2009 Under-21 European Championship Squads

The 23-player squads for all 8 U-21 Euro 2009 teams are listed below. Only players born on or after 1 January 1986 are eligible to play in the 2009 U-21 European Championships.

Group A


2009 Under-21 European Championship Squads
Belarus Euro 2009 Squad

Head coach: Yuri Kurnenin

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Pavel Chesnovskiy 4 March 1986 (aged 23) Flag of Belarus FC Vitebsk
2 DF Nikolai Osipovich 29 May 1986 (aged 23) Flag of Belarus MTZ-RIPO
3 DF Aleksandr Martynovich 26 August 1987 (aged 21) Flag of Belarus Dinamo Minsk
4 DF Igor Shitov 24 October 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Belarus BATE
5 DF Maksim Bordachyov 18 June 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Belarus BATE
6 MF Sergei Balanovich 29 August 1987 (aged 21) Flag of Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk
7 MF Sergey Krivets 8 June 1986 (aged 23) Flag of Belarus BATE
8 MF Aleksandr Volodko 18 June 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Belarus BATE
9 FW Leonid Kovel 29 July 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Russia Saturn Moscow Oblast
10 FW Dmitri Komarovskiy 10 October 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Belarus Naftan Novopolotsk
11 MF Mikhail Afanasyev 4 November 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Russia Amkar Perm
12 GK Artem Gomelko 8 December 1989 (aged 19) Flag of Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
13 MF Aleksandr Sachivko 5 January 1986 (aged 23) Flag of Belarus FC Minsk
14 MF Anton Putilo 10 June 1987 (aged 22) Flag of Belarus Dinamo Minsk
15 MF Sergei Kislyak 6 August 1987 (aged 21) Flag of Belarus Dinamo Minsk
16 DF Oleg Veretilo 10 July 1988 (aged 20) Flag of Belarus Dinamo Minsk
17 MF Sergei Gigevich 26 January 1987 (aged 22) Flag of Belarus Dinamo Minsk
18 DF Dmitry Verkhovtsov 10 October 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Belarus Naftan Novopolotsk
19 DF Aleksei Yanushkevich 15 January 1986 (aged 23) Flag of Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk
20 FW Vladimir Yurchenko 26 January 1989 (aged 20) Flag of Russia Saturn Moscow Oblast
21 MF Mikhail Sivakov 16 January 1988 (aged 21) Flag of Italy Cagliari
22 GK Anton Kovalevskiy 2 February 1986 (aged 23) Flag of Belarus Naftan Novopolotsk
23 DF Andrei Chukhley 2 October 1987 (aged 21) Flag of Belarus Dinamo Minsk


2009 Under-21 European Championship Squads
Italy Euro 2009 Squad

Head coach: Pierluigi Casiraghi

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Andrea Consigli 27 January 1987 (aged 22) Flag of Italy Atalanta
2 DF Marco Motta 14 May 1986 (aged 23) Flag of Italy Roma
3 DF Marco Andreolli 10 June 1986 (aged 23) Flag of Italy Sassuolo
4 DF Domenico Criscito 30 December 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Italy Genoa
5 MF Piermario Morosini 5 July 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Italy Vicenza
6 DF Lino Marzoratti 12 October 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Italy Empoli
7 MF Ignazio Abate 12 November 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Italy Torino
8 MF Claudio Marchisio 19 January 1986 (aged 23) Flag of Italy Juventus
9 FW Robert Acquafresca 11 September 1987 (aged 21) Flag of Italy Cagliari
10 FW Sebastian Giovinco 26 January 1987 (aged 22) Flag of Italy Juventus
11 DF Paolo De Ceglie 17 September 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Italy Juventus
12 GK Salvatore Sirigu 12 January 1987 (aged 22) Flag of Italy Ancona
13 DF Andrea Ranocchia 16 February 1988 (aged 21) Flag of Italy Bari
14 DF Francesco Pisano 29 April 1986 (aged 23) Flag of Italy Cagliari
15 DF Salvatore Bocchetti 30 November 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Italy Genoa
16 MF Antonio Candreva 28 February 1987 (aged 22) Flag of Italy Livorno
17 MF Andrea Poli 29 September 1989 (aged 19) Flag of Italy Sassuolo
18 MF Alessio Cerci 23 July 1987 (aged 21) Flag of Italy Atalanta
19 FW Alberto Paloschi 4 January 1990 (aged 19) Flag of Italy Parma
20 FW Mario Balotelli 12 August 1990 (aged 18) Flag of Italy Internazionale
21 MF Luca Cigarini 20 June 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Italy Atalanta
22 GK Andrea Seculin 14 July 1990 (aged 18) Flag of Italy Fiorentina
23 MF Daniele Dessena 10 May 1987 (aged 22) Flag of Italy Sampdoria


