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Italy Under-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Gli Azzurrini
(The Little Blues)
AssociationItalian Football Federation
(Federazion Italia Giuoco Calcio – FIGC)
Head coachPaolo Nicolato
CaptainMarco Carnesecchi
Most capsAndrea Pirlo (46)
Top scorerAlberto Gilardino (19)
First colours
Second colours
First international
U-23: Italy Italy 3–1 Austria Austria
(Varese, Italy; 1 November 1970)
U-21: Portugal Portugal 1–0 Italy Italy
(Funchal, Italy; 23 December 1976)
Biggest win
Italy Italy 7–0 Estonia Estonia
(Catanzaro, Italy; 23 March 1995)
Italy Italy 8–1 Wales Wales
(Pavia, Italy; 5 September 2003)
Italy Italy 7–0 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
(Casarano, Italy; 6 September 2012)
Biggest defeat
Norway Norway 6–0 Italy Italy
(Stavanger, Norway; 5 June 1991)
Records for competitive
matches only.
Olympic Games
Appearances5 (first in 1992)
Best result Bronze medallist: (2004)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances21 (first in 1978)
Best resultChampions: (1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004)
Medal record
Italy national under-21 football team
Medal record
Men's Football
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team

The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.

The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years. Italy (along with Spain) is the most successful nation in the history of the competition, with five Championships won (1992, 1994, 1996, 2000 and 2004). Italy has also been twice runner-up of the competition, in 1986 and 2013.

From 1990 to 2004 the team established near-total dominance of European Under-21 football, winning five of the seven tournaments.

Italy's Under-21s played the first match at the new Wembley Stadium, on 24 March 2007, against England Under-21s. The game resulted in a 3–3 draw, with Giampaolo Pazzini scoring all 3 goals for the Azzurrini.

Prior to the 2008 Olympic games, Italy U-21s went on to win the 2008 Toulon Tournament by beating Chile (1–0) in the final. It was the first time they had won this tournament, previously their best had been runner-up on two occasions.[1]

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, Italy's record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown.

  • 1972: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
  • 1974: Losing quarter-finalists.
  • 1976: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.

UEFA U-21 Championship Record

Year Round
Europe 1978 Quarter-finals
Europe 1980 Quarter-finals
Europe 1982 Quarter-finals
Europe 1984 Semi-finals
Europe 1986 Runners-up
Europe 1988 Quarter-finals
Europe 1990 Semi-finals
Europe 1992 Winners
France 1994 Winners
Spain 1996 Winners
Romania 1998 Did not qualify
Slovakia 2000 Winners
Switzerland 2002 Semi-finals
Germany 2004 Winners
Portugal 2006 Group stage
Netherlands 2007 Group stage
Sweden 2009 Semi-finals
Denmark 2011 Did not qualify
Israel 2013 Runners-up
Czech Republic 2015 Group stage
Poland 2017 Semi-finals
Italy 2019 Group stage
Hungary Slovenia 2021 Quarter-finals
Romania Georgia (country) 2023 Qualified
Total 22/24
*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Olympics football Record

Since 1992 Olympic football changed to a U-23 event, and the European U-21 teams are technically U-23 teams. European national teams qualify for the Olympic football tournament through the UEFA European U-21 Championship.

Mediterranean Games Record

Mediterranean Games Football tournament was U-23 event in 1993 and 1997.

  • 1993: 4th place
  • 1997: Winners
  • 2001: a U20 event
  • 2005: filled with B team

Honours

Coaches

Coaching staff

Main article: List of Italy national football team managers

Current technical staff:[2]

Position Name
Head Coach Italy Paolo Nicolato
Assistant Coach Italy Mirco Gasparetto
Goalkeeping Coach Italy Matteo Mareggini
Team Manager Italy Massimo Paganin
Athletic Trainers Italy Vincenzo Pincolini
Match Analyst Italy Francesco Bordin
Doctors Italy Angelo De Carli
Italy Vincenzo Santoriello
Physiotherapists Italy Nicola Sanna
Italy Emiliano Bozzetti
Physiologist Italy Christian Osgnach
Accompanying Manager Italy Vincenzo Marinelli
Secretary Italy Manfredi Martino

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Only official matches are listed.[3]

