Turkey_national_under-21_football_team
Turkey national under-21 football team
National under-21 association football team representing Turkey
The Turkey national Under-21 football team (Turkish: Ümit Millî 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.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
| Nickname(s) | Ümit Millî (The Youth Team) Ay-Yıldızlılar (The Crescent-Stars)[1] Bizim Çocuklar (Our Guys) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Turkish Football Federation (TFF) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Levent Sürme[2][3] | ||
| Captain | Doğan Alemdar | ||
| Most caps | Nihat Kahveci (32) | ||
| Top scorer | Berkant Göktan (11) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Turkey 3–1 Egypt  (Ankara; 28 October 1950) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Turkey 5–0 Austria  (Istanbul; 15 November 1983) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Germany 7–0 Turkey (Berlin; 25 October 1983) | |||
| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2000) | ||
| Best result | Group stage | ||
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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).
Summer Olympics record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record
More information Edition, Round ...
| Edition | Round | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
 1994 | ||||||||||
 1996 | ||||||||||
 1998 | ||||||||||
 2000 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | ||
 2002 | did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2004 | ||||||||||
 2006 | ||||||||||
 2007 | ||||||||||
 2009 | ||||||||||
 2011 | ||||||||||
 2013 | ||||||||||
 2015 | ||||||||||
 2017 | ||||||||||
  2019 | ||||||||||
  2021 | ||||||||||
 2023 | ||||||||||
| 2025 |
To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | 1/24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | ||
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UEFA Under-23 Qualification
More information #, Year ...
| # | Year | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1972 UEFA European Under-23 Championship | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -8 |
| 2 | 1974 UEFA European Under-23 Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| 3 | 1976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| Total | 3/3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | -13 |
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UEFA Under-21 Qualification
- As of 26 March 2024
More information #, Year ...
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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
Win Draw Loss
2023
Turkey 
v 
Kosovo
v 
Kosovo
| 27 March International friendly | Turkey | 4–2 | Kosovo | Alanya, Turkey |
| 18:00 (19:00 TRT) | Stadium: Alanya Oba Stadium Referee: Ömer Faruk Turtay (Turkey) |
Turkey v 
Azerbaijan
v 
Azerbaijan
| 17 June International friendly | Turkey | 1–0 | Azerbaijan | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 18:00 (19:00 TRT) | Stadium: Esenyurt Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadyumu Referee: Mehmet Türkmen (Turkey) |
Turkey v 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
v 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
| 20 June International friendly | Turkey | 4–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 19:00 (20:00 TRT) |
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Stadium: Eyüp Stadı Referee: Abdullah Buğra Taşkınsoy (Turkey) |
Republic of Ireland 
v Turkey
v Turkey
| 8 September UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Republic of Ireland | 3–2 | Turkey | Cork, Republic of Ireland |
| 20:30 | Andrew Moran  56'Zak Gilsenan 87' (pen.)Aidomo Emakhu 90+6'Sean Roughan  90+9' |
Report | Kenan Yıldız 22' (pen.) Cihan Çanak 76' |
Stadium: Turners Cross Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia) |
Turkey v 
Italy
v Italy
| 12 September UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Turkey | 0–2 | Italy | Adapazari, Turkey |
| 18:30 (19:30 TRT) | Report | Stadium: New Sakarya Atatürk Stadium Referee: Pierre Gaillouste (France) |
Turkey v 
San Marino
v San Marino
| 13 October UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Turkey | 5–0 | San Marino | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Stadium: Ümraniye Municipality City Stadium Referee: Viktor Shimusik (Belarus) |
Latvia 
v Turkey
v Turkey
| 17 October UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Latvia | 2-1 | Turkey | Jelgava, Latvia |
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Stadium: Zemgale Olympic Center |
Turkey v 
Slovenia
v Slovenia
| 17 November International friendly | Turkey | 1-1 | Slovenia | Turkey, Istanbul |
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Stadium: Pendik Stadium |
Turkey v 
Norway
v 
Norway
| 21 November UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification | Turkey | 2-0 | Norway | Alanya, Turkey |
| Stadium: Alanya Oba Stadium |
2024
Turkey v 
Georgia
v Georgia
| 22 March International friendly | Turkey | 2–1 | Georgia | Alanya, Turkey |
| 18:30 (20:30 TRT) |
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Stadium: Alanya Oba Stadium Referee: Fevzi Erdem Akbas (Turkey) |
 | This section needs to be updated. (September 2023) |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the friendly match against Georgia and qualifying match against Italy on 22 and 26 March 2024 respectively.[4]
Caps and goals updated as of 26 March 2024, after the match against Italy.
