# North Macedonia national under-21 football team

The North Macedonia national under-21 football team is a youth association football national team which represents North Macedonia at this age level and is a feeder team for the North Macedonia national football team. It was formerly known as the Macedonia national under-21 football team.
This team is for Macedonian players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Also in existence are teams for Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments), Under-19s and Under 17s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side and again for the U21s. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible).
The under-21 age category came into existence with the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976. The Macedonia U21 team was formed following Macedonia's independence from SFR Yugoslavia in 1991 and is controlled by the Football Federation of North Macedonia (from 1976 to 1992 Macedonian players played for Yugoslavia U21). A 7–0 win in a friendly against Estonia played on 31 May 1994 was Macedonia U21s' first result. Four months later, Macedonia also had their first competitive match which ended in a 5–3 win against Denmark.
So far, the team has qualified for one final tournament, the one being the 2017 Euro U21 held in Poland for players born 1994 or later. They ended the tournament on the 11th position with 1 draw and 2 losses over the group stage.

## UEFA U-21 Championship Record

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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 27 | −11 | Jovo Nikushev |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | −14 | Zoran Smileski |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 25 | −23 | Perica Gruevski, Blagoja Kitanovski |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | −12 | Blagoja Kitanovski, Nikola Ilievski |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 23 | −19 | Zharko Odjakov, Mirsad Jonuz |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | −9 | Mirsad Jonuz |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | Mirsad Jonuz |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | 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 | 5 | 6 | −1 | Mirsad Jonuz |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | −10 | Mirsad Jonuz, Boban Babunski |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | −1 | Boban Babunski |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | −13 | Boban Babunski, Vujadin Stanojković |
| 2017 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | Blagoja Milevski |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 24 | −7 | Blagoja Milevski, Dobrinko Ilievski |
| 2021 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | Blagoja Milevski |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | Blagoja Milevski, Dragan Kanatlarovski |
| Total | 1/15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 132 | 32 | 26 | 74 | 136 | 245 | −109 | |

## 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
### Qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Macedonia | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 21 | Final tournament | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | France | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 20 | | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Iceland | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 18 | | 3–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 14 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| 5 | Scotland | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 8 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 |
| 6 | Northern Ireland | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 2 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |

### Final tournament
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Serbia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
| 4 | Macedonia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 | |

## 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
### Qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Spain | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 28 | Final tournament | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 18 | | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Israel | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 13 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 10 | | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | — | 2–3 | 0–4 |
| 5 | Faroe Islands | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 9 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 |
| 6 | Montenegro | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 7 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — |

## 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
### Qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | France | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 5 | +26 | 26 | Final tournament | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 23 | Play-offs | 3–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Serbia | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 12 | | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Faroe Islands | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 10 | | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 9 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 |
| 6 | Armenia | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 3 | | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — |

## 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
### Qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Netherlands | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | +29 | 30 | Final tournament | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Georgia | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 19 | Play-offs | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Sweden | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 17 | | 2–4 | 3–2 | — | 0–1 | 4–0 | 9–0 |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 12 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 5 | Moldova | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 7 | | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 |
| 6 | Gibraltar | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 3 | | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — |

## Recent results and fixtures
### Generation 2004+

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Macedonia scorer(s) | Report |
| Friendly matches ||||||
| 14 November 2024 | Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia | Kosovo | 1–3 | Velichkovski 16' | ffm.mk |
| 17 November 2024 | Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia | Kosovo | 0–1 | | |
| 21 March 2025 | | Belarus | | | |
| 25 March 2025 | | Azerbaijan | | | |
* * Macedonia's scores are always listed first

