2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads
Only players born on or after 1 January 1986 were eligible to play. Players in bold have made their senior international debuts prior to the competition or afterwards.
Group A
Belarus
BelarusHead coach: Yuri Kurnenin
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Pavel Chasnowski | 4 March 1986 (aged 23) | Vitebsk | |
| 2 | DF | Mikalay Asipovich | 29 May 1986 (aged 23) | MTZ-RIPO Minsk | |
| 3 | DF | Alyaksandr Martynovich | 26 August 1987 (aged 21) | Dinamo Minsk | |
| 4 | DF | Igor Shitov | 24 October 1986 (aged 22) | BATE Borisov | |
| 5 | MF | Maksim Bardachow | 18 May 1986 (aged 23) | BATE Borisov | |
| 6 | MF | Syarhey Balanovich | 29 August 1987 (aged 21) | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | |
| 7 | MF | Sergey Krivets | 8 June 1986 (aged 23) | BATE Borisov | |
| 8 | DF | Alyaksandr Valadzko | 18 June 1986 (aged 22) | BATE Borisov | |
| 9 | FW | Leanid Kovel | 29 July 1986 (aged 22) |  Saturn Moscow Oblast | |
| 10 | FW | Dzmitry Kamarowski | 10 October 1986 (aged 22) | Naftan Novopolotsk | |
| 11 | MF | Mikhail Afanasyev (c) | 4 November 1986 (aged 22) | Amkar Perm | |
| 12 | GK | Artem Gomelko | 8 December 1989 (aged 19) | Lokomotiv Moscow | |
| 13 | MF | Alyaksandr Sachywka | 5 January 1986 (aged 23) | Minsk | |
| 14 | MF | Anton Putsila | 10 June 1987 (aged 22) | Dinamo Minsk | |
| 15 | DF | Syarhey Kislyak | 6 August 1987 (aged 21) | Dinamo Minsk | |
| 16 | DF | Aleh Veratsila | 10 July 1988 (aged 20) | Dinamo Minsk | |
| 17 | MF | Syarhey Hihevich | 26 January 1987 (aged 22) | Dinamo Minsk | |
| 18 | DF | Dzmitry Verkhawtsow | 10 October 1986 (aged 22) | Naftan Novopolotsk | |
| 19 | DF | Alyaksey Yanushkevich | 15 January 1986 (aged 23) | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | |
| 20 | FW | Vladimir Yurchenko | 26 January 1989 (aged 20) | Saturn Moscow Oblast | |
| 21 | MF | Mikhail Sivakov | 16 January 1988 (aged 21) |  Cagliari | |
| 22 | GK | Anton Kavalewski | 2 February 1986 (aged 23) | Naftan Novopolotsk | |
| 23 | DF | Andrey Chukhley | 2 October 1987 (aged 21) | Dinamo Minsk |
Italy
ItalyHead coach: Pierluigi Casiraghi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Andrea Consigli | 27 January 1987 (aged 22) | Atalanta | |
| 2 | DF | Marco Motta (c) | 14 May 1986 (aged 23) | Udinese[1] | |
| 3 | DF | Marco Andreolli | 10 June 1986 (aged 23) | Roma[2] | |
| 4 | DF | Domenico Criscito | 30 December 1986 (aged 22) | Juventus[3] | |
| 5 | MF | Piermario Morosini | 5 July 1986 (aged 22) | Vicenza | |
| 6 | DF | Lino Marzoratti | 12 October 1986 (aged 22) | Empoli | |
| 7 | MF | Ignazio Abate | 12 November 1986 (aged 22) | Torino[4] | |
| 8 | MF | Claudio Marchisio | 19 January 1986 (aged 23) | Juventus | |
| 9 | FW | Robert Acquafresca | 11 September 1987 (aged 21) | Internazionale[5] | |
| 10 | FW | Sebastian Giovinco | 26 January 1987 (aged 22) | Juventus | |
| 11 | DF | Paolo De Ceglie | 17 September 1986 (aged 22) | Juventus | |
| 12 | GK | Salvatore Sirigu | 12 January 1987 (aged 22) | Palermo[6] | |
| 13 | DF | Andrea Ranocchia | 16 February 1988 (aged 21) | Genoa[7] | |
