Turkey national under-21 football team

Turkey's national Under-21 football team (Turkish: Ümit Milli Futbol Takımı), also known as Turkey Under-21s or Turkey U-21s, is the Under-21 years of age team of the Turkey national football team.

Turkey Under-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Ümit Milli
AssociationTürkiye Futbol Federasyonu (TFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachTolunay Kafkas
CaptainRıdvan Yılmaz
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Turkey 3–1 Egypt 
(Ankara; 28 October 1950)
Biggest win
 Turkey 5–0 Austria 
(Istanbul; 15 November 1983)
Biggest defeat
 Turkey 0–7 Germany 
(25 October 1983)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2000)
Best resultGroup stage

History

This team is for Turkish 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. Also in existence are teams for Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments), Under-19s and Under 17s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U-21s, senior side and again for the U-21s, as Oğuzhan Özyakup has done recently. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible).

Competitive Record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record
EditionRoundMWDLGFGAGD
No host 1978did not qualify
No host 1980
No host 1982
No host 1984
No host 1986
No host 1988
No host 1990
No host 1992
France 1994
Spain 1996
Romania 1998
Slovakia 2000Group stage3003211-9
Switzerland 2002did not qualify
Germany 2004
Portugal 2006
Netherlands 2007
Sweden 2009
Denmark 2011
Israel 2013
Czech Republic 2015
Poland 2017
Italy San Marino 2019
Hungary Slovenia 2021
Romania Georgia (country) 2023
Total1/243003211-9

UEFA Under-23 Qualification
#YearMWDLGFGAGD
11972 UEFA European Under-23 Championship603308-8
21974 UEFA European Under-23 Championship200214-3
31976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship210124-2
Total3/310136316-13

UEFA Under-21 Qualification
#YearMWDLGFGAGD
11978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship412158-3
21980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship4103211-9
31982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship411225-3
41984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship6114611-5
51986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship604237-4
61988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship412146-2
71990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship6123411-7
81992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship6114611-5
91994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification106221510+5
101996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification84221312+1
111998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification8503168+8
122000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification8440114+7
132002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification128222110+11
142004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification10721197+12
152006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification12543159+6
162007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification2020000
172009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification10712198+11
182011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification105141311+2
192013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification8503137+6
202015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification84131611+5
212017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification832378-1
222019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification105231410+4
232021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification104151518-3
242023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification8224711-4
252025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualificationTBC
Total25/25182814160246204+42

Toulon Tournament

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

2020
13 October 2021 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier England  2–1  Turkey Wolverhampton, England
20:30 (19:30 BST)
  • Türkmen 17' (o.g.)
  • Nketiah 88'
 Report
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willy Delajod (France)
13 November 2021 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier Turkey  3–2  Austria Samsun, Turkey
18:00 (19:00 TRT)
Report
Stadium: Samsun 19 Mayis Stadyumu
Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)
17 November 2021 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier Turkey  3–0  Kosovo Samsun, Turkey
17:00 (18:00 TRT)
Report Stadium: Samsun 19 Mayis Stadyumu
Referee: Aleksei Matyunin (Russia)

2021
26 March International friendly Croatia  4–1  Turkey Zagreb, Croatia
15:00 (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Referee: Ante Čuljak (Croatia)
30 March International friendly Turkey  0–1  Serbia Alanya, Turkey
18:00 (19:00 TRT)
Stadium: Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadyumu
Referee: Ömer Faruk Turtay (Turkey)
2 June International friendly Turkey  1–1  Ukraine Istanbul, Turkey
19:00 (20:00 TRT)
  • Kör 81'
  • Alefirenko 27'
 Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium
Referee: Çağdaş Altay (Turkey)
3 September 2023 UEFA U-21 Group I Qualifier Turkey  0–3  Belgium Bursa, Turkey
19:00 (20:00 TRT) Report
Stadium: Bursa Büyükşehir Stadium
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
7 September 2023 UEFA U-21 Group I Qualifier Turkey  1–1  Scotland Bursa, Turkey
18:30 (19:30 TRT)
Report
Stadium: Bursa Büyükşehir Stadium
Referee: Igor Pajac (Croatia)
12 October 2023 UEFA U-21 Group I Qualifier Kazakhstan  0–1  Turkey Karaganda, Kazakhstan
13:30 (18:00 ALMT)
Stadium: Shakhter Stadium
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
12 November 2023 UEFA U-21 Group I Qualifier Belgium  v  Turkey Belgium
16 November 2023 UEFA U-21 Group I Qualifier Turkey  v  Denmark Turkey

