Germany national under-21 football team

For the East Germany team record, look here. • 1972–1990 as • 1994–present as Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place   UEFA U-23 Championship record UEFA U-21 Championship record ==Individual awards==

• Golden Player: Rudi Völler (1982) • Golden Boot: Luca Waldschmidt (2019), Lukas Nmecha (2021), Nick Woltemade (2025) • Silver Boot: Kevin Volland (2015) • Bronze Boot: Marco Richter (2019) ;EURO Under-21 dream team On 17 June 2015, UEFA revealed an all-time best XI from the previous Under-21 final tournaments. Included players from Germany: • Goal: Manuel Neuer • Defence: Mats Hummels • Midfield: Mesut Özil ==UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship==

2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification ==Results and fixtures==

Current squad Players born in or after 2004 are eligible for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The following players were called up for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying matches against Northern Ireland and Greece on 27 and 31 March 2026. Note: Names in italics denote players that have been called up to the senior team. :Caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2026, after the match against Greece. Recent call-ups The following players have previously been called up to the Germany under-21 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection. Past squads • 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship • 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship • 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship • 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship • 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship • 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship • 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship • 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship • 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship • 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship • 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Player records ;Most caps ;Most goals Former coaches • Hannes Löhr (1990–2002) • Jürgen Kohler (2002–2003) • Uli Stielike (2003–2004) • Dieter Eilts (2004–2008) • Horst Hrubesch (2008–2009) • Rainer Adrion (2009–2013) • Horst Hrubesch (2013–2016) • Stefan Kuntz (2016–2021) • Antonio Di Salvo (2021–) ==See also==