| 14 | DF | Francesco Pisano | 29 April 1986 (aged 23) | Cagliari | |
| 15 | DF | Salvatore Bocchetti | 30 November 1986 (aged 22) | Genoa | |
| 16 | MF | Antonio Candreva | 28 February 1987 (aged 22) | Udinese[8] | |
| 17 | MF | Andrea Poli | 29 September 1989 (aged 19) | Sampdoria[9] | |
| 18 | MF | Alessio Cerci | 23 July 1987 (aged 21) | Roma[10] | |
| 19 | FW | Alberto Paloschi | 4 January 1990 (aged 19) | Parma | |
| 20 | FW | Mario Balotelli | 12 August 1990 (aged 18) | Internazionale | |
| 21 | MF | Luca Cigarini | 20 June 1986 (aged 22) | Atalanta | |
| 22 | GK | Andrea Seculin | 14 July 1990 (aged 18) | Fiorentina | |
| 23 | MF | Daniele Dessena | 10 May 1987 (aged 22) | Sampdoria |
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Serbia
SerbiaHead coach: Slobodan Krčmarević
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Željko Brkić | 9 July 1986 (aged 22) | Vojvodina | |
| 2 | DF | Marko Jovanović | 23 March 1988 (aged 21) | Partizan | |
| 3 | DF | Ljubomir Fejsa | 14 August 1988 (aged 20) | Partizan | |
| 4 | MF | Gojko Kačar | 26 January 1987 (aged 22) |  Hertha BSC | |
| 5 | DF | Nikola Petković | 28 March 1986 (aged 23) | Eintracht Frankfurt | |
| 6 | DF | Nikola Gulan | 23 March 1989 (aged 20) | Fiorentina[11] | |
| 7 | MF | Milan Smiljanić (c) | 19 November 1986 (aged 22) |  Espanyol | |
| 8 | FW | Rade Veljović | 9 August 1986 (aged 22) |  CFR Cluj | |
| 9 | FW | Slavko Perović | 9 June 1989 (aged 20) | Red Star Belgrade | |
| 10 | FW | Miralem Sulejmani | 5 December 1988 (aged 20) |  Ajax | |
| 11 | MF | Zoran Tošić | 28 April 1987 (aged 22) |  Manchester United | |
| 12 | GK | Bojan Šaranov | 22 September 1987 (aged 21) | OFK Beograd | |
| 13 | DF | Ivan Obradović | 25 July 1988 (aged 20) | Partizan | |
| 14 | DF | Nenad Tomović | 30 August 1987 (aged 21) | Red Star Belgrade | |
| 15 | DF | Nemanja Pejčinović | 4 November 1987 (aged 21) | Red Star Belgrade | |
| 16 | DF | Jagoš Vuković | 10 June 1988 (aged 21) | Rad | |
| 17 | MF | Nemanja Matić | 1 August 1988 (aged 20) |  MFK Košice | |
| 18 | MF | Marko Milinković | 16 April 1988 (aged 21) | MFK Košice | |
| 19 | DF | Rajko Brežančić | 21 August 1989 (aged 19) | Partizan | |
| 20 | FW | Dušan Tadić | 20 November 1988 (aged 20) | Vojvodina | |
| 21 | DF | Milan Vilotić | 21 October 1986 (aged 22) | Čukarički | |
| 22 | FW | Nemanja Tomić | 21 January 1988 (aged 21) | Partizan | |
| 23 | GK | Živko Živković | 14 April 1989 (aged 20) | Metalac Gornji Milanovac |
Sweden
SwedenHead coach: Tommy Söderberg and Jörgen Lennartsson [12]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Johan Dahlin | 8 September 1986 (aged 22) |  Lyn | |
| 2 | DF | Mikael Lustig | 13 December 1986 (aged 22) | Rosenborg | |
| 3 | DF | Mattias Bjärsmyr (c) | 3 January 1986 (aged 23) | IFK Göteborg | |
| 4 | DF | Rasmus Bengtsson | 26 June 1986 (aged 22) | Trelleborgs FF | |
| 5 | DF | Emil Johansson | 11 August 1986 (aged 22) | Hammarb IFy | |
| 6 | DF | Per Karlsson | 2 January 1986 (aged 23) | AIK | |
| 7 | FW | Ola Toivonen | 3 July 1986 (aged 22) | PSV | |
| 8 | MF | Andreas Landgren | 17 March 1989 (aged 20) | Helsingborgs IF | |
| 9 | FW | Marcus Berg | 17 August 1986 (aged 22) | Groningen | |
