Austria national under-21 football team

Austria Under-21
Association	Austrian Football Association
Head coach	Werner Gregoritsch
Captain	Kevin Danso
Most caps	Markus Berger (36)
Top scorer	Michael Gregoritsch (20)
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Czechoslovakia 1–2 Austria
Biggest win
	Austria 10–0 Liechtenstein ; Austria 10–0 Saudi Arabia
Biggest defeat
	Czechoslovakia 6–0 Austria ; Israel 6–0 Austria
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2019)
Best result	Group stage (2019)

The Austria national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Austria and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association.

This team is for Austrian 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.

Staff

Head coach Werner Gregoritsch

Head coach: Werner Gregoritsch
Assistant coach: Dietmar Pegam
Goalkeeper coach: Raimund Hedl

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches.[1]
Match dates: 24 and 27 March 2023
Opposition: Poland and Moldova
Caps and goals correct as of: 27 March 2023, after the match against Moldova

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Nikolas Polster	(2002-07-07) 7 July 2002	5	0	Vorwärts Steyr
12	1GK	Elias Scherf	(2003-05-11) 11 May 2003	5	0	Amstetten
23	1GK	Luka Maric	(2002-07-19) 19 July 2002	0	0	Sturm Graz

2	2DF	Samson Baidoo	(2004-03-31) 31 March 2004	4	0	Red Bull Salzburg
3	2DF	Paul Koller	(2002-02-22) 22 February 2002	1	0	Grazer AK
4	2DF	Pascal Estrada	(2002-03-12) 12 March 2002	5	2	Olimpija Ljubljana
5	2DF	David Riegler	(2002-12-17) 17 December 2002	2	0	St. Pölten
14	2DF	Leopold Querfeld	(2003-12-20) 20 December 2003	6	0	Rapid Wien
17	2DF	Pascal Fallmann	(2003-11-07) 7 November 2003	5	0	Rapid Wien

6	3MF	Ervin Omic	(2003-01-20) 20 January 2003	6	0	Wolfsberger AC
8	3MF	Matthias Braunöder	(2002-03-27) 27 March 2002	10	1	Austria Wien
13	3MF	Moritz Oswald	(2002-01-05) 5 January 2002	6	0	Rapid Wien
15	3MF	Nikolas Veratschnig	(2003-01-24) 24 January 2003	6	0	Wolfsberger AC
16	3MF	Tristan Osmani	(2005-03-30) 30 March 2005	1	0	Schalke 04
18	3MF	Benjamin Kanuric	(2003-02-26) 26 February 2003	5	1	Arminia Bielefeld
19	3MF	Dijon Kameri	(2004-04-20) 20 April 2004	2	0	Red Bull Salzburg
20	3MF	Dario Kreiker	(2003-01-07) 7 January 2003	2	0	Austria Wien
22	3MF	Gabriel Zirngast	(2002-01-20) 20 January 2002	2	0	LASK

7	4FW	Manuel Polster	(2002-12-23) 23 December 2002	4	1	Austria Wien
9	4FW	Bernhard Zimmermann	(2002-02-15) 15 February 2002	9	1	Rapid Wien
10	4FW	Noah Bischof	(2002-12-07) 7 December 2002	4	0	Rheindorf Altach
11	4FW	Christoph Lang	(2002-01-07) 7 January 2002	4	3	Ried
21	4FW	Justin Forst	(2003-02-21) 21 February 2003	1	0	WSG Tirol

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad in the last twelve months and are still eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Sandali Conde	(2003-03-26) 26 March 2003	0	0	Austria Wien	v. Croatia, 21 November 2022

DF	Lukas Ibertsberger	(2003-08-06) 6 August 2003	0	0	Liefering	v. Croatia, 21 November 2022

MF	Moritz Wels	(2004-09-25) 25 September 2004	0	0	Sturm Graz	v. Croatia, 21 November 2022
MF	Philipp Wydra	(2003-01-07) 7 January 2003	0	0	1. FC Köln	v. Croatia, 21 November 2022

FW	Yusuf Demir	(2003-06-02) 2 June 2003	8	2	Galatasaray	v. Croatia, 21 November 2022
FW	Luca Kronberger	(2002-02-15) 15 February 2002	6	1	Ried	v. Croatia, 21 November 2022

Recent and forthcoming fixtures

2021

4 June Friendly	Austria	2–1	Slovakia	Ritzing, Austria
19:10	Auer 28' Adamu 67'	Report	Nebyla 90'	Stadium: Sonnenseestadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Igor Pajac (Croatia)

8 June 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Austria	2–0	Estonia	Ried im Innkreis, Austria
19:10	Schmid 7' Demir 56'	Report		Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena Attendance: 1,080 Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)

3 September 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Norway	3–1	Austria	Drammen, Norway
18:00	Larsen 17' Holm 61' Botheim 84'	Report	Adamu 13'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Referee: Matthew De Gabriele (Malta)

7 September 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Austria	6–0	Azerbaijan	Ried im Innkreis, Austria
18:00	Adamu 3', 40' Aiwu 19' Schmid 85' Anselm 90', 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena Attendance: 950

8 October 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Estonia	0–4	Austria	Pärnu, Estonia
19:00		Report	Prass 16' Adamu 22' (pen.), 54' Seiwald 65'	Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion

12 October 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Finland	3–1	Austria	Tampere, Finland
18:30	Skyttä 20', 59' Antman 86'	Report	Greiml 68'	Stadium: Tampere Stadion Attendance: 1,568

12 November 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Azerbaijan	0–3	Austria	Baku, Azerbaijan
17:00		Report	Aiwu 42' Schmid 72' (pen.), 75'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena

16 November 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Austria	1–3	Croatia	Ried im Innkreis, Austria
20:30	Schmid 67'	Report	Kačavenda 14' Franjić 41' Sučić 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena Attendance: 1,300

2022

25 March 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Croatia	0–0	Austria	Varaždin, Croatia
18:00		Report		Stadium: Stadion Varteks

29 March 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Austria	2–1	Norway	Ried im Innkreis, Austria
20:30	Schmid 11' Adamu 48'	Report	Holm 14'	Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena Attendance: 1,015

3 June 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Austria	2–3	Finland	Ried im Innkreis, Austria
18:00	Schmid 5' (pen.) Adamu 76'	Report	Håkans 67' Skyttä 83' Tauriainen 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

Former coaches

Gustl Starek (1985–1987)
Ernst Weber (1996–1999)
Willibald Ruttensteiner (2001–2005)
Gerhard Hitzel (2005)
Willibald Ruttensteiner (2005–2006)
Manfred Zsak (2006–2009)
Andreas Herzog (2009–2011)

References

"U21-Team startet Lehrgang mit vier Änderungen" (in German). Österreichischer Fußball-Bund. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

External links

UEFA Under-21 website

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[1] "U21-Team startet Lehrgang mit vier Änderungen" (in German). Österreichischer Fußball-Bund. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.