Hungary national under-21 football team

Hungary Under-21
Nickname(s)	The Magyars ; Nemzeti Tizenegy (National Eleven)
Association	Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség
Head coach	Zoltán Gera
Captain	Attila Szalai
Most caps	Péter Gulácsi (26)
First colours	Second colours
First international
	U23: Norway 1–0 Hungary ; (Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway; 6 October 1970); U21: Hungary 7–0 Greece ; (Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun, Hungary; 9 October 1976)
Biggest win
	Hungary 7–0 Greece ; (Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun, Hungary; 9 October 1976)
Biggest defeat
	Serbia 8–0 Hungary ; (Belgrade, Serbia; 7 September 2008)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 1996)
Best result	15th (1996)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 1978)
Best result	Semi-finals, 1986

The Hungary national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team for Hungary and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.

Hungary U-21-national football team goal celebration against Austria

Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, the Hungarian Under-21 team was formed. The team has a modest record, reaching the last eight of three tournaments, and the semi-finals of one, but failing to qualify for eleven, including the forthcoming 2006 tournament.

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, Hungary's excellent record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown.

Olympics recordEdit

Olympics record
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Until 1988		See Hungary national football team
1992	Barcelona	Did not qualify
1996	Atlanta	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	3	7
2000	Sydney	Did not qualify
2004	Athens
2008	Beijing
2012	London
2016	Rio de Janeiro
2020	Tokyo
Total		Group stage	1/7	3	0	0	3	3	7

UEFA U-23 Championship recordEdit

1972: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
1974: Winners.
1976: Runners-up.

UEFA U-21 Championship recordEdit

1978: Losing quarter-finalists.
1980: Losing quarter-finalists.
1982: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group.
1984: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
1986: Losing semi-finalists.
1988: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group.
1990: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
1992: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
1994: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
1996: Losing quarter-finalists.
1998: Did not qualify. Finished 5th of 5 in qualification group.
2000: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
2002: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
2004: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
2006: Play-off stage.
2007: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
2009: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
2011: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
2013: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
2015: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
2017: Did not qualify. Finished 5th of 6 in qualification group.
2019: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.
2021: Host country.

SquadEdit

Current squadEdit

The following players have been called up for the friendly matches on 14 and 18 November 2019 against Northern Ireland and Austria. Caps and goals as of 18 November 2019.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Patrik Demjén (Vice-captain)	(1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 (age 22)	14	0	Zalaegerszeg
1GK	Ádám Varga	(1999-02-12) 12 February 1999 (age 21)	3	0	Ferencváros
1GK	Ádám Varga	(1999-12-19) 19 December 1999 (age 20)	0	0	Tiszakécske

2DF	Bendegúz Bolla	(1999-11-22) 22 November 1999 (age 20)	5	0	Fehérvár
2DF	Krisztián Kovács	(2000-05-29) 29 May 2000 (age 20)	2	0	Győr
2DF	Martin Majnovics	(2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 19)	3	0	Mattersburg
2DF	Zsombor Nagy	(1998-03-21) 21 March 1998 (age 22)	5	0	MTK Budapest
2DF	Bence Gergényi	(1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 22)	4	0	Zalaegerszeg
2DF	Benedek Varjú	(2001-05-21) 21 May 2001 (age 19)	0	0	MTK Budapest
2DF	Bence Tóth	(1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 22)	13	0	Vasas
2DF	Zoltán Varjas	(2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 (age 20)	4	0	KFC Komárno

3MF	Martin Palincsár	(1999-01-03) 3 January 1999 (age 21)	2	0	MTK Budapest
3MF	Adrián Szőke	(1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 22)	2	1	Heracles Almelo
3MF	Bence Szabó	(1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 (age 22)	10	0	Debrecen
3MF	Bence Banó-Szabó	(1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 (age 21)	9	0	Honvéd
3MF	Mátyás Tajti	(1998-06-02) 2 June 1998 (age 22)	5	1	Zalaegerszeg
3MF	András Schäfer	(1999-04-13) 13 April 1999 (age 21)	6	0	DAC
3MF	Bence Kiss	(1999-07-01) 1 July 1999 (age 21)	4	0	Haladás

