Estonia_national_under-21_football_team Knowpia

Estonia U21
Nickname(s)	Sinisärgid (Blueshirts)
Association	Estonian Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Roman Kozhukhovskyi
Captain	Mihkel Järviste
Most caps	Marko Meerits; Andrei Veis (30)
Top scorer	Maksim Gussev; Konstantin Nahk (5)
Home stadium	Lilleküla Stadium
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Cyprus 4–2 Estonia ; (Achna, Cyprus; 9 March 1994)
Biggest win
	Luxembourg 0–6 Estonia ; (Erpeldange, Luxembourg; 29 March 2011)
Biggest defeat
	Denmark 8–0 Estonia ; (Farum, Denmark; 5 March 2014)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	0

The Estonia national under-21 football team represents Estonia in international under-21 football competitions and is controlled by the Estonian Football Association (Eesti Jalgpalli Liit), the governing body for football in Estonia.

The team's home ground is the Lilleküla Stadium in Tallinn, and the current manager is Roman Kozhukhovskyi. Estonia have never qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. They compete in the biennial Under-21 Baltic Cup and have won the tournament in 2014.

Coaching staff edit

^[1]

Position	Name
Head coach	Roman Kozhukhovskyi
Assistant coach	Sander Post
Assistant coach	Igor Morozov
Goalkeeping coach	Aiko Orgla
Fitness coach	Karel Kübar
Doctor	Timo Rahnel
Physiotherapist	Martin Seeman
Physiotherapist	Kristjan Mardo
Manager	Even Laanemaa

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following players were called-up for the 2022 Under-21 Baltic Cup matches.^[2]
Match dates: 16 and 18 November 2022
Opposition: Lithuania and Latvia
Caps and goals correct as of: 8 June 2022, after the match against Croatia

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Kaur Kivila	(2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Carpi
1GK	Georg Mattias Lagus	(2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	FCI Levadia
1GK	Maico Rimmel	(2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Kalev

2DF	Kristo Hussar	(2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 (age 21)	12	0	Flora
2DF	Andres Järve	(2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 21)	0	0	FCI Levadia
2DF	Sander Alex Liit	(2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Kuressaare
2DF	Aleksandr Nikolajev	(2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 20)	0	0	TJK Legion
2DF	Daniil Sõtšugov	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Kalev
2DF	Tanel Tammik	(2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Tammeka
2DF	Tristan Toomas Teeväli	(2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Kalev
2DF	Erko Jonne Tõugjas	(2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 20)	0	0	TJK Legion
2DF	Andreas Vaher	(2004-04-15) 15 April 2004 (age 20)	0	0	HJK

3MF	Nikita Ivanov	(2003-08-16) 16 August 2003 (age 20)	0	0	TJK Legion
3MF	Nikita Mihhailov	(2002-06-20) 20 June 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Narva Trans
3MF	Kevor Palumets	(2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 (age 21)	7	0	Zulte Waregem
3MF	Kaspar Rõõmussaar	(2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Harju JK Laagri
3MF	Nikita Vassiljev	(2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 20)	0	0	FCI Levadia
3MF	Martin Vetkal	(2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Roma

4FW	Danil Kuraksin	(2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Flora
4FW	Aleksandr Šapovalov	(2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Flora
4FW	Daniil Tarassenkov	(2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	TJK Legion
4FW	Taaniel Usta	(2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Pärnu JK Vaprus
4FW	Patrick Genro Veelma	(2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Tammeka
4FW	Sten Jakob Viidas	(2003-02-24) 24 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	KPV

Recent call-ups edit

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Carl Kaiser Kiidjärv	(2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 22)	0	0	Tartu JK Tammeka	v. Croatia, 8 June 2022


MF	Rocco Robert Shein	(2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 20)	8	0	Utrecht	v. Croatia, 8 June 2022

^INJ Withdrew due to an injury.
^PRE Preliminary squad.
^RET Retired from the national team.

Previous squads edit

Commonwealth Cup squads

2013 CIS Cup squad
2014 CIS Cup squad
2015 CIS Cup squad
2016 CIS Cup squad

Results and fixtures edit

Recent results within the last 12 months and upcoming fixtures.

Competitive record edit

UEFA European Under-21 Championship edit

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1978	did not enter
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996	did not qualify								10	0	0	10	5	37
1998									10	1	1	8	4	25
2000									10	0	0	10	4	35
2002									8	0	0	8	2	28
2004									6	0	2	4	4	10
2006									10	0	2	8	4	25
2007									2	0	0	2	1	7
2009									8	1	0	7	1	19
2011									10	3	3	4	9	16
2013									8	0	1	7	2	19
2015									10	2	3	5	9	23
2017									10	1	1	8	3	26
2019									10	0	2	8	11	24
2021									10	1	2	7	3	34
2023
Total		0/23	0	0	0	0	0	0	122	9	17	96	62	328

Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours and achievements edit

Under-21 Baltic Cup: Winners (1): 2014

References edit

^ "Koondise koosseis". jalgpall.ee. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
^ "Noormeeste U21 koondise koosseisus toimusid muudatused" (in Estonian). Eesti Jalgpalli Liit. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.