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Italy national under-21 football team

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Italy Under-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Gli Azzurrini
(The Little Blues)
AssociationItalian Football Federation
(Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC)
Head coachSilvio Baldini
CaptainLuca Lipani
MostcapsAndrea Pirlo (46)
Top scorerAlberto Gilardino (19)
Firstcolours
Secondcolours
First international
U-23:ItalyItaly 3–1AustriaAustria
(Varese, Italy; 1 November 1970)
U-21:PortugalPortugal 1–0ItalyItaly
(Funchal, Italy; 23 December 1976)
Biggest win
ItalyItaly 7–0EstoniaEstonia
(Catanzaro, Italy; 23 March 1995)
ItalyItaly 8–1WalesWales
(Pavia, Italy; 5 September 2003)
ItalyItaly 7–0LiechtensteinLiechtenstein
(Casarano, Italy; 6 September 2012)
San MarinoSan Marino 0–7ItalyItaly
(Serravale, San Marino; 16 November 2023)
ItalyItaly 7–0San MarinoSan Marino
(Latina, Italy; 5 September 2024)
Biggest defeat
NorwayNorway 6–0ItalyItaly
(Stavanger, Norway; 5 June 1991)
Records for competitive
matches only.
Olympic Games
Appearances5 (first in1992)
Best result Bronze medallist (2004)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances23 (first in1978)
Best resultChampions (1992,1994,1996,2000,2004)
Medal record
Italy national under-21 football team
Medal record
Men'sFootball
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensTeam

TheItaly national under-21 football team is the national under-21football team ofItaly and is controlled by theItalian Football Federation.

The team competes in theUEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years. Italy (along withSpain) is the most successful nation in the history of the competition, with five Championships won (1992,1994,1996,2000 and2004). Italy has also been twice runner-up of the competition, in1986 and2013.

From 1990 to 2004 the team established near-total dominance of European Under-21 football, winning five of the seven tournaments.

Italy's Under-21s played the first match at the newWembley Stadium, on 24 March 2007, againstEngland Under-21s. The game resulted in a 3–3 draw, withGiampaolo Pazzini scoring all 3 goals for the Azzurrini.

Prior to the 2008 Olympic games, Italy U-21s went on to win the2008 Toulon Tournament by beating Chile (1–0) in the final. It was the first time they had won this tournament, previously their best had been runner-up on two occasions.[1]

Honours

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UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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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, Italy's record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown.

  • 1972:Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
  • 1974: Losing quarter-finalists.
  • 1976:Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.

UEFA U-21 Championship Record

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YearRound
Europe1978Quarter-finals
Europe1980
Europe1982
Europe1984Semi-finals
Europe1986Runners-up
Europe1988Quarter-finals
Europe1990Semi-finals
Europe1992Champions
France1994
Spain1996
Romania1998Did not qualify
Slovakia2000Champions
Switzerland2002Semi-finals
Germany2004Champions
Portugal2006Group stage
Netherlands2007
Sweden2009Semi-finals
Denmark2011Did not qualify
Israel2013Runners-up
Czech Republic2015Group stage
Poland2017Semi-finals
Italy2019Group stage
HungarySlovenia2021Quarter-finals
RomaniaGeorgia (country)2023Group stage
Slovakia2025Quarter-finals
AlbaniaSerbia2027TBD
Total23/25
*Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Olympics football Record

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Main article:Italy national under-23 football team

Since 1992Olympic football changed to a U-23 event, and the European U-21 teams are technically U-23 teams. European national teams qualify for the Olympic football tournament through the UEFA European U-21 Championship.

Overage players in Olympic Games

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TournamentPlayer 1Player 2Player 3
Gianluca Pagliuca (GK)Massimo Crippa (MF)Marco Branca (FW)
Did not select
Matteo Ferrari (DF)Andrea Pirlo (MF)Did not select
Tommaso Rocchi (FW)Did not select

Mediterranean Games Record

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Mediterranean Games Football tournament was U-23 event in 1993 and 1997.

