Germany men's national under-21 field hockey team

The Germany men's national under-21 field hockey team represents Germany in men's international under-21 field hockey competitions and is controlled by the German Hockey Federation, the governing body for field hockey in Germany.^[1]

Germany

Association	German Hockey Federation (Deutscher Hockey-Bund)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Rein van Eijk
Assistant coach(es)	Russell Garcia Tobias Jordan OMAR SCHLINGEMANN
Manager	Tobias Feuerhake
Captain	Matteo Poljaric
Home Away
Junior World Cup
Appearances	13 (first in 1979)
Best result	1st (1982, 1985, 1989, 1993, 2009, 2013, 2023)
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Appearances	20 (first in 1976)
Best result	1st (1977, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1998, 2019)
Medal record Junior World Cup 1982 Kuala Lumpur 1985 Vancouver 1989 Ipoh 1993 Terrassa 2009 Johor Bahru–Singapore 2013 New Delhi 2023 Kuala Lumpur 1979 Versailles 2021 Bhubaneswar 1997 Milton Keynes 2001 Hobart 2016 Lucknow EuroHockey Junior Championship 1977 Folkestone 1981 Barcelona 1984 Rome 1988 Santander 1998 Poznań 2019 Valencia 1996 Vejle 2000 Madrid 2002 Lausanna 2004 Nivelles 2006 Prague 2014 Waterloo 2022 Ghent 1976 Hamburg 1978 Dublin 1992 Vught 2008 San Sebastián 2010 Siemianowice Śląski 2012 's-Hertogenbosch 2017 Valencia

The team competes in the EuroHockey Junior Championships which they have won seven times. They have qualified for all Junior World Cups which they have won a record six times.

Tournament record

Junior World Cup

• 1979 –
• 1982 –
• 1985 –
• 1989 –
• 1993 –
• 1997 –
• 2001 –
• 2005 – 6th place
• 2009 –
• 2013 –
• 2016 –
• 2021 –
• 2023 –

EuroHockey Junior Championship

• 1976 –
• 1977 –
• 1978 –
• 1981 –
• 1984 –
• 1988 –
• 1992 –
• 1996 –
• 1998 –
• 2000 –
• 2002 –
• 2004 –
• 2006 –
• 2008 –
• 2010 –
• 2012 –
• 2014 –
• 2017 –
• 2019 –
• 2022 –
• 2024 – 4th place

Source:^[2]

Sultan of Johor Cup

• 2012 –
• 2023 –

Players

Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 14 July 2022 for the 2022 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship in Ghent, Belgium from 24 to 30 July 2022.^[3]

Caps updated as of 30 July 2022, after the match against the Netherlands.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	GK	Jean Danneberg	(2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 22)	7	TEC Darmstadt
29	GK	Joshua Onyekwue	(2002-11-02) 2 November 2002 (age 22)	1	Rot-Weiss Köln
5	DF	Moritz Himmler	(2002-03-02) 2 March 2002 (age 22)	5	Mannheimer HC
8	DF	Benedikt Schwarzhaupt (Captain)	(2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 24)	17	UHC Hamburg
12	DF	Moritz Ludwig	(2001-09-14) 14 September 2001 (age 23)	21	Uhlenhorst Mülheim
15	DF	Nikas Berendts	(2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 22)	4	Münchner SC
16	DF	Antheus Barry	(2002-10-06) 6 October 2002 (age 22)	15	Rot-Weiss Köln
19	DF	Luca Wolff	(2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 (age 23)	5	Pinoké
21	DF	Phillip Holzmüller	(2001-08-13) 13 August 2001 (age 23)	11	Münchner SC
9	MF	Erik Kleinlein	(2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 23)	14	Mannheimer HC
11	MF	Hugo von Montgelas	(2004-04-17) 17 April 2004 (age 20)	5	Frankfurt 1880
13	MF	Luis Höchemer	(2002-06-13) 13 June 2002 (age 22)	5	Rot-Weiss Köln
14	MF	Matteo Poljaric	(2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 23)	11	Berliner HC
23	MF	Mario Schachner	(2001-09-19) 19 September 2001 (age 23)	21	Mannheimer HC
7	FW	Fabio Seitz	(2003-08-31) 31 August 2003 (age 21)	5	Rot-Weiss Köln
24	FW	Liam Holdermann	(2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21)	5	Berliner HC
26	FW	Elian Mazkour	(2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 23)	5	Rot-Weiss Köln
27	FW	Florian Sperling	(2002-08-24) 24 August 2002 (age 22)	5	Berliner HC

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	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Anton Brinckman	(2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 24)	12	Harvestehuder THC	2021 Junior World Cup
DF	Christopher Kutter	(2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 (age 25)	6	UHC Hamburg	2021 Junior World Cup
MF	Aton Flatten	(2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 (age 22)	15	Münchner SC	2021 Junior World Cup
MF	Niclas Schippan	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 25)	10	Harvestehuder THC	2021 Junior World Cup
MF	Maximilian Siegburg	(2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 24)	7	Rot-Weiss Köln	2021 Junior World Cup
MF	Robert Duckscheer	(2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 24)	6	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	2021 Junior World Cup
MF	Michel Struthoff	(2003-04-19) 19 April 2003 (age 21)	6	UHC Hamburg	2021 Junior World Cup
FW	Hannes Müller	(2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 (age 24)	23	UHC Hamburg	2021 Junior World Cup
FW	Masi Pfandt	(2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 24)	6	Harvestehuder THC	2021 Junior World Cup
FW	Paul Smith	(2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 25)	6	Hamburger Polo Club	2021 Junior World Cup
FW	Julius Hayner	(2000-04-29) 29 April 2000 (age 24)	2	Düsseldorfer HC	2021 Junior World Cup

See also

• Germany men's national field hockey team
• Germany women's national under-21 field hockey team

References

1. "Junioren (mU21)". web.hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
2. "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 November 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. "Die Kader und Stimmen zu den U21 Europameisterschaften". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 14 July 2022.