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Doğan Alemdar (captain) | (2002-10-29) 29 October 2002 (age 21) | 12 | 0 | Troyes | |
| 1GK | Emre Bilgin | (2004-02-26) 26 February 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Fatih Karagümrük | |
| 1GK | Deniz Dilmen | (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | İstanbul Başakşehir | |
| 2DF | Ravil Tagir | (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 (age 20) | 21 | 1 |  Westerlo | |
| 2DF | Kazımcan Karataş | (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 21) | 11 | 0 | Ankaragücü | |
| 2DF | Emin Bayram | (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 21) | 9 | 3 | Westerlo | |
| 2DF | Metehan Baltacı | (2002-11-03) 3 November 2002 (age 21) | 8 | 1 | Eyüpspor | |
| 2DF | Uğur Kaan Yıldız | (2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 (age 21) | 8 | 0 | Ümraniyespor | |
| 2DF | Yasin Özcan | (2006-04-20) 20 April 2006 (age 18) | 7 | 0 | Kasımpaşa | |
| 2DF | Taha Altıkardeş | (2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Göztepe | |
| 2DF | Ahmetcan Kaplan | (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Ajax | |
| 2DF | Şahin Dik | (2004-02-07) 7 February 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Giresunspor | |
| 2DF | Emir Ortakaya | (2004-06-22) 22 June 2004 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Kocaelispor | |
| 3MF | Ömer Faruk Beyaz | (2003-08-29) 29 August 2003 (age 20) | 16 | 1 | Hatayspor | |
| 3MF | Bartuğ Elmaz | (2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 (age 21) | 9 | 0 | Sivasspor | |
| 3MF | Cihan Çanak | (2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 (age 20) | 7 | 2 | Standard Liège | |
| 3MF | Emirhan İlkhan | (2004-06-01) 1 June 2004 (age 19) | 5 | 0 | İstanbul Başakşehir | |
| 3MF | Vefa Temel | (2002-11-03) 3 November 2002 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | İstanbulspor | |
| 4FW | Enis Destan | (2002-06-15) 15 June 2002 (age 21) | 20 | 5 | Trabzonspor | |
| 4FW | Erencan Yardımcı | (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 (age 22) | 11 | 5 | Pendikspor | |
| 4FW | Bertuğ Yıldırım | (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 21) | 10 | 6 | Rennes | |
| 4FW | Emircan Gürlük | (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 20) | 7 | 0 |  Orenburg | |
| 4FW | Semih Kılıçsoy | (2005-08-15) 15 August 2005 (age 18) | 2 | 2 | Beşiktaş | |
| 4FW | Livan Burcu | (2004-09-28) 28 September 2004 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | SV Sandhausen | |
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Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.
More information Pos., Player ...
