Poland national under-21 football team

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

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 coachCzesław Michniewicz
FIFA codePOL
First colours
Second colours
European Under-21 Championship
Appearances7 (first in 1982)
Best resultQuarter-final (5 times)

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
1994 Quarter-final 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 Group stage 3 2 0 1 4 7
2021 To be determined
Total Best: Quarter-final 16 3 4 9 16 40

Recent results
6 September 2019 (2019-09-06) UEFA EURO U-21 qualificationLatvia 0–1 PolandZemgale Olympic Center, Jelgava
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) UEFA
90minut
Attendance: 350[1]
Referee: Admir Šehović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) UEFA EURO U-21 qualificationPoland 4–0 EstoniaBiałystok City Stadium, Białystok
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
UEFA
90minut		 Attendance: 6,358[2]
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
11 October 2019 (2019-10-11) UEFA EURO U-21 qualificationRussia 2–2 PolandCentral Stadium, Yekaterinburg
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
UEFA
90minut
Attendance: 16,028[3]
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)
15 October 2019 (2019-10-15) UEFA EURO U-21 qualificationPoland 1–0 SerbiaStadion Widzewa, Łódź
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
UEFA
90minut		 Attendance: 3,628[4]
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
15 November 2019 (2019-11-15) UEFA EURO U-21 qualificationBulgaria 3–0 PolandSlavia Stadium, Sofia
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
UEFA
90minut		 Attendance: 453[5]
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)
18 November 2019 (2019-11-18) FriendlyMontenegro 1–0 PolandDG Arena, Podgorica
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
  • Sekulić  2'
 90minut Referee: Milovan Milačić (Montenegro)
2020 (2020) UEFA EURO U-21 qualificationPoland v LatviaBiałystok City Stadium, Białystok
CET (UTC+01:00) UEFA
[ 90minut]
30 March 2020 (2020-03-30) FriendlyPoland v BelarusStadion Miejski, Suwałki
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) [ 90minut]
4 September 2020 (2020-09-04) UEFA EURO U-21 qualificationEstonia v Poland
UEFA
[ 90minut]
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) UEFA EURO U-21 qualificationPoland v Russia
UEFA
[ 90minut]
9 October 2020 (2020-10-09) UEFA EURO U-21 qualificationSerbia v Poland
UEFA
[ 90minut]
13 October 2020 (2020-10-13) UEFA EURO U-21 qualificationPoland v Bulgaria
UEFA
[ 90minut]

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Bulgaria and friendly match against Montenegro on 15 and 18 November 2019 respectively.[6][7]
Caps and goals updated as of 18 November 2019 after the match against  Montenegro.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Marcin Bułka (1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 1 0 Paris Saint-Germain
1GK Kamil Grabara (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 16 0 Huddersfield Town
1GK Karol Niemczycki (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 1 0 Puszcza Niepołomice
2DF Karol Fila (1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 10 1 Lechia Gdańsk
2DF Robert Gumny (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 12 0 Lech Poznań
2DF Kamil Pestka (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 15 0 Cracovia
2DF Jan Sobociński (1999-03-20) 20 March 1999 5 0 ŁKS Łódź
2DF Sebastian Walukiewicz (2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 5 0 Cagliari
2DF Przemysław Wiśniewski (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 1 0 Górnik Zabrze
3MF Maciej Ambrosiewicz (1998-05-24) 24 May 1998 6 0 Wisła Płock
3MF Mateusz Bogusz (2001-08-22) 22 August 2001 4 0 Leeds United
3MF Kamil Jóźwiak (1998-04-22) 22 April 1998 13 1 Lech Poznań
3MF Sebastian Kowalczyk (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 2 0 Pogoń Szczecin
3MF Marcin Listkowski (1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 3 0 Pogoń Szczecin
3MF Sylwester Lusiusz (1999-09-18) 18 September 1999 2 0 Cracovia
3MF Jakub Moder (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 2 0 Lech Poznań
3MF Przemysław Płacheta (1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 5 1 Norwich City
3MF Piotr Pyrdoł (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 1 0 Legia Warsaw
3MF Bartosz Slisz (1999-03-29) 29 March 1999 1 0 Zagłębie Lubin
4FW Bartosz Bida (2001-02-21) 21 February 2001 4 0 Jagiellonia Białystok
4FW Patryk Klimala (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 6 2 Celtic
4FW Patryk Szysz (1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 4 0 Zagłębie Lubin
4FW Paweł Tomczyk (1998-05-04) 4 May 1998 11 3 Lech Poznań

The following players have been called up for the national team for previous matches in the last year:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Radosław Majecki (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 0 0 Legia Warsaw v.  Estonia, 10 September 2019
DF Jakub Bednarczyk (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 1 0 FC St. Pauli v.  Estonia, 10 September 2019
DF Adrian Gryszkiewicz (1999-12-13) 13 December 1999 0 0 Górnik Zabrze v.  Estonia, 10 September 2019
DF Krystian Bielik (1998-01-04) 4 January 1998 6 3 Derby County UEFA EURO U-21, 16–30 June 2019
DF Mateusz Hołownia (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 0 0 Śląsk Wrocław v.  Finland, 11 September 2018
MF Patryk Dziczek (1998-03-25) 25 March 1998 17 1 Salernitana v.  Bulgaria, 15 November 2019 INJ
MF Daniel Ściślak (2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 1 0 Górnik Zabrze v.  Bulgaria, 15 November 2019 INJ
MF Kamil Wojtkowski (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 0 0 Wisła Kraków v.  Russia, 11 October 2019}
MF Sebastian Milewski (1998-04-30) 30 April 1998 1 0 Piast Gliwice v.  Estonia, 10 September 2019
MF Miłosz Szczepański (1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 0 0 Raków Częstochowa v.  Estonia, 10 September 2019
MF Sebastian Szymański (1999-05-10) 10 May 1999 16 3 Dynamo Moscow UEFA EURO U-21, 16–30 June 2019
MF David Kopacz (1999-05-29) 29 May 1999 2 0 Górnik Zabrze v.  Denmark, 14 November 2017

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

Coaching History

Note:List is not complete

See also

References
  1. "Latvia U21 vs. Poland U21". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. "Poland U21 vs. Estonia U21". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  3. "Russia U21 vs. Poland U21". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. "Poland U21 vs. Serbia U21". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  5. "Bulgaria U21 vs. Poland U21". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. "U-21: Powołania na mecze z Bułgarią i Czarnogórą". 5 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  7. "U-21: Dodatkowe powołanie na mecze z Bułgarią i Czarnogórą". 6 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  8. "Czesław Michniewicz trenerem reprezentacji młodzieżowej" (in Polish). 90minut. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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