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North Macedonia national under-21 football team

{{Infobox national football team

| Name = North Macedonia Under-21

| Badge =

| Nickname = The Red Lions (Црвени лавови)

| Association = Football Federation of Macedonia

| Confederation = UEFA (Europe)

| Coach = Dragi Kanatlarovski

| Most caps = Mario Ilievski (31)

| Top scorer = {{plainlist|

| Captain = Mario Ilievski

| Home Stadium = Petar Miloshevski TC

| FIFA Trigramme = MKD

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| First game = Unofficial
{{fbu|21|MKD|1992|name=Macedonia}} 7–0 {{fbu|21|EST}}
(Skopje, 31 May 1994)
Official
{{fbu|21|MKD|1992|name=Macedonia}} 5–3 {{fbu|21|DEN}}
(Kočani, 7 September 1994)

| Largest win = Unofficial
{{fbu|21|MKD|1992|name=Macedonia}} 7–0 {{fbu|21|EST}}
(Skopje, 31 May 1994)
Official
{{fbu|21|MKD}} 7–1 {{fbu|21|FRO}}
(Skopje, 10 September 2019)

| Largest loss = {{fbu|21|MKD|name=Macedonia}} 0–8 {{fbu|21|FR Yugoslavia}}
(Skopje, 7 September 1999)

| UEFAu21Champ apps = 1

| UEFAu21Champ first = 2017

| UEFAu21Champ best = Group stage, 2017

}}

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"

!colspan=9|UEFA U-21 Championship record

!width=1% rowspan=18|

!colspan=7|UEFA U-21 Championship Qualification record

!width=1% rowspan=18|

!colspan=1|Manager(s)

width=100|Year

!width=100|Round

!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

!

{{flagicon|ESP}} 1996

|rowspan=11 colspan=8|Did not qualify

|10

4061627−11

|Jovo Nikushev

{{flagicon|ROU}} 1998

|8

116317−14

|Zoran Smileski

{{flagicon|SVK}} 2000

|8

107225−23

|Perica Gruevski, Blagoja Kitanovski

{{flagicon|SUI}} 2002

|10

127618−12

|Blagoja Kitanovski, Nikola Ilievski

{{flagicon|GER}} 2004

|8

017423−19

|Zharko Odjakov, Mirsad Jonuz

{{flagicon|POR}} 2006

|12

235918−9

|rowspan=3|Mirsad Jonuz

{{flagicon|NED}} 2007

|4

202660
{{flagicon|SWE}} 2009

|8

23356−1
{{flagicon|DEN}} 2011

|8

026919−10

|Mirsad Jonuz, Boban Babunski

{{flagicon|ISR}} 2013

|8

3321415−1

|Boban Babunski

{{flagicon|CZE}} 2015

|8

116413−13

|Boban Babunski, Vujadin Stanojković

{{flagicon|POL}} 2017

|Group stage

3012411−7

|10

631137+6

|Blagoja Milevski

{{flagicon|ITA}}{{flagicon|SMR}} 2019

|rowspan=3 colspan=8 |Did not qualify

|10

2171724−7

|Blagoja Milevski, Dobrinko Ilievski

{{flagicon|HUN}}{{flagicon|SVN}} 2021

|10

5322012+8

|Blagoja Milevski

{{flagicon|ROU}}{{flagicon|GEO}} 2023

|10

235815−7

|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=

{{main|2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 3}}

{{:2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 3|showteam=MKD}}

=Final tournament=

{{main|2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship}}

==Group stage==

{{:2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|transcludesection=Group B|showteam=MKD}}

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

=Qualification=

{{main|2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6}}

{{:2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|showteam=MKD}}

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

=Qualification=

{{main|2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group H|}}

{{:2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group H|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|showteam=MKD}}

2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

=Qualification=

{{main|2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group C|}}

{{:2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group C|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|showteam=MKD}}

Recent results and fixtures

{{Main|Macedonia national under-21 football team results}}

=Generation 2004+=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!width=125|Date