  • 1993: 4th place
  • 1997:Winners
  • 2001:a U20 event
  • 2005:filled with B team

Coaches

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Coaching staff

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PositionName
Head coachItalySilvio Baldini
Assistant coachesItalyMauro Nardini
ItalyMattia Baldini
Technical assistantItalyAndrea Barzagli
Goalkeeping coachItalyStefano Pardini
Fitness coachItaly Vito Azzone
Match analystsItaly Diego Labricciosa
Italy Gianluca Mazziotti
Head of delegationItalyGiancarlo Antognoni
DoctorsItaly Daniele Mazza
Italy Vincenzo Santoriello
PhysiotherapistsItaly Nicola Sanna
Italy Tommaso Cannata

Source:[2]

Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of matches played in the past 12 months and future matches that have been scheduled. Only official matches are listed.[3]

2025

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Italy  v Netherlands
21 March 2025 (2025-03-21)FriendlyItaly 1–2 NetherlandsVenice, Italy
18:15
Report
Stadium:Stadio Pierluigi Penzo
Italy  v Denmark
24 March 2025 (2025-03-24)FriendlyItaly 1–1 DenmarkCittadella, Italy
18:15 UTC+1
ReportStadium:Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato
Attendance: 7,000
Italy  v Romania
11 June 2025 (2025-06-11)2025 UEFA U21C RRItaly 1–0 RomaniaTrnava, Slovakia
21:00ReportStadium:Anton Malatinský Stadium
Referee:Vassilis Fotias (Greece)
Slovakia  v Italy
14 June 2025 (2025-06-14)2025 UEFA U21C RRSlovakia 0–1 ItalyTrnava, Slovakia
21:00ReportStadium:Anton Malatinský Stadium
Attendance: 15,455
Referee:Nenad Minaković (Serbia)
Spain  v Italy
17 June 2025 (2025-06-17)2025 UEFA U21C RRSpain 1–1 ItalyTrnava, Slovakia
21:00ReportStadium:Anton Malatinský Stadium
Referee:Nick Walsh (Scotland)
Germany  v Italy
22 June 2025 (2025-06-22)2025 UEFA U21C QFGermany 3–2 ItalyDunajská Streda, Slovakia
21:00ReportStadium:MOL Arena
Attendance: 6,503[4]
Referee:Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)
Italy  v Montenegro
5 September 2025 (2025-09-05)2027 Championship qual.Italy 2–1 MontenegroLa Spezia, Italy
18:15ReportStadium:Stadio Alberto Picco
North Macedonia  v Italy
9 September 2025 (2025-09-09)2027 Championship qual.North Macedonia 0–1 ItalyBitola, North Macedonia
18:15ReportStadium:Stadium Petar Miloševski
Attendance: 7,559
Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)
Italy  v Sweden
10 October 2025 (2025-10-10)2027 Championship qual.Italy 4–0 SwedenCesena, Italy
18:15
ReportStadium:Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck (Germany)
Italy  v Armenia
14 October 2025 (2025-10-14)2027 Championship qual.Italy 5–1 ArmeniaCremona, Italy
18:15
ReportStadium:Stadio Giovanni Zini
Referee: Gal Levi (Israel)
Poland  v Italy
14 November 2025 (2025-11-14)2027 Championship qual.Poland 2–1 ItalySzczecin, Poland
16:00ReportStadium:Florian Krygier Municipal Stadium
Montenegro  v Italy
18 November 2025 (2025-11-18)2027 Championship qual.Montenegro 1–4 ItalyNikšić, Montenegro
18:30ReportStadium:City Stadium
Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal)

2026

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Italy  v North Macedonia
26 March 2026 (2026-03-26)2027 Championship qual.Italy v North MacedoniaTBD, Italy
Sweden  v Italy
31 March 2026 (2026-03-31)2027 Championship qual.Sweden v ItalyTBD, Sweden
Armenia  v Italy
1 October 2026 (2026-10-01)2027 Championship qual.Armenia v ItalyTBD, Armenia
Italy  v Poland
5 October 2026 (2026-10-05)2027 Championship qual.Italy v PolandTBD, Italy

Players

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Players born in 2004 or later are eligible for the2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Players inbold have been already capped with thesenior team.

