Poland national under-21 football team

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 coachAdam Majewski
Most capsArkadiusz Głowacki (32)
Top scorerDawid Kownacki (15)
First colours
Second colours
European Under-21 Championship
Appearances8 (first in 1982)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1982, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1994)

The Poland national under-21 football team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski U-21 w piłce nożnej) 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 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-finals 2 0 1 1 3 4
1984 2 0 1 1 3 6
1986 2 1 0 1 1 5
1988 did not qualify
1990
1992 Quarter-finals 2 0 1 1 1 6
1994 2 0 0 2 1 5
1996 did not qualify
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017 Group stage 3 0 1 2 3 7
2019 3 2 0 1 4 7
2021 did not qualify
2023
2025 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 11
2027 to be determined
Total Quarter-finals 19 3 4 12 18 51

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

10 September 2024 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying Bulgaria  1–3   Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov, Sofia
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
  • Tsenov 29'
UEFA Attendance: 475
Referee: Joey Kooij (Netherlands)
11 October 2024 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying Kosovo  0–4   Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) UEFA Referee: Ladislav Szikszay (Czech Republic)
15 October 2024 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying   3–3  Germany Widzew Stadium, Łódź
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) UEFA Attendance: 11,496
Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia)
17 November 2024 Friendly   1–2  Iceland Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) 90minut.pl Referee: Jose David Martínez Montalban (Spain)
20 March 2025 Friendly   3–3  Denmark Calista Sport Center, Antalya, Turkey
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
90minut.pl Attendance: 134
Referee: Halim Kolancı (Turkey)
25 March 2025 Friendly   3–2  Ukraine Calista Sport Center, Antalya, Turkey
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) 90minut.pl
Referee: Ibrahim Güner (Turkey)
11 June 2025 2025 UEFA Euro group stage   1–2  Georgia Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Attendance: 2,218
Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland)
14 June 2025 2025 UEFA Euro group stage Portugal  5–0   Štadión Sihoť, Trenčín, Slovakia
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report Attendance: 4,469
Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland)
17 June 2025 2025 UEFA Euro group stage France  4–1   Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia)

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[1]

Caps and goals updated as of 17 June 2025 after the match against France. 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 Kacper Tobiasz (captain) (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 16 0 Legia Warsaw
12 1GK Kacper Trelowski (2003-08-19) 19 August 2003 3 0 Raków Częstochowa
22 1GK Sławomir Abramowicz (2004-06-09) 9 June 2004 1 0 Jagiellonia Białystok

2 2DF Ariel Mosór (2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 25 4 Raków Częstochowa
3 2DF Patryk Peda (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 21 0 Juve Stabia
4 2DF Miłosz Matysik (2004-04-26) 26 April 2004 11 1 Aris Limassol
5 2DF Łukasz Bejger (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 19 2 Celje
13 2DF Filip Luberecki (2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 4 0 Motor Lublin
14 2DF Arkadiusz Pyrka (2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 19 1 Piast Gliwice
15 2DF Michał Gurgul (2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 2 0 Lech Poznań
23 2DF Bartłomiej Smolarczyk (2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 4 0 Korona Kielce

6 3MF Mateusz Łęgowski (2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 22 0 Yverdon-Sport
7 3MF Kajetan Szmyt (2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 21 3 Zagłębie Lubin
8 3MF Jakub Kałuziński (2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 21 5 Antalyaspor
10 3MF Kacper Kozłowski (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 19 3 Gaziantep
11 3MF Michał Rakoczy (2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 19 3 Ankaragücü
16 3MF Antoni Kozubal (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 9 0 Lech Poznań
17 3MF Mariusz Fornalczyk (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 17 3 Korona Kielce
18 3MF Dominik Marczuk (2003-11-03) 3 November 2003 12 2 Real Salt Lake
19 3MF Mateusz Kowalczyk (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 4 0 GKS Katowice
21 3MF Tomasz Pieńko (2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 17 2 Zagłębie Lubin

9 4FW Filip Szymczak (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 28 8 GKS Katowice
20 4FW Wiktor Bogacz (2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 1 0 New York Red Bulls

Recent call-ups

The following players (born in 2002 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 Jakub Mądrzyk (2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 3 0 Stal Mielec 2025 UEFA Euro Under-21 PRE
GK Xavier Dziekoński (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 2 0 Korona Kielce v.  Iceland, 17 November 2024

DF Cezary Polak (2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 7 0 Jagiellonia Białystok v.  Ukraine, 25 March 2025
DF Marcel Krajewski (2004-10-21) 21 October 2004 1 0 Widzew Łódź v.  Ukraine, 25 March 2025
DF Bartłomiej Kłudka (2002-05-14) 14 May 2002 11 2 Zagłębie Lubin v.  Iceland, 17 November 2024
DF Maksymilian Pingot (2003-04-01) 1 April 2003 11 1 Lech Poznań v.  Iceland, 17 November 2024
DF Patryk Warczak (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 2 0 Stal Rzeszów v.  Iceland, 17 November 2024
DF Jakub Szymański (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 4 0 Wisła Płock v.  Iceland, 17 November 2024 INJ
DF Kasjan Lipkowski (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 5 0 Arka Gdynia v.  Bulgaria, 10 September 2024
DF Igor Drapiński (2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 0 0 Piast Gliwice v.  Bulgaria, 10 September 2024

MF Jan Biegański (2002-12-04) 4 December 2002 13 0 Sivasspor v.  Iceland, 17 November 2024
MF Kamil Lukoszek (2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 6 0 Górnik Zabrze v.  Iceland, 17 November 2024
MF Fryderyk Gerbowski (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 4 0 Stal Mielec v.  Iceland, 17 November 2024
MF Kacper Karasek (2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 4 0 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza v.  Iceland, 17 November 2024
MF Kacper Duda (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 2 0 Wisła Kraków v.  Iceland, 17 November 2024
MF Jan Faberski (2006-04-22) 22 April 2006 1 0 Jong Ajax v.  Iceland, 17 November 2024
MF Filip Marchwiński (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 23 1 Lecce v.  Germany, 15 October 2024
MF Dawid Drachal (2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 0 0 GKS Katowice v.  Bulgaria, 10 September 2024

FW Szymon Włodarczyk (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 16 7 Salernitana 2025 UEFA Euro Under-21 PRE

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

Coaching history

Note: List is not complete

See also

References

  1. ^ "[U-21] Powołania na zgrupowanie przed turniejem finałowym ME" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Czesław Michniewicz trenerem reprezentacji młodzieżowej" (in Polish). 90minut. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Maciej Stolarczyk selekcjonerem reprezentacji Polski U-21" (in Polish). PZPN. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Michał Probierz trenerem reprezentacji Polski U-21". pzpn.pl (in Polish). 4 July 2022.
  5. ^ "PZPN ogłosił, że nowym trenerem kadry do lat 21 będzie Adam Majewski". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

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