2021

3 September 2021 (2021-09-03) 2023 Championship qual. Italy  3–0  Luxembourg Empoli, Italy
17.30 Pirola 7'
Olesen 11' (o.g.)
Cancellieri 50'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovenia)
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) 2023 Championship qual. Italy  1–0  Montenegro Vicenza, Italy
17.30 Colombo 53' Report Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) 2023 Championship qual. Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–2  Italy Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
17:30 Barišić 80' Report Okoli 19'
Vignato 27'		 Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium,
Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard (Denmark)
12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) 2023 Championship qual. Italy  1–1  Sweden Monza, Italy
18:30 Lucca 42' Report Prica 90+2' Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)
12 November 2021 (2021-11-12) 2023 Championship qual. Republic of Ireland  0–2  Italy Dublin, Ireland
18:30 Report Lucca 31'
Cancellieri 90'		 Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) Friendly Italy  4–2  Romania Frosinone, Italy
Mulattieri 42'
Canestrelli 61', 69', 71'		 Report Canestrelli 29' (o.g.)
Racovițan 41'		 Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe

2022

25 March 2022 (2022-03-25) 2023 Championship qual. Montenegro  1–1  Italy Podgorica, Montenegro
18:30 Rakonjac 37' Report Ricci 39' Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) 2023 Championship qual. Italy  1–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina Trieste, Italy
17:30 Rovella 14' Report Stadium: Stadio Nereo Rocco
6 June 2022 (2022-06-06) 2023 Championship qual. Luxembourg  0–3  Italy Differdange, Luxembourg
18:00 Report Vignato 20'
Pellegri 33'
Gaetano 54'		 Stadium: Stade Municipal
Attendance: 1,890
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)
9 June 2022 (2022-06-09) 2023 Championship qual. Sweden  1–1  Italy Helsingborg, Sweden
Gustavsson 9' Report Rovella 58' Stadium: Olympia
14 June 2022 (2022-06-14) 2023 Championship qual. Italy  4–1  Republic of Ireland Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Rovella 20'
Cambiaghi 33'
Pellegri 46'
Quagliata 86'		 Report Coventry 62' Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
22 September 2022 (2022-09-22) Friendly Italy  v  England TBD, Italy

Players

Players born in 2000 or later are eligible for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Players in bold have been already capped with the senior team.

Current squad

The following players have been selected up for the qualification matches against Luxembourg, Sweden and Republic of Ireland on 6, 9 and 14 June 2022 respectively.[4]

Caps and goals as of 14 June 2022, after the match against Republic of Ireland.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Alessandro Plizzari (2000-03-12) 12 March 2000 (age 24) 4 0 Italy Milan
1GK Stefano Turati (2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Italy Sassuolo
1GK Alessandro Sorrentino (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Italy Pescara
2DF Caleb Okoli (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 23) 9 1 Italy Atalanta
2DF Lorenzo Pirola (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 22) 7 1 Italy Inter
2DF Andrea Cambiaso (2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 (age 24) 5 0 Italy Genoa
2DF Fabiano Parisi (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 (age 24) 5 0 Italy Empoli
2DF Giacomo Quagliata (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 24) 4 1 Netherlands Heracles Almelo
2DF Mattia Viti (2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Italy Empoli
2DF Simone Canestrelli (2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 (age 24) 1 3 Italy Empoli
2DF Andrea Carboni (2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Italy Monza
2DF Alessandro Zanoli (2000-10-03) 3 October 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Italy Napoli
3MF Nicolò Rovella (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 23) 15 3 Italy Juventus
3MF Samuele Ricci (2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 (age 23) 13 1 Italy Torino
3MF Edoardo Bove (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Italy Roma
3MF Filippo Ranocchia (2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Italy Juventus
3MF Fabio Miretti (2003-08-03) 3 August 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Italy Juventus
4FW Lorenzo Colombo (2002-03-08) 8 March 2002 (age 22) 11 1 Italy Lecce
4FW Emanuel Vignato (2000-08-24) 24 August 2000 (age 24) 7 2 Italy Bologna
4FW Sebastiano Esposito (2002-07-02) 2 July 2002 (age 22) 5 0 Belgium Anderlecht
4FW Pietro Pellegri (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 23) 4 2 Italy Torino
4FW Nicolò Cambiaghi (2000-12-28) 28 December 2000 (age 24) 4 1 Italy Atalanta
4FW Kelvin Yeboah (2000-05-06) 6 May 2000 (age 24) 4 0 Italy Genoa
4FW Gianluca Gaetano (2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 24) 3 1 Italy Napoli
4FW Gaetano Oristanio (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Italy Inter