Current squad

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The following players were called up for the2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches againstPoland andMontenegro on 14 and 18 November 2025, respectively.[5]

Caps and goals as of 18 November 2025, after the match against Montenegro.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1GKLorenzo Palmisani (2004-06-12)12 June 2004 (age 21)40Italian Football FederationFrosinone
1GKDiego Mascardi (2006-09-26)26 September 2006 (age 19)10Italian Football FederationSpezia
1GKEdoardo Motta (2005-01-13)13 January 2005 (age 21)10Italian Football FederationLazio
2DFDavide Bartesaghi (2005-12-29)29 December 2005 (age 20)40Italian Football FederationMilan
2DFFilippo Mané (2005-03-08)8 March 2005 (age 20)40German Football AssociationBorussia Dortmund
2DFGabriele Guarino (2004-04-14)14 April 2004 (age 21)30Italian Football FederationEmpoli
2DFRiyad Idrissi (2005-06-13)13 June 2005 (age 20)30Italian Football FederationCagliari
2DFPietro Comuzzo (2005-02-20)20 February 2005 (age 20)20Italian Football FederationFiorentina
2DFNiccolò Fortini (2006-02-13)13 February 2006 (age 19)20Italian Football FederationFiorentina
2DFBrando Moruzzi (2004-07-20)20 July 2004 (age 21)20Italian Football FederationEmpoli
2DFGabriele Calvani (2004-01-12)12 January 2004 (age 22)00Italian Football FederationFrosinone
3MFNiccolò Pisilli (2004-09-23)23 September 2004 (age 21)195Italian Football FederationRoma
3MFMatteo Dagasso (2004-04-01)1 April 2004 (age 21)62Italian Football FederationVenezia
3MFLuca Lipani(captain) (2005-05-18)18 May 2005 (age 20)61Italian Football FederationSassuolo
3MFGiacomo Faticanti (2004-07-31)31 July 2004 (age 21)30Italian Football FederationJuventus Next Gen
3MFTommaso Berti (2004-03-07)7 March 2004 (age 21)21Italian Football FederationCesena
3MFKevin Zeroli (2005-01-11)11 January 2005 (age 21)10Italian Football FederationJuve Stabia
4FWSeydou Fini (2006-06-02)2 June 2006 (age 19)83Italian Football FederationFrosinone
4FWLuigi Cherubini (2004-01-15)15 January 2004 (age 22)60Italian Football FederationSampdoria
4FWFrancesco Camarda (2008-03-10)10 March 2008 (age 17)44Italian Football FederationLecce
4FWAlphadjo Cissè (2006-10-22)22 October 2006 (age 19)20Italian Football FederationCatanzaro
4FWLorenzo Venturino (2006-06-22)22 June 2006 (age 19)10Italian Football FederationRoma
4FWDominic Vavassori (2005-12-09)9 December 2005 (age 20)00Italian Football FederationAtalanta U23

