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Football team representing Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Under-21

Association

Irish Football Association

Head coach

Tommy Wright

Mostcaps

Liam Donnelly (24)

Top scorer

Liam Donnelly
Shayne Lavery (5)

Firstcolours

Secondcolours

First international

Republic of Ireland 1–1Northern Ireland

(Phibsborough, Republic of Ireland; 8 March 1978)

Biggest win

Northern Ireland 5–0Luxembourg

(Lurgan, Northern Ireland; 16 November 2007)

Northern Ireland 5–0Azerbaijan

(Ballymena, Northern Ireland; 12 October 2024)

Biggest defeat

Northern Ireland 0–6Spain

(Larne, Northern Ireland; 3 June 2022)

UEFA U-21 Championship

Appearances

TheNorthern Ireland national under-21 football team also known as theNorthern Ireland under-21s orNorthern Ireland U21s, is thenational under-21 football team ofNorthern Ireland and is controlled by the Irish Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years. To date Northern Ireland haven't yet qualified for the finals tournament.

The national under-21 team is the highest level of youth football in Northern Ireland, and is open to any players who were born in Northern Ireland or whose parents or grandparents were born in Northern Ireland. This team is for Northern Irish 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. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side and again for the U21s.

UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals record										Qualification record						Manager(s)
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Manager(s)
1978	did not enter									did not enter						None
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000	did not qualify									8	1	3	4	5	9	Chris Nicholl
2002										10	2	2	6	12	21	Roy Millar
2004										8	2	1	5	8	16	Roy Millar
2006	did not enter									did not enter						None
2007	did not qualify									4	2	0	2	10	7	Roy Millar
2009										8	4	0	4	13	12	Roy Millar,Steve Beaglehole^[1]
2011										8	2	1	5	12	16	Steve Beaglehole
2013										8	1	1	6	5	13	Steve Beaglehole,Stephen Robinson^[2]
2015										8	1	0	7	3	17	Stephen Robinson,Jim Magilton^[3]
2017										10	0	2	8	6	18	Jim Magilton
2019										10	6	2	2	15	11	Ian Baraclough
2021										10	2	3	5	7	13	Ian Baraclough,Andy Crosby^[4]
2023										8	2	1	5	8	18	John Schofield
2025										10	3	2	5	10	10	Tommy Wright
2027	to be determined									3	1	1	1	4	3	Tommy Wright
Total	-	0/25	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	113	29	19	65	118	184	-

21 MarchFriendly	Czech Republic	3–0	Northern Ireland	Pardubice,Czech Republic
16:30GMT	Sejk 17',34' Halinský 78'			Stadium:CFIG Arena Attendance: 2,892

26 March2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier	Serbia	1–2	Northern Ireland	Leskovac,Serbia
17:00GMT	Mitrović 39'	Report	Allen 56' Farquhar 70'	Stadium:Dubočica Stadium Attendance: 2,958 Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)

6 September2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–0	England	Ballymena,Northern Ireland
19:45BST		Report		Stadium:Ballymena Showgrounds Attendance: 3,237 Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)

10 September2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier	Northern Ireland	1–2	Ukraine	Ballymena,Northern Ireland
19:45BST	Allen 81' (pen.)	Report	Voloshyn 10' Braharu 30'	Stadium:Ballymena Showgrounds Attendance: 697 Referee: Oliver Reitala (Finland)

12 October2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier	Northern Ireland	5–0	Azerbaijan	Ballymena,Northern Ireland
15:00BST	Allen 11' (pen.) McKiernan 56' Kelly 64' Devenny 68' Samigullin 81' (o.g.)	report		Stadium:Ballymena Showgrounds Attendance: 440 Referee: Heini Ziskason Viðoy (Faroe Islands)

15 October2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier	Luxembourg	0–0	Northern Ireland	Esch-sur-Alzette,Luxembourg
19:30BST		report		Stadium:Stade Émile Mayrisch Attendance: 257 Referee: Visar Kastrati (Kosovo)

20 MarchFriendly	Moldova	1–1	Northern Ireland	Belek,Turkey
13:00GMT	Rotaru 8'		Oudnie-Morgan 69' (pen.)	Stadium:Cornelia Sport Centre Referee: Hakan Yurtseven (Turkey)

