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Italy Under-21
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 3–1 Austria
(Varese, Italy; 1 November 1970)
U-21: Portugal 1–0 Italy
(Funchal, Italy; 23 December 1976)
Biggest win
Italy 7–0 Estonia
(Catanzaro, Italy; 23 March 1995)
Italy 8–1 Wales
(Pavia, Italy; 5 September 2003)
Italy 7–0 Liechtenstein
(Casarano, Italy; 6 September 2012)
Biggest defeat
Norway 6–0 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
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.


UEFA U-21 Championship Record


Year Round
1978Quarter-Finals
1980Quarter-Finals
1982Quarter-Finals
1984Semi-Finals
1986Runners-Up
1988Quarter-Finals
1990Semi-Finals
1992Winners
1994Winners
1996Winners
1998Did Not Qualify
2000Winners
2002Semi-Finals
2004Winners
2006Group Stage
2007Group Stage
2009Semi-Finals
2011Did Not Qualify
2013Runners-Up
2015Group Stage
2017Semi-Finals
2019Group Stage
2021Quarter-Finals
2023Qualified
Total22/24
*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.


Honours


  • Winner: 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004
  • Runner-up: 1986, 2013

Coaches



Coaching staff


Main article: List of Italy national football team managers

Current technical staff:[2]

Position Name
Head Coach Paolo Nicolato
Assistant Coach Mirco Gasparetto
Goalkeeping Coach Matteo Mareggini
Team Manager Massimo Paganin
Athletic Trainers Vincenzo Pincolini
Match Analyst Francesco Bordin
Doctors Angelo De Carli
Vincenzo Santoriello
Physiotherapists Nicola Sanna
Emiliano Bozzetti
Physiologist Christian Osgnach
Accompanying Manager Vincenzo Marinelli
Secretary 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  0–2  England Pescara, Italy
Brewster 3' 5' Stadium: Stadio Adriatico
26 September 2022 (2022-09-26) Friendly Italy  1–1  Japan Castel di Sangro, Italy
Colombo 39' Fujio 55' Stadium: Stadio Teofilo Patini
19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) Friendly Italy  v  Germany Ancona, Italy
17:30 Stadium: Stadio del Conero

2023


22 June 2023 (2023-06-22) 2023 UEFA U21 Championship France  v  Italy Cluj Napoca, Romania
20.45 Stadium: Cluj Arena
25 June 2023 (2023-06-25) 2023 UEFA U21 Championship Italy  v  Switzerland Cluj Napoca, Romania
18.00 Stadium: Cluj Arena
28 June 2023 (2023-06-28) 2023 UEFA U21 Championship Italy  v  Norway Cluj Napoca, Romania
20.45 Stadium: Cluj Arena

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 for the friendly match against Germany on 19 November 2022.[4]

Caps and goals as of 26 September 2022, after the match against Japan.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Marco Carnesecchi (2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 (age 22) 18 0 Cremonese
1GK Stefano Turati (2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 21) 3 0 Frosinone
1GK Elia Caprile (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 21) 1 0 Bari
2DF Raoul Bellanova (2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 (age 22) 16 0 Internazionale
2DF Lorenzo Pirola (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 20) 8 1 Salernitana
2DF Giacomo Quagliata (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 22) 4 1 Cremonese
2DF Mattia Viti (2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 (age 20) 4 0 Nice
2DF Riccardo Calafiori (2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 (age 20) 3 0 Basel
2DF Matteo Ruggeri (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 20) 1 0 Atalanta
2DF Giorgio Cittadini (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 20) 1 0 Modena
2DF Christian Dalle Mura (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 20) 0 0 SPAL
3MF Nicolò Rovella (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 20) 17 3 Monza
3MF Salvatore Esposito (2000-10-07) 7 October 2000 (age 22) 8 0 SPAL
3MF Edoardo Bove (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 20) 5 0 Roma
3MF Filippo Ranocchia (2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 21) 4 0 Monza
3MF Cesare Casadei (2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Chelsea
3MF Filippo Terracciano (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Hellas Verona
3MF Franco Tongya (2002-03-13) 13 March 2002 (age 20) 0 0 OB
4FW Lorenzo Colombo (2002-03-08) 8 March 2002 (age 20) 13 2 Lecce
4FW Emanuel Vignato (2000-08-24) 24 August 2000 (age 22) 9 2 Bologna
4FW Matteo Cancellieri (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 20) 7 2 Lazio
4FW Nicolò Cambiaghi (2000-12-28) 28 December 2000 (age 21) 6 1 Empoli
4FW Lorenzo Lucca (2000-09-10) 10 September 2000 (age 22) 5 2 Ajax
4FW Cristian Volpato (2003-11-15) 15 November 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Roma

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 Alessandro Sorrentino (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 20) 0 0 Monza v. Japan, 26 September 2022
GK Alessandro Plizzari (2000-03-12) 12 March 2000 (age 22) 5 0 Pescara v. England, 22 September 2022
DF Caleb Okoli (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 21) 10 1 Atalanta v. Germany, 19 November 2022 INJ
DF Andrea Cambiaso (2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 (age 22) 7 0 Bologna v. Germany, 19 November 2022 INJ
DF Fabiano Parisi (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 (age 22) 7 0 Empoli v. Germany, 19 November 2022 PRE
DF Destiny Udogie (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 19) 6 0 Udinese v. Japan, 26 September 2022
DF Giorgio Scalvini (2003-12-11) 11 December 2003 (age 18) 3 0 Atalanta v. Japan, 26 September 2022
DF Simone Canestrelli (2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 (age 22) 2 3 Pisa v. Japan, 26 September 2022
DF Alessandro Circati (2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Parma v. Japan, 26 September 2022
DF Andrea Carboni (2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 (age 21) 1 0 Monza v. Republic of Ireland, 14 June 2022
DF Alessandro Zanoli (2000-10-03) 3 October 2000 (age 22) 1 0 Napoli v. Republic of Ireland, 14 June 2022
DF Matteo Lovato (2000-02-14) 14 February 2000 (age 22) 12 0 Salernitana v. Sweden, 9 June 2022 INJ
DF Antonio Candela (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 22) 0 0 Venezia v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 29 March 2022
MF Nicolò Fagioli (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 21) 6 0 Juventus v. Japan, 26 September 2022
MF Fabio Miretti (2003-08-03) 3 August 2003 (age 19) 3 0 Juventus v. Japan, 26 September 2022
MF Samuele Ricci (2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 (age 21) 13 1 Torino v. Republic of Ireland, 14 June 2022
MF Gianluca Gaetano (2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 22) 3 1 Napoli v. Republic of Ireland, 14 June 2022
MF Manolo Portanova (2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 (age 22) 3 0 Genoa v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 29 March 2022
FW Pietro Pellegri (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 21) 5 2 Torino v. Germany, 19 November 2022 INJ
FW Sebastiano Esposito (2002-07-02) 2 July 2002 (age 20) 7 0 Anderlecht v. Japan, 26 September 2022
FW Luca Moro (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 21) 1 0 Frosinone v. Japan, 26 September 2022
FW Kelvin Yeboah (2000-05-06) 6 May 2000 (age 22) 4 0 Genoa v. Republic of Ireland, 14 June 2022
FW Gaetano Oristanio (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 20) 1 0 Volendam v. Republic of Ireland, 14 June 2022

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. "Il ritorno di Carnesecchi: "Italia mi sei mancata. L'infortunio mi ha fatto crescere, ora lavoriamo per un grande Europeo"". 15 November 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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