Republic Of Ireland Under-21

Association	Football Association of Ireland
Head coach	Don Givens
Captain	Eddie Nolan
Most caps	Alan Mahon
Top scorer	-
Home colours Away colours
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

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

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 (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
• Richard Keogh (Carlisle)
• Stephen Ireland (Manchester 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 (Sheffield Utd)
• Alan Sheehan (Leeds Utd)
• Kevin Thornton (Coventry City)

1987-born
(eligible to 2009 UEFA U21 Championship)

• James Chambers
• Billy Clarke
• Darron Gibson (Manchester United)
• Rene Gilmartin
• Shane Long (Reading)
• Chris McCann
• Ian Morris
• James O'Brien
• Joe O'Cearuill
• Darren O'Dea (Celtic)
• Stephen O'Halloran
• Conor Powell
• Darren Randolph
• Conor Sammon
• Shane Supple

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

• Darren Dennehy
• Aidan Downes
• Owen Garvan (Ipswich Town)
• Stephen Gleeson
• Andy Jackson (St Johnstone)
• Eddie Nolan (Preston North End)
• John-Joe O'Toole
• Adam Rooney
• Anthony Stokes (Sunderland)
• Keith Treacy

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

• Michael Spillane
• James Berrett (Huddersfield Town)

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

Under-21 squad

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Rene Gilmartin May 31, 1987 (1987-05-31) (age 21) 0 0 Walsall GK Darren Quigley June 10, 1986 (1986-06-10) (age 22) 0 0 Derry City GK Darren Randolph May 12, 1987 (1987-05-12) (age 21) 0 0 Hereford Utd (on loan from Charlton Athletic) GK Shane Supple May 4, 1987 (1987-05-04) (age 21) 0 0 Ipswich DF David Elebert March 21, 1986 (1986-03-21) (age 22) 1 0 Hamilton DF Richard Keogh August 11, 1986 (1986-08-11) (age 22) 0 0 Carlisle United DF Paul McShane January 6, 1986 (1986-01-06) (age 22) 0 0 Hull City (on loan from Sunderland) DF Darren O'Dea February 4, 1987 (1987-02-04) (age 21) 0 0 Celtic DF Marcos Painter August 17, 1986 (1986-08-17) (age 22) 0 0 Swansea City DF Alan Sheehan September 14, 1986 (1986-09-14) (age 22) 0 0 Leeds United DF Ian Morris February 27, 1987 (1987-02-27) (age 21) 0 0 Scunthorpe United DF Joe O'Cearuill February 9, 1987 (1987-02-09) (age 21) 0 0 St Patrick's Athletic DF Stephen O'Halloran November 29, 1987 (1987-11-29) (age 21) 0 0 Leeds United (on loan from Aston Villa) DF Conor Powell August 26, 1987 (1987-08-26) (age 21) 0 0 Bohemians DF Eddie Nolan August 5, 1988 (1988-08-05) (age 20) 0 0 Preston North End MF Darron Gibson October 25, 1987 (1987-10-25) (age 21) 0 0 Manchester United MF Aiden McGeady April 4, 1986 (1986-04-04) (age 22) 0 0 Celtic MF Joey O'Brien February 17, 1986 (1986-02-17) (age 22) 0 0 Bolton Wanderers MF Kevin Thornton July 9, 1986 (1986-07-09) (age 22) 0 0 Brighton (on loan from Coventry City) MF Stephen Ireland August 22, 1986 (1986-08-22) (age 22) 0 0 Manchester City MF Shane McFaul May 23, 1986 (1986-05-23) (age 22) 0 0 UCD MF Stephen Quinn April 4, 1986 (1986-04-04) (age 22) 0 0 Sheffield United MF James Chambers February 14, 1987 (1987-02-14) (age 21) 0 0 Shelbourne MF Chris McCann July 21, 1987 (1987-07-21) (age 21) 0 0 Burnley MF Owen Garvan January 29, 1988 (1988-01-29) (age 20) 0 0 Ipswich Town MF Stephen Gleeson August 3, 1988 (1988-08-03) (age 20) 0 0 Stockport County (on loan from Wolves) MF John-Joe O'Toole September 30, 1988 (1988-09-30) (age 20) 0 0 Watford MF Keith Treacy September 13, 1988 (1988-09-13) (age 20) 0 0 Blackburn Rovers MF Michael Spillane March 23, 1989 (1989-03-23) (age 19) 0 0 Luton Town (on loan from Norwich City) MF Anthony Pilkington June 6, 1988 (1988-06-06) (age 20) 0 0 Stockport County

See also

• European Under-21 Football Championship
• Republic of Ireland national football team

External links

• Under-21 section of FAI official website
• UEFA Under-21 website
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