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Northern Ireland national under-21 football team records and statistics

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This page details Northern Ireland national under-21 football team records and statistics; the most capped players, the players with the most goals, and Northern Ireland under-21's match record by opponent.

Player records

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Most appearances

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  Players still active are highlighted in green

Last updated after the match against  Luxembourg on 15 October 2024.

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. England 16 October 2018 vs. Slovakia
2 Sean Friars 1998–2001 21 2 21 April 1998 vs. Switzerland 5 June 2001 vs. Czech Republic
Caolan Boyd-Munce 2017–2022 21 0 25 March 2019 vs. Mexico 25 September 2022 vs. Scotland
4 Kofi Balmer 2019–2022 20 0 22 March 2019 vs. Bulgaria 4 June 2022 vs. Spain
Ethan Galbraith 2019–2022 20 1 22 March 2019 vs. Bulgaria 7 June 2022 vs. Lithuania
Aaron Donnelly 2021– 20 0 2 June 2021 vs. Scotland 15 October 2024 vs. Luxembourg
7 Terry McFlynn 2000–2003 19 2 28 March 2000 vs. Malta 10 October 2003 vs. Greece
Rory McArdle 2006–2008 19 1 6 February 2006 vs. Israel 26 March 2008 vs. Romania
Thomas Stewart 2006–2008 19 4 6 February 2006 vs. Israel 26 March 2008 vs. Romania
10 Chris Casement 2007–2009 18 2 6 February 2007 vs. Wales 17 November 2009 vs. Czech Republic
Cameron Dummigan 2014–2018 18 0 9 September 2014 vs. Serbia 16 October 2018 vs. Slovakia
Alfie McCalmont 2019–2022 18 3 25 March 2019 vs. Mexico 25 September 2022 vs. Scotland
13 Jeff Whitley 1998–2000 17 1 21 April 1998 vs. Switzerland 10 October 2000 vs. Iceland
Ciarán Toner 2000–2003 17 1 28 March 2000 vs. Malta 1 April 2003 vs. Greece
Josh Magennis 2009–2012 17 4 11 August 2009 vs. Portugal 13 November 2012 vs. England
David Parkhouse 2017–2020 17 3 8 June 2017 vs. Estonia 8 September 2020 vs. Denmark
Carl Johnston 2021– 17 0 2 June 2021 vs. Scotland 15 October 2024 vs. Luxembourg
18 Jake Dunwoody 2017–2020 16 1 8 June 2017 vs. Estonia 13 October 2020 vs. Ukraine
19 Richard Graham 1998–2001 15 0 9 October 1998 vs. Finland 5 June 2001 vs. Czech Republic
Aaron Callaghan 2006–2008 15 0 6 February 2006 vs. Israel 26 March 2008 vs. Romania
David Buchanan 2006–2008 15 2 16 May 2006 vs. Scotland 26 March 2008 vs. Romania
Trevor Carson 2006–2009 15 0 14 November 2006 vs. Germany 17 November 2009 vs. Czech Republic
Craig Cathcart 2006–2009 15 0 14 November 2006 vs. Germany 17 November 2009 vs. Czech Republic
Dale Gorman 2015–2018 15 1 5 September 2015 vs. Scotland 16 October 2018 vs. Slovakia
Dale Taylor 2021– 15 3 2 June 2021 vs. Scotland 15 October 2024 vs. Luxembourg
26 Brian McGlinchey 1998–1999 14 0 21 April 1998 vs. Switzerland 8 October 1999 vs. Finland
Dave Waterman 1998–1999 14 0 21 April 1998 vs. Switzerland 8 October 1999 vs. Finland
Gordon Simms 2001–2003 14 0 27 March 2001 vs. Bulgaria 10 June 2003 vs. Spain
Tony Capaldi 2001–2003 14 0 31 August 2001 vs. Denmark 10 October 2003 vs. Greece
Robert Garrett 2007–2009 14 0 24 March 2007 vs. Romania 8 September 2009 vs. Iceland
Carl Winchester 2011–2014 14 0 9 February 2011 vs. Wales 9 September 2014 vs. Serbia
Ryan Johnson 2015–2018 14 2 5 September 2015 vs. Scotland 16 October 2018 vs. Slovakia
Shayne Lavery 2016–2020 14 5 2 September 2016 vs. Iceland 17 November 2020 vs. Ukraine
Jack Scott 2019– 14 0 10 September 2019 vs. Finland 7 June 2022 vs. Lithuania
Sean Stewart 2021– 14 0 2 June 2021 vs. Scotland 12 October 2024 vs. Azerbaijan
Terry Devlin 2022– 14 0 28 March 2022 vs. France 15 October 2024 vs. Luxembourg
Charlie Allen 2022– 14 3 3 June 2022 vs. Spain 15 October 2024 vs. Luxembourg

Players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.

