Hungary national under-21 football team

Hungary Under-21
Nickname(s)	The Magyars ; Nemzeti Tizenegy (National Eleven)
Association	Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség
Head coach	Zoltán Szélesi
Captain	Botond Balogh
Most caps	Péter Gulácsi (26)
First colours	Second colours
First international
	U23: Norway 1–0 Hungary ; (Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway; 6 October 1970); U21: Hungary 7–0 Greece ; (Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun, Hungary; 9 October 1976)
Biggest win
	Hungary 7–0 Greece ; (Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun, Hungary; 9 October 1976)
Biggest defeat
	Serbia 8–0 ; (Belgrade, Serbia; 7 September 2008)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 1996)
Best result	15th (1996)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	5 (first in 1978)
Best result	Semi-finals, 1986

The Hungary national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team for Hungary and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.

Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, the Hungarian Under-21 team was formed. The team has a modest record, reaching the last eight of three tournaments, and the semi-finals of one, but failing to qualify for eleven, including the forthcoming 2006 tournament.

Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, Hungary's excellent record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown.

Olympics record

Olympics record
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Until 1988		See Hungary national football team
1992	Barcelona	did not qualify
1996	Atlanta	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	3	7
2000	Sydney	did not qualify
2004	Athens
2008	Beijing
2012	London
2016	Rio de Janeiro
2020	Tokyo
2024	Paris
Total		Group stage	1/9	3	0	0	3	3	7

UEFA U-23 Championship record

1972: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
1974: Winners.
1976: Runners-up.

UEFA U-21 Championship record

1978: Losing quarter-finalists.
1980: Losing quarter-finalists.
1982: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group.
1984: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
1986: Losing semi-finalists.
1988: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group.
1990: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
1992: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
1994: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
1996: Losing quarter-finalists.
1998: Did not qualify. Finished 5th of 5 in qualification group.
2000: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
2002: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
2004: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
2006: Play-off stage.
2007: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
2009: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
2011: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
2013: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
2015: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
2017: Did not qualify. Finished 5th of 6 in qualification group.
2019: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.
2021: Group stage.
2023: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	10	9	0	1	32	9	+23	27	Final tournament	—	3–2	0–4	4–0	4–0	4–0
2	Israel	10	6	1	3	19	10	+9	19	Play-offs	0–1	—	2–2	3–0	2–1	2–0
3	Poland	10	5	3	2	26	9	+17	18		1–2	1–2	—	1–1	5–0	3–0
4		10	4	2	4	16	17	−1	14		1–5	1–2	2–2	—	1–0	4–0
5	Latvia	10	2	1	7	5	19	−14	7		1–3	1–0	0–2	0–2	—	2–0
6	San Marino	10	0	1	9	0	34	−34	1		0–6	0–4	0–5	0–4	0–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss

2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification		1–2	Israel	Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr
17:30	Tóth-Gábor 68'	Report	Nachmani 32' Gandelman 86'	Attendance: 210 Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov (Russia)

7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification	San Marino	0–4		San Marino Stadium, Serravalle
20:30		Report	Baráth 29' Skribek 74', 82' Kiss 90'	Attendance: 90 Referee: Andrew Davey (Northern Ireland)

8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification		2–2	Poland	Szent Gellért Fórum, Szeged
20:00	Németh 48', 90+5'	Report	Benedyczak 61' (pen.) Wędrychowski 81'	Attendance: 850 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification		1–5	Germany	Szent Gellért Fórum, Szeged
17:30	Kiss 39'	Report	Schade 5', 90' Tillman 32' Shuranov 54' Krauß 66'	Attendance: 1,360 Referee: David Coote (England)

12 November 2021 (2021-11-12) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification		1–0	Latvia	Pancho Aréna, Felcsút
17:45	Szánthó 77'	Report		Attendance: 260 Referee: Sandi Putros (Denmark)

16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification	Israel	3–0		HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva
18:40 (19:40 UTC+2)	Bar 5', 51' Zasno 90+2'	Report		Attendance: 930 Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)

24 March 2022 (2022-03-24) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification		4–0	San Marino	Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest
16:30	Németh 5', 14' Iyinbor 44' Major 80'	Report		Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili (Georgia)

