Estonia national under-21 football team

The Estonia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Estonia and is controlled by the Estonian Football Association.

Estonia U21

Nickname(s)	Sinisärgid (Blueshirts)
Association	Estonian Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Sander Post
Captain	Tanel Tammik
Most caps	Marko Meerits Andrei Veis (30)
Top scorer	Aleksandr Šapovalov (6)
FIFA code	EST
First colours Second colours
First international
Cyprus 4–2 Estonia  (Achna, Cyprus; 9 March 1994)
Biggest win
Luxembourg 0–6 Estonia  (Erpeldange, Luxembourg; 29 March 2011)
Biggest defeat
Estonia 1–10 Germany  (Tallinn, Estonia; 10 September 2024)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	0

As a European under-21 team, Estonia competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years. To date Estonia haven't yet qualified for the finals tournament. The team also competes in the biennial Under-21 Baltic Cup, winning the tournament in 2014.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Estonia national under-21 football team results

Coaching staff

As of 16 October 2024^[1]

Position	Name
Head coach	Sander Post
Assistant coach	Igor Morozov
Goalkeeping coach	Aiko Orgla
Fitness coach	Karel Kübar
Doctor	Timo Rahnel
Physiotherapist	Martin Seeman
	Kristjan Mardo
Manager	Even Laanemaa

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called-up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.^[2]
• Match dates: 11 and 15 October 2024
• Opposition:  Israel and  Kosovo
• Caps and goals correct as of: 15 October 2024, after the match against  Kosovo

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Kaur Kivila	(2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 (age 21)	16	0	Kuressaare
	1GK	Georg Mattias Lagus	(2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	FC Nõmme United
	1GK	Ott Nõmm	(2004-10-23) 23 October 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Vaprus
	2DF	Mihhail Kolobov	(2005-03-02) 2 March 2005 (age 19)	3	0	Flora
	2DF	Kristofer Käit	(2005-04-04) 4 April 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Kalev
	2DF	Rasmus Kallas	(2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Tammeka
	2DF	Aleksandr Nikolajev	(2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 21)	6	0	Nõmme Kalju
	2DF	Daniil Sõtšugov	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21)	13	0	Kalev
	2DF	Tanel Tammik	(2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 (age 22)	13	1	Tammeka
	2DF	Robert Veering	(2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Flora
	2DF	Andreas Vaher	(2004-04-15) 15 April 2004 (age 20)	8	0	Flora
	3MF	Tristan Toomas Teeväli	(2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 (age 21)	13	3	Kalev
	3MF	Oskar Hõim	(2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Paide
	3MF	Nikita Mihhailov	(2002-06-20) 20 June 2002 (age 22)	20	1	Flora
	3MF	Patrik Kristal	(2007-11-11) 11 November 2007 (age 17)	3	1	Paide
	3MF	Kaspar Rõõmussaar	(2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Harju JK Laagri
	3MF	Nikita Vassiljev	(2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 21)	9	0	FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín
	3MF	Dimitri Jepihhin	(2005-10-28) 28 October 2005 (age 19)	6	0	Paide
	4FW	Danil Kuraksin	(2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 21)	17	2	Flora
	4FW	Aleksandr Šapovalov	(2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 21)	17	6	Niki Volos
	4FW	Daniil Tarassenkov	(2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 21)	8	0	Nõmme Kalju
	4FW	Taaniel Usta	(2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 21)	7	1	Pärnu JK Vaprus
	4FW	Patrick Genro Veelma	(2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22)	11	0	Tammeka
	4FW	Sten Jakob Viidas	(2003-02-24) 24 February 2003 (age 21)	6	1	KPV
	4FW	Karel Mustmaa	(2005-08-08) 8 August 2005 (age 19)	6	0	SL Benfica
	4FW	Tony Varjund	(2007-06-21) 21 June 2007 (age 17)	2	1	Flora

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Carl Kaiser Kiidjärv	(2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Tartu JK Tammeka	v.  Croatia, 8 June 2022
MF	Rocco Robert Shein	(2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 21)	8	0	Utrecht	v.  Croatia, 8 June 2022

• ^INJ Withdrew due to an injury.
• ^PRE Preliminary squad.
• ^RET Retired from the national team.

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

• 1978 to 1992 - see Soviet Union

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1994	did not enter
1996	did not qualify									10	0	0	10	5	37
1998										10	1	1	8	4	25
2000										10	0	0	10	4	35
2002										8	0	0	8	2	28
2004										6	0	2	4	4	10
2006										10	0	2	8	4	25
2007										2	0	0	2	1	7
2009										8	1	0	7	1	19
2011										10	3	3	4	9	16
2013										8	0	1	7	2	19
2015										10	2	3	5	9	23
2017										10	1	1	8	3	26
2019										10	0	2	8	11	24
2021										10	1	2	7	3	34
2023										10	0	0	10	0	32
2025										10	2	1	7	7	31
Total		0/25	0	0	0	0	0	0		142	11	18	113	69	391

Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours and achievements

Regional

• Under-21 Baltic Cup
  • Champions (1): 2014

See also

• Estonia national football team
• Estonia national under-23 football team
• Estonia national under-19 football team
• Estonia national under-17 football team
• Estonia national youth football team

References

1. "Koosseis" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
2. "Kristal liitus U21 koondisega tänaõhtuseks EM-valikmänguks". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2024-12-04.

External links

• Official website (in Estonian)