2009 Under-21 European Championship Squads
Serbia Euro 2009 Squad

Head coach: Slobodan Krčmarević

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
TBA GK Željko Brkić 9 July 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Serbia FK Vojvodina
TBA GK Bojan Šaranov 22 September 1987 (aged 21) Flag of Serbia OFK Beograd
TBA GK Živko Živković 14 April 1989 (aged 20) Flag of Serbia Metalac
TBA DF Rajko Brežančić 21 August 1989 (aged 19) Flag of Serbia Partizan
TBA DF Marko Jovanović 23 March 1988 (aged 21) Flag of Serbia Partizan
TBA DF Ivan Obradović 25 July 1988 (aged 20) Flag of Serbia Partizan
TBA DF Nemanja Pejčinović 4 November 1987 (aged 21) Flag of Serbia Crvena zvezda
TBA DF Nikola Petković 28 March 1986 (aged 23) Flag of Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
TBA DF Nenad Tomović 30 August 1987 (aged 21) Flag of Italy Genoa
TBA DF Milan Vilotić 21 October 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Serbia Čukarički
TBA DF Jagoš Vuković 10 June 1988 (aged 21) Flag of Serbia Rad
TBA MF Ljubomir Fejsa 14 August 1988 (aged 20) Flag of Serbia Partizan
TBA MF Nikola Gulan 23 March 1989 (aged 20) Flag of Italy Fiorentina
TBA MF Gojko Kačar 26 January 1987 (aged 22) Flag of Germany Hertha Berlin
TBA MF Nemanja Matić 1 August 1988 (aged 20) Flag of Slovakia MFK Košice
TBA MF Marko Milinković 16 April 1988 (aged 21) Flag of Slovakia MFK Košice
TBA MF Milan Smiljanić 19 November 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Spain Espanyol
TBA MF Dušan Tadić 20 November 1988 (aged 20) Flag of Serbia FK Vojvodina
TBA MF Nemanja Tomić 21 January 1988 (aged 21) Flag of Serbia Partizan
TBA MF Zoran Tošić 28 April 1987 (aged 22) Flag of England Manchester United
TBA FW Filip Đorđević 28 September 1987 (aged 21) Flag of France FC Nantes
TBA FW Miralem Sulejmani 5 December 1988 (aged 20) Flag of the Netherlands Ajax
TBA FW Rade Veljović 9 August 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Romania CFR Cluj


2009 Under-21 European Championship Squads
Sweden Euro 2009 Squad

Head coach: Tommy Söderberg and Jörgen Lennartsson [1]

