Poland national under-21 football team

Poland Under-21
Nickname(s)	Biało-czerwoni (The White and Reds); Białe Orły (The White Eagles)
Association	Polish Football Association ; (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Adam Majewski
Most caps	Arkadiusz Głowacki (32)
Top scorer	Dawid Kownacki (15)
First colours	Second colours
European Under-21 Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 1982)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1982, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1994)

The Poland national under-21 football team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski U-21 w piłce nożnej) is the national under-21 football team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Football Association.

This team is for Polish players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 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	did not qualify
1982	Quarter-finals	2	0	1	1	3	4
1984	Quarter-finals	2	0	1	1	3	6
1986	Quarter-finals	2	1	0	1	1	5
1988	did not qualify
1990	did not qualify
1992	Quarter-finals	2	0	1	1	1	6
1994	Quarter-finals	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	did not qualify
2023	did not qualify
2025	to be determined
Total	Quarter-finals	16	3	4	9	16	40

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany (X)	8	7	1	0	30	6	+24	22	Final tournament	—	3–1	11 Oct '24	0–0	2–0	4–1
2	Poland	8	6	0	2	17	7	+10	18	Play-offs	15 Oct '24	—	0–1	3–0	2–1	5–0
3	Bulgaria (E)	8	3	3	2	15	10	+5	12^[a]		2–3	1–3	—	1–1	1–0	6–0
4	Kosovo (Y)	8	3	3	2	9	10	−1	12^[a]		0–3	11 Oct '24	2–2	—	3–1	2–0
5	Israel (E)	8	1	0	7	5	16	−11	3		1–5	1–2	15 Oct '24	0–1	—	1–0
6	Estonia (E)	8	0	1	7	3	30	−27	1		1–10	0–1	1–1	15 Oct '24	10 Oct '24	—

Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (X) Assured of at least a play-off spot; (Y) Cannot qualify directly, but may still qualify through play-offs
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head results: Bulgaria 1–1 Kosovo, Kosovo 2–2 Bulgaria.

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying	Estonia	0–1	Poland	Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		UEFA	Szymczak 81'	Attendance: 379 Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria)

12 October 2023 (2023-10-12) Friendly	Slovakia	2–2	Poland	Košická futbalová aréna, Košice
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Jambor 5' Marcelli 15'	90minut.pl	Buksa 8' Szmyt 60'	Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)

17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying	Poland	5–0	Estonia	Podkarpackie Centrum Piłki Nożnej, Stalowa Wola
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Rakoczy 7' Zalewski 22' Szymczak 44', 57' Pieńko 72'	90minut.pl		Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (Norway)

17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying	Poland	2–1	Israel	Stadion im. Władysława Króla, Łódź
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Matysik 59' Włodarczyk 82'	UEFA	Binyamin 90+4'	Referee: Jovan Kachevski (North Macedonia)

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying	Germany	3–1	Poland	Stadion an der Hafenstraße, Essen
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Martel 56' Woltemade 79' Röhl 82'	UEFA	Mosór 24'	Attendance: 8,559 Referee: Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus)

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying	Israel	1–2	Poland	Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena, Germany
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Yona 5'	UEFA	Pingot 57' Szmyt 89'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste (France)

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying	Poland	0–1	Bulgaria	Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		UEFA	Petkov 58'	Attendance: 5,498 Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01) Friendly	Poland	1–2	North Macedonia	Stadion im. Braci Czachorów, Radom
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Borys 84'	90minut.pl	Ilievski 44' Stankovski 47'	Attendance: 5,239 Referee: Damian Kos (Poland)

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying	Bulgaria	1–3	Poland	Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov, Sofia
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Tsenov 29'	UEFA	Szymczak 52' Pieńko 56' Kałuziński 78' (pen.)	Attendance: 475 Referee: Joey Kooij (Netherlands)

11 October 2024 (2024-10-11) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying	Kosovo	v	Poland	Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		UEFA

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying	Poland	v	Germany
		UEFA

Players

Current squad

Players born in or after 2002 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

The following players were selected for a 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Bulgaria on 10 September 2024.^[1]

Caps and goals updated as of 10 September 2024 after the match against Bulgaria. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Kacper Tobiasz	(2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 21)	11	0	Legia Warsaw
22	1GK	Jakub Mądrzyk	(2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Stal Mielec
	1GK	Xavier Dziekoński	(2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Korona Kielce

2	2DF	Ariel Mosór	(2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 (age 21)	18	2	Raków Częstochowa
3	2DF	Patryk Peda	(2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 22)	13	0	Palermo
4	2DF	Miłosz Matysik	(2004-04-26) 26 April 2004 (age 20)	5	1	Aris Limassol
5	2DF	Igor Drapiński	(2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Piast Gliwice
15	2DF	Jakub Szymański	(2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Wisła Płock
17	2DF	Arkadiusz Pyrka	(2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 21)	12	0	Piast Gliwice
	2DF	Kasjan Lipkowski	(2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21)	5	0	Arka Gdynia

6	3MF	Mateusz Łęgowski	(2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 (age 21)	15	0	Yverdon-Sport
7	3MF	Kajetan Szmyt	(2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 22)	16	3	Zagłębie Lubin
8	3MF	Jakub Kałuziński	(2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 (age 21)	13	2	Antalyaspor
10	3MF	Kacper Kozłowski	(2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 20)	14	2	Gaziantep
11	3MF	Michał Rakoczy	(2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 (age 22)	14	3	Cracovia
16	3MF	Antoni Kozubal	(2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Lech Poznań
18	3MF	Mariusz Fornalczyk	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21)	9	0	Korona Kielce
19	3MF	Dominik Marczuk	(2003-11-03) 3 November 2003 (age 20)	7	0	Real Salt Lake
20	3MF	Kamil Lukoszek	(2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Górnik Zabrze
21	3MF	Tomasz Pieńko	(2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 (age 20)	9	2	Zagłębie Lubin
23	3MF	Fryderyk Gerbowski	(2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Stal Mielec
	3MF	Dawid Drachal	(2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Raków Częstochowa

