# Serbia national under-21 football team

The Serbia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia. Both FIFA and UEFA consider the Serbia national team to be the direct and sole successor of the Yugoslavia under-21 and Serbia and Montenegro under-21 national teams.

## History

Serbia's under-21 national team qualified for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship held in the Netherlands, in June 2007, after winning a two-game play-off against Sweden. After a 3–0 loss at home, Serbia overturned the result two weeks later, defeating Sweden 5–0, and advancing to the final tournament. Serbia's 2007 U21 Championship campaign was successful, as they finished in second place, losing the final to the hosts, by a score of 4–1. On their way to the final, they defeated Italy (1–0), Czech Republic (1–0) and Belgium (2–0). The only other loss, besides the final, was the third group game against England (0–2), which was a meaningless game for the Serbian team, as they had already qualified for the semi-finals.

## Competitive record

Champions Runners-Up Third Place Fourth Place

## Players
### Current squad

The following players have been called up for the friendly matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Georgia on 21 and 25 March 2025.
Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2024, after the match against Turkey.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Lazar Kaličanin | (2004-05-21) 21 May 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Čukarički |
| 1GK | Luka Lijeskić | (2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Radnički 1923 |
| 1GK | Filip Stanić | (2005-06-15) 15 June 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Borac Čačak |
| 1GK | Aleksa Todorović | (2004-01-25) 25 January 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Rijeka |
| 2DF | Stefan Leković | (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Monza |
| 2DF | Aleksa Vukičević | (2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 (age 19) | 4 | 0 | OFK Beograd |
| 2DF | Bojan Kovačević | (2004-05-22) 22 May 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Cádiz |
| 2DF | Viktor Radojević | (2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | TSC |
| 2DF | Vojin Serafimović | (2005-10-14) 14 October 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Čukarički |
| 2DF | Dimitrije Aćimović | (2004-08-01) 1 August 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Jedinstvo Ub |
| 2DF | Stefan Bukinac | (2005-07-08) 8 July 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Vojvodina |
| 3MF | Jovan Šljivić | (2005-10-14) 14 October 2005 (age 19) | 4 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 3MF | Milan Aleksić | (2005-08-30) 30 August 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 1 | Sunderland |
| 3MF | Nikola Krstić | (2004-12-01) 1 December 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | IMT |
| 3MF | Aleksa Cvetković | (2005-05-13) 13 May 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 1 | OFK Beograd |
| 3MF | Mateja Mitrović | (2004-12-12) 12 December 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Železničar Pančevo |
| 3MF | Mateja Stjepanović | (2004-02-20) 20 February 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Partizan |
| 3MF | Aleksandar Stanković | (2005-08-03) 3 August 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Luzern |
| 4FW | Marko Lazetić | (2004-01-22) 22 January 2004 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | TSC |
| 4FW | Jovan Mijatović | (2005-07-11) 11 July 2005 (age 19) | 4 | 1 | OH Leuven |
| 4FW | Uroš Kabić | (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Čukarički |
| 4FW | Miloš Luković | (2005-11-18) 18 November 2005 (age 19) | 4 | 0 | Heerenveen |
| 4FW | Vanja Vlahović | (2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 1 | Atalanta |
| 4FW | Matija Gluščević | (2004-06-13) 13 June 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Radnički 1923 |
| 4FW | Bogdan Mirčetić | (2005-10-25) 25 October 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Radnički 1923 |
| 4FW | Mihailo Ivanović | (2004-11-29) 29 November 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Millwall |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months, that are still eligible to represent Serbia at youth
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Veljko Ilić | (2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 21) | 7 | 0 | TSC | v. Northern Ireland, 24 March 2024 |
| DF | Mihajlo Ilić | (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 21) | 8 | 2 | Partizan | v. Northern Ireland, 24 March 2024 |
| DF | Ognjen Mimović | (2004-08-17) 17 August 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade | v. Northern Ireland, 24 March 2024 |
| MF | Igor Miladinović | (2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Čukarički | v. Northern Ireland, 24 March 2024 |
| MF | Nikola Jojić | (2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Stoke City | v. Northern Ireland, 24 March 2024 |
| FW | Petar Ratkov | (2003-08-18) 18 August 2003 (age 21) | 7 | 2 | Red Bull Salzburg | v. Luxembourg, 22 March 2024 |

### Previous squads

* 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
* 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
* 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
* 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
* 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
* 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
* 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad

## Coaches

| Dates | Name |
| 2023– | Ljubinko Drulović |
| 2023 | Dušan Đorđević |
| 2022–2023 | Goran Stevanović |
| 2021 | Aleksandar Rogić (caretaker) |
| 2021 | Zvonko Živković |
| 2019–2021 | Ilija Stolica |
| 2019 | Nenad Milovanović |
| 2017–2019 | Goran Đorović |
| 2017 | Nenad Lalatović |
| 2015–2016 | Tomislav Sivić |
| 2014–2015 | Mladen Dodić |
| 2013–2014 | Radovan Ćurčić |
| 2010–2012 | Aleksandar Janković |
| 2010 | Tomislav Sivić (caretaker) |
| 2009–2010 | Ratomir Dujković |
| 2007–2009 | Slobodan Krčmarević |
| 2006–2007 | Miroslav Đukić |