29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification	Poland	1–1		Arena Zabrze, Zabrze
16:00	Skóraś 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Németh 35'	Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)

3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification	Germany	4–0		Stadion an der Bremer Brücke, Osnabrück
18:15	Moukoko 17' Burkardt 31' (pen.) Krauß 76' Samardžić 90+3'	Report		Attendance: 5,609 Referee: Yasar Kemal Ugurlu (Turkey)

7 June 2022 (2022-06-07) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification	Latvia	0–2
		Report	Németh 41', 54' (pen.)	Referee: Miloš Bošković (Montenegro)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendlies against Albania and Austria on 5 and 10 June 2025; respectively.^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2025, after the match against Austria.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ármin Pécsi	(2005-02-24) 24 February 2005	6	0	Liverpool
22	1GK	Balázs Tóth	(2004-04-29) 29 April 2004	2	0	Nyíregyháza
	1GK	Áron Yaakobishvili	(2006-03-06) 6 March 2006	1	0	Barcelona

3	2DF	Ákos Markgráf	(2005-06-30) 30 June 2005	4	0	Puskás Akadémia
4	2DF	István Pekár	(2004-02-10) 10 February 2004	2	0	Budapest Honvéd
5	2DF	Áron Dragóner	(2004-06-11) 11 June 2004	5	1	Nafta
12	2DF	Antal Yaakobishvili	(2004-07-12) 12 July 2004	11	0	Girona
19	2DF	Bendegúz Farkas	(2004-08-05) 5 August 2004	1	0	Nyíregyháza
	2DF	Barnabás Bíró	(2005-01-06) 6 January 2005	1	0	Győr
	2DF	Dominik Kaczvinszki	(2006-03-01) 1 March 2006	0	0	Újpest

6	3MF	László Vingler	(2005-10-31) 31 October 2005	3	0	ETO FC Győr
7	3MF	Botond Vajda	(2004-03-15) 15 March 2004	7	1	Debrecen
8	3MF	Michael Okeke	(2005-10-16) 16 October 2005	8	0	Manchester City
11	3MF	Tamás Szűcs	(2005-01-16) 16 January 2005	6	0	Debrecen
15	3MF	Kevin Bánáti	(2005-05-11) 11 May 2005	4	0	ETO FC Győr
16	3MF	Hunor Németh	(2007-03-16) 16 March 2007	2	0	Copenhagen
23	3MF	Balázs Bakti	(2004-12-31) 31 December 2004	4	1	Zalaegerszeg

10	4FW	Zalán Vancsa	(2004-10-27) 27 October 2004	18	0	Roda JC
17	4FW	Dominik Csóka	(2004-03-29) 29 March 2004	5	0	Nafta
18	4FW	Adrián Dénes	(2004-04-15) 15 April 2004	4	0	Újpest
21	4FW	Zsombor Gruber	(2004-09-07) 7 September 2004	7	1	MTK Budapest
	4FW	Milán Klausz	(2005-02-24) 24 February 2005	4	1	Nafta
	4FW	Gábor Jurek	(2004-06-04) 4 June 2004	3	2	Diósgyőr

Recent callups

The following players have been selected by Hungary in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Milán Demeter	(2005-02-21) 21 February 2005	3	0	Diósgyőr	v. Republic of Ireland, 24 March 2025

Notes

^INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the Senior team.

Staff

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Zoltán Szélesi
Assistant coach	György Sándor
Assistant coach	Vilmos Vanczák
Goalkeeping coach	Zoltán Végh
Fitness coach	László Gáspár
Video analyst	István Beregi
Physiotherapist	Dávid Smeló
Physiotherapist	István Selyem
Kit manager	Zoltán Arany
Team Doctor	Iván Kollár
Team Doctor	Márton Tarr
Team manager	Bence Teodoru

Administrative staff

Position	Name
Delegation Leader	Vince Annus
Secretary	Béla Brünyi
Press Officer	Márton Dinnyés
Kit Manager	László Hegyesi

References

^ "Albánia és Ausztria ellen készül az U21-es válogatott" (in Hungarian). Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.

External links

UEFA Under-21 website Contains full results archive
Hungarian Football Forum (In English)
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.

[1] "Albánia és Ausztria ellen készül az U21-es válogatott" (in Hungarian). Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.

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