!width=325|Venue

!width=170|Opponents

!width= 75|Score

!width=320|North Macedonia scorer(s)

!width=100|Report

colspan=6|Friendly matches
14 November 2024

|rowspan=2|Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia

|rowspan=2|{{fbu|21|KVX}}

| align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC|1–3

| Velichkovski {{goal|16}}

| [https://ffm.mk/makedonija-do-21-zagubi-od-kosovo-so-31-na-prvata-kontrolna-sredba ffm.mk]

17 November 2024

| align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC|0–1

|

|

21 March 2025

|rowspan=2|Ekodizayn football complex, Antalya, Turkey

|{{fbu|21|BLR}}

| align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC|1–3

| Stojanov {{goal|81}}

| [https://ffm.mk/makedonija-do-21-porazena-od-belorusija ffm.mk]

25 March 2025

|{{fbu|21|AZE}}

| align=center bgcolor=#FFFFCC|0–0

|

|

  • * 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.[https://ffm.mk/goran-stanikj-go-objavi-spisokot-so-povikani-fudableri-za-natprevarite-vo-turcija-]
Caps and goals as of 26 March 2025, after both matches against Azerbaijan.

{{nat fs g start}}

{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=Vasko Vasilev|caps=4|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2004|04|16|df=y}}|club=Gostivar|clubnat=MKD}}

{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=Ljupche Djekov|caps=3|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2005|10|18|df=y}}|club=Sileks|clubnat=MKD}}

{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=GK|name=Slave Vrgov|caps=0|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2006|01|18|df=y}}|club=AP Brera|clubnat=MKD}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=Gjorge Djekov|caps=9|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2005|10|18|df=y}}|club=Sileks|clubnat=MKD}}

{{nat fs g player|no=24|pos=DF|name=Anes Meliqi|caps=5|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2006|01|09|df=y}}|club=Shkëndija|clubnat=MKD}}

{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=DF|name=Numan Ajetovikj|caps=3|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|2006|03|18|df=y}}|club=Shkupi|clubnat=MKD}}

{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=Benan Hamidović|caps=3|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|2006|03|28|df=y}}|club=Magdeburg U19|clubnat=GER}}

{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=DF|name=David Dailoski|caps=2|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|2005|02|26|df=y}}|club=Venlo|clubnat=NED}}

{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=Daniel Markovski|caps=2|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|2005|04|29|df=y}}|club=Jönköpings Södra|clubnat=SWE}}

{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=Marko Stojilevski|caps=1|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2005|10|24|df=y}}|club=AP Brera|clubnat=MKD}}

{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=DF|name=Andrej Velkov|caps=1|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2006|02|07|df=y}}|club=AP Brera|clubnat=MKD}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=Matej Angelov|other=captain|caps=16|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|2004|07|11|df=y}}|club=Rabotnichki|clubnat=MKD}}

{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=Martin Gjorgievski|caps=6|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2005|02|28|df=y}}|club=AP Brera|clubnat=MKD}}

{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=Adrijan Zendelovski|caps=6|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2005|02|06|df=y}}|club=Olympic|clubnat=SWE}}

{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=Shaban Zenku|caps=5|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|2004|02|04|df=y}}|club=Struga|clubnat=MKD}}

{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=MF|name=Dimitar Danev|caps=4|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2006|05|23|df=y}}|club=Rabotnichki|clubnat=MKD}}

{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=Teodor Nikolovski|caps=3|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2005|01|19|df=y}}|club=Rabotnichki|clubnat=MKD}}

{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=MF|name=Nikola Manojlov|caps=2|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|2006|02|01|df=y}}|club=Rabotnichki|clubnat=MKD}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Besmir Daci|caps=0|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|2004|09|29|df=y}}|club=Shkupi|clubnat=MKD}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=Dimitar Trajkov|caps=6|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|2004|08|08|df=y}}|club=Dugopolje|clubnat=CRO}}

{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=Nikola Velichkovski|caps=3|goals=1|age={{Birth date and age|2005|09|13|df=y}}|club=Septemvri|clubnat=BUL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=FW|name=Kire Stojanov|caps=2|goals=1|age={{Birth date and age|2005|08|28|df=y}}|club=Belasica|clubnat=MKD}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Mihail Talevski|caps=0|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|2004|02|09|df=y}}|club=Vardar|clubnat=MKD}}

{{nat fs g end}}

=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.