Recent call-ups

Following are listed players called up in the previous 12 months that are still eligible to represent the Under-21 team.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Marco Carnesecchi (2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 (age 24) 18 0 Italy Atalanta v. Sweden, 9 June 2022 INJ
GK Alessandro Russo (2001-03-31) 31 March 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Italy Sassuolo v. Romania, 16 November 2021
GK Semuel Pizzignacco (2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Italy Vicenza v. Sweden, 12 October 2021
DF Matteo Lovato (2000-02-14) 14 February 2000 (age 24) 12 0 Italy Salernitana v. Sweden, 9 June 2022 INJ
DF Raoul Bellanova (2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 (age 24) 14 0 Italy Inter v. Luxembourg, 6 June 2022 INJ
DF Destiny Udogie (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 22) 4 0 Italy Udinese v. Luxembourg, 6 June 2022 INJ
DF Antonio Candela (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Italy Cesena v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 29 March 2022
DF Gabriele Ferrarini (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 24) 4 0 Italy Perugia v. Romania, 16 November 2021
DF Giorgio Scalvini (2003-12-11) 11 December 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Italy Atalanta v. Romania, 16 November 2021
DF Riccardo Calafiori (2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Italy Roma v. Republic of Ireland, 12 November 2021 INJ
DF Andrea Papetti (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Italy Brescia v. Montenegro, 7 September 2021
DF Antonino Gallo (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Italy Lecce v. Luxembourg, 3 September 2021 INJ
MF Nicolò Fagioli (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 23) 4 0 Italy Juventus v. Luxembourg, 6 June 2022 INJ
MF Salvatore Esposito (2000-10-07) 7 October 2000 (age 24) 8 0 Italy SPAL v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 29 March 2022
MF Manolo Portanova (2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 (age 24) 3 0 Italy Genoa v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 29 March 2022
MF Sandro Tonali (2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 24) 11 0 Italy Milan v. Sweden, 12 October 2021
MF Marco Brescianini (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Italy Milan v. Sweden, 12 October 2021
MF Jacopo Da Riva (2000-10-27) 27 October 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Italy Atalanta v. Montenegro, 7 September 2021
FW Matteo Cancellieri (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22) 7 2 Italy Lazio v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 29 March 2022
FW Lorenzo Lucca (2000-09-10) 10 September 2000 (age 24) 5 2 Italy Pisa v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 29 March 2022
FW Roberto Piccoli (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 23) 4 0 Italy Hellas Verona v. Romania, 16 November 2021
FW Samuele Mulattieri (2000-10-07) 7 October 2000 (age 24) 3 1 Italy Inter v. Romania, 16 November 2021
FW Eddie Salcedo (2001-10-01) 1 October 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Italy Inter v. Montenegro, 7 September 2021

INJ Withdrew due to injury

Records

Players in bold are still eligible to represent Under-21 team. As of 31 May 2021.

Top appearances

The following is the top 10 most capped under-21 players:[5]

Rank Player Period U-21 Caps
1 Andrea Pirlo 1998–2002 46
2 Marco Motta 2005–2009 38
3 Francesco Bardi 2011–2015 37
4 Matteo Brighi 2000–2004 35
5 Daniele Bonera 2001–2004 34
6 Matteo Ferrari 1999–2002 33
7 Luca Marrone 2009–2013 32
Alessandro Rosina 2004–2007 32
9 Luca Caldirola 2010–2013 31
Marco Donadel 2004–2006 31

Top goalscorers

The following is the top 10 under-21 goalscorers:[6]

Rank Player Period U-21 Goals U-21 Caps
1 Alberto Gilardino 2000–2004 19 30
2 Andrea Pirlo 1998–2002 16 46
3 Manolo Gabbiadini 2010–2013 12 24
4 Patrick Cutrone 2017–2021 11 25
Massimo Maccarone 2000–2002 11 15
Gianluca Vialli 1983–1986 11 20
7 Robert Acquafresca 2007–2009 10 16
Cristiano Lucarelli 1996–1997 10 10
Christian Vieri 1992–1996 10 19
10 Andrea Belotti 2013–2015 9 18
Ciro Immobile 2009–2013 9 16
Roberto Mancini 1982–1986 9 26
Alberto Paloschi 2008–2013 9 29
Gianluca Scamacca 2018–2021 9 15

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Categories - All 4". www.channel4.com.
  2. ^ "Staff" (in Italian). FIGC. 18 March 2021.
  3. ^ "FIGC". www.figc.it. 7 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Qualificazioni. Convocati 26 Azzurrini, prima chiamata per il difensore del Napoli Zanoli". 27 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Classifica Presenze". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 24 September 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Classifica Marcatori". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 5 August 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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