# Germany men's national under-21 field hockey team

The Germany men's national under-21 field hockey team represents Germany in men's international under-21 field hockey competitions and is controlled by the German Hockey Federation, the governing body for field hockey in Germany.
The team competes in the EuroHockey Junior Championships which they have won seven times. They have qualified for all Junior World Cups which they have won a record six times.

## Tournament record
### Junior World Cup

* 1979 –
* 1982 –
* 1985 –
* 1989 –
* 1993 –
* 1997 –
* 2001 –
* 2005 – 6th place
* 2009 –
* 2013 –
* 2016 –
* 2021 –
* 2023 –

### EuroHockey Junior Championship

* 1976 –
* 1977 –
* 1978 –
* 1981 –
* 1984 –
* 1988 –
* 1992 –
* 1996 –
* 1998 –
* 2000 –
* 2002 –
* 2004 –
* 2006 –
* 2008 –
* 2010 –
* 2012 –
* 2014 –
* 2017 –
* 2019 –
* 2022 –
* 2024 – 4th place
Source:

### Sultan of Johor Cup

* 2012 –
* 2023 –

## Players
### Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 14 July 2022 for the 2022 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship in Ghent, Belgium from 24 to 30 July 2022.
Caps updated as of 30 July 2022, after the match against the Netherlands.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 1 | GK | Jean Danneberg | (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 22) | 7 | TEC Darmstadt |
| 29 | GK | Joshua Onyekwue | (2002-11-02) 2 November 2002 (age 22) | 1 | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| 5 | DF | Moritz Himmler | (2002-03-02) 2 March 2002 (age 22) | 5 | Mannheimer HC |
| 8 | DF | Benedikt Schwarzhaupt (Captain) | (2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 23) | 17 | UHC Hamburg |
| 12 | DF | Moritz Ludwig | (2001-09-14) 14 September 2001 (age 23) | 21 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
| 15 | DF | Nikas Berendts | (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 22) | 4 | Münchner SC |
| 16 | DF | Antheus Barry | (2002-10-06) 6 October 2002 (age 22) | 15 | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| 19 | DF | Luca Wolff | (2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 (age 23) | 5 | Pinoké |
| 21 | DF | Phillip Holzmüller | (2001-08-13) 13 August 2001 (age 23) | 11 | Münchner SC |
| 9 | MF | Erik Kleinlein | (2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 23) | 14 | Mannheimer HC |
| 11 | MF | Hugo von Montgelas | (2004-04-17) 17 April 2004 (age 20) | 5 | Frankfurt 1880 |
| 13 | MF | Luis Höchemer | (2002-06-13) 13 June 2002 (age 22) | 5 | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| 14 | MF | Matteo Poljaric | (2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 22) | 11 | Berliner HC |
| 23 | MF | Mario Schachner | (2001-09-19) 19 September 2001 (age 23) | 21 | Mannheimer HC |
| 7 | FW | Fabio Seitz | (2003-08-31) 31 August 2003 (age 21) | 5 | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| 24 | FW | Liam Holdermann | (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) | 5 | Berliner HC |
| 26 | FW | Elian Mazkour | (2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 23) | 5 | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| 27 | FW | Florian Sperling | (2002-08-24) 24 August 2002 (age 22) | 5 | Berliner HC |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Anton Brinckman | (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 24) | 12 | Harvestehuder THC | 2021 Junior World Cup |
| DF | Christopher Kutter | (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 (age 24) | 6 | UHC Hamburg | 2021 Junior World Cup |
| MF | Aton Flatten | (2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 (age 22) | 15 | Münchner SC | 2021 Junior World Cup |
| MF | Niclas Schippan | (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 25) | 10 | Harvestehuder THC | 2021 Junior World Cup |
| MF | Maximilian Siegburg | (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 24) | 7 | Rot-Weiss Köln | 2021 Junior World Cup |
| MF | Robert Duckscheer | (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 24) | 6 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 2021 Junior World Cup |
| MF | Michel Struthoff | (2003-04-19) 19 April 2003 (age 21) | 6 | UHC Hamburg | 2021 Junior World Cup |
| FW | Hannes Müller | (2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 (age 24) | 23 | UHC Hamburg | 2021 Junior World Cup |
| FW | Masi Pfandt | (2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 24) | 6 | Harvestehuder THC | 2021 Junior World Cup |
| FW | Paul Smith | (2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 24) | 6 | Hamburger Polo Club | 2021 Junior World Cup |
| FW | Julius Hayner | (2000-04-29) 29 April 2000 (age 24) | 2 | Düsseldorfer HC | 2021 Junior World Cup |