| 10 | FW | Denni Avdić | 5 September 1988 (aged 20) | IF Elfsborg | |
| 11 | FW | Robin Söder | 1 April 1991 (aged 18) | IFK Göteborg | |
| 12 | GK | Pär Hansson | 22 June 1986 (aged 22) | Helsingborgs IF | |
| 13 | MF | Gustav Svensson | 7 February 1987 (aged 22) | IFK Göteborg | |
| 14 | MF | Guillermo Molins | 26 September 1988 (aged 20) | Malmö FF | |
| 15 | MF | Labinot Harbuzi | 4 April 1986 (aged 23) | Malmö FF | |
| 16 | DF | Pierre Bengtsson | 12 April 1988 (aged 21) | AIK | |
| 17 | DF | Martin Olsson | 17 May 1988 (aged 21) | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 18 | MF | Rasmus Elm | 17 March 1988 (aged 21) | Kalmar FF | |
| 19 | MF | Pontus Wernbloom | 25 June 1986 (aged 22) | IFK Göteborg | |
| 20 | MF | Emir Bajrami | 7 March 1988 (aged 21) | IF Elfsborg | |
| 21 | MF | Gabriel Özkan | 23 May 1986 (aged 23) | AIK | |
| 22 | DF | Joel Ekstrand | 4 February 1989 (aged 20) | Helsingborgs IF | |
| 23 | GK | Kristoffer Nordfeldt | 23 June 1989 (aged 19) | IF Brommapojkarna |
Group B
England
EnglandHead coach: Stuart Pearce
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Joe Hart | 19 April 1987 (aged 22) | 18 | 0 | Manchester City |
| 2 | DF | Martin Cranie | 23 September 1986 (aged 22) | 12 | 0 | Portsmouth |
| 3 | DF | Andrew Taylor | 1 August 1986 (aged 22) | 12 | 0 | Middlesbrough |
| 4 | MF | Lee Cattermole | 21 March 1988 (aged 21) | 10 | 1 | Wigan Athletic |
| 5 | DF | Richard Stearman | 19 August 1987 (aged 21) | 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 6 | DF | Nedum Onuoha | 12 November 1986 (aged 22) | 18 | 1 | Manchester City |
| 7 | MF | James Milner | 4 January 1986 (aged 23) | 42 | 8 | Aston Villa |
| 8 | MF | Craig Gardner | 27 November 1986 (aged 22) | 11 | 2 | Aston Villa |
| 9 | FW | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 13 October 1986 (aged 22) | 13 | 5 | Aston Villa |
| 10 | MF | Mark Noble (c) | 8 May 1987 (aged 22) | 16 | 3 | West Ham United |
| 11 | MF | Adam Johnson | 14 July 1987 (aged 21) | 15 | 4 | Middlesbrough |
| 12 | MF | Fabrice Muamba | 6 April 1988 (aged 21) | 15 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 13 | GK | Joe Lewis | 6 October 1987 (aged 21) | 4 | 0 | Peterborough United |
| 14 | FW | Theo Walcott | 16 March 1989 (aged 20) | 15 | 6 | Arsenal |
| 15 | MF | Jack Rodwell | 11 March 1991 (aged 18) | 2 | 1 | Everton |
| 16 | DF | James Tomkins | 29 March 1989 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | West Ham United |
| 17 | DF | Micah Richards | 24 June 1988 (aged 20) | 5 | 1 | Manchester City |
| 18 | DF | Michael Mancienne | 8 January 1988 (aged 21) | 12 | 1 | Chelsea |
| 19 | DF | Kieran Gibbs | 26 September 1989 (aged 19) | 3 | 2 | Arsenal |
| 20 | MF | Andrew Driver | 20 November 1987 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 |  Hearts |
| 21 | FW | Fraizer Campbell | 13 September 1987 (aged 21) | 10 | 3 | Manchester United |
| 22 | GK | Scott Loach | 27 May 1988 (aged 21) | 3 | 0 | Watford |
| 23 | MF | Danny Rose | 2 July 1990 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
Note: All information accurate at start of tournament, on 15 June 2009.