2022
25 March 2023 UEFA U-21 Group I Qualifier Scotland  v  Turkey Scotland
10 June 2023 UEFA U-21 Group I Qualifier Turkey  v  Kazakhstan Turkey
14 June 2023 UEFA U-21 Group I Qualifier Denmark  v  Turkey Denmark

Players

Current squad
  • The following players were called up for the friendly match.[1]
  • Match dates: 27 March 2023
  • Opposition:  Kosovo
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 21 November 2022, after the match against  Poland
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Doğan Alemdar (2002-10-29) 29 October 2002 3 0 France Rennes
1GK Ertuğrul Çetin (2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 3 0 Turkey Fenerbahçe
1GK Kağan Moradaoğlu (2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 0 0 Turkey Trabzonspor
2DF Ravil Tagir (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 13 0 Belgium Westerlo
2DF Serdar Saatçı (2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 8 0 Portugal Braga
2DF Emin Bayram (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 3 1 Turkey Galatasaray
2DF Ali Barak (2003-02-26) 26 February 2003 3 0 Netherlands Roda JC
2DF Kazımcan Karataş (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 3 0 Turkey Galatasaray
2DF Arif Kocaman (2003-09-14) 14 September 2003 1 0 Turkey Kayserispor
2DF Erdem Gökçe (2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 0 0 Turkey Altınordu
2DF Uğur Kaan Yıldız (2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 0 0 Turkey Göztepe
3MF Hakan Yeşil (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 4 0 Turkey Bodrumspor
3MF Cem Türkmen (2002-03-29) 29 March 2002 3 0 Austria Austria Lustenau
3MF Emirhan İlkhan (2004-06-01) 1 June 2004 2 0 Italy Sampdoria
3MF Göktan Gürpüz (2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 1 0 Germany Borussia Dortmund
3MF Bartuğ Elmaz (2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 0 0 France Marseille
4FW Enis Destan (2002-06-15) 15 June 2002 12 2 Poland Warta Poznań
4FW Yusuf Barası (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 8 1 Netherlands AZ
4FW Tiago Çukur (2002-11-30) 30 November 2002 6 0 Belgium FCV Dender EH
4FW Bertuğ Yıldırım (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 5 1 Turkey Antalyaspor
4FW Aral Şimşir (2002-06-19) 19 June 2002 4 0 Denmark Midtjylland
4FW Kenan Yıldız (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 3 0 Italy Juventus
4FW Ali Demirel (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 0 0 Turkey Kasımpaşa

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Emre Bilgin (2004-02-26) 26 February 2004 2 0 Turkey Beşiktaş v.  Poland, 21 November 2022
GK Jankat Yılmaz (2004-08-16) 16 August 2004 0 0 Turkey Galatasaray v.  Poland, 21 November 2022
GK Emre Bilgin (2004-02-26) 26 February 2004 1 0 Turkey Beşiktaş v.  Georgia, 27 September 2022
GK Arda Özçimen (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 0 0 Turkey Göztepe v.  Georgia, 27 September 2022
DF Taha Altıkardeş (2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 1 0 Turkey Trabzonspor v.  Poland, 21 November 2022
DF Metehan Baltacı (2002-11-03) 3 November 2002 1 0 Turkey Galatasaray v.  Poland, 21 November 2022
DF Efecan Mızrakçı (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 1 0 Turkey Fatih Karagümrük v.  Poland, 21 November 2022
DF Seyhan Yiğit (2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 1 0 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg v.  Poland, 21 November 2022
DF Yunus Emre Çift (2003-09-01) 1 September 2003 0 0 Turkey Samsunspor v.  Poland, 21 November 2022
DF Mert Apat (2004-02-15) 15 February 2004 0 0 England Leyton Orient F.C. v.  Poland, 21 November 2022
DF Ahmetcan Kaplan (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 2 0 Netherlands Ajax v.  Georgia, 27 September 2022
MF Berkay Vardar (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 1 0 Turkey Beşiktaş v.  Poland, 21 November 2022
MF Burak İnce (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 1 0 Germany Arminia Bielefeld v.  Georgia, 27 September 2022
FW Emrehan Gedikli (2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 0 0 Turkey Trabzonspor v.  Poland, 21 November 2022
FW Ali Akman (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 9 0 Netherlands NEC Nijmegen v.  Georgia, 27 September 2022
FW Gökdeniz Bayrakdar (2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 9 1 Turkey Antalyaspor v.  Georgia, 27 September 2022
FW Polat Yaldır (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 0 0 Turkey Samsunspor v.  Georgia, 27 September 2022
  • SEN = Player have been called up to the senior team.
  • INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.

Former squads

Former players

Former Coaches

See also

Notes

      References
      1. "Ümit Millî Takım'ın Kosova Maçı Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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