{{nat fs r start}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Stefan Jovanoski|caps=1|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2006|02|17|df=y}}|club=Slavia U19|clubnat=CZE|latest= v. {{fbu|21|KOS}}, 17 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Stefan Tasev|caps=2|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2004|07|08|df=y}}|club=Dunav|clubnat=BUL|latest= v. {{fbu|21|BIH}}, 5 June 2024}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Malik Hamzikj|caps=3|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2005|05|02|df=y}}|club=Gostivar|clubnat=MKD|latest= v. {{fbu|21|KOS}}, 17 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Xhelaidin Amedoski|caps=2|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|2005|03|14|df=y}}|club=Sion U21|clubnat=SUI|latest= v. {{fbu|21|KOS}}, 17 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Ardian Osmani|caps=2|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|2005|02|03|df=y}}|club=Grasshopper U21|clubnat=SUI|latest= v. {{fbu|21|KOS}}, 17 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Borjan Poposki|caps=1|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|2004|04|23|df=y}}|club=Belasica|clubnat=MKD|latest= v. {{fbu|21|KOS}}, 17 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Eren Alievski NA|caps=0|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2004|10|31|df=y}}|club=Trelleborg|clubnat=SWE|latest= v. {{fbu|21|MDA}}, 11 October 2024 WD}}

{{nat fs r player|no=2|pos=DF|name=Davor Serafimov INJ|caps=1|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2005|03|03|df=y}}|club=Shkupi|clubnat=MKD|latest= v. {{fbu|21|BIH}}, 5 June 2024}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Andrej Arizankoski INJ|caps=0|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2005|05|08|df=y}}|club=AP Brera|clubnat=MKD|latest= v. {{fbu|21|BLR}}, 21 March 2025 WD}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Gjorgji Doshev INJ|caps=0|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|2005|02|03|df=y}}|club=Makedonija GP|clubnat=MKD|latest= v. {{fbu|21|BLR}}, 21 March 2025 WD}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Bekim Kamberi|caps=4|goals=1|age={{Birth date and age|2004|09|02|df=y}}|club=Valby United|clubnat=DEN|latest= v. {{fbu|21|KOS}}, 17 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Rayan Berberi NA|caps=2|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2004|03|18|df=y}}|club=Dynamo České Budějovice|clubnat=CZE|latest= v. {{fbu|21|KOS}}, 17 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Shenol Demiroski|caps=2|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2005|09|07|df=y}}|club=Brian|clubnat=ITA|latest= v. {{fbu|21|KOS}}, 17 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Donart Ibraimi|caps=2|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2004|02|16|df=y}}|club=Voska Sport|clubnat=MKD|latest= v. {{fbu|21|KOS}}, 17 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Leon Tashov|caps=2|goals=0|age={{birth date and age|2005|11|13|df=y}}|club=SV Meppen|clubnat=GER|latest= v. {{fbu|21|KOS}}, 17 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Mateo Sofijanoski INJ|caps=1|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|2004|06|24|df=y}}|club=Makedonija GP|clubnat=MKD|latest= v. {{fbu|21|KOS}}, 17 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Ardijan Chilafi|caps=4|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|2004|06|03|df=y}}|club=Sampdoria U19|clubnat=ITA|latest= v. {{fbu|21|GIB}}, 9 September 2024}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Matej Momchilovski|caps=2|goals=0|age={{Birth date and age|2005|01|11|df=y}}|club=Brinje|clubnat=SVN|latest= v. {{fbu|21|KOS}}, 17 November 2024}}