Finland
FinlandHead coach: Markku Kanerva
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Anssi Jaakkola | 13 March 1987 (aged 22) | Siena | |
| 2 | DF | Ville Jalasto | 19 April 1986 (aged 23) | Aalesund | |
| 3 | DF | Jukka Raitala | 15 September 1988 (aged 20) | HJK Helsinki | |
| 4 | DF | Jonas Portin | 30 September 1986 (aged 22) | Jaro | |
| 5 | DF | Tuomo Turunen | 30 August 1987 (aged 21) | Honka | |
| 6 | MF | Tim Sparv (c) | 20 February 1987 (aged 22) | Halmstad | |
| 7 | MF | Kasper Hämäläinen | 8 August 1986 (aged 22) | TPS | |
| 8 | MF | Mehmet Hetemaj | 8 December 1987 (aged 21) |  Panionios | |
| 9 | FW | Berat Sadik | 14 September 1986 (aged 22) | Arminia Bielefeld | |
| 10 | MF | Nicholas Otaru | 15 July 1986 (aged 22) | Honka | |
| 11 | FW | Jarno Parikka | 21 July 1986 (aged 22) | HJK Helsinki | |
| 12 | GK | Jon Masalin | 29 January 1986 (aged 23) | Hamarkameratene | |
| 13 | DF | Pyry Kärkkäinen | 10 November 1986 (aged 22) | HJK Helsinki | |
| 14 | DF | Joni Aho | 12 April 1986 (aged 23) | Inter Turku | |
| 15 | MF | Ilari Äijälä | 30 September 1986 (aged 22) | MyPa-47 | |
| 16 | MF | Përparim Hetemaj | 12 December 1986 (aged 22) | AEK Athens | |
| 17 | MF | Juha Hakola | 27 October 1987 (aged 21) | Heracles Almelo | |
| 18 | MF | Jussi Vasara | 14 May 1987 (aged 22) | Honka | |
| 19 | FW | Aleksandr Kokko | 6 April 1987 (aged 22) | Honka | |
| 20 | FW | Teemu Pukki | 29 March 1990 (aged 19) | Sevilla | |
| 21 | DF | Petri Viljanen | 3 February 1987 (aged 22) | Haka | |
| 22 | DF | Joona Toivio | 4 April 1988 (aged 21) | AZ | |
| 23 | GK | Jukka Lehtovaara | 15 March 1988 (aged 21) | TPS |
Germany
GermanyHead coach: Horst Hrubesch
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Manuel Neuer | 27 March 1986 (aged 23) | 15 | Schalke 04 |
| 2 | DF | Andreas Beck | 13 March 1987 (aged 22) | 22 | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| 3 | DF | Sebastian Boenisch[13] | 1 February 1987 (aged 22) | 10 | Werder Bremen |
| 4 | MF | Benedikt Höwedes | 29 February 1988 (aged 21) | 11 | Schalke 04 |
| 5 | DF | Jérôme Boateng | 3 November 1988 (aged 20) | 8 | Hamburger SV |
| 6 | MF | Dennis Aogo | 14 January 1987 (aged 22) | 20 | Hamburger SV |
| 7 | MF | Patrick Ebert | 17 March 1987 (aged 22) | 10 | Hertha BSC |
| 8 | MF | Sami Khedira (c) | 4 April 1987 (aged 22) | 11 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 9 | FW | Ashkan Dejagah[14] | 5 July 1986 (aged 22) | 16 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 10 | MF | Mesut Özil | 15 October 1988 (aged 20) | 11 | Werder Bremen |
| 11 | MF | Marko Marin | 13 March 1989 (aged 20) | 7 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 12 | GK | Florian Fromlowitz | 2 July 1986 (aged 22) | 12 | Hannover 96 |
| 13 | FW | Sandro Wagner | 29 November 1987 (aged 21) | 5 | MSV Duisburg |
| 14 | MF | Fabian Johnson[15] | 11 December 1987 (aged 21) | 4 | 1860 Munich |
| 15 | DF | Mats Hummels | 16 December 1988 (aged 20) | 10 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 16 | DF | Daniel Schwaab | 23 August 1988 (aged 20) | 14 | SC Freiburg |
| 17 | MF | Dennis Grote | 9 August 1986 (aged 22) | 14 | VfL Bochum |
| 18 | MF | Daniel Adlung | 1 October 1987 (aged 21) | 5 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 19 | MF | Änis Ben-Hatira[16] | 18 July 1988 (aged 20) | 3 | MSV Duisburg |
| 20 | MF | Gonzalo Castro | 11 June 1987 (aged 22) | 16 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 21 | DF | Marcel Schmelzer | 22 January 1988 (aged 21) | 1 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 22 | FW | Chinedu Ede | 5 February 1987 (aged 22) | 5 | MSV Duisburg |
