Poland national under-21 football team

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

Poland Under-21
Nickname(s)Biało-czerwoni
("The white and reds")
Białe Orły
("The White Eagles")
AssociationPolish Football Association
(Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMaciej Stolarczyk
FIFA codePOL
First colours
Second colours
European Under-21 Championship
Appearances7 (first in 1982)
Best resultQuarter-final (5 times)

This team is for Polish 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.

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
1982 Quarter-final 2 0 1 1 3 4
1984 Quarter-final 2 0 1 1 3 6
1986 Quarter-final 2 1 0 1 1 5
1988 Did not qualify
1990
1992 Quarter-final 2 0 1 1 1 6
1994 Quarter-final 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 To be determined
Total Quarter-final 16 3 4 9 16 40

Recent results
6 September 2019 (2019-09-06) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Latvia  0–1  Poland Zemgale Olympic Center, Jelgava
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) UEFA
90minut
Attendance: 350[1]
Referee: Admir Šehović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Poland  4–0  Estonia Białystok City Stadium, Białystok
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
UEFA
90minut		 Attendance: 6,358[2]
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
11 October 2019 (2019-10-11) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Russia  2–2  Poland Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
UEFA
90minut
Attendance: 16,028[3]
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)
15 October 2019 (2019-10-15) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Poland  1–0  Serbia Stadion Widzewa, Łódź
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
UEFA
90minut		 Attendance: 3,628[4]
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
15 November 2019 (2019-11-15) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Bulgaria  3–0  Poland Slavia Stadium, Sofia
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
UEFA
90minut		 Attendance: 453[5]
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)
18 November 2019 (2019-11-18) Friendly Montenegro  1–0  Poland DG Arena, Podgorica
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
  • Sekulić  2'
 90minut Referee: Milovan Milačić (Montenegro)
30 March 2020 (2020-03-30) Friendly Poland  Cancelled  Belarus Stadion Miejski, Suwałki
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Note: Matches originally scheduled to be played on 30 March 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
4 September 2020 (2020-09-04) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Estonia  0–6  Poland Pärnu Rannastaadion, Pärnu
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) UEFA
90minut
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Petri Viljanen (Finland)
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Poland  1–0  Russia Stadion Widzewa, Łódź
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
UEFA
90minut		 Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)
9 October 2020 (2020-10-09) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Serbia  1–0  Poland Stadion Metalac, Gornji Milanovac
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
UEFA
90minut		 Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)
13 October 2020 (2020-10-13) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Poland  1–1  Bulgaria Stadion Miejski, Gdynia
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
UEFA
90minut
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) UEFA EURO U-21 qualification Poland  3–1  Latvia Stadion Widzewa, Łódź
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
UEFA
[ 90minut]
  • Regža  89'
 Referee: Dragan Petrović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Note: All matches originally scheduled to be played in March 2020 were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe[8]

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Latvia on 17 November 2020. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
Caps and goals updated as of 13 October 2020 after the match against  Bulgaria.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Krzysztof Bąkowski (2003-01-04) 4 January 2003 0 0 Lech Poznań
1GK Marcel Lotka (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 0 0 Hertha BSC II
1GK Radosław Majecki (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 2 0 Monaco
2DF Marcin Grabowski (2000-05-21) 21 May 2000 0 0 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza
2DF Robert Gumny (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 16 1 FC Augsburg
2DF Jakub Kiwior (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 4 0 Žilina
2DF Ariel Mosór (2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 0 0 Legia Warsaw
2DF Aleksander Paluszek (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 0 0 Górnik Zabrze
2DF Kamil Piątkowski (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 4 0 Raków Częstochowa
2DF Tymoteusz Puchacz (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 4 0 Lech Poznań
2DF Przemysław Wiśniewski (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 2 0 Górnik Zabrze
3MF Mateusz Bogusz (2001-08-22) 22 August 2001 9 3 Logroñés
3MF Szymon Czyż (2001-07-08) 8 July 2001 0 0 Lazio
3MF Patryk Dziczek (1998-03-25) 25 March 1998 19 2 Salernitana
3MF Sebastian Kowalczyk (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 3 0 Pogoń Szczecin
3MF Kacper Kozłowski (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 0 0 Pogoń Szczecin
3MF Filip Marchwiński (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 0 0 Lech Poznań
3MF Maksymilian Sitek (2000-12-04) 4 December 2000 0 0 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
3MF Michał Skóraś (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 0 0 Lech Poznań
3MF Kacper Smoliński (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 0 0 Pogoń Szczecin
4FW Bartosz Białek (2001-11-11) 11 November 2001 3 0 VfL Wolfsburg
4FW Patryk Klimala (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 10 3 Celtic
4FW Dawid Kurminowski (1999-02-24) 24 February 1999 1 0 Žilina
4FW Patryk Szysz (1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 3 0 Zagłębie Lubin