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
TBA GK Johan Dahlin 8 September 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Norway FC Lyn Oslo
TBA GK Pär Hansson 22 June 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Sweden Helsingborgs IF
TBA GK Kristoffer Nordfeldt 23 June 1989 (aged 19) Flag of Sweden IF Brommapojkarna
TBA DF Rasmus Bengtsson 26 June 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Sweden Trelleborgs FF
TBA DF Mattias Bjärsmyr 3 January 1986 (aged 23) Flag of Sweden IFK Göteborg
TBA DF Joel Ekstrand 4 February 1989 (aged 20) Flag of Sweden Helsingborgs IF
TBA DF Emil Johansson 11 August 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Sweden Hammarby IF
TBA DF Per Karlsson 2 January 1986 (aged 23) Flag of Sweden AIK
TBA DF Mikael Lustig 13 December 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Norway Rosenborg BK
TBA DF Martin Olsson 17 May 1988 (aged 21) Flag of England Blackburn Rovers FC
TBA MF Emir Bajrami 7 March 1988 (aged 21) Flag of Sweden IF Elfsborg
TBA MF Pierre Bengtsson 12 April 1988 (aged 21) Flag of Sweden AIK
TBA MF Rasmus Elm 17 March 1988 (aged 21) Flag of Sweden Kalmar FF
TBA MF Andreas Landgren 17 March 1989 (aged 20) Flag of Sweden Helsingborgs IF
TBA MF Guillermo Molins 26 September 1988 (aged 20) Flag of Sweden Malmö FF
TBA MF Gustav Svensson 7 February 1987 (aged 22) Flag of Sweden IFK Göteborg
TBA MF Robin Söder 1 April 1991 (aged 18) Flag of Sweden IFK Göteborg
TBA MF Gabriel Özkan 23 May 1986 (aged 23) Flag of Sweden AIK
TBA FW Denni Avdić 5 September 1988 (aged 20) Flag of Sweden IF Elfsborg
TBA FW Marcus Berg 17 August 1986 (aged 22) Flag of the Netherlands FC Groningen
TBA FW Labinot Harbuzi 4 April 1986 (aged 23) Flag of Sweden Malmö FF
TBA FW Ola Toivonen 3 July 1986 (aged 22) Flag of the Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
TBA FW Pontus Wernbloom 25 June 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Sweden IFK Göteborg

Group B


2009 Under-21 European Championship Squads
England Euro 2009 Squad

Head coach: Stuart Pearce

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Joe Hart 19 April 1987 (aged 22) 18 0 Flag of England Birmingham City
2 DF Martin Cranie 23 September 1986 (aged 22) 12 0 Flag of England Portsmouth
3 DF Andrew Taylor 1 August 1986 (aged 22) 12 0 Flag of England Middlesbrough
4 MF Lee Cattermole 21 March 1988 (aged 21) 10 1 Flag of England Wigan Athletic
5 DF Richard Stearman 19 August 1987 (aged 21) 3 0 Flag of England Wolverhampton Wanderers 18 (1)
6 DF Nedum Onuoha 12 November 1986 (aged 22) 18 1 Flag of England Manchester City
7 MF James Milner 4 January 1986 (aged 23) 42 8 Flag of England Aston Villa
8 MF Craig Gardner 27 November 1986 (aged 22) 11 2 Flag of England Aston Villa
9 FW Gabriel Agbonlahor 13 October 1986 (aged 22) 13 5 Flag of England Aston Villa
10 MF Mark Noble 8 May 1987 (aged 22) 16 3 Flag of England West Ham United
11 MF Adam Johnson 14 July 1987 (aged 21) 15 4 Flag of England Middlesbrough
12 MF Fabrice Muamba 6 April 1988 (aged 21) 15 0 Flag of England Bolton Wanderers
13 GK Joe Lewis 6 October 1987 (aged 21) 4 0 Flag of England Peterborough United
14 FW Theo Walcott 16 March 1989 (aged 20) 15 6 Flag of England Arsenal
15 MF Jack Rodwell 11 March 1991 (aged 18) 2 1 Flag of England Everton
16 DF James Tomkins 29 March 1989 (aged 20) 1 0 Flag of England West Ham United
17 DF Micah Richards 24 June 1988 (aged 20) 5 1 Flag of England Manchester City
18 DF Michael Mancienne 8 January 1988 (aged 21) 12 1 Flag of England Chelsea
19 DF Kieran Gibbs 26 September 1989 (aged 19) 3 2 Flag of England Arsenal
20 MF Andrew Driver 20 November 1987 (aged 21) 0 0 Flag of Scotland Heart of Midlothian
21 FW Fraizer Campbell 13 September 1987 (aged 21) 10 3 Flag of England Manchester United
22 GK Scott Loach 27 May 1988 (aged 21) 3 0 Flag of England Watford
23 MF Danny Rose 2 July 1990 (aged 18) 1 0 Flag of England Tottenham Hotspur


