# Slovenia national under-21 football team

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
### Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Ukraine and Finland on 21 and 25 March 2025, respectively.
Caps and goals are correct as of 11 October 2024, after the match against Austria.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Martin Turk (captain) | (2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 (age 21) | 22 | 0 | Ruch Chorzów |
| 1GK | Žan-Luk Leban | (2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | Everton |
| 1GK | Lovro Štubljar | (2004-08-09) 9 August 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Domžale |
| 2DF | Marcel Ratnik | (2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 21) | 14 | 0 | Olimpija Ljubljana |
| 2DF | Srđan Kuzmić | (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 21) | 11 | 0 | Viborg |
| 2DF | Nino Milić | (2004-05-01) 1 May 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Domžale |
| 2DF | Jan Đapo | (2002-09-17) 17 September 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Dynamo Makhachkala |
| 2DF | Marko Ristić | (2004-11-01) 1 November 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Olimpija Ljubljana |
| 2DF | Rene Rantuša Lampreht | (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | Domžale |
| 3MF | Žan Jevšenak | (2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 (age 21) | 15 | 0 | Oliveirense |
| 3MF | Tio Cipot | (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 21) | 14 | 8 | Grazer AK |
| 3MF | Enrik Ostrc | (2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 (age 22) | 14 | 0 | Helmond Sport |
| 3MF | Marko Brest | (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 22) | 12 | 0 | Olimpija Ljubljana |
| 3MF | Jošt Pišek | (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 23) | 10 | 1 | Mura |
| 3MF | Martin Pečar | (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 22) | 9 | 0 | Bravo |
| 3MF | Sandro Jovanović | (2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Koper |
| 3MF | Edvin Krupić | (2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Domžale |
| 3MF | Beno Selan | (2005-01-02) 2 January 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Bravo |
| 4FW | David Flakus Bosilj | (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 23) | 25 | 4 | Murcia |
| 4FW | Tjaš Begić | (2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 (age 21) | 14 | 2 | Frosinone |
| 4FW | Nejc Gradišar | (2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 (age 22) | 10 | 1 | Al Ahly |
| 4FW | Dino Kojić | (2005-04-04) 4 April 2005 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Olimpija Ljubljana |
| 4FW | Jaka Čuber Potočnik | (2005-06-17) 17 June 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | 1. FC Köln |

## Competitive record
### UEFA European Under-21 Championship record

| UEFA European Under-21 Championship | UEFA European Under-21 Championship | UEFA European Under-21 Championship | UEFA European Under-21 Championship | UEFA European Under-21 Championship | UEFA European Under-21 Championship | UEFA European Under-21 Championship | UEFA European Under-21 Championship | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification |
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pld | W | D | L | F | A |
| 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 11 |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 11 |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 |
| 2021 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
| Total | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 132 | 51 | 33 | 48 | 176 | 157 |

## Managers

| Dates | Name |
| 1993–1994 | Zdenko Verdenik |
| 1994–1997 | Drago Kostanjšek |
| 2004 | Branko Oblak |
| 2004–2007 | Branko Zupan |
| 2008–2014 | Tomaž Kavčič |
| 2014 | Robert Englaro |
| 2015–2020 | Primož Gliha |
| 2020–2025 | Milenko Ačimovič |
| 2025–present | Andrej Razdrh |