{{nat fs end}}

=Current First Squad=

{{Col-begin}}

{{football squad on pitch|align=none

| GK_nat = MKD| GK = Djekov

| LCB_nat = MKD| LCB = Djekov

| RCB_nat = GER| RCB = Hamidović

| LB_nat = MKD| LB = Velkov

| RB_nat = SWE| RB = Markovski

| LDM_nat = MKD| LDM = Angelov

| RDM_nat = SWE| RDM = Zendelovski

| AM_nat = MKD| AM = Gjorgievski

| LW_nat = MKD| LW = Zenku

| RW_nat = CRO| RW = Trajkov

| CF_nat = BUL| CF = Velichkovski

| caption = Current First Squad (2004+) with the Club Leagues they play in

}}

{{Col-end}}

=Past squads=

Statistics

{{updated|15 October 2024.}}

{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}

=Most appearances=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
Rank

!class="unsortable"|Name

!class="unsortable"|U21 Career

!Caps

1

|Mario Ilievski

|2020–2024

|33

2

|Dimitar Todorovski

|2021–2024

|32

rowspan="2"|3

|Goran Bogdanovikj

|2009–2012

|rowspan="2"|28

Metodi Maksimov

|2021–2024

rowspan="2"|5

|David Babunski

|2012–2017

|rowspan="2"|27

Davor Zdravkovski

|2015–2020

7

|Luka Stankovski

|2021–2024

|25

rowspan="4"|8

|Stefan Despotovski

|2022–2024

|rowspan="4"|24

Boban Nikolov

|2013–2017

Reshat Ramadani

|2021–2024

Gjoko Zajkov

|2013–2017

{{col-2}}

=Top goalscorers=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
Rank

!class="unsortable"|Name

!class="unsortable"|U21 Career

!Goals

!class="unsortable"|Caps

!class="unsortable"|Ratio

rowspan="3"|1

|Dimitar Mitrovski

|2018–2020

|rowspan="3"|7

|18

|{{#expr: 7/18 round 2}}

Samir Fazli

|2008–2012

|22

|{{#expr: 7/22 round 2}}

Mario Ilievski

|2020–2024

|33

|{{#expr: 7/33 round 2}}

rowspan="3"|4

|Kire Markoski

|2013–2017

|rowspan="3"|6

|16

|{{#expr: 6/16 round 2}}

Luan Abazi

|2021–2024

|rowspan="2"|18

|rowspan="2"|{{#expr: 6/18 round 2}}

Jani Atanasov

|2018–2020

rowspan="3"|7

|Darko Churlinov

|2018–2021

|rowspan="3"|5

|16

|{{#expr: 5/16 round 2}}

Ilija Nestorovski

|2009–2012

|19

|{{#expr: 5/19 round 2}}

David Babunski

|2012–2017

|27

|{{#expr: 5/27 round 2}}

rowspan="9"|10

|Miroslav Gjokikj

|1994–1995

|rowspan="9"|4

|5+

|{{#expr: 4/5 round 2}}

Artim Shaqiri

|1994–1995

|9+

|{{#expr: 4/9 round 2}}

Muarem Muarem

|2009–2010

|11

|{{#expr: 4/11 round 2}}

Aco Stojkov

|2002–2005

|13

|{{#expr: 4/13 round 2}}

Enis Bardhi

|2014–2017

|14

|{{#expr: 4/14 round 2}}

Berat Kalkan

|2021–2024

|17

|{{#expr: 4/17 round 2}}

Tihomir Kostadinov

|2015–2018

|18

|{{#expr: 4/18 round 2}}

Marjan Radeski

|2013–2017

|21

|{{#expr: 4/21 round 2}}

Metodi Maksimov

|2021–2024

|28

|{{#expr: 4/28 round 2}}

{{col-end}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://macedonianfootball.com MacedonianFootball] Contains news and information about the Macedonian U-21 National Football Team.
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070224134403/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under21/ UEFA Under-21 website] Contains full results archive
  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/europe-u21.html The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation] Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.

{{Macedonia national football team}}

{{Football in the Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia}}

{{UEFA under-21 teams}}

{{UEFA U-21 Championship}}

{{National sports teams of North Macedonia}}

Under-21

Category:European national under-21 association football teams