Finland national under-21 football team
Appearance
Nickname(s) | Pikkuhuuhkajat (The Little Eagle-Owls)[1] | ||
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Association | Football Association of Finland | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Juha Malinen | ||
FIFA code | FIN | ||
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First international | |||
Finland 1–3 Sweden (Vaasa, Finland; 11 August 1976) | |||
Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
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UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2009) | ||
Best result | Group stage |
The Finnish national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Finland. The team qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship final tournament in 2009.
UEFA U-21 Championship Record
- 1978: Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
- 1980: Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
- 1982: Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
- 1984: Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
- 1986: Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group.
- 1988: Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
- 1990: Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
- 1992: Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
- 1994: Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
- 1996: Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
- 1998: Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2000: Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
- 2002: Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
- 2004: Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
- 2006: Finished 5th of 7 in qualification group.
- 2007: Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
- 2009: Won qualification group 6 and beat Austria in play-offs. Qualified for the final tournament, where finished 4th of 4 in Group B.
- 2011: Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
- 2013: Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2015: Finished 2nd of 6 in qualification group.
- 2017: Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
- 2019: Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2021: Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.
2023 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Norway | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 24 | Final tournament | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | Croatia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 22 | Play-offs | 3–2 | — | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
3 | Finland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 19 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||
4 | Austria | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 16 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | 6–0 | 2–0 | ||
5 | Azerbaijan | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 7 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | ||
6 | Estonia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–5 | — |
Current squad
The following players have been called-up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Norway on 12 November 2021 and against Estonia on 15 November 2021.[2]
Caps and goals as of 12 November 2021 after the match against Norway.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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GK | Lucas Bergström | September 5, 2002 | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | |||
GK | Rasmus Leislahti | June 16, 2000 | 2 | 0 | Ilves | |||
GK | Viljami Sinisalo | 11 October 2001 | 8 | 0 | Aston Villa | |||
DF | Taneli Hämäläinen | 16 April 2001 | 6 | 0 | KuPS | |||
DF | Juho Hyvärinen | 27 March 2000 | 12 | 0 | Inter Turku | |||
DF | Miika Koskela | 12 July 2003 | 2 | 0 | Oulu | |||
DF | Ville Koski | 27 January 2002 | 7 | 0 | Honka | |||
DF | Robin Tihi | 16 March 2002 | 12 | 0 | Eskilstuna | |||
DF | Matias Vainionpää | 2 October 2001 | 7 | 0 | SJK | |||
MF | Oliver Antman | 15 August 2001 | 5 | 1 | Nordsjælland | |||
MF | Pyry Hannola | 21 October 2001 | 5 | 0 | SJK | |||
MF | Juho Kilo | 23 June 2002 | 2 | 0 | Hamburger SV | |||
MF | Juho Ojanen | 2 January 2002 | 2 | 0 | Greuther Fürth II | |||
MF | Jaakko Oksanen | 7 November 2000 | 15 | 0 | Greenock Morton | |||
MF | Matti Peltola | 3 July 2002 | 2 | 0 | HJK | |||
MF | Naatan Skyttä | 7 May 2002 | 8 | 3 | Toulouse | |||
MF | Anssi Suhonen | 14 January 2001 | 4 | 1 | Hamburger SV | |||
MF | Julius Tauriainen | 18 April 2001 | 5 | 0 | Freiburg | |||
MF | Casper Terho | 24 June 2003 | 3 | 0 | HJK | |||
MF | Santeri Väänänen | 1 January 2002 | 2 | 0 | HJK | |||
FW | Terry Ablade | 12 October 2001 | 2 | 0 | Fulham | |||
FW | Eetu Mömmö | 4 May 2002 | 7 | 1 | Lecce | |||
FW | Anthony Olusanya | 1 February 2000 | 6 | 1 | HJK |
Recent callups
The following players have also been called up to the Finland under-21 squad and remain eligible:
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up | |||||||||
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GK | Joona Tiainen | May 7, 2000 | 0 | 0 | Lahti | v. Slovakia, 8 June 2021 | |||||||||
DF | Matias Rale | 4 March 2001 | 2 | 0 | Honka | v. Austria, 12 October 2021 | |||||||||
DF | Mikael Almén | 8 March 2000 | 4 | 0 | Ilves | v. Croatia, 7 September 2021 INJ | |||||||||
DF | Noah Nurmi | 6 February 2001 | 2 | 0 | Inter Turku | v. Croatia, 7 September 2021 INJ | |||||||||
DF | Kalle Katz | 4 January 2000 | 5 | 0 | Ilves | v. Slovakia, 8 June 2021 | |||||||||
MF | Daniel Håkans | 26 October 2000 | 4 | 0 | SJK | v. Estonia, 15 November 2021 INJ | |||||||||
MF | Adam Marhiev | 17 March 2002 | 4 | 0 | Spartaks Jūrmala | v. Austria, 12 October 2021 | |||||||||
MF | Leo Walta | 24 June 2003 | 2 | 0 | Nordsjælland | v. Austria, 12 October 2021 INJ | |||||||||
MF | Jere Kallinen | 10 January 2002 | 0 | 0 | Oulu | v. Austria, 12 October 2021 INJ | |||||||||
MF | Niklas Pyyhtiä | 25 September 2003 | 4 | 0 | Bologna | v. Croatia, 7 September 2021 | |||||||||
MF | Teemu Jäntti | 2 March 2000 | 2 | 0 | Ilves | v. Sweden, 11 June 2019 | |||||||||
MF | Eemeli Virta | 28 September 2000 | 0 | 0 | Lahti | v. Sweden, 11 June 2019 | |||||||||
FW | Elias Mastokangas | 1 February 2001 | 2 | 0 | IFK Mariehamn | v. Slovakia, 8 June 2021 | |||||||||
FW | Momodou Sarr | 31 March 2000 | 2 | 0 | Ilves | v. Slovakia, 8 June 2021 | |||||||||
FW | Tobias Fagerström | 12 July 2000 | 3 | 0 | Unattached | v. Slovakia, 8 June 2021 | |||||||||
FW | Enoch Banza | 4 February 2000 | 6 | 0 | Raufoss | v. Malta, 17 November 2020 |
- INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Juha Malinen |
Assistant coach | Martin Foyston |
Assistant coach | Joaquin Gomez |
Goalkeeping coach | Mikko Kavén |
Video analyst | Jouko Kylmäoja |
Physiotherapist | Tony Elomaa |
Doctor | Jonne Väisänen |
Kit manager | Timo Naukkarinen |
Team manager | Joonas Vilkki |
Past squads
See also
- Finland national football team
- Finland national under-19 football team
- Finland national under-17 football team
- Finland national under-21 football team at UEFA web pages