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Turkey national under-21 football team
National under-21 association football team representing Turkey
National under-21 association football team representing Turkey
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Turkey Under-21 |
| Badge | Roundel flag of Turkey.svg |
| Badge_size | 125px |
| Nickname | Ümit Millî |
| (The Youth Team) | |
| Ay-Yıldızlılar | |
| (The Crescent-Stars) | |
| Association | Turkish Football Federation (TFF) |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Coach | Gökhan Gönül |
| Captain | Doğan Alemdar |
| Most caps | Nihat Kahveci (32) |
| Top scorer | Berkant Göktan (11) |
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| First game | 3–1 |
| (Ankara; 28 October 1950) | |
| Largest win | 5–0 |
| (Istanbul; 15 November 1983) | |
| Largest loss | 7–0 |
| (Berlin; 25 October 1983) | |
| UEFAu21Champ apps | 1 |
| UEFAu21Champ first | 2000 |
| UEFAu21Champ best | Group stage |
(The Youth Team) Ay-Yıldızlılar (The Crescent-Stars)
Bizim Çocuklar (Our Guys) (Ankara; 28 October 1950) (Istanbul; 15 November 1983) (Berlin; 25 October 1983)
The Turkey national Under-21 football team (), also known as Turkey Under-21s or Turkey U-21s, is the Under-21 years of age team of the Turkey national football team.
History
This team is for Turkish players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year UEFA European Under-21 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
Summer Olympics record
| Olympic Games record | Year | Host | Round | Pos. | Pld. | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 0/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 |
[[UEFA European Under-21 Championship]] Record
| Edition | Round | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Total | 1/25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No host 1978 | did 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 2000 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland 2002 | did 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 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SVK 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ALB SRB 2027 | To be determined |
UEFA Under-23 Qualification
| # | Year | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Total | 3/3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | -13 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1972 UEFA European Under-23 Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1974 UEFA European Under-23 Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship |
UEFA Under-21 Qualification
[[Toulon Tournament]]
- 2002 Toulon Tournament - 8th place
- 2004 Toulon Tournament - 7th place
- 2008 Toulon Tournament - 6th place
- 2012 Toulon Tournament - 2nd place
- 2018 Toulon Tournament - 3rd place
Results and fixtures
2023
- Ilinkovic
- Bayram
- Yıldırım
- Cavic Zak Gilsenan Aidomo Emakhu Sean Roughan Cihan Çanak
- Miretti
- Nasti
- Yardımcı
- Melnis
- Yardımcı
2024
- Yıldırım
- Ghilardi
- Kılıçsoy
- Destan
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Ukraine and Lithuania on 14 and 18 November 2025, respectively.
Caps and goals updated as of 8 June 2025, after the match against Albania.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.
- SEN = Player have been called up to the senior team.
- INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.
Player records
Most appearances
The following is the top 10 most capped under-21 players:
| Rank | Name | Period | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkant Göktan | 1998–2001 | 29 | 10 |
| Kemal Aslan | 2000–2003 | 29 | 5 | |
| 3 | Serkan Aykut | 1994–1997 | 24 | 12 |
| Erhan Albayrak | 1998–2000 | 24 | 7 | |
| Nihat Kahveci | 1998–2000 | 24 | 1 | |
| Feti Okuroğlu | 1990–1993 | 24 | 0 | |
| 7 | Serhat Akın | 2000–2002 | 23 | 12 |
| Güngör Öztürk | 1997–2000 | 23 | 2 | |
| 9 | Mehmet Topuz | 2004–2005 | 22 | 2 |
| Hüseyin Çimşir | 1998–2001 | 22 | 1 | |
| Ravil Tagir | 2019–present | 22 | 1 | |
| Metin Uzun | 1990–1995 | 22 | 1 | |
| Mehmet Nas | 1998–2001 | 22 | 0 | |
| Şenol Yavaş | 1992–1995 | 22 | 0 |
Top goalscorers
The following is the top 10 under-21 players goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Period | Goals | Caps | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serhat Akın | 2000–2002 | 12 | 23 | |
| Serkan Aykut | 1994–1997 | 12 | 24 | ||
| 3 | Tuncay Şanlı | 2002–2003 | 10 | 14 | |
| Berkant Göktan | 1998–2001 | 10 | 29 | ||
| 5 | Oktay Derelioğlu | 1994–1997 | 9 | 14 | |
| 6 | Halil Dervişoğlu | 2018-2020 | 8 | 11 | |
| 7 | Bertuğ Yıldırım | 2022-2024 | 7 | 11 | |
| Erhan Albayrak | 1998-2000 | 7 | 24 | ||
| 9 | Semih Kılıçsoy | 2024-present | 6 | 9 | |
| Bülent Uygun | 1992–1993 | 6 | 14 | ||
| Mustafa Özkan | 1996–1997 | 6 | 15 | ||
| Emrah Başsan | 2012-2015 | 6 | 17 | ||
| Enis Destan | 2021-2024 | 6 | 21 | ||
| Semih Şentürk | 2003-2005 | 6 | 21 |
Former squads
Former players
- Abdullah Ercan
- Alpay Özalan
- Arda Turan
- Arif Erdem
- Berkant Göktan
- Bülent Korkmaz
- Colin Kazim-Richards
- Emre Aşık
- Emre Belözoğlu
- Fatih Terim
- Gökhan Töre
- Gökhan Zan
- Hakan Şükür
- Halil Altıntop
- Mehmet Topal
- Mehmet Topuz
- Nihat Kahveci
- Necati Ateş
- Nuri Şahin
- Okan Buruk
- Saffet Sancaklı
- Semih Şentürk
- Sergen Yalçın
- Tuncay Şanlı
- Ümit Özat
- Volkan Demirel
- Yıldıray Baştürk
Former Coaches
- 1957–1959: Turkey Şeref Görkey
- 1960–1962: Turkey Şeref Görkey
- 1976–1977: Turkey Candan Tarhan
- 1981–1982: Turkey Şeref Görkey
- 1984–1984: Turkey Yılmaz Gökdel
- 1990–1993: Turkey Fatih Terim
- 1993–1996: Turkey Erdoğan Arıca
- 1996–1998: Turkey Rıza Çalımbay
- 1998–2005: Turkey Raşit Çetiner
- 2005–2006: Turkey Reha Kapsal
- 2006–2006: Turkey Tolunay Kafkas
- 2006–2007: Turkey Ünal Karaman
- 2007–2008: Turkey Ümit Davala
- 2008–2010: Turkey Hami Mandıralı
- 2010–2012: Turkey Raşit Çetiner
- 2013–2018: Turkey Abdullah Ercan
- 2018–2018: Turkey Alpay Özalan
- 2018–2020: Turkey Vedat İnceefe
- 2020–2023: Turkey Tolunay Kafkas
- 2023–2024: Turkey Levent Sürme
- 2024–present Turkey Gökhan Gönül
Notes
References
References
- (14 October 2015). "Türkiye sneak through as best third-placed team". [[UEFA]].
- (2024-09-26). "Gökhan Gönül, Ümit Millî Takım'ın Yeni Teknik Direktörü Oldu".
- (10 November 2025). "Ümit Millî Takım'ın Ukrayna ve Litvanya Maçları Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı". tff.org.
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