Turkey national under-21 football team


The Turkey national Under-21 football team, also known as Turkey Under-21s or Turkey U-21s, is the Under-21 years of age team of the Turkey national football team.

History

This team is for Turkish players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year UEFA European Under-21 Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Also in existence are teams for Under-20s, Under-19s and Under 17s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U-21s, senior side and again for the U-21s, as Oğuzhan Özyakup has done recently. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level.

Competitive Record

UEFA Under-23 Qualification

#YearMWDLGFGAGD
11972 UEFA European Under-23 Championship603308-8
21974 UEFA European Under-23 Championship200214-3
31976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship210124-2
Total3/310136316-13

UEFA Under-21 Qualification

#YearMWDLGFGAGD
11978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship412158-3
21980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship4103211-9
31982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship411225-3
41984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship6114611-5
51986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship604237-4
61988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship412146-2
71990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship6123411-7
81992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship6114611-5
91994 [UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification]106221510+5
101996 UEFA [European Under-21 Championship qualification]84221312+1
111998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification8503168+8
122000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification8440114+7
132002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification128222110+11
142004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification10721197+12
152006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification12543159+6
162007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification2020000
172009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification10712198+11
182011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification105141311+2
192013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification8503137+6
202015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification84131611+5
212017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification832378-1
222019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification105231410+4
232021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification104151518-3
242023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification8224711-4
252025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification104152115+6
262027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification0000000
Total26/26192854265267219+48

[Toulon Tournament]

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Ukraine and Lithuania on 14 and 18 November 2025, respectively.
Caps and goals updated as of 8 June 2025, after the match against Albania.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.
  • SEN = Player have been called up to the senior team.
  • INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.

Player records

Most appearances

The following is the top 10 most capped under-21 players:
RankNamePeriodCapsGoals
1Berkant Göktan2910
1Kemal Aslan295
3Serkan Aykut2412
3Erhan Albayrak247
3Nihat Kahveci241
3Feti Okuroğlu240
7Serhat Akın2312
7Güngör Öztürk232
9Mehmet Topuz222
9Hüseyin Çimşir221
9Ravil Tagir221
9Metin Uzun221
9Mehmet Nas220
9Şenol Yavaş220

Top goalscorers

The following is the top 10 under-21 players goalscorers
RankPlayerPeriodGoalsCapsRatio
1Serhat Akın1223
1Serkan Aykut1224
3Tuncay Şanlı1014
3Berkant Göktan1029
5Oktay Derelioğlu914
6Halil Dervişoğlu811
7Bertuğ Yıldırım711
7Erhan Albayrak724
9Semih Kılıçsoy69
9Bülent Uygun614
9Mustafa Özkan615
9Emrah Başsan617
9Enis Destan621
9Semih Şentürk621

Former squads

Former players

Former Coaches