| 23 | GK | Tobias Sippel | 22 March 1988 (aged 21) | 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
Spain
SpainHead coach: Juan Ramón López Caro
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Roberto Jiménez | 10 February 1986 (aged 23) | 6 | 0 | Recreativo Huelva |
| 2 | DF | Miguel Torres | 28 January 1986 (aged 23) | 12 | 0 | Real Madrid |
| 3 | DF | Nacho Monreal | 26 February 1986 (aged 23) | 6 | 0 | Osasuna |
| 4 | MF | Javi García | 8 February 1987 (aged 22) | 8 | 0 | Real Madrid |
| 5 | DF | Marc Torrejón | 18 February 1986 (aged 23) | 8 | 0 | Espanyol |
| 6 | MF | Javi Martínez | 2 September 1988 (aged 20) | 7 | 0 | Athletic Bilbao |
| 7 | MF | Sisi | 22 April 1986 (aged 23) | 10 | 2 | Recreativo Huelva |
| 8 | MF | Raúl García (c) | 11 July 1986 (aged 22) | 17 | 1 | Atlético Madrid |
| 9 | FW | Bojan Krkić | 28 August 1990 (aged 18) | 8 | 3 | Barcelona |
| 10 | MF | José Manuel Jurado | 29 June 1986 (aged 22) | 15 | 5 | Mallorca |
| 11 | MF | Esteban Granero | 2 July 1987 (aged 21) | 8 | 2 | Getafe |
| 12 | DF | César Azpilicueta | 28 August 1989 (aged 19) | 5 | 0 | Osasuna |
| 13 | GK | Sergio Asenjo | 28 June 1989 (aged 19) | 7 | 0 | Real Valladolid |
| 14 | DF | Sergio Sánchez | 3 April 1986 (aged 23) | 3 | 0 | Espanyol |
| 15 | DF | Chico Flores | 6 March 1987 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | Almería |
| 16 | DF | Iván Marcano | 23 June 1987 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Racing Santander |
| 17 | MF | Diego Capel | 16 February 1988 (aged 21) | 7 | 2 | Sevilla |
| 18 | MF | Mario Suárez | 24 February 1987 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 | Mallorca |
| 19 | FW | Xisco | 26 June 1986 (aged 22) | 8 | 3 | Newcastle United |
| 20 | FW | Jonathan Pereira | 12 May 1987 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | Racing Santander |
| 21 | FW | Adrián López | 8 January 1988 (aged 21) | 3 | 1 | Málaga |
| 22 | MF | Pedro León | 24 November 1986 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 | Real Valladolid |
| 23 | GK | Antonio Adán | 13 May 1987 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | Real Madrid Castilla |
Footnotes
- Marco Motta spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Roma, he joined Roma after the tournament.
- Marco Andreolli has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Sassuolo
- Domenico Criscito has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Genoa
- Ignazio Abate will join Milan after the tournament.
- Robert Acquafresca has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Cagliari
- Salvatore Sirigu has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Ancona
- Andrea Ranocchia has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Bari
- Antonio Candreva has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Livorno
- Andrea Poli has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Sassuolo
- Alessio Cerci has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Atalanta
- Nikola Gulan has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to 1860 Munich
- http://www.svenskfotboll.se/t2.aspx?p=152141&x=1&a=1170430
- Boenisch opted to play for Poland as he was born in Poland.
- Dejagah opted to play for Iran, his country of birth, despite being a naturalized German national.
- Johnson opted to play for the United States as both his parents were United States citizens.
- Ben-Hatira opted to play for Tunisia.
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