4FW	Bence Bíró	(1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 22)	18	5	MTK Budapest
4FW	Márk Kovácsréti	(2000-09-01) 1 September 2000 (age 20)	4	0	Kisvárda
4FW	Máté Szabó	(1999-01-26) 26 January 1999 (age 21)	3	0	Budafok
4FW	Regő Szánthó	(2000-11-22) 22 November 2000 (age 19)	3	0	Ferencváros
4FW	Norbert Kundrák	(1999-05-18) 18 May 1999 (age 21)	13	1	Debrecen

Recent callupsEdit

The following players have been selected by Hungary in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club

1GK	Illés Zöldesi	(1998-02-09) 9 February 1998 (age 22)	1	0	Kisvárda
1GK	Balázs Bese	(1999-01-22) 22 January 1999 (age 21)	1	0	MTK Budapest

2DF	Zoltán Szilágyi	(1998-01-04) 4 January 1998 (age 22)	0	0	Vasas
2DF	Zsombor Takács	(1999-02-22) 22 February 1999 (age 21)	0	0	Soroksár
2DF	László Deutsch	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 21)	1	0	Puskás Akadémia
2DF	Attila Szalai (Captain)	(1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 22)	18	2	Apollon

3MF	Dominik Szoboszlai	(2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 19)	8	0	Red Bull Salzburg
3MF	Kristóf Hinora	(1998-02-05) 5 February 1998 (age 22)	6	0	Vasas
3MF	András Csonka	(2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 20)	2	0	Ferencváros
3MF	Kornél Csernik	(1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 (age 22)	3	0	Soroksár
3MF	Márk Kleisz	(1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 (age 22)	2	0	Vasas
3MF	Máté Tóth	(1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 (age 22)	3	0	Haladás

4FW	Szabolcs Schön	(2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 20)	1	0	MTK Budapest
4FW	Tamás Kiss	(2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 (age 19)	2	0	Puskás Akadémia
4FW	Kevin Csoboth	(2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 (age 20)	0	0	Benfica B
4FW	Kristóf Korbély	(2000-05-26) 26 May 2000 (age 20)	2	0	Diósgyőr
4FW	Milán Májer	(1999-06-28) 28 June 1999 (age 21)	2	0	Gyirmót

Notes

^INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the Senior team.

Technical staffEdit

Position	Name
Head Coach	Zoltán Gera
Assistant Coach	György Sándor
Assistant Coach	Vilmos Vanczák
Goalkeeping Coach	Zoltán Végh
Fitness Coach	László Gáspár
Video analyst	István Beregi
Physiotherapist	Dávid Smeló
Physiotherapist	István Selyem
Kit manager	Zoltán Arany
Team Doctor	Iván Kollár
Team Doctor	Márton Tarr
Team manager	Bence Teodoru

Administrative staffEdit

Position	Name
Delegation Leader	Vince Annus
Secretary	Béla Brünyi
Press Officer	Márton Dinnyés
Kit Manager	László Hegyesi

Recent results and forthcoming fixturesEdit

Road to EURO 2021Edit

6 September 2019 Friendly	Denmark	0 – 0	Hungary	Aalborg, Denmark
		Report		Stadium: Aalborg Stadium

10 September 2019 Friendly	Hungary	0 – 3	Norway	Felcsút, Hungary
		Report	Østigård 31' Brynhildsen 54' Christensen 57'	Stadium: Pancho Aréna

11 October 2019 Friendly	Hungary	v	Croatia	Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
20:00				Stadium: ZTE Arena

15 October 2019 Friendly	Slovenia	v	Hungary	Celje, Slovenia
				Stadium: Stadion Z'dežele

14 November 2019 Friendly	Northern Ireland	v	Hungary	Ballinamallard, Northern Ireland
				Stadium: Ferney Park

18 November 2019 Friendly	Hungary	v	Austria
18:00

ReferencesEdit

External linksEdit

UEFA Under-21 website Contains full results archive
Hungarian Football Forum (In English)
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.