Recent call-ups

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Following are listed players called up in the previous twelve months who are still eligible to represent the under-21 team.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GKTommaso Martinelli (2006-01-06)6 January 2006 (age 20)00ItalySampdoriav. Armenia 14 October 2025
GKLapo Nava (2004-01-22)22 January 2004 (age 22)00ItalyCremonesev. North Macedonia 9 September 2025
DFMarco Palestra (2005-03-03)3 March 2005 (age 20)80ItalyCagliariv. Poland 14 November 2025SUS
DFLuca Marianucci (2004-07-23)23 July 2004 (age 21)41ItalyTorinov. Armenia 14 October 2025
DFAlessandro Dellavalle (2004-01-05)5 January 2004 (age 22)00ItalyModenav. Armenia 14 October 2025
DFFabio Chiarodia (2005-06-05)5 June 2005 (age 20)20GermanyBorussia Mönchengladbachv. North Macedonia 9 September 2025
DFCostantino Favasuli (2004-04-26)26 April 2004 (age 21)00ItalyCatanzarov. North Macedonia 9 September 2025
DFMichael Kayode (2004-07-10)10 July 2004 (age 21)80EnglandBrentfordv. Montenegro 5 September 2025INJ
DFGiovanni Leoni (2006-12-21)21 December 2006 (age 19)00EnglandLiverpool2025 U21 ChampionshipPRE
MFCher Ndour (2004-07-27)27 July 2004 (age 21)242ItalyFiorentinav. Poland 14 November 2025INJ
MFLorenzo Amatucci (2004-02-05)5 February 2004 (age 22)00SpainLas Palmasv. North Macedonia 9 September 2025
FWLuca Koleosho (2004-09-15)15 September 2004 (age 21)122FranceParis FCv. Poland 14 November 2025SUS
FWJeff Ekhator (2006-11-11)11 November 2006 (age 19)41ItalyGenoav. Poland 14 November 2025INJ
FWSimone Pafundi (2006-03-14)14 March 2006 (age 19)50ItalySampdoriav. Sweden 10 October 2025INJ
FWAntonio Raimondo (2004-03-18)18 March 2004 (age 21)94ItalyFrosinonev. North Macedonia 9 September 2025
FWPio Esposito (2005-06-28)28 June 2005 (age 20)117ItalyInternazionale2025 U21 ChampionshipPRE

INJWithdrew due to injury
PREPreliminary squad
SUSSuspended for the following match

Records

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Players inbold are still eligible to represent the Under-21 team.Caps and goals with the Olympic team are included.

Most appearances

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The following is the top 10 most capped under-21 players:[6]

RankPlayerPeriodCapsGoals
1Andrea Pirlo1998–20024616
2Marco Motta2005–2009421
3Francesco Bardi2011–2015370
4Matteo Brighi2000–2004352
5Daniele Bonera2001–2004340
6Matteo Ferrari1999–2002333
7Luca Marrone2009–2013321
Alessandro Rosina2004–2007324
9Luca Caldirola2010–2013311
Marco Donadel2004–2006311

Top goalscorers

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The following is the top 10 under-21 goalscorers:[7]

RankPlayerPeriodGoalsCapsRatio
1Alberto Gilardino2000–200419300.63
2Andrea Pirlo1998–200216460.34
3Manolo Gabbiadini2010–201312240.5
4Massimo Maccarone2000–200211150.73
Gianluca Vialli1983–198611200.55
Patrick Cutrone2017–202111250.44
7Cristiano Lucarelli1996–199710101
Robert Acquafresca2007–200910160.62
Christian Vieri1992–199610190.52
10Gianluca Scamacca2018–20219150.6
Ciro Immobile2009–20139160.56
Andrea Belotti2013–20159180.5
Roberto Mancini1982–19869260.34
Alberto Paloschi2008–20139290.31

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^"Categories - All 4".www.channel4.com.
  2. ^"Nazionale Under 21 - Squadra e staff" (in Italian). FIGC. 5 September 2025.
  3. ^"FIGC".www.figc.it. 7 February 2020.
  4. ^"Germany vs. Italy"(JSON).UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2025. Retrieved22 June 2025.
  5. ^"Iniziata la lunga vigilia di Polonia-Italia. Baldini: "Conosciamo le difficoltà, ma sono fiducioso"" (in Italian). figc.it. 10 November 2025.
  6. ^"Classifica Presenze".Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 24 September 2020. Retrieved3 June 2021.
  7. ^"Classifica Marcatori".Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 5 August 2020. Retrieved3 June 2021.

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