22 MarchFriendly	Ukraine	1–0	Northern Ireland	Belek,Turkey
14:00GMT	Chaban 51'	Report		Stadium:Bellis Deluxe Centre

25 MarchFriendly	Uzbekistan	0–1	Northern Ireland	Belek,Turkey
18:00GMT			Turley 57'	Stadium:Bellis Deluxe Centre

9 September2027 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier	Georgia	1–1	Northern Ireland	Kutaisi,Georgia
17:00BST	Latsabidze 7'	Report	Orr 66'	Stadium:Ramaz Shengelia Stadium Attendance: 3,260 Referee: Kamal Umudlu (Azerbaijan)

9 October2027 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier	Northern Ireland	2–0	Malta	Belfast,Northern Ireland
19:45BST	Kirk 7' Forbes 33'	Report		Stadium:The Oval Attendance: 542 Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland)

14 October2027 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier	Northern Ireland	1–2	Germany	Belfast,Northern Ireland
17:30BST	McConville 4'	Report	Ouédraogo 79' Pejčinović 83' (pen.)	Stadium:The Oval Attendance: 1,152 Referee: Patrik Kolarić (Croatia)

13 November2027 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier	Northern Ireland	1–0	Latvia	Belfast,Northern Ireland
19:45GMT	Glenfield 60'	Report		Stadium:The Oval Attendance: 487 Referee: Ivar Orri Kristjansson (Iceland)

18 November2027 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier	Greece	4–0	Northern Ireland	Livadeia,Greece
14:00GMT	Alexiou 19' Goumas 26' Tzimas 63' (pen.) Smyrlis 81'	Report		Stadium:Levadia Municipal Stadium Attendance: 2,433 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz (Spain)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece	5	5	0	0	16	2	+14	15	Final tournament	—	31 Mar	4–0	3–0	1 Oct	27 Mar
2	Germany	5	4	0	1	17	4	+13	12	Final tournament orPlay-offs	2–3	—	27 Mar	6 Oct	5–0	6–0
3	Northern Ireland	5	2	1	2	5	7	−2	7		6 Oct	1–2	—	1 Oct	1–0	2–0
4	Georgia	5	1	2	2	7	7	0	5		26 Sep	0–2	1–1	—	27 Mar	31 Mar
5	Latvia	5	1	1	3	2	8	−6	4		0–1	26 Sep	31 Mar	1–1	—	6 Oct
6	Malta	5	0	0	5	0	19	−19	0		0–5	30 Sep	26 Sep	0–5	0–1	—

Position	Name
Manager	Tommy Wright
Assistant Manager	Steven MacLean
Coach	Corry Evans
Goalkeeping Coach	Conor Brennan
Analyst	Josh Wall

Manager	First Game	Last Game	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Draw %	Loss %
Danny Blanchflower	8 March 1978 vs.	8 March 1978 vs.	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00%	100.00%	0.00%
Billy Bingham	3 April 1990 vs.	3 April 1990 vs.	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bryan Hamilton	22 March 1994 vs.	22 March 1994 vs.	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00%	100.00%	0.00%
Roy Millar	21 April 1998 vs.	21 April 1998 vs.	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Chris Nicholl	20 May 1998 vs.	8 October 1999 vs.	13	3	5	5	11	13	–2	23.08%	38.46%	38.46%
Roy Millar	28 March 2000 vs.	26 March 2008 vs.	48	18	8	22	64	79	–15	37.50%	16.67%	45.83%
Steve Beaglehole	19 August 2008 vs.	15 November 2011 vs.	21	4	3	14	23	39	–16	19.05%	14.29%	66.67%
Steve Robinson	10 May 2012 vs.	15 October 2013 vs.	10	0	0	10	5	24	–19	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%
Jim Magilton*	14 November 2013 vs.	11 October 2016 vs.	14	1	2	11	8	27	–19	7.14%	14.29%	78.57%
Ian Baraclough	8 June 2017 vs.	19 November 2019 vs.	19	9	6	4	22	19	+3	47.37%	31.58%	21.05%
Andy Crosby**	4 September 2020 vs.	5 June 2021 vs.	7	3	0	4	9	11	–2	42.86%	0.00%	57.14%
John Schofield	3 September 2021 vs.	25 September 2022 vs.	11	2	2	7	10	27	–17	18.18%	18.18%	63.64%
Tommy Wright	7 September 2023 vs.		19	6	4	9	17	22	–5	31.58%	21.05%	47.37%
Total			166	48	32	86	174	264	-90	28.92%	19.28%	51.81%