Top goalscorers

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Last updated after the match against  Luxembourg on 15 October 2024.

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. Estonia 11 September 2018 vs. Spain
Shayne Lavery 2016–2020 5 14 0.36 10 November 2017 vs. Albania 25 March 2019 vs. Mexico
3 Adrian Coote 1998–1999 4 12 0.33 21 April 1998 vs. Switzerland 17 August 1999 vs. France
David Healy 1998–1999 4 8 0.5 17 November 1998 vs. Moldova 17 August 1999 vs. France
Sam Morrow 2005–2006 4 4 1 8 February 2005 vs. Scotland 12 April 2006 vs. Liechtenstein
Thomas Stewart 2006–2008 4 19 0.21 16 May 2006 vs. Scotland 26 March 2008 vs. Romania
Josh Magennis 2009–2012 4 17 0.24 8 September 2009 vs. Iceland 7 September 2012 vs. North Macedonia
Oliver Norwood 2009–2012 4 11 0.36 13 November 2009 vs. Germany 2 March 2010 vs. San Marino
Paul O'Neill 2019–2021 4 10 0.4 9 October 2020 vs. Finland 12 November 2021 vs. Lithuania
10 Gary Hamilton 2000–2001 3 12 0.25 2 June 2000 vs. Wales 10 October 2000 vs. Iceland
Mo Harkin 2000–2001 3 9 0.33 28 March 2000 vs. Malta 10 October 2000 vs. Iceland
Grant McCann 2000–2001 3 11 0.27 10 October 2000 vs. Iceland 5 October 2001 vs. Malta
Lee McEvilly 2002–2003 3 9 0.33 6 September 2002 vs. Scotland 1 April 2003 vs. Greece
Chris Turner 2006–2008 3 12 0.25 1 June 2007 vs. Moldova 16 November 2007 vs. Luxembourg
Andrew Little 2008–2010 3 6 0.5 18 November 2008 vs. Scotland 3 September 2010 vs. San Marino
Billy Kee 2009–2011 3 10 0.3 10 August 2011 vs. Faroe Islands 10 August 2011 vs. Faroe Islands
David Parkhouse 2017–2020 3 17 0.18 8 June 2017 vs. Estonia 4 September 2020 vs. Malta
Alfie McCalmont 2019–2022 3 18 0.17 14 November 2019 vs. Hungary 12 November 2021 vs. Lithuania
Dale Taylor 2021– 3 15 0.2 2 June 2021 vs. Scotland 25 September 2022 vs. Scotland
Charlie Allen 2021– 3 14 0.21 26 March 2024 vs. Serbia 12 October 2024 vs. Azerbaijan

Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.

Hat-tricks

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The result is presented with Northern Ireland's score first.

Player Goals Date Opponent Venue Result Type of Game Ref
Billy Kee 3 10 August 2011  Faroe Islands The Oval, Belfast, Northern Ireland 4–0 2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier [1]
More than a hat-trick scored *

Red cards

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The result is presented with Northern Ireland's score first.

