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Northern Ireland Under 21

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Northern Ireland Under 21

Management Team

Tommy Wright

Josh Gracey

Defenders

Caps12

Johnny Russell

Caps12

Goals1

Shea Kearney

Caps6

Josh Briggs

Caps11

Conor Barr

Caps5

Goals1

Matthew Orr

Caps7

Sam Inwood

Caps6

Goals1

Bayley McCann

Caps2

Conor Haughey

Midfielders

Caps6

Goals1

Sam Glenfield

Caps19

Darren Robinson

Caps4

Goals2

Jack Patterson

Caps9

Ryan Donnelly

Caps3

Callum Burnside

Caps4

James Simpson

Caps1

Kalum Thompson

Forwards

Caps17

Goals2

Makenzie Kirk

Caps6

Aodhan Doherty

Caps5

Goals1

Cole Brannigan

Caps11

Goals1

Eoin Kenny

Caps4

Goals1

Devlan Moses

Caps1

Paul McGovern

Caps1

Club	Everton
Position	Goalkeeper
DOB	6th October 2004
Place of Birth
Height	6'0 / 1.83m
Weight
U21 Debut	21st Mar 2024 v Czechia (a) (lost 0-3)
Caps	5
Clean Sheets	0

Club	Waterford (on loan from Fleetwood Town)
Position	Goalkeeper
DOB	31st December 2004
Place of Birth	Dundalk
Height	6'0 / 1.82m
Weight	12.01 / 76.6kg
U21 Debut	7th Sep 2023 v Luxembourg (h) (lost 0-1)
Caps	13
Clean Sheets	5

Club	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Position	Goalkeeper
DOB	14th December 2007
Place of Birth	Portadown
Height	6'7 / 2.04m
Weight
U21 Debut	6th Oct 2026 v Greece (h) (lost 0-1)
Caps	1
Clean Sheets	0

Club	Crawley Town
Position	Left-Back
DOB	19th September 2004
Place of Birth	Larne
Height	6'0 / 1.85m
Weight	12.04 / 78kg
U21 Debut	26th Mar 2024 v Serbia (a) (won 2-1)
Caps	12
Goals:	0

Club	Dunfermline Athletic
Position	Right Wing-Back/Right Winger
DOB	25th January 2004
Place of Birth	Lurgan
Height
Weight
U21 Debut	6th Sep 2024 v England (h) (drew 0-0)
Caps	12
Goals	1

Club	West Ham United
Position	Central Defender
DOB	14th March 2006
Place of Birth	Belfast
Height	6'0 / 1.83m
Weight
U21 Debut	18th Nov 2025 v Greece (a) (lost 0-4)
Caps	6
Goals	0

Club	Derry City
Position	Right-Back
DOB	19th November 2005
Place of Birth
Height	5'11 / 1.81 m
Weight
U21 Debut	22nd Mar 2025 v Ukraine (n) (lost 0-1)
Caps	11
Goals	0

Club	Nottingham Forest
Position	Central Defender
DOB	16th April 2007
Place of Birth	Bangor
Height	6'2 / 1.88m
Weight
U21 Debut	20th Mar 2025 v Moldova (n) (drew 1-1)
Caps	5
Goals	1

Club	Swindon Town (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
Position	Left-Back
DOB	17th September 2005
Place of Birth	Manchester
Height	6'1 / 1.86m
Weight	11.07 / 73kg
U21 Debut	20th Mar 2025 v Moldova (n) (drew 1-1
Caps	7
Goals	0

Club	Doncaster Rovers
Position	Left-Back/Left Midfielder
DOB	8th December 2005
Place of Birth
Height	6'0 / 1.83m
Weight	11.03 / 71.2kg
U21 Debut	20th Mar 2025 v Moldova (n) (drew 1-1)
Caps	6
Goals	1

Club	Fleetwood Town
Position	Central Defender
DOB	29th May 2007
Place of Birth	Belfast
Height	6'1 / 1.85m
Weight	12.08 / 76.7kg
U21 Debut	26th Sep 2026 v Malta (a) (won 4-0)
Caps	2
Goals	0

Club	Waterford
Position	Central Midfielder
DOB	10th May 2005
Place of Birth	Belfast
Height	5'10 / 1.80 m
Weight
U21 Debut	20th Mar 2025 v Moldova (n) (drew 1-1)
Caps	6
Goals	1

Club	Leicester City
Position	Central Midfielder / Defensive Midfielder
DOB	4th September 2006
Place of Birth	Keady
Height	5'8/ 1.73m
Weight	11.00 / 70kg
U21 Debut	9th Sep 2025 v Georgia (a) (drew 1-1)
Caps	9
Goals	0

Club	Airdrieonians (on loan from Rangers)
Position	Central Midfielder / Attacking Midfielder
DOB	16th January 2007
Place of Birth	Ballymena
Height	6'2 / 1.88m
Weight
U21 Debut	3rd Jun 2026 v Portugal (a) (lost 0-4)
Caps	3
Goals	0

Club	Barnsley (on loan from Portsmouth)
Position	Striker
DOB	6th February 2004
Place of Birth	Edinburgh
Height	6'0 / 1.83m
Weight	10.05 / 66kg
U21 Debut	6th Sep 2024 v England (h) (drew 0-0)
Caps	17
Goals	2

Club	Falkirk (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
Position	Attacking Midfielder/Left Winger
DOB	3rd May 2006
Place of Birth	Belfast
Height	5'9 / 1.79m
Weight
U21 Debut	20th Mar 2025 v Moldova (n) (drew 1-1)
Caps	6
Goals	0

Club	Aston Villa
Position	Left-Winger/Attacking Midfielder
DOB	12th May 2007
Place of Birth	Belfast
Height	5'7 / 1.70m
Weight
U21 Debut	14th Oct 2025 v Germany (h) (lost 1-2)
Caps	5
Goals	1

Club	Portsmouth
Position	Striker
DOB	30th December 2005
Place of Birth	Derry / Londonderry
Height	5'10 / 1.78m
Weight
U21 Debut	9th Sep 2025 v Georgia (a) (drew 1-1)
Caps	11
Goals	1

Club	Sheffield Wednesday
Position	Striker
DOB	26th September 2005
Place of Birth	Huddersfield
Height	5'11 / 1.80m
Weight	11.02 / 70.8kg
U21 Debut	27th Mar 2026 v Germany (a) (lost 0-3)
Caps	4
Goals	1

Club	Falkirk
Position	Striker / Central Midfielder
DOB	16th January 2007
Place of Birth	Newry
Height	5'9 / 1.75
Weight	10.03 / 65.4kg
U21 Debut	1st Oct 2026 v Georgia (h) (drew 1-1)
Caps	1
Goals	0

Northern Ireland Under 21

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Northern Ireland Under 21

Management Team

Tommy Wright

Goalkeepers

Fraser Barnsley

Stephen McMullan

Josh Gracey

Defenders

Johnny Russell

Shea Kearney

Josh Briggs

Conor Barr

Matthew Orr

Sam Inwood

Bayley McCann

Conor Haughey

Midfielders

Sam Glenfield

Darren Robinson

Jack Patterson

Ryan Donnelly

Callum Burnside

James Simpson

Kalum Thompson

Forwards

Makenzie Kirk

Aodhan Doherty

Cole Brannigan

Eoin Kenny

Devlan Moses

Paul McGovern

Braiden Graham