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Stephen McMullan	(2004-12-31)31 December 2004 (age 21)	11	0	Waterford
12	1GK	Mason Munn	(2006-03-30)30 March 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Dunfermline Athletic
23	1GK	Fraser Barnsley	(2004-10-06)6 October 2004 (age 21)	3	0	Marine

2	2DF	Tommy Fogarty	(2004-03-15)15 March 2004 (age 21)	16	0	Boston United
3	2DF	Jonny Russell	(2004-09-19)19 September 2004 (age 21)	7	0	Crawley Town
5	2DF	Sam Inwood	(2005-09-17)17 September 2005 (age 20)	3	0	Aldershot Town
6	2DF	Tom Atcheson	(2006-09-22)22 September 2006 (age 19)	4	0	Blackburn Rovers
7	2DF	Sean Brown	(2005-04-01)1 April 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Linfield
14	2DF	Josh Briggs	(2006-03-14)14 March 2006 (age 19)	1	0	West Ham United
19	2DF	Conor Barr	(2005-12-19)19 December 2005 (age 20)	5	0	Cliftonville
20	2DF	Bayley McCann	(2005-12-08)8 December 2005 (age 20)	3	0	Alfreton Town
	2DF	Shea Kearney	(2004-03-26)26 March 2004 (age 21)	7	0	Dunfermline Athletic

4	3MF	Darren Robinson	(2004-12-29)29 December 2004 (age 21)	15	0	Doncaster Rovers
8	3MF	Sam Glenfield	(2005-05-10)10 May 2005 (age 20)	5	1	Waterford
16	3MF	Jack Patterson	(2005-10-16)16 October 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Everton
17	3MF	Harry Wilson	(2004-02-16)16 February 2004 (age 22)	2	0	Cliftonville
	3MF	Ryan Donnelly	(2006-09-04)4 September 2006 (age 19)	3	0	Leicester City

9	4FW	Makenzie Kirk	(2004-02-06)6 February 2004 (age 22)	11	1	Portsmouth
10	4FW	Eoin Kenny	(2005-12-30)30 December 2005 (age 20)	5	0	Dundalk
11	4FW	Kieran Morrison	(2006-11-09)9 November 2006 (age 19)	3	0	Liverpool
15	4FW	Liam McStravick	(2004-11-27)27 November 2004 (age 21)	5	0	Airdrieonians
18	4FW	Aodhan Doherty	(2006-05-03)3 May 2006 (age 19)	4	0	Blackburn Rovers
	4FW	Rio Oudnie-Morgan	(2005-12-06)6 December 2005 (age 20)	3	1	Billericay Town

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Francis Hurl	(2005-09-30)30 September 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Huddersfield Town	v. Georgia, 9 September 2025
GK	Josh Clarke	(2004-07-28)28 July 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Partick Thistle	v. Georgia, 9 September 2025
GK	Josh Gracey	(2007-12-14)14 December 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Wolves	v. Georgia, 9 September 2025

DF	Michael Forbes	(2004-04-29)29 April 2004 (age 21)	11	1	Northampton Town	v. Germany, 14 October 2025
DF	Ruairi McConville	(2005-05-01)1 May 2005 (age 20)	6	1	Norwich City	v. Germany, 14 October 2025
DF	Broghan Sewell	(2008-10-13)13 October 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Southampton	v. Germany, 14 October 2025
DF	George Goodman	(2006-12-01)1 December 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Bradford City	v. Germany, 14 October 2025
DF	Matthew Orr	(2007-04-16)16 April 2007 (age 18)	3	1	Nottingham Forest	v. Georgia, 9 September 2025
DF	Matty Carson	(2004-04-29)29 April 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Torquay United	v. Uzbekistan, 25 March 2025

