Arijon Ibrahimović
Last Germany U21 Coachs
Antonio Di Salvo is Germany U21’s head coach, having started the role on 1 September 2021. The German coach followed Stefan Kuntz, whose tenure ran from 1 August 2016 to 1 September 2021. Horst Hrubesch preceded Kuntz from 1 June 2013 to 1 June 2016. This sequence gives Germany U21 a clear coaching line from Hrubesch through Kuntz to Di Salvo, with the chronology defining appointments and dates rather than a separate tactical profile.
Antonio Di Salvo
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Di Salvo | Germany | 1 September 2021 | |
| Stefan Kuntz | Germany | 1 August 2016 | 1 September 2021 |
| Horst Hrubesch | Germany | 1 June 2013 | 1 June 2016 |
Germany U21 Transfers
For Germany U21, additions are selection decisions rather than transfers. The 23-player group reflects players called into an eligible under-21 national selection, with places shaped by age rules, fitness, availability and the coach’s choices. The team does not sign, buy or loan players, so there are no verified transfer arrivals to summarise. New faces can enter through a first call-up, while established internationals may return to selection after an absence. The available record identifies the squad but does not document individual arrival events.
Departures from Germany U21 are also selection events, not club-market transactions. The available record does not identify a specific omission, withdrawal or return to a club, and no player is named as having left this selection. In practice, an under-21 place can end through non-selection, age eligibility, injury, availability changes or the conclusion of an international window. Players remain attached to their clubs outside national-team duty, but that status is not a sale or loan. The 23-player squad is therefore the relevant recorded selection snapshot, not a departures list.
Transfers Synthesis
Germany U21’s movement model is built around international selection cycles. A player enters through eligibility and a call-up, joins the group for a defined camp or competition window, and may return to club duty when that period ends. Selection can also change through withdrawals, non-selection, age limits, fitness or availability, without representing a permanent departure from the wider talent pathway. The recorded 23-player squad is a snapshot of that process rather than a complete history of additions and omissions. No individual arrival or departure is identified in this selection picture; the national pool is shaped by UEFA qualification, tournament planning and friendlies. The cycle links emerging players to the DFB programme while allowing selection decisions to be refreshed from one window to the next.
Leagues Germany U21 has participated in
Germany U21’s competition record covers UEFA U21 Championship qualification, the UEFA U21 Championship finals and Friendlies. Qualification is the most recent entry, spanning 2023 to 2027, while Friendlies are recorded from 2023 to 2025. Participation in the Championship finals is recorded from 2017 to 2025, providing the longest tournament history in the listed programme. Together, the entries reflect the national side’s route through qualifying competition, final tournaments and preparation matches. The qualification and friendly categories remain recent in the available timeline, while earlier Championship years form the historical part of the record.
More about Germany U21
Germany U21 is Germany’s national under-21 football team, operating within the Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB) and UEFA’s European international structure. The team’s recorded foundation year is 1900, while the modern under-21 format developed after UEFA’s 1976 restructuring of youth international football. Before German reunification, East and West Germany maintained separate youth systems; the present selection belongs to the unified DFB pathway. The side occupies the key bridge between younger national selections and Germany’s senior team. Players are selected under the age rules of a two-year UEFA cycle, making the group a changing pool rather than a permanent squad. Qualification campaigns lead toward the biennial UEFA European Under-21 Championship, supplemented by international friendlies that help prepare players and staff. Germany’s strongest modern era produced European titles in 2009, 2017 and 2021, milestones that established the U21s as one of the continent’s leading development programmes. The team has no fixed home stadium. Fixtures move among German professional grounds, creating regional links and bringing international football to different parts of the country. Support is generally local, family-friendly and energetic, with atmospheres that retain the accessibility of club football while reflecting the wider national identity. The familiar DFB visual language includes white shirts and black shorts, alongside changing dark or national-color away designs. More than a results-focused selection, Germany U21 is part of a wider talent ecosystem. Its work connects academy development, competitive international football and senior-team succession, giving emerging players experience against established European rivals such as Italy, Spain, England and France. The programme’s enduring character is defined by structured development, tactical adaptability and resilience, all within the federation’s national framework.
Last matches statistics for Germany U21
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Czech Republic U21
2 - 1
Germany U21
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7 / 28 |
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85 | 14 | 3 | 6 |
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England U21
2 - 0
Germany U21
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5 / 15 |
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87 | 6 | - | 4 |
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Germany U21
3 - 0
Slovenia U21
|
8 / 14 |
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82 | 20 | 1 | 3 |
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Czech Republic U21
2 - 4
Germany U21
|
8 / 20 |
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87 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
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England U21
1 - 2
Germany U21
|
2 / 5 |
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79 | 15 | - | 4 |
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Germany U21
3 - 2
Italy U21
|
7 / 21 |
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87 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
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Germany U21
3 - 0
France U21
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6 / 14 |
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79 | 16 | 2 | 7 |
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England U21
3 - 2
Germany U21
|
4 / 16 |
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88 | 17 | 1 | 3 |
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Germany U21
3 - 0
Northern Ireland U21
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Greece U21
0 - 2
Germany U21
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Germany U21
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).