Player Date Opponent Venue Result Type of Game Ref
Dave Waterman 21 April 1998   Switzerland Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland 2–1 International Friendly [2]
Damien Johnson 2 June 1999  Republic of Ireland Caledonian Stadium, Inverness, Scotland 0–1 Scotland 1999 Presidents Cup [3]
Paul McAreavey 6 October 2000  Denmark The Oval, Belfast, Northern Ireland 0–3 Switzerland 2002 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier [4]
Wayne Carlisle 10 October 2000  Iceland Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland 2–5 Switzerland 2002 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier [5]
Hugh Dickson 5 October 2001  Malta National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta 2–2 Switzerland 2002 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier [6]
Paddy McCourt 1 April 2003  Greece The Oval, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2–6 Germany 2004 UEFA U-21 Group 6 Qualifier [7]
Kieran McKenna 14 November 2006  Germany Hafenstadion, Torgau, Germany 1–2 International Friendly [8]
Johnny Flynn 11 August 2009  Portugal Estádio Municipal da Guarda, Guarda, Portugal 1–2 International Friendly [9]
James Knowles 10 August 2011  Faroe Islands The Oval, Belfast, Northern Ireland 4–0 Israel 2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier [10]
Conor McLaughlin 2 September 2011  Serbia Stadion Karađorđe, Novi Sad, Serbia 0–1 Israel 2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier [11]
Shane Ferguson 10 May 2012  Macedonia Milano Arena, Kumanovo, Macedonia 0–1 Israel 2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier [12]
Conor McLaughlin 7 September 2012  Macedonia The Oval, Belfast, Northern Ireland 1–3 Israel 2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier [13]
Liam Donnelly 9 September 2013  Belgium Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium 0–1 Czech Republic 2015 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier [14]
Dale Gorman 5 September 2015  Scotland Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland 1–2 Poland 2017 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier [15]
Conor Hazard 14 October 2019  Romania Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu, Voluntari, Romania 0–3 Hungary Slovenia 2021 UEFA U-21 Group 8 Qualifier [16]
Trai Hume 16 November 2021  Malta Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland 0–2 Georgia (country) Romania 2023 UEFA U-21 Group C Qualifier [17]
Aaron Donnelly 10 October 2023  Azerbaijan Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan 1–0 Slovakia 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier [18]
Charlie Allen 15 October 2024  Luxembourg Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 0–0 Slovakia 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier [19]

Individual and Team records

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Goal records

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Firsts

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  • First under-21 international: 8 March 1978 vs  Republic of Ireland
  • First home under-21 international: 3 April 1990 vs  Israel
  • First win: 3 April 1990 vs  Israel
  • First overseas opponent:  Israel, 3 April 1990
  • First win over an overseas opponent: 3 April 1990 vs  Israel

Streaks

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Biggest wins

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Best Results by Northern Ireland under-21's
Date Opponent Round Result Difference
1 16 November 2007  Luxembourg Sweden 2009 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier 5–0 +5
12 October 2024  Azerbaijan Slovakia 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier 5–0
3 10 May 2006  Liechtenstein Netherlands 2007 UEFA U-21 Qualification preliminary round 4–0 +4
3 September 2010  San Marino Denmark 2011 UEFA U-21 Group 5 Qualifier 4–0
10 August 2011  Faroe Islands Israel 2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier 4–0
12 November 2021  Lithuania Georgia (country)Romania 2023 UEFA U-21 Group C Qualifier 4–0
7 10 October 2000  Iceland Switzerland 2002 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier 5–2 +3
12 April 2006  Liechtenstein Netherlands 2007 UEFA U-21 Qualification preliminary round 4–1
20 November 2007  Moldova Sweden 2009 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier 3–0
2 March 2010  San Marino Denmark 2011 UEFA U-21 Group 5 Qualifier 3–0

Heaviest defeats

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Worst Results by Northern Ireland under-21's
Date Opponent Round Result Difference
1 4 June 2022  Spain Georgia (country)Romania 2023 UEFA U-21 Group C Qualifier 0–6 -6
2 28 March 2022  France International Friendly 0–5 -5
3 1 April 2003  Greece Germany 2004 UEFA U-21 Group 6 Qualifier 2–6 -4
8 September 2009  Iceland Denmark 2011 UEFA U-21 Group 5 Qualifier 2–6
5 June 2001  Czech Republic Switzerland 2002 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier 0–4
6 February 2007  Wales International Friendly 0–4
24 May 2007  Scotland International Friendly 0–4
8 10 June 2003  Spain Germany 2004 UEFA U-21 Group 6 Qualifier 1–4 -3
20 August 2008  Ukraine Ukraine Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament 1–4
14 August 2013  Denmark International Friendly 1–4
9 September 2014  Serbia Czech Republic 2015 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier 1–4
3 September 2021  Malta Georgia (country) Romania 2023 UEFA U-21 Group C Qualifier 1–4
6 October 2000  Denmark Switzerland 2002 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier 0–3
16 August 2006  Romania Netherlands 2007 UEFA U-21 Group 10 Qualifier 0–3
7 September 2007  Germany Sweden 2009 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier 0–3
5 September 2008  Germany Sweden 2009 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier 0–3
7 September 2010  Germany Denmark 2011 UEFA U-21 Group 5 Qualifier 0–3
6 September 2011  Denmark Israel 2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier 0–3
10 September 2012  Denmark Israel 2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier 0–3
31 May 2013  Cyprus Czech Republic 2015 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier 0–3
14 November 2013  Italy Czech Republic 2015 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier 0–3
11 October 2016  France Poland 2017 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier 0–3
14 October 2019  Romania Hungary Slovenia 2021 UEFA U-21 Group 8 Qualifier 0–3
17 November 2020  Ukraine Hungary Slovenia 2021 UEFA U-21 Group 8 Qualifier 0–3
12 October 2021  Spain Georgia (country) Romania 2023 UEFA U-21 Group C Qualifier 0–3
21 November 2023  England Slovakia 2023 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier 0–3