MF	Patrick Kelly	(2004-10-02)2 October 2004 (age 21)	16	1	Barnsley	v. Germany, 14 October 2025
MF	Jamie McDonnell	(2004-02-16)16 February 2004 (age 22)	9	0	Mansfield Town	v. Germany, 14 October 2025
MF	Joe Sheridan	(2007-10-29)29 October 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Cliftonville	v. Germany, 14 October 2025
MF	Francis Turley	(2006-01-14)14 January 2006 (age 20)	2	1	Celtic	v. Georgia, 9 September 2025
MF	Dylan Sloan	(2004-04-15)15 April 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Larne	v. Georgia, 9 September 2025
MF	Max Wilson	(2007-01-30)30 January 2007 (age 19)	2	0	Preston North End	v. Uzbekistan, 25 March 2025

FW	Ceadach O'Neill	(2008-04-10)10 April 2008 (age 17)	3	0	Arsenal	v. Germany, 14 October 2025
FW	Jamie Donley	(2005-01-03)3 January 2005 (age 21)	1	0	Oxford United	v. Germany, 14 October 2025
FW	Cole Brannigan	(2007-05-12)12 May 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Aston Villa	v. Germany, 14 October 2025
FW	Braiden Graham	(2007-11-07)7 November 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Everton	v. Georgia, 9 September 2025
FW	Conor Falls	(2004-01-02)2 January 2004 (age 22)	4	0	Cliftonville	v. Uzbekistan, 25 March 2025
FW	Rhys Walsh	(2006-07-08)8 July 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Sunderland	v. Uzbekistan, 25 March 2025
^INJ = Player withdrew from the squad before any games had been played. ^PRE = Preliminary squad / standby. ^SEN = Player withdrew from the squad due to a call up to thesenior team. ^SUS = Suspended from national team. ^WTD = Withdrew due to other reasons.

Rank	Player	Year(s)	U-21 Caps	U-21 Goals	First Cap	Last Cap
1	Liam Donnelly	2012–2018	24	5	13 November 2012 vs.	16 October 2018 vs.
2	Sean Friars	1998–2001	21	2	21 April 1998 vs.	5 June 2001 vs.
2	Caolan Boyd-Munce	2017–2022	21	0	25 March 2019 vs.	25 September 2022 vs.
4	Kofi Balmer	2019–2022	20	0	22 March 2019 vs.	4 June 2022 vs.
	Ethan Galbraith	2019–2022	20	1	22 March 2019 vs.	7 June 2022 vs.
	Aaron Donnelly	2021–2024	20	0	2 June 2021 vs.	15 October 2024 vs.
7	Terry McFlynn	2000–2003	19	2	28 March 2000 vs.	10 October 2003 vs.
	Rory McArdle	2006–2008	19	1	6 February 2006 vs.	26 March 2008 vs.
	Thomas Stewart	2006–2008	19	4	6 February 2006 vs.	26 March 2008 vs.
10	Chris Casement	2007–2009	18	2	6 February 2007 vs.	17 November 2009 vs.
	Cameron Dummigan	2014–2018	18	0	9 September 2014 vs.	16 October 2018 vs.
	Alfie McCalmont	2019–2022	18	3	25 March 2019 vs.	25 September 2022 vs.

Rank	Player	Year(s)	U-21 Goals	U-21 Caps	Goals per game	First Goal	Last Goal
1	Liam Donnelly	2012–2018	5	24	0.21	8 June 2017 vs.	11 September 2018 vs.
1	Shayne Lavery	2016–2020	5	14	0.36	10 November 2017 vs.	25 March 2019 vs.
3	Adrian Coote	1998–1999	4	12	0.33	21 April 1998 vs.	17 August 1999 vs.
	David Healy	1998–1999	4	8	0.5	17 November 1998 vs.	17 August 1999 vs.
	Sam Morrow	2005–2006	4	4	1	8 February 2005 vs.	12 April 2006 vs.
	Thomas Stewart	2006–2008	4	19	0.21	16 May 2006 vs.	26 March 2008 vs.
	Josh Magennis	2009–2012	4	17	0.24	8 September 2009 vs.	7 September 2012 vs.
	Oliver Norwood	2009–2012	4	11	0.36	13 November 2009 vs.	2 March 2010 vs.
	Paul O'Neill	2019–2021	4	10	0.4	9 October 2020 vs.	12 November 2021 vs.
10	Gary Hamilton	2000–2001	3	12	0.25	2 June 2000 vs.	10 October 2000 vs.
	Mo Harkin	2000–2001	3	9	0.33	28 March 2000 vs.	10 October 2000 vs.
	Grant McCann	2000–2001	3	11	0.27	10 October 2000 vs.	5 October 2001 vs.
	Lee McEvilly	2002–2003	3	9	0.33	6 September 2002 vs.	1 April 2003 vs.
	Chris Turner	2006–2008	3	12	0.25	1 June 2007 vs.	16 November 2007 vs.
	Andrew Little	2008–2010	3	6	0.5	18 November 2008 vs.	3 September 2010 vs.
	Billy Kee	2009–2011	3	10	0.3	10 August 2011 vs.	10 August 2011 vs.
	David Parkhouse	2017–2020	3	17	0.18	8 June 2017 vs.	4 September 2020 vs.
	Alfie McCalmont	2019–2022	3	18	0.17	14 November 2019 vs.	12 November 2021 vs.
	Dale Taylor	2021–2024	3	15	0.2	2 June 2021 vs.	25 September 2022 vs.
	Charlie Allen	2022–2024	3	14	0.21	26 March 2024 vs.	12 October 2024 vs.

