Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team
The Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team, is the national under-19 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland and competes in the biennial European Under-19 Football Championship.
| Association | Football Association of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Tom Mohan | ||
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| European championships | |||
| Appearances | 20 (first in 1948) | ||
| Best result | Winner: 1998 | ||
The team has competed in several championships.
Achievements
The Republic won the UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship in Cyprus in 1998 and that remains their best performance to date.
- U-18 European Championship in 1998 – 1st place (Coach Brian Kerr)
In July 2011 Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team reached the semi-finals of the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship held in Romania where they were eliminated by Spain.
Honours
- UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
- Under-19 era, 2002–present
- Under-18 era, 1957–2001
Results and fixtures
2021
| 8 October 2021 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 2–2 | | Marbella, Spain |
| 14:30 (15:30 CET) | Caffrey Gilsenan |
Report | Qasem Jafarpour |
Stadium: Marbella Football Centre |
| 11 October 2021 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | | Marbella, Spain |
| 12:00 (13:00 CET) | Emakhu |
Report | Erabi |
Stadium: Marbella Football Centre |
| 10 November 2021 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification | Republic of Ireland | 3–2 | | Dobrich, Bulgaria |
| 12:30 (14:30 EET) | Armstrong Kenny |
Report | Curtis Dašić |
Stadium: Stadion Druzhba Referee: Kai Erik Steen |
| 13 November 2021 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification | Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | | Dobrich, Bulgaria |
| 12:30 (14:30 EET) | Kenny |
Report | Kahvić |
Stadium: Stadion Druzhba Referee: Morten Krogh |
2022
| 23 March 2022 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Elite round | England | 3–1 | | Walsall, England |
| 19:30 GMT | Scarlett Chukwuemeka |
Report | Abankwah |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Referee: Igor Pajac |
| 26 March 2022 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Elite round | Republic of Ireland | 1–4 | | Burton-on-Trent, England |
| 19:30 GMT | Kenny |
Report | Chermiti Silva Joelson |
Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre Referee: Igor Pajac |
| 29 March 2022 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Elite round | Republic of Ireland | 4–0 | | Burton-on-Trent, England |
| 19:30 GMT | Andrew Moran Cian Hayes Anselmo Garcia McNulty Evan Caffrey |
Report | Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard |
Players
Current squad
Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification campaign.
The following players were called up for the three 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying Elite round matches in England against England, Portugal and Armenia on the 23rd 26th & 29th March 2022.[1]
Caps and goals updated as of 30 March 2022, after the game vs Armenia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Dan Rose | 11 December 2003 | 4 | 0 | |
| 16 | GK | Josh Keeley | 17 May 2003 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | James Abankwah | 16 January 2004 | 7 | 1 | |
| 4 | DF | Bosun Lawal (captain) | 30 May 2003 | 7 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Anselmo Garcia McNulty | 19 February 2003 | 7 | 1 | |
| 11 | DF | Tayo Adaramola | 14 November 2003 | 6 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Sean Roughan | 14 March 2003 | 4 | 1 | |
| 12 | DF | Alex Murphy | 25 June 2004 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Sean Grehan | 1 January 2004 | 1 | 0 | Free agent |
| 6 | MF | Ed McJannet | 25 January 2004 | 8 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Jack Henry-Francis | 23 September 2003 | 6 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Evan Caffrey | 27 February 2003 | 6 | 2 | |
| 10 | MF | Andrew Moran | 15 October 2003 | 5 | 1 | |
| 20 | MF | Kian Corbally | 31 December 2003 | 5 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Glory Nzingo | 4 November 2004 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Baba Adeeko | 3 April 2003 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Johnny Kenny | 6 June 2003 | 5 | 4 | |
| 9 | FW | Sinclair Armstrong | 22 June 2003 | 4 | 2 | |
| 13 | FW | Cian Hayes | 29 June 2003 | 5 | 1 | |
| 17 | FW | Ollie O'Neill | 8 January 2003 | 1 | 0 | |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland under-19 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible:
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Arlo Doherty | 8 June 2003 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
| GK | Owen Mason | 24 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Val Adedokun | 14 February 2003 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | David Okagbue | 13 September 2003 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Sam Curtis | 1 December 2005 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Josh Seary | 10 September 2004 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Jevon Mills | 27 September 2003 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Kevin Zefi | 11 February 2005 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Harry Vaughan | 6 April 2004 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Ben McCormack | 4 April 2003 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Oisin Gallagher | 2 December 2004 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | John Joe Patrick Finn Benoa | 24 September 2003 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Aidomo Emakhu | 26 October 2003 | 4 | 1 | v. | |
| FW | Cristiano Fitzgerald | 11 October 2003 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Jamie Mullins | 29 September 2004 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Luke Pearce | 8 June 2004 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Zak Gilsenan | 8 May 2003 | 1 | 1 | v. | |
U21 With U21 squad | ||||||
Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the senior team.