Performance

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Performance by competition

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Last updated after the match against  Luxembourg on 15 October 2024.

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % Draw % Loss %
UEFA European Under-21 Championship 110 28 18 64 114 181 -67 25.45% 16.36% 58.18%
International Friendlies 40 16 8 16 46 63 -17 40.00% 20.00% 40.00%
Minor Tournaments 8 1 4 3 7 11 -4 12.50% 50.00% 37.50%
Total 158 45 30 83 167 255 -88 28.48% 18.99% 52.53%

Performance by manager

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  Current manager highlighted in green

Last updated after the match against  Luxembourg on 15 October 2024.

Manager First Game Last Game Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % Draw % Loss %
Northern Ireland Danny Blanchflower 8 March 1978 vs. Republic of Ireland 8 March 1978 vs. Republic of Ireland 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00% 100.00% 0.00%
Northern Ireland Billy Bingham 3 April 1990 vs. Israel 3 April 1990 vs. Israel 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Northern Ireland Bryan Hamilton 22 March 1994 vs. Romania 22 March 1994 vs. Romania 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00% 100.00% 0.00%
Northern Ireland Roy Millar 21 April 1998 vs. Switzerland 21 April 1998 vs. Switzerland 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Northern Ireland Chris Nicholl 20 May 1998 vs. Scotland 8 October 1999 vs. Finland 13 3 5 5 11 13 –2 23.08% 38.46% 38.46%
Northern Ireland Roy Millar 28 March 2000 vs. Malta 26 March 2008 vs. Romania 48 18 8 22 64 79 –15 37.50% 16.67% 45.83%
England Steve Beaglehole 19 August 2008 vs. Poland 15 November 2011 vs. Serbia 21 4 3 14 23 39 –16 19.05% 14.29% 66.67%
Northern Ireland Steve Robinson 10 May 2012 vs. North Macedonia 15 October 2013 vs. Serbia 10 0 0 10 5 24 –19 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 14 November 2013 vs. Italy 11 October 2016 vs. France 14 1 2 11 8 27 –19 7.14% 14.29% 78.57%
England Ian Baraclough 8 June 2017 vs. Estonia 19 November 2019 vs. Romania 19 9 6 4 22 19 +3 47.37% 31.58% 21.05%
England Andy Crosby** 4 September 2020 vs. Malta 5 June 2021 vs. Scotland 7 3 0 4 9 11 –2 42.86% 0.00% 57.14%
England John Schofield 3 September 2021 vs. Malta 25 September 2022 vs. Scotland 11 2 2 7 10 27 –17 18.18% 18.18% 63.64%
Northern Ireland Tommy Wright 7 September 2023 vs. Luxembourg 11 3 2 6 10 13 –3 27.27% 18.18% 54.55%
Total 158 45 30 83 167 255 -88 28.48% 18.99% 52.53%
  • * first two games as caretaker manager
  • ** all 7 games as caretaker manager

Performance by venue

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Last updated after the match against  Luxembourg on 15 October 2024.