9	4FW	Filip Szymczak	(2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 22)	20	6	Lech Poznań

Recent call-ups

The following players (born in 2002 or later) have previously been called up to the Poland under-21 squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Sławomir Abramowicz	(2004-06-09) 9 June 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Jagiellonia Białystok	v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024
GK	Oliwier Zych	(2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Aston Villa	v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024
GK	Kacper Bieszczad	(2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Zagłębie Lubin II	v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024
GK	Aleksander Bobek	(2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 20)	0	0	ŁKS Łódź	v. Estonia, 12 September 2023

DF	Maksymilian Pingot	(2003-04-01) 1 April 2003 (age 21)	10	1	Lech Poznań	v. Bulgaria, 10 September 2024 ^WD
DF	Cezary Polak	(2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Jagiellonia Białystok	v. Bulgaria, 10 September 2024 ^WD
DF	Bartłomiej Smolarczyk	(2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Korona Kielce	v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024
DF	Jakub Lewicki	(2005-09-17) 17 September 2005 (age 18)	1	0	Piast Gliwice	v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024
DF	Łukasz Bejger	(2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 22)	14	2	Śląsk Wrocław	v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024
DF	Bartłomiej Kłudka	(2002-05-14) 14 May 2002 (age 22)	10	2	Zagłębie Lubin	v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024

MF	Filip Marchwiński	(2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22)	22	1	Lecce	v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024
MF	Tomasz Wójtowicz	(2003-12-19) 19 December 2003 (age 20)	8	0	Lechia Gdańsk	v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024
MF	Karol Borys	(2006-09-28) 28 September 2006 (age 17)	1	1	Maribor	v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024
MF	Kacper Duda	(2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Wisła Kraków	v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024
MF	Łukasz Gerstenstein	(2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Śląsk Wrocław	v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024
MF	Antoni Klimek	(2002-08-04) 4 August 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Widzew Łódź	v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024
MF	Tomasz Neugebauer	(2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Lechia Gdańsk	v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024
MF	Jakub Kamiński	(2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 22)	16	3	VfL Wolfsburg	v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024
MF	Kacper Urbański	(2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Bologna	v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024
MF	Jan Biegański	(2002-12-04) 4 December 2002 (age 21)	12	0	Sivasspor	v. Israel, 17 November 2023 ^INJ
MF	Nicola Zalewski	(2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 22)	6	1	Roma	v. Estonia, 17 October 2023
MF	Maxi Oyedele	(2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 (age 19)	3	0	Legia Warsaw	v. Estonia, 17 October 2023
MF	Jakub Myszor	(2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 22)	6	0	Ruch Chorzów	v. Estonia, 12 September 2023

FW	Wiktor Bogacz	(2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Miedź Legnica	v. Bulgaria, 10 September 2024 ^INJ
FW	Kacper Sezonienko	(2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Lechia Gdańsk	v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024
FW	Szymon Włodarczyk	(2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21)	12	5	Salernitana	v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024
FW	Aleksander Buksa	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21)	9	1	Górnik Zabrze	v. Estonia, 17 October 2023
^WD Withdrew from the squad. ^INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

Coaching history

Note: List is not complete

1972–1974 – Andrzej Strejlau
1974–1975 – Ryszard Kulesza (U-21)
1975–1978 – Ryszard Kulesza (U-23)
1979–1982 – Waldemar Obrębski
1983–1986 – Edmund Zientara
1987–1989 – Bogusław Hajdas
1990–1992 – Janusz Wójcik
1992–1994 – Wiktor Stasiuk
1994–1995 – Mieczysław Broniszewski
1996–1997 – Edward Lorens
1998–1999 – Paweł Janas
2000–2001 – Lesław Ćmikiewicz
2002–2003 – Edward Klejndinst
2004–2005 – Władysław Żmuda
2006–2010 – Andrzej Zamilski
2011–2012 – Stefan Majewski
2013–2017 – Marcin Dorna
2017–2020 – Czesław Michniewicz^[2]
2020–2022 – Maciej Stolarczyk^[3]
2022–2023 – Michał Probierz^[4]
2023–present – Adam Majewski^[5]

References

^ "eMME: Powołania na mecz z Bułgarią" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ "Czesław Michniewicz trenerem reprezentacji młodzieżowej" (in Polish). 90minut. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
^ "Maciej Stolarczyk selekcjonerem reprezentacji Polski U-21" (in Polish). PZPN. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
^ "Michał Probierz trenerem reprezentacji Polski U-21". pzpn.pl (in Polish). 4 July 2022.
^ "PZPN ogłosił, że nowym trenerem kadry do lat 21 będzie Adam Majewski". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

Notes

External links

UEFA Under-21 website

[table_hth_BUL0.12565890239815-1] Head-to-head results: Bulgaria 1–1 Kosovo, Kosovo 2–2 Bulgaria.

[2] "eMME: Powołania na mecz z Bułgarią" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

[3] "Czesław Michniewicz trenerem reprezentacji młodzieżowej" (in Polish). 90minut. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.

[4] "Maciej Stolarczyk selekcjonerem reprezentacji Polski U-21" (in Polish). PZPN. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

[5] "Michał Probierz trenerem reprezentacji Polski U-21". pzpn.pl (in Polish). 4 July 2022.

[6] "PZPN ogłosił, że nowym trenerem kadry do lat 21 będzie Adam Majewski". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

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