Name	U21 Caps	U21 Goals	U21 Career	Full Caps	Full Goals	Full Career
Chris Baird	6	1	2002–2003	79	0	2003–2016
Chris Brunt	2	1	2005–2006	65	3	2004–2017
Roy Carroll	11	0	1998–1999	45	0	1997–2017
Craig Cathcart	15	0	2006–2009	72	2	2010–
Sammy Clingan	11	1	2003–2006	39	0	2006–2014
Stuart Dallas	2	0	2011–2012	62	3	2011–
Steven Davis	3	0	2003–2004	140	13	2005–
Stuart Elliott	3	0	1998–1999	39	4	2000–2007
Corry Evans	10	0	2008–2010	70	2	2009–
Jonny Evans	3	0	2006	102	5	2006–
Warren Feeney	8	2	2001–2003	46	5	2002–2011
Shane Ferguson	11	0	2008–2012	57	2	2009–
Danny Griffin	10	1	1998–1999	29	1	1996–2004
David Healy	8	4	1998–1999	95	36	2000–2013
Damien Johnson	11	0	1998–1999	56	0	1999–2009
Kyle Lafferty	2	0	2006	89	20	2006–2022
Neil Lennon	2	0	1990–1994	40	2	1994–2002
Josh Magennis	17	4	2009–2012	71	10	2010–
Grant McCann	11	3	2000–2001	39	4	2001–2012
George McCartney	5	0	2000–2001	34	1	2001–2010
Michael McGovern	10	0	2005–2006	33	0	2010–2020
Conor McLaughlin	7	0	2010–2012	43	1	2011–2021
Paddy McNair	2	0	2014	62	6	2015–
Philip Mulryne	5	1	1998–1999	27	3	1997–2007
Oliver Norwood	11	4	2009–2012	57	0	2010–2018
Jordan Thompson	12	0	2016-2018	30	0	2018–
Jamie Ward	7	2	2006–2008	35	4	2011–2018
Gavin Whyte	7	0	2015-2018	30	5	2018–

v t e Northern Ireland national football team
General	Irish Football Association Ireland national football team (1882–1950) Managers
Venues	Windsor Park Celtic Park Solitude Grosvenor Park The Oval Dalymount Park Balmoral Showgrounds Bloomfield Ulster Cricket Ground
Results	1882–99 1900–29 1930–59 1960–79 1980–99 2000–19 2020–present Matches v Home Nations
Statistics	Records & Statistics U21 Records & Statistics
Players	Players Pre-1950 players Dual Ireland footballers
Goals	David Healy
World Finals	Summary 1958 1982 1986
European Finals	Summary 2016
Other tournaments	British Home Championship (1884–1984) 2011 Nations Cup
Culture	Green and White Army Rivalry with the Republic of Ireland
Other teams	Women's B Amateur(defunct) U-23 U-21 U-19 U-18 Schools U-17 U-16 Schools Juniors

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Competitive Record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

Results and fixtures

2024

2025

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Player records

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Under-21 graduates

See also

References

External links

v t e National sports teams ofNorthern Ireland
Men	Cricket Football B U23 U21 U19 U18 U17 U16 CP Futsal Volleyball
Women	Football U19 U17 Netball Volleyball
Mixed	Badminton
Commonwealth Games