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ertuğrul Çetin | (2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Gençlerbirliği |
v. Slovenia, 17 November 2023 |
| GK | Arda Özçimen | (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Göztepe |
v. San Marino, 13 October 2023 |
| GK | Jankat Yılmaz | (2004-08-16) 16 August 2004 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Galatasaray |
v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 20 June 2023 |
| DF | Serdar Saatçı | (2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 21) | 17 | 0 | Braga |
v. Georgia, 22 March 2024INJ |
| DF | Ayberk Karapo | (2004-07-21) 21 July 2004 (age 19) | 6 | 0 | Manisa |
v. Norway, 21 November 2023 |
| DF | Eray Korkmaz | (2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Çaykur Rizespor |
v. Norway, 21 November 2023 |
| DF | Engin Can Aksoy | (2003-11-14) 14 November 2003 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Hatayspor |
v. Italy, 12 September 2023 |
| DF | Arif Kocaman | (2003-09-14) 14 September 2003 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Kayserispor |
v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 20 June 2023 |
| MF | Aksel Baran Potur | (2002-12-05) 5 December 2002 (age 21) | 7 | 0 | Moss |
v. Norway, 21 November 2023 |
| MF | Ege Tıknaz | (2004-08-17) 17 August 2004 (age 19) | 5 | 0 | Beşiktaş |
v. Norway, 21 November 2023 |
| MF | Yunus Emre Konak | (2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 18) | 3 | 0 |  Brentford |
v. Norway, 21 November 2023 |
| MF | Cem Türkmen | (2002-03-29) 29 March 2002 (age 22) | 10 | 0 | Ankaragücü |
v. Latvia, 17 October 2023 |
| MF | Göktan Gürpüz | (2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Trabzonspor |
v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 20 June 2023 |
| FW | Metehan Altunbaş | (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 1 | Adanaspor |
v. Norway, 21 November 2023 |
| FW | Burak İnce | (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Śląsk Wrocław |
v. Norway, 21 November 2023 |
| FW | Kenan Yıldız | (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 18) | 8 | 2 | Juventus |
v. Italy, 12 September 2023 |
| FW | Tiago Çukur | (2002-11-30) 30 November 2002 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Ümraniyespor |
v. Republic of Ireland, 8 September 2023 |
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- SEN = Player have been called up to the senior team.
- INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.
- As of 26 March 2024
Most appearances
The following is the top 10 most capped under-21 players:
More information Rank, Name ...
| 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 | |
| Metin Uzun | 1990–1995 | 22 | 1 | |
| Mehmet Nas | 1998–2001 | 22 | 0 | |
| Şenol Yavaş | 1992–1995 | 22 | 0 |
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Top goalscorers
The following is the top 10 under-21 players goalscorers
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Period | Goals | Caps | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serhat Akın | 2000–2002 | 12 | 23 | 0.52 |
| Serkan Aykut | 1994–1997 | 12 | 24 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | Tuncay Şanlı | 2002–2003 | 10 | 14 | 0.71 |
| Berkant Göktan | 1998–2001 | 10 | 29 | 0.34 | |
| 5 | Oktay Derelioğlu | 1994–1997 | 9 | 14 | 0.64 |
| 6 | Halil Dervişoğlu | 2018-2020 | 8 | 11 | 0.73 |
| 7 | Erhan Albayrak | 1998-2000 | 7 | 24 | 0.29 |
| 8 | Bertuğ Yıldırım | 2022-present | 6 | 10 | 0.6 |
| Bülent Uygun | 1992–1993 | 6 | 14 | 0.43 | |
| Mustafa Özkan | 1996–1997 | 6 | 15 | 0.4 | |
| Emrah Başsan | 2012-2015 | 6 | 17 | 0.35 | |
| Semih Şentürk | 2003-2005 | 6 | 21 | 0.29 |
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- 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
- 1957-1959: Şeref Görkey
- 1960-1962: Şeref Görkey
- 1976-1977: Candan Tarhan
- 1981-1982: Şeref Görkey
- 1984-1984: Yılmaz Gökdel
- 1990-1993: Fatih Terim
- 1993-1996: Erdoğan Arıca
- 1996-1998: Rıza Çalımbay
- 1998-2005: Raşit Çetiner
- 2005-2006: Reha Kapsal
- 2006-2006: Tolunay Kafkas
- 2006-2007: Ünal Karaman
- 2007-2008: Ümit Davala
- 2008-2010: Hami Mandıralı
- 2010-2012: Raşit Çetiner
- 2013-2018: Abdullah Ercan
- 2018-2018: Alpay Özalan
- 2018-2020: Vedat İnceefe
- 2020-present: Tolunay Kafkas
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