2009 Under-21 European Championship Squads Finland Euro 2009 Squad

Head coach: Markku Kanerva

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
TBA GK Lukáš Hrádecký 24 November 1989 (aged 19) Flag of Denmark Esbjerg fB
TBA GK Anssi Jaakkola 13 March 1987 (aged 22) Flag of Italy A.C. Siena
TBA GK Jukka Lehtovaara 15 March 1988 (aged 21) Flag of Finland TPS
TBA DF Joni Aho 12 April 1986 (aged 23) Flag of Finland Inter Turku
TBA DF Ville Jalasto 19 April 1986 (aged 23) Flag of Norway Aalesunds FK
TBA DF Pyry Kärkkäinen 10 November 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Finland HJK
TBA DF Jonas Portin 30 September 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Finland FF Jaro
TBA DF Jukka Raitala 15 September 1988 (aged 20) Flag of Finland HJK
TBA DF Joona Toivio 4 April 1988 (aged 21) Flag of the Netherlands AZ
TBA DF Tuomo Turunen 30 August 1987 (aged 21) Flag of Finland FC Honka
TBA DF Petri Viljanen 3 February 1987 (aged 22) Flag of Finland FC Haka
TBA MF Juha Hakola 27 October 1987 (aged 21) Flag of the Netherlands Heracles Almelo
TBA MF Mehmet Hetemaj 8 December 1987 (aged 21) Flag of Greece Panionios F.C.
TBA MF Perparim Hetemaj 12 December 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Greece AEK Athens
TBA MF Kasper Hämäläinen 8 August 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Finland TPS
TBA MF Mika Ojala 21 June 1988 (aged 20) Flag of Finland Inter Turko
TBA MF Nicholas Otaru 15 July 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Finland FC Honka
TBA MF Tim Sparv 20 February 1987 (aged 22) Flag of Sweden Halmstads BK
TBA MF Jussi Vasara 14 May 1987 (aged 22) Flag of Finland FC Honka
TBA FW Aleksandr Kokko 6 April 1987 (aged 22) Flag of Finland FC Honka
TBA FW Jarno Parikka 21 July 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Finland HJK
TBA FW Teemu Pukki 29 March 1990 (aged 19) Flag of Spain Sevilla FC
TBA FW Berat Sadik 14 September 1986 (aged 22) Flag of Germany Arminia Bielefeld


2009 Under-21 European Championship Squads
Germany Euro 2009 Squad

Head coach: Horst Hrubesch

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Manuel Neuer 27 March 1986 (aged 23) 15 Flag of Germany FC Schalke 04
2 DF Andreas Beck 13 March 1987 (aged 22) 22 Flag of Germany TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
3 DF Sebastian Boenisch 1 February 1987 (aged 22) 10 Flag of Germany SV Werder Bremen
4 DF Benedikt Höwedes 29 February 1988 (aged 21) 11 Flag of Germany FC Schalke 04
5 DF Jérôme Boateng 3 November 1988 (aged 20) 8 Flag of Germany Hamburger SV
6 DF Dennis Aogo 14 January 1987 (aged 22) 20 Flag of Germany Hamburger SV
7 MF Patrick Ebert 17 March 1987 (aged 22) 10 Flag of Germany Hertha BSC Berlin
8 MF Sami Khedira 4 April 1987 (aged 22) 11 Flag of Germany VfB Stuttgart
9 FW Ashkan Dejagah 5 July 1986 (aged 22) 16 Flag of Germany VfL Wolfsburg
10 MF Mesut Özil 15 October 1988 (aged 20) 11 Flag of Germany SV Werder Bremen
11 FW Marko Marin 13 March 1989 (aged 20) 7 Flag of Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
12 GK Florian Fromlowitz 2 July 1986 (aged 22) 12 Flag of Germany Hannover 96
13 FW Sandro Wagner 29 November 1987 (aged 21) 5 Flag of Germany MSV Duisburg
14 MF Fabian Johnson 11 December 1987 (aged 21) 4 Flag of Germany TSV 1860 Munich
15 DF Mats Hummels 16 December 1988 (aged 20) 10 Flag of Germany Borussia Dortmund
16 DF Daniel Schwaab 23 August 1988 (aged 20) 14 Flag of Germany SC Freiburg
17 MF Dennis Grote 9 August 1986 (aged 22) 14 Flag of Germany VfL Bochum
18 MF Daniel Adlung 1 October 1987 (aged 21) 5 Flag of Germany VfL Wolfsburg
19 MF Änis Ben-Hatira 18 July 1988 (aged 20) 3 Flag of Germany MSV Duisburg
20 MF Gonzalo Castro 11 June 1987 (aged 22) 16 Flag of Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen
21 DF Marcel Schmelzer 22 January 1988 (aged 21) 1 Flag of Germany Borussia Dortmund
22 FW Chinedu Ede 31 January 1988 (aged 21) 5 Flag of Germany MSV Duisburg
23 GK Tobias Sippel 22 March 1988 (aged 21) 1 Flag of Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern


2009 Under-21 European Championship Squads
Spain Euro 2009 Squad

Head coach: Juan Ramón López Caro

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Roberto Jiménez 10 February 1986 (aged 23) 6 0 Flag of Spain Recreativo Huelva
2 DF Miguel Torres 28 January 1986 (aged 23) 12 0 Flag of Spain Real Madrid CF
3 DF Nacho Monreal 26 February 1986 (aged 23) 6 0 Flag of Spain CA Osasuna
4 MF Javi García 8 February 1987 (aged 22) 8 0 Flag of Spain Real Madrid CF
5 DF Marc Torrejón 18 February 1986 (aged 23) 8 0 Flag of Spain RCD Espanyol
6 MF Javi Martínez 2 September 1988 (aged 20) 7 0 Flag of Spain Athletic Bilbao
7 MF Sisi González 22 April 1986 (aged 23) 10 2 Flag of Spain Recreativo Huelva
8 MF Raúl García 11 July 1986 (aged 22) 17 1 Flag of Spain Atlético Madrid
9 FW Bojan Krkić 28 August 1990 (aged 18) 8 3 Flag of Spain FC Barcelona
10 MF José Manuel Jurado 29 June 1986 (aged 22) 15 5 Flag of Spain RCD Mallorca
11 MF Esteban Granero 2 July 1987 (aged 21) 8 2 Flag of Spain Getafe CF
12 DF César Azpilicueta 28 August 1989 (aged 19) 5 0 Flag of Spain CA Osasuna
13 GK Sergio Asenjo 28 June 1989 (aged 19) 7 0 Flag of Spain Real Valladolid
14 DF Sergio Sánchez 3 April 1986 (aged 23) 3 0 Flag of Spain RCD Espanyol
15 DF José Manuel Flores ‘Chico’ 6 March 1987 (aged 22) 2 0 Flag of Spain UD Almería
16 DF Iván Marcano 23 June 1987 (aged 21) 0 0 Flag of Spain Racing de Santander
17 MF Diego Capel 16 February 1988 (aged 21) 7 2 Flag of Spain Sevilla FC
18 MF Mario Suárez 24 February 1987 (aged 22) 3 0 Flag of Spain Real Mallorca
19 FW Francisco Jiménez ‘Xisco’ 26 June 1986 (aged 22) 8 3 Flag of England Newcastle United F.C.
20 FW Jonathan Pereira 12 May 1987 (aged 22) 2 0 Flag of Spain Racing de Santander
21 FW Adrián López 8 January 1988 (aged 21) 3 1 Flag of Spain Málaga CF
22 MF Pedro León 24 November 1986 (aged 22) 3 0 Flag of Spain Real Valladolid
23 GK Antonio Adán 13 May 1987 (aged 22) 1 0 Flag of Spain Real Madrid Castilla

Note: All information accurate at start of tournament, on 15 June 2009.

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