Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team

Republic Of Ireland Under-21
Association	Football Association of Ireland
Head coach	Don Givens
Captain	Eddie Nolan
Most caps	Alan Mahon
Top scorer	?
	Home colours
	Away colours
First international
	U21: Rep. Ireland 1-1 N. Ireland; Dublin, March 8, 1978;
Biggest win
	China 1-5 Rep. Ireland; Six-Fours-les-Plages, June 11, 1983; Poland 1-5 Rep. Ireland; Gdansk, August 19, 2003
Biggest defeat
	Germany 8-0 Rep. Ireland; Baunatal, March 23, 1993;

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The Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team has competed since 1978 and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland.

[edit] Current and recent players

Players born in 1986 or later are eligible for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

1986-born
(eligible to 2009 UEFA U21 Championship)

David Elebert (Hamilton Academical}
Andy Keogh (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Richard Keogh (Carlisle)
Stephen Ireland (Manchester City)
Shane McFaul (Brighton)
Aiden McGeady (Celtic)
Paul McShane (Sunderland)
Joey O'Brien (Bolton Wanderers)
Marcos Painter (Swansea City)
Darren Quigley (Derry City)
Stephen Quinn (Sheffield Utd)
Alan Sheehan (Leeds Utd)
Kevin Thornton (Coventry City)

1987-born
(eligible to 2009 UEFA U21 Championship)

1988-born
(eligible to 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship)

1989-born
(eligible to 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship)

Those players in bold have caps for the senior team. Details of exactly which players were selected in the squad for the latest fixture(s) are available here

[edit] Under-21 squad

Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Club
GK	Rene Gilmartin	May 31, 1987 (1987-05-31) (age 21)	0	Walsall
GK	Darren Quigley	June 10, 1986 (1986-06-10) (age 22)	0	Derry City
GK	Darren Randolph	May 12, 1987 (1987-05-12) (age 21)	0	Hereford Utd (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
GK	Shane Supple	May 4, 1987 (1987-05-04) (age 21)	0	Ipswich
DF	David Elebert	March 21, 1986 (1986-03-21) (age 22)	1	Hamilton
DF	Richard Keogh	August 11, 1986 (1986-08-11) (age 22)	0	Carlisle United
DF	Paul McShane	January 6, 1986 (1986-01-06) (age 23)	0	Hull City (on loan from Sunderland)
DF	Darren O'Dea	February 4, 1987 (1987-02-04) (age 21)	0	Celtic
DF	Marcos Painter	August 17, 1986 (1986-08-17) (age 22)	0	Swansea City
DF	Alan Sheehan	September 14, 1986 (1986-09-14) (age 22)	0	Leeds United
DF	Ian Morris	February 27, 1987 (1987-02-27) (age 21)	0	Scunthorpe United
DF	Joe O'Cearuill	February 9, 1987 (1987-02-09) (age 21)	0	St Patrick's Athletic
DF	Stephen O'Halloran	November 29, 1987 (1987-11-29) (age 21)	0	Leeds United (on loan from Aston Villa)
DF	Conor Powell	August 26, 1987 (1987-08-26) (age 21)	0	Bohemians
DF	Eddie Nolan	August 5, 1988 (1988-08-05) (age 20)	0	Preston North End
MF	Darron Gibson	October 25, 1987 (1987-10-25) (age 21)	0	Manchester United
MF	Aiden McGeady	April 4, 1986 (1986-04-04) (age 22)	0	Celtic
MF	Joey O'Brien	February 17, 1986 (1986-02-17) (age 22)	0	Bolton Wanderers
MF	Kevin Thornton	July 9, 1986 (1986-07-09) (age 22)	0	Brighton (on loan from Coventry City)
MF	Stephen Ireland	August 22, 1986 (1986-08-22) (age 22)	0	Manchester City
MF	Shane McFaul	May 23, 1986 (1986-05-23) (age 22)	0	UCD
MF	Stephen Quinn	April 4, 1986 (1986-04-04) (age 22)	0	Sheffield United
MF	James Chambers	February 14, 1987 (1987-02-14) (age 21)	0	Shelbourne
MF	Chris McCann	July 21, 1987 (1987-07-21) (age 21)	0	Burnley
MF	Owen Garvan	January 29, 1988 (1988-01-29) (age 20)	0	Ipswich Town
MF	Stephen Gleeson	August 3, 1988 (1988-08-03) (age 20)	0	Stockport County (on loan from Wolves)
MF	John-Joe O'Toole	September 30, 1988 (1988-09-30) (age 20)	0	Watford
MF	Keith Treacy	September 13, 1988 (1988-09-13) (age 20)	0	Blackburn Rovers
MF	Michael Spillane	March 23, 1989 (1989-03-23) (age 19)	0	Luton Town (on loan from Norwich City)
MF	Anthony Pilkington	June 6, 1988 (1988-06-06) (age 20)	0	Stockport County