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Slovenia national under-21 football team

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Slovenia Under-21
AssociationFootball Association of Slovenia
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAndrej Razdrh
FIFA codeSVN
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Cyprus 1–0 Slovenia
(Paralimni, Cyprus; 17 November 1992)
Biggest win
 Estonia 1–7 Slovenia
(Rakvere, Estonia; 8 September 2014)
Biggest defeat
Slovenia 0–6 Slovakia 
(Sežana, Slovenia; 11 February 2003)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2021)
Best resultGroup stage (2021)

The Slovenia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Slovenia and is governed by the Football Association of Slovenia.

Players

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Current squad

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The following 23 players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[1]

Caps and goals are correct as of 15 June 2025, after the match against England.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Martin Turk (captain) (2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 (age 21) 26 0 Poland Ruch Chorzów
12 1GK Žan-Luk Leban (2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 22) 5 0 England Everton
22 1GK Lovro Štubljar (2004-08-09) 9 August 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Slovenia Domžale
2 2DF Mitja Ilenič (2004-12-26) 26 December 2004 (age 20) 17 0 United States New York City FC
3 2DF Srđan Kuzmić (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 21) 16 0 Denmark Viborg
4 2DF Relja Obrić (2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 19) 1 0 Italy Atalanta
5 2DF Lovro Golič (2006-03-05) 5 March 2006 (age 19) 3 0 Italy Roma
23 2DF Nino Milić (2004-05-01) 1 May 2004 (age 21) 5 0 Slovenia Domžale
6 3MF Žan Jevšenak (2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 (age 22) 19 0 Portugal Oliveirense
8 3MF Adrian Zeljković (2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 (age 22) 16 2 Slovakia Spartak Trnava
9 3MF Tio Cipot (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 22) 19 8 Austria Grazer AK
10 3MF Svit Sešlar (2002-01-09) 9 January 2002 (age 23) 21 1 Slovenia Celje
13 3MF Edvin Krupić (2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 21) 1 0 Slovenia Domžale
14 3MF Marcel Lorber (2004-04-26) 26 April 2004 (age 21) 1 0 Slovenia Domžale
15 3MF Sandro Jovanović (2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 23) 3 0 Slovenia Koper
16 3MF Luka Topalović (2006-02-23) 23 February 2006 (age 19) 1 0 Italy Inter Milan
17 3MF Martin Pečar (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 22) 13 0 Slovenia Bravo
18 3MF Marko Brest (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 23) 17 0 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
19 3MF Enrik Ostrc (2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 (age 22) 18 0 Netherlands Helmond Sport
20 3MF Jošt Pišek (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 23) 15 2 Slovenia Mura
7 4FW Tjaš Begić (2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 (age 21) 19 3 Italy Frosinone
11 4FW Dino Kojić (2005-04-04) 4 April 2005 (age 20) 8 1 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
21 4FW Jaka Čuber Potočnik (2005-06-17) 17 June 2005 (age 20) 3 0 Germany 1. FC Köln

Competitive record

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UEFA European Under-21 Championship record

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UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification
Year Round Pld W D L F A Pld W D L F A
France 1994 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1996 Did not qualify 10 6 1 3 19 12
Romania 1998 8 3 0 5 9 13
Slovakia 2000 10 1 5 4 10 19
Switzerland 2002 8 2 2 4 10 10
Germany 2004 8 2 3 3 4 7
Portugal 2006 12 4 4 4 13 15
Netherlands 2007 2 1 0 1 1 2
Sweden 2009 8 1 2 5 4 13
Denmark 2011 8 2 2 4 6 10
Israel 2013 10 6 2 2 15 8
Czech Republic 2015 10 5 2 3 29 11
Poland 2017 10 5 0 5 18 11
ItalySan Marino 2019 10 4 4 2 14 12
HungarySlovenia 2021 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 8 Qualified as host
RomaniaGeorgia (country) 2023 Did not qualify 10 4 4 2 11 7
Slovakia 2025 Qualified 8 5 2 1 13 7
Total Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 8 132 51 33 48 176 157

Managers

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Dates Name
1993–1994 Slovenia Zdenko Verdenik
1994–1997 Slovenia Drago Kostanjšek
2004 Slovenia Branko Oblak
2004–2007 Slovenia Branko Zupan
2008–2014 Slovenia Tomaž Kavčič[2]
2014 Slovenia Robert Englaro[3]
2015–2020 Slovenia Primož Gliha[4][5]
2020–2025 Slovenia Milenko Ačimovič[6]
2025–present Slovenia Andrej Razdrh[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Razdrh razkril seznam za evropsko prvenstvo" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  2. ^ Š. Ro. (22 July 2014). "Tomaž Kavčič zapušča reprezentanco do 21 let". Delo (in Slovenian). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Englaro kot začasni selektor" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  4. ^ "U-21: Nov selektor, nova zasedba". Ekipa24.si (in Slovenian). 26 March 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  5. ^ R. P. (27 October 2020). "Primož Gliha potegnil krajšo, predsednik NZS kritičen tudi do igralcev" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  6. ^ "URADNO: Slovenija gre na Euro z Milenkom Ačimovićem v vlogi selektorja" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Slovenska reprezentanca do 21 let ima novega selektorja: Mladeniče bo na Euru U21 na Slovaškem vodil Andrej Razdrh". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
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