Romania national under-21 football team
Pos Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Cosmin Dur-Bozoancă ( 1998-02-15 ) 15 February 1998 ( age 21 ) 0 0 Universitatea Cluj v. Northern Ireland , 14 October 2019
GK Ionuț Rus ( 2000-01-20 ) 20 January 2000 ( age 20 ) 0 0 CFR Cluj v. Denmark , 10 September 2019
DF Mihai Velisar ( 1998-08-30 ) 30 August 1998 ( age 21 ) 3 0 Gaz Metan Mediaș v. Finland , 14 November 2019
DF Constantin Dima ( 1999-07-21 ) 21 July 1999 ( age 20 ) 1 0 Astra Giurgiu v. Denmark , 10 September 2019
DF Virgil Ghiță ( 1998-06-04 ) 4 June 1998 ( age 21 ) 2 0 Viitorul Constanța v. Germany , 27 June 2019
DF Florin Borța ( 1999-06-21 ) 21 June 1999 ( age 20 ) 1 0 Concordia Chiajna v. Bosnia and Herzegovina , 11 September 2018
DF Tiberiu Căpușă ( 1998-04-06 ) 6 April 1998 ( age 21 ) 1 0 Viitorul Constanța v. England , 24 March 2018
MF Mihai Neicuțescu ( 1998-09-29 ) 29 September 1998 ( age 21 ) 1 0 Dinamo București v. Northern Ireland , 14 October 2019
MF Tudor Băluță ( 1999-03-27 ) 27 March 1999 ( age 20 ) 7 2 ADO Den Haag v. Northern Ireland , 14 October 2019
MF Florinel Coman ( 1998-04-10 ) 10 April 1998 ( age 21 ) 15 4 FCSB v. Denmark , 10 September 2019
MF Mihai Dobre ( 1998-08-30 ) 30 August 1998 ( age 21 ) 5 1 Wigan Athletic v. Denmark , 10 September 2019
MF Vlad Dragomir ( 1999-04-24 ) 24 April 1999 ( age 20 ) 4 0 Perugia v. Denmark , 10 September 2019
MF Nicolae Carnat ( 1998-04-08 ) 8 April 1998 ( age 21 ) 0 0 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe v. Denmark , 10 September 2019
MF Ianis Hagi ( 1998-10-22 ) 22 October 1998 ( age 21 ) 14 4 Rangers v. Germany , 27 June 2019
MF Carlo Casap ( 1998-12-29 ) 29 December 1998 ( age 21 ) 2 0 Viitorul Constanța v. Denmark , 25 March 2019
MF Stephan Drăghici ( 1998-01-30 ) 30 January 1998 ( age 22 ) 1 0 Gaz Metan Mediaș v. Denmark , 25 March 2019
MF Doru Dumitrescu ( 1998-05-25 ) 25 May 1998 ( age 21 ) 1 0 Viitorul Constanța v. Belgium , 15 November 2018
MF Alexandru Mățan ( 1999-08-29 ) 29 August 1999 ( age 20 ) 3 0 Voluntari v. Liechtenstein , 16 October 2018
MF Marco Dulca ( 1999-05-11 ) 11 May 1999 ( age 20 ) 5 0 Viitorul Constanța v. Bosnia and Herzegovina , 11 September 2018
MF Valentin Costache ( 1998-08-02 ) 2 August 1998 ( age 21 ) 4 1 CFR Cluj v. England , 24 March 2018
Players -- Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Romania under-21 squad and remain eligible :
Romania's national under-21 football team, also known as Romania under-21s or Romania U21(s), is considered to be the feeder team for the Romania national football team. This team is for Romanian players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign begins, so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 23. As long as they are eligible, players can play for Romania 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 has not played a senior competitive game in his previous country.) The U-21 team came into existence, following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions, in 1976. Romania qualified for the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, and under Victor Pițurcă reached the quarter-finals, where they were knocked out by the Netherlands. Romania had been 1-0 up, but were eventually beaten 2-1. The Romanian lineup included players like: Cosmin Contra, Bogdan Lobonț, Cătălin Munteanu, Ionel Dănciulescu and Ion Luțu. Romania U21s do not have a permanent home. They play in stadia dotted all around Romania, in an attempt to encourage younger fans in all areas of the country to get behind Romania. Because of the lower demand compared to the senior national team, smaller grounds can be used. The team's manager is Mirel Rădoi.