Venue Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Win % Draw % Loss %
Home 73 23 15 35 98 120 -22 31.51% 20.55% 47.95%
Away 80 20 14 46 65 131 -66 25.00% 17.50% 57.50%
Neutral 5 2 1 2 4 4 0 40.00% 20.00% 40.00%
Total 158 45 30 83 167 255 -88 28.48% 18.99% 52.53%

Performance by decade

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  Still active decade highlighted in green

Last updated after the match against  Luxembourg on 15 October 2024.

Decade Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % Draw % Loss %
1970s 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00% 100.00% 0.00%
1990s 16 5 6 5 15 15 0 31.25% 37.50% 31.25%
2000s 59 19 10 30 75 104 -29 32.20% 16.95% 50.85%
2010s 53 13 9 31 47 84 -37 24.53% 16.98% 58.49%
2020s 29 8 4 17 29 51 -22 27.59% 13.79% 58.62%
Total 158 45 30 83 167 255 -88 28.48% 18.99% 52.53%

All-time records

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Head to head records

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Last updated after the match against  Luxembourg on 15 October 2024.

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent Confederation Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % Draw % Loss %
 Albania UEFA 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 50.00% 50.00% 0.00%
 Armenia UEFA 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 50.00% 0.00% 50.00%
 Azerbaijan UEFA 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00% 0.00% 0.00%
 Belgium UEFA 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
 Bulgaria UEFA 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 33.33% 33.33% 33.33%
 Cyprus UEFA 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 50.00% 0.00% 50.00%
 Czech Republic UEFA 5 0 0 5 1 13 -12 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
 Denmark UEFA 7 0 0 7 2 18 -16 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
 England UEFA 3 0 1 2 0 5 -5 0.00% 33.33% 66.67%
 Estonia UEFA 2 2 0 0 6 3 +3 100.00% 0.00% 0.00%
 Faroe Islands UEFA 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 50.00% 50.00% 0.00%
 Finland UEFA 6 2 2 2 10 9 +1 33.33% 33.33% 33.33%
 France UEFA 4 1 0 3 3 10 -7 25.00% 0.00% 75.00%
 Germany UEFA 9 1 1 7 5 17 -12 11.11% 11.11% 77.78%
 Greece UEFA 2 1 0 1 3 6 -3 50.00% 0.00% 50.00%
 Hungary UEFA 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 0.00% 50.00% 50.00%
 Iceland UEFA 8 2 2 4 11 15 -4 25.00% 25.00% 50.00%
 Israel UEFA 5 3 0 2 6 6 0 60.00% 0.00% 40.00%
 Italy UEFA 2 0 0 2 0 5 -5 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
 Liechtenstein UEFA 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 100.00% 0.00% 0.00%
 Lithuania UEFA 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 50.00% 50.00% 0.00%
 Luxembourg UEFA 5 3 1 1 8 2 +6 60.00% 20.00% 20.00%
 Malta UEFA 7 3 2 2 10 9 +1 42.86% 28.57% 28.57%
 Mexico CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00% 0.00% 0.00%
 Moldova UEFA 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 50.00% 50.00% 0.00%
 North Macedonia UEFA 4 0 0 4 2 8 -6 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
 Poland UEFA 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
 Portugal UEFA 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
 Republic of Ireland UEFA 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
 Romania UEFA 6 0 2 4 1 11 -10 0.00% 33.33% 66.67%
 San Marino UEFA 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00% 0.00% 0.00%
 Scotland UEFA 15 4 5 6 19 26 -7 26.67% 33.33% 40.00%
 Serbia UEFA 6 1 0 5 5 13 -8 16.67% 0.00% 83.33%
 Slovakia UEFA 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 50.00% 0.00% 50.00%
 Spain UEFA 6 1 0 5 6 20 -14 16.67% 0.00% 83.33%
  Switzerland UEFA 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 50.00% 50.00% 0.00%
 Turkey UEFA 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
 Ukraine UEFA 10 1 3 6 7 16 -9 10.00% 30.00% 60.00%
 Wales UEFA 4 1 1 2 3 8 -5 25.00% 25.00% 50.00%
Total 158 45 30 83 167 255 -88 28.48% 18.99% 52.53%

UEFA under-21 teams yet to play against Northern Ireland

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Last updated after the match against  Luxembourg on 15 October 2024.

