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Portugal U21

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ShirtLuís Freire (since 2025)Estádio do Restelo

Grupo B · UEFA Under 21 Championship Qualifiers

2025/26
1.°
Position
10
Played
8
Won
35
Goals for
2
Goals against
25
Points
Goals scored per match · 1 of 51 in the competitionGoals4.00Shots on target per match · 8 of 51 in the competitionShots on target4.00Goals per 100 shots · 1 of 50 in the competitionConversion100%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 1 of 51 in the competitionClean sheets100%

Compared with the 51 teams in UEFA Under 21 Championship Qualifiers in 2025/26.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 51 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

No data in this competition: Possession, Duels won.

MetricValueRank
Goals4.001.º
Shots on target4.008.º
Conversion100%1.º
Clean sheets100%1.º

Grupo C · UEFA Under 21 Championship

2024/25
1.°
Position
3
Played
2
Won
9
Goals for
0
Goals against
7
Points
Goals scored per match · 2 of 16 in the competitionGoals2.25Shots on target per match · 8 of 16 in the competitionShots on target4.75Goals per 100 shots · 4 of 16 in the competitionConversion22%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 1 of 16 in the competitionClean sheets75%Average share of the ball · 1 of 16 in the competitionPossession62%Duels won over duels contested · 6 of 16 in the competitionDuels won51%

Compared with the 16 teams in UEFA Under 21 Championship in 2024/25.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 16 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals2.252.º
Shots on target4.758.º
Conversion22%4.º
Clean sheets75%1.º
Possession62%1.º
Duels won51%6.º

Grupo 7 · UEFA Under 21 Championship Qualifiers

2023/24
1.°
Position
10
Played
9
Won
33
Goals for
6
Goals against
27
Points
Goals scored per match · 3 of 52 in the competitionGoals3.30Shots on target per match · 11 of 52 in the competitionShots on target3.30Goals per 100 shots · 1 of 52 in the competitionConversion100%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 7 of 52 in the competitionClean sheets50%Average share of the ball · 3 of 52 in the competitionPossession81%

Compared with the 52 teams in UEFA Under 21 Championship Qualifiers in 2023/24.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 52 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

No data in this competition: Duels won.

MetricValueRank
Goals3.303.º
Shots on target3.3011.º
Conversion100%1.º
Clean sheets50%7.º
Possession81%3.º

Grupo A · UEFA Under 21 Championship

2022/23
2.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
3
Goals for
4
Goals against
4
Points
Goals scored per match · 9 of 16 in the competitionGoals0.75Shots on target per match · 12 of 16 in the competitionShots on target3.50Goals per 100 shots · 9 of 16 in the competitionConversion8%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 12 of 16 in the competitionClean sheets0%Average share of the ball · 4 of 16 in the competitionPossession56%Duels won over duels contested · 15 of 16 in the competitionDuels won47%

Compared with the 16 teams in UEFA Under 21 Championship in 2022/23.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 16 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals0.759.º
Shots on target3.5012.º
Conversion8%9.º
Clean sheets0%12.º
Possession56%4.º
Duels won47%15.º

Grupo 4 · UEFA Under 21 Championship Qualifiers

2021/22
1.°
Position
10
Played
9
Won
41
Goals for
3
Goals against
28
Points
Goals scored per match · 1 of 53 in the competitionGoals4.10Shots on target per match · 3 of 53 in the competitionShots on target7.10Goals per 100 shots · 22 of 51 in the competitionConversion34%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 4 of 53 in the competitionClean sheets70%Average share of the ball · 3 of 53 in the competitionPossession69%Duels won over duels contested · 1 of 42 in the competitionDuels won57%

Compared with the 53 teams in UEFA Under 21 Championship Qualifiers in 2021/22.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 53 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals4.101.º
Shots on target7.103.º
Conversion34%22.º
Clean sheets70%4.º
Possession69%3.º
Duels won57%1.º

Grupo D · UEFA Under 21 Championship

2020/21
1.°
Position
3
Played
3
Won
6
Goals for
0
Goals against
9
Points
Goals scored per match · 2 of 16 in the competitionGoals2.00Shots on target per match · 5 of 16 in the competitionShots on target5.00Goals per 100 shots · 3 of 16 in the competitionConversion21%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 2 of 16 in the competitionClean sheets67%Average share of the ball · 4 of 16 in the competitionPossession57%Duels won over duels contested · 12 of 16 in the competitionDuels won48%

Compared with the 16 teams in UEFA Under 21 Championship in 2020/21.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 16 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals2.002.º
Shots on target5.005.º
Conversion21%3.º
Clean sheets67%2.º
Possession57%4.º
Duels won48%12.º

Grupo 7 · UEFA Under 21 Championship Qualifiers

2019/20
2.°
Position
10
Played
9
Won
29
Goals for
9
Goals against
27
Points

Grupo 8 · UEFA Under 21 Championship Qualifiers

2017/18
2.°
Position
10
Played
7
Won
33
Goals for
11
Goals against
22
Points

Grupo B · UEFA Under 21 Championship

2016/17
2.°
Position
3
Played
2
Won
7
Goals for
5
Goals against
6
Points

Grupo B · UEFA Under 21 Championship

2014/15
1.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
2
Goals for
1
Goals against
5
Points

Grupo 8 · UEFA Under 21 Championship Qualifiers

2013/14
1.°
Position
8
Played
8
Won
22
Goals for
6
Goals against
24
Points

Squad

2025/26

Goalkeepers

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
78João CarvalhoGoalkeeperPortugal221.92 m78 kgRight2023
50Diogo FerreiraGoalkeeperPortugal191.92 m84 kgLeft2026
50João AfonsoGoalkeeperPortugal191.87 m67 kgRight2026

Defenders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
64Gonçalo OliveiraCentre backPortugal201.84 m75 kgLeft2025
44Tiago GabrielCentre backFrance211.96 m88 kgRight2025
73Gabriel BrásCentre backPortugal221.83 m77 kgRight2023
2Daniel BanjaquiFull backPortugal181.75 m-Right2026
7Diogo TravassosFull backPortugal221.78 m74 kgRight2025
2José SilvaFull backPortugal211.80 m69 kgRight2026

Midfielders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
14Dário EssugoCentre midPortugal211.78 m79 kgRight2023
14Mathias de AmorimCentre midFrance211.74 m70 kgRight2025
73Eduardo FelicíssimoDef. midfieldPortugal191.87 m76 kgRight2026
18Mateus FernandesCentre midPortugal221.78 m72 kgRight2023
23Diogo SousaDef. midfieldPortugal201.76 m70 kgLeft2026
41Mezian MesloubCentre midFrance161.80 m-Left2026
86Rodrigo MoraAtt. midfieldPortugal191.68 m56 kgRight2024
7Geovany QuendaWingerGuinea-Bissau191.72 m68 kgLeft2024

Forwards

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
9Afonso MoreiraWingerPortugal211.76 m74 kgRight2025
77Gonçalo MoreiraAtt. midfieldPortugal201.71 m61 kgRight2026
58Flávio GonçalvesWingerFrance191.76 m69 kgRight2026
90Rafael NelStrikerPortugal211.82 m73 kgRight2026
67Rodrigo RêgoWingerPortugal211.73 m65 kgLeft2026
9Carlos ForbsForwardPortugal221.69 m62 kgLeft2023
89Gustavo VarelaStrikerPortugal211.84 m74 kgRight2025