Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team

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Republic Of Ireland Under-21

Association

Football Association of Ireland

Head coach

Don Givens

Captain

Darron Gibson

Most caps

Alan Mahon

Top scorer





First kit





Second kit

First International
U21: Rep. Ireland 1-1 N. Ireland
Dublin, March 8, 1978

Biggest win
China 1-5 Rep. Ireland
Six-Fours-les-Plages, June 11, 1983
Poland 1-5 Rep. Ireland
Gdansk, August 19, 2003

Biggest defeat
Germany 8-0 Rep. Ireland
Baunatal, March 23, 1993

 UEFAu21Champ apps  = 0

The Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team has competed since 1978 and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland.

1 Current and recent players
2 Latest Squad
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Current and recent players

Players born in 1986 or later are eligible for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

1986-born
(eligible to 2009 UEFA U21 Championship)

David Elebert (Hamilton Academical}
Andy Keogh (Wolves)
Richard Keogh (Carlisle)
Stephen Ireland (Man City)
Shane McFaul (Brighton)
Aiden McGeady (Celtic)
Paul McShane (Sunderland)
Joey O'Brien (Bolton Wanderers)
Marcos Painter (Swansea City)
Darren Quigley (Derry City)
Stephen Quinn (Rotherham Utd)
Alan Sheehan (Leeds Utd)
Kevin Thornton (Coventry City)

1987-born
(eligible to 2009 UEFA U21 Championship)

1988-born
(eligible to 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship)

1989-born
(eligible to 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship)

Those players in bold have caps for the senior team. Details of exactly which players were selected in the squad for the latest fixture(s) are available here

[edit] Latest Squad

Pos.	Player	Caps	Club
GK	Rene Gilmartin	0	Hednesford Town
GK	Darren Quigley	0	Derry City
GK	Darren Randolph	0	Bury (on loan from Charlton Ath)
GK	Shane Supple	0	Falkirk (on loan from Ipswich)
DF	David Elebert	1	Hamilton Academical
DF	Richard Keogh	0	Carlisle (on loan from Bristol City)
DF	Paul McShane	0	Sunderland
DF	Darren O'Dea	0	Celtic
DF	Marcos Painter	0	Swansea
DF	Alan Sheehan	0	Leeds Utd (on loan from Leicester City)
DF	Ian Morris	0	Scunthorpe Utd
DF	Joe O'Cearuill	0	St Pats Athletic
DF	Stephen O'Halloran	0	Leeds Utd (on loan from Aston Villa)
DF	Conor Powell	0	Bohemian
DF	Eddie Nolan	0	Blackburn
MF	Darron Gibson	0	Wolves (on loan from Man Utd)
MF	Aiden McGeady	0	Celtic
MF	Joey O'Brien	0	Bolton
MF	Kevin Thornton	0	Coventry
MF	Stephen Ireland	0	Man City
MF	Shane McFaul	0	Brighton
MF	Stephen Quinn	0	Sheff Utd
MF	James Chambers	0	Shelbourne
MF	Chris McCann	0	Burnley
MF	Owen Garvan	0	Ipswich
MF	Stephen Gleeson	0	Hereford Utd (on loan from Wolves)
MF	John-Joe O'Toole	0	Watford
MF	Keith Treacy	0	Blackburn
MF	Michael Spillane	0	Norwich City

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

v • d • e Association Football in Ireland

All-Ireland	Original IFA national team • Setanta Sports Cup

Northern Ireland	Association • National Team • B Team • U-21 Team • League • Cup • Women's Team

Republic of Ireland	Association • National Team • B Team • U-21 Team • League • Cup • Women's Team