The following players (born in 1998 or later) have been called up for the national team for previous matches:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Cezary Miszta (2001-10-30) 30 October 2001 0 0 Legia Warsaw v.  Latvia, 17 November 2020PRE
GK Kamil Grabara (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 19 0 AGF v.  Bulgaria, 13 October 2020
GK Karol Niemczycki (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 1 0 Cracovia v.  Bulgaria, 13 October 2020
GK Marcin Bułka (1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 1 0 Cartagena v.  Serbia, 9 October 2020INJ
DF Karol Fila (1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 13 1 Lechia Gdańsk v.  Latvia, 17 November 2020PRE
DF Adrian Gryszkiewicz (1999-12-13) 13 December 1999 0 0 Górnik Zabrze v.  Latvia, 17 November 2020PRE
DF Maik Nawrocki (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 0 0 Werder Bremen II v.  Latvia, 17 November 2020PRE
DF Mateusz Hołownia (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 0 0 Legia Warsaw v.  Serbia, 9 October 2020INJ
DF Jan Sobociński (1999-03-20) 20 March 1999 6 0 ŁKS Łódź v.  Russia, 8 September 2020
DF Kamil Pestka (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 16 0 Cracovia v.  Montenegro, 18 November 2019
DF Sebastian Walukiewicz (2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 6 0 Cagliari v.  Montenegro, 18 November 2019
DF Jakub Bednarczyk (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 1 0 Zagłębie Lubin v.  Estonia, 10 September 2019
DF Krystian Bielik (1998-01-04) 4 January 1998 6 3 Derby County UEFA EURO U-21, 16–30 June 2019
MF Tomasz Makowski (1999-07-19) 19 July 1999 2 0 Lechia Gdańsk v.  Latvia, 17 November 2020PRE
MF Jakub Kamiński (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 4 1 Lech Poznań v.  Latvia, 17 November 2020INJ
MF Bartosz Bida (2001-02-21) 21 February 2001 5 1 Jagiellonia Białystok v.  Latvia, 17 November 2020PRE
MF Przemysław Płacheta (1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 8 1 Norwich City v.  Latvia, 17 November 2020PRE
MF Mateusz Praszelik (2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 1 0 Śląsk Wrocław v.  Latvia, 17 November 2020PRE
MF Kacper Skibicki (2001-10-11) 11 October 2001 0 0 Legia Warsaw v.  Latvia, 17 November 2020PRE
MF Bartosz Slisz (1999-03-29) 29 March 1999 6 0 Legia Warsaw v.  Latvia, 17 November 2020PRE
MF Dennis Jastrzembski (2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 1 0 SC Paderborn v.  Bulgaria, 13 October 2020
MF Marcin Listkowski (1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 8 0 Lecce v.  Bulgaria, 13 October 2020
MF Daniel Ściślak (2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 2 0 Górnik Zabrze v.  Bulgaria, 13 October 2020
MF Marcel Zylla (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 0 0 Śląsk Wrocław v.  Bulgaria, 13 October 2020
MF Maciej Ambrosiewicz (1998-05-24) 24 May 1998 6 0 Wisła Płock v.  Montenegro, 18 November 2019
MF Kamil Jóźwiak (1998-04-22) 22 April 1998 14 1 Derby County v.  Montenegro, 18 November 2019
MF Sylwester Lusiusz (1999-09-18) 18 September 1999 2 0 Cracovia v.  Montenegro, 18 November 2019
MF Jakub Moder (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 2 0 Lech Poznań v.  Montenegro, 18 November 2019
MF Piotr Pyrdoł (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 1 0 Wisła Płock v.  Montenegro, 18 November 2019
MF Kamil Wojtkowski (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 0 0 Unattached v.  Russia, 11 October 2019
MF Sebastian Milewski (1998-04-30) 30 April 1998 1 0 Piast Gliwice v.  Estonia, 10 September 2019
MF Miłosz Szczepański (1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 0 0 Raków Częstochowa v.  Estonia, 10 September 2019
MF Sebastian Szymański (1999-05-10) 10 May 1999 16 3 Dynamo Moscow UEFA EURO U-21, 16–30 June 2019
MF David Kopacz (1999-05-29) 29 May 1999 2 0 Würzburger Kickers v.  Denmark, 14 November 2017
FW Maciej Rosołek (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 3 0 Legia Warsaw v.  Latvia, 17 November 2020PRE
FW Maciej Żurawski (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 0 0 Pogoń Szczecin v.  Latvia, 17 November 2020PRE
FW Paweł Tomczyk (1998-05-04) 4 May 1998 15 4 Stal Mielec v.  Bulgaria, 13 October 2020

INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.

Coaching History

Note: List is not complete

See also

References
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Notes
  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors.[6][7]
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