## Squad
### Current squad

Squad named for the friendly matches against Belarus and Azerbaijan on 21 and 25 March 2025. Caps and goals as of 17 November 2024, after both matches against Kosovo.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 12 | 1GK | Vasko Vasilev | (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Gostivar |
| 1 | 1GK | Ljupche Djekov | (2005-10-18) 18 October 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Sileks |
| 22 | 1GK | Slave Vrgov | (2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | AP Brera |
| 3 | 2DF | Gjorge Djekov | (2005-10-18) 18 October 2005 (age 19) | 7 | 0 | Sileks |
| 5 | 2DF | Anes Meliqi | (2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Shkëndija |
| 6 | 2DF | Benan Hamidović | (2006-03-28) 28 March 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Magdeburg U19 |
| 14 | 2DF | Numan Ajetovikj | (2006-03-18) 18 March 2006 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Shkupi |
| | 2DF | David Dailoski | (2005-02-26) 26 February 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Venlo |
| 2 | 2DF | Daniel Markovski | (2005-04-29) 29 April 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Jönköpings Södra |
| | 2DF | Marko Stojilevski | (2005-10-24) 24 October 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | AP Brera |
| | 2DF | Andrej Velkov | (2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | AP Brera |
| 8 | 3MF | Matej Angelov (captain) | (2004-07-11) 11 July 2004 (age 20) | 14 | 0 | Rabotnichki |
| 10 | 3MF | Martin Gjorgievski | (2005-02-28) 28 February 2005 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | AP Brera |
| | 3MF | Adrijan Zendelovski | (2005-02-06) 6 February 2005 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Olympic |
| | 3MF | Shaban Zenku | (2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Struga |
| | 3MF | Dimitar Danev | (2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Rabotnichki |
| | 3MF | Teodor Nikolovski | (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Rabotnichki |
| | 3MF | Andrej Arizankoski | (2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | AP Brera |
| | 3MF | Besmir Daci | (2004-09-29) 29 September 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Shkupi |
| | 3MF | Gjorgji Doshev | (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Makedonija GP |
| | 3MF | Nikola Manojlov | (2006-02-01) 1 February 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Rabotnichki |
| | 4FW | Dimitar Trajkov | (2004-08-08) 8 August 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Dugopolje |
| 9 | 4FW | Nikola Velichkovski | (2005-09-13) 13 September 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 1 | Septemvri |
| | 4FW | Kire Stojanov | (2005-08-28) 28 August 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Belasica |
| | 4FW | Mihail Talevski | (2004-02-09) 9 February 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Vardar |

### Recent call-ups

Players that have been called up within the past 12 months and are eligible for the 2023 European U21 Football Championship Qualifiers.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Stefan Jovanoski | (2006-02-17) 17 February 2006 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Slavia U19 | v. Kosovo, 17 November 2024 |
| GK | Stefan Tasev | (2004-07-08) 8 July 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Dunav | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 June 2024 |
| DF | Malik Hamzikj | (2005-05-02) 2 May 2005 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Gostivar | v. Kosovo, 17 November 2024 |
| DF | Xhelaidin Amedoski | (2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Sion U21 | v. Kosovo, 17 November 2024 |
| DF | Ardian Osmani | (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Grasshopper U21 | v. Kosovo, 17 November 2024 |
| DF | Borjan Poposki | (2004-04-23) 23 April 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Belasica | v. Kosovo, 17 November 2024 |
| DF | Eren Alievski | (2004-10-31) 31 October 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Trelleborg | v. Moldova, 11 October 2024 $^{WD}$ |
| DF | Davor Serafimov | (2005-03-03) 3 March 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Shkupi | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 June 2024 |
| MF | Bekim Kamberi | (2004-09-02) 2 September 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 1 | Valby United | v. Kosovo, 17 November 2024 |
| MF | Rayan Berberi | (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Dynamo České Budějovice | v. Kosovo, 17 November 2024 |
| MF | Shenol Demiroski | (2005-09-07) 7 September 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Brian | v. Kosovo, 17 November 2024 |
| MF | Donart Ibraimi | (2004-02-16) 16 February 2004 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Voska Sport | v. Kosovo, 17 November 2024 |
| MF | Leon Tashov | (2005-11-13) 13 November 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Meppen | v. Kosovo, 17 November 2024 |
| MF | Mateo Sofijanoski | (2004-06-24) 24 June 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Makedonija GP | v. Kosovo, 17 November 2024 |
| MF | Ardijan Chilafi | (2004-06-03) 3 June 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Sampdoria U19 | v. Gibraltar, 9 September 2024 |
| FW | Matej Momchilovski | (2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Brinje | v. Kosovo, 17 November 2024 |
* A: Called up by the Macedonia A National Team
* U19: Called up by the Macedonia U19 National Team
* INJ: Injured
* WD: Withdrew

### Past squads

* 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad

## Statistics

    As of 15 October 2024.