UEFA Members
 Andorra
 Austria
 Belarus
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Croatia
 Georgia
 Gibraltar
 Kazakhstan
 Kosovo
 Latvia
 Montenegro
 Netherlands
 Norway
 Russia
 Slovenia
 Sweden

Competitive record

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  Champions   Runners-up   Third Place   Fourth Place

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

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UEFA Under-21 Football Championship finals record Qualification record Manager(s)
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1978 Did not enter Did not enter None
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
France 1994
Spain 1996
Romania 1998
Slovakia 2000 Did not qualify 8 1 3 4 5 9 Chris Nicholl
Switzerland 2002 10 2 2 6 12 21 Roy Millar
Germany 2004 8 2 1 5 8 16
Portugal 2006 Did not enter Did not enter None
Netherlands 2007 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 10 7 Roy Millar
Sweden 2009 8 4 0 4 13 12 Roy Millar, Steve Beaglehole[note 1]
Denmark 2011 8 2 1 5 12 16 Steve Beaglehole
Israel 2013 8 1 1 6 5 13 Steve Beaglehole, Stephen Robinson[note 2]
Czech Republic 2015 8 1 0 7 3 17 Stephen Robinson, Jim Magilton[note 3]
Poland 2017 10 0 2 8 6 18 Jim Magilton
ItalySan Marino 2019 10 6 2 2 15 11 Ian Baraclough
HungarySlovenia 2021 10 2 3 5 7 13 Ian Baraclough, Andy Crosby[note 4]
Georgia (country)Romania 2023 8 2 1 5 8 18 John Schofield
Slovakia 2025 10 3 2 5 10 10 Tommy Wright
Total - 0/25 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 110 28 18 64 114 181 -

Minor tournaments

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Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA GD
Republic of Ireland 1998 Presidents Cup Winners, group stage 1st 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
Scotland 1999 Presidents Cup Group stage 3rd 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1
Northern Ireland 2000 International Challenge Tournament Group stage 2nd 2 0 2 0 3 3 0
Ukraine 2008 Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament Group stage 4th 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4
Total 8 1 4 3 7 11 -4

Honours

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Titles

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  • Presidents Cup
    • Winners (1): 1998

Notes

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  1. ^ Roy Millar managed for the first seven qualifying matches. Steve Beaglehole managed the last game of the qualification campaign.
  2. ^ Steve Beaglehole managed for the first five qualifying matches. Stephen Robinson managed the remainder of the qualification campaign.
  3. ^ Stephen Robinson managed for the first four qualifying matches. Jim Magilton managed the remainder of the qualification campaign.
  4. ^ Ian Baraclough managed for the first five qualifying matches. Andy Crosby was appointed caretaker manager for the remainder of the qualification campaign.

References

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  1. ^ "Under-21 2013 - History - Northern Ireland-Faroe Islands".
  2. ^ "Northern Ireland v Switzerland, 21 April 1998 - 11v11 match report".
  3. ^ "Northern Ireland u21 Lineups".
  4. ^ "Under-21 2002 - History - Northern Ireland-Denmark – UEFA.com".
  5. ^ "Under-21 2002 - History - Iceland-Northern Ireland – UEFA.com".
  6. ^ "Under-21 2002 - History - Malta-Northern Ireland – UEFA.com".
  7. ^ "Under-21 2004 - History - Northern Ireland-Greece – UEFA.com".
  8. ^ "BBC SPORT - Germany U21 2-1 N Ireland U21".
  9. ^ "Northern Ireland u21 Lineups".
  10. ^ "Under-21 2013 - History - Northern Ireland-Faroe Islands – UEFA.com".
  11. ^ "Under-21 2013 - History - Serbia-Northern Ireland – UEFA.com".
  12. ^ "Under-21 2013 - History - FYR Macedonia-Northern Ireland – UEFA.com".
  13. ^ "Under-21 2013 - History - Northern Ireland-FYR Macedonia – UEFA.com".
  14. ^ "Under-21 2015 - History - Belgium-Northern Ireland – UEFA.com".
  15. ^ "Under-21 2017 - History - Northern Ireland-Scotland – UEFA.com".
  16. ^ "Romania-Northern Ireland - Under-21 - UEFA.com".
  17. ^ "Northern Ireland-Malta - Under-21 - UEFA.com".
  18. ^ "Azerbaijan-Northern Ireland - Under-21 - UEFA.com".
  19. ^ "Luxembourg-Northern Ireland - Under-21 - UEFA.com".
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