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

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 United)
Alan Sheehan (Leeds United)
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

As of the team that played Spain and Turkey.

[edit] Goalkeepers

Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Club
GK	Shane Redmond (on loan from Nottingham Forest)	23 March 1989 (1989-03-23) (age 20)	5	Burton Albion
GK	Stephen Henderson	2 May 1988 (1988-05-02) (age 21)	3	Bristol City
GK	Rene Gilmartin	31 May 1987 (1987-05-31) (age 22)	0	Walsall

[edit] Defenders

Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
DF	Ian Bermingham	8 October 1989 (1989-10-08) (age 20)	3	0	Shamrock Rovers F.C.
DF	Lanre Oyebanjo	7 July 1988 (1988-07-07) (age 21)	0	0	Histon F.C.
DF	Brendan Moloney (on loan from Nottingham Forest)	18 January 1989 (1989-01-18) (age 20)	1	0	Notts County
DF	Michael Spillane	23 March 1989 (1989-03-23) (age 20)	5	1	Norwich City
DF	Eddie Nolan	5 August 1988 (1988-08-05) (age 21)	11	0	Preston North End
DF	Shane Lowry	12 June 1989 (1989-06-12) (age 20)	1	0	Aston Villa
DF	Seamus Coleman	11 October 1988 (1988-10-11) (age 21)	5	0	Everton
DF	Michael Liddle (on loan from Sunderland)	25 December 1989 (1989-12-25) (age 19)	5	0	Carlisle United

[edit] Midfielders

Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
MF	Stephen Gleeson (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)	3 August 1988 (1988-08-03) (age 21)	8	2	Milton Keynes Dons
MF	James McCarthy	12 November 1990 (1990-11-12) (age 19)	1	0	Wigan Athletic
MF	Owen Garvan	29 January 1988 (1988-01-29) (age 21)	10	3	Ipswich Town
MF	Alan Judge (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)	11 November 1988 (1988-11-11) (age 21)	5	0	Plymouth Argyle
MF	David Meyler	29 May 1989 (1989-05-29) (age 20)	1	0	Sunderland
MF	John-Joe O'Toole (on loan from Watford)	30 September 1988 (1988-09-30) (age 21)	5	1	Sheffield United
MF	Jay O'Shea	10 August 1988 (1988-08-10) (age 21)	1	0	Birmingham City F.C
MF	Graham Carey	20 May 1989 (1989-05-20) (age 20)	1	0	Celtic

[edit] Forwards

Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
FW	Cillian Sheridan	23 February 1989 (1989-02-23) (age 20)	11	4	Plymouth Argyle (on loan from Celtic)
FW	Sean Scannell	17 September 1990 (1990-09-17) (age 19)	5	1	Crystal Palace
FW	Christy Fagan	11 May 1989 (1989-05-11) (age 20)	2	0	Lincoln City
FW	Paddy Madden	4 March 1990 (1990-03-04) (age 19)	1	0	Bohemians

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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