Nickname(s) | Ümit Milli |
---|---|
Association | Turkish Football Federation |
Head coach | Tolunay Kafkas |
Captain | Emre Çolak |
Most caps | Semih Şentürk (83) |
Top scorer | Semih Şentürk (42) |
First international | |
Turkey U-21 3-1 Egypt U-21 (Ankara; October 28, 1950) |
|
Biggest win | |
Turkey U-21 5-0 Austria U-21 (Istanbul; November 15, 1983) |
|
Biggest defeat | |
Turkey U-21 0-7 Germany U-21 (October 25, 1983) |
|
UEFA U-21 Championship | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2000) |
Best result | Groupstage |
Turkey's national Under-21 football team (Turkish: Ümit Milli Futbol Takımı), also known as Turkey Under-21s or Turkey U-21s, is the Under-21 years of age team of the Turkey national football team.
This team is for Turkish players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Also in existence are teams for Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments), 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 (providing the player is eligible).
The following squad was named for the friendly match against Slovakia at on March 29, 2016.