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4 unusual facts about 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification


2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification

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Kieran Gibbs

Stuart Pearce recalled Gibbs to the squad for the 2011 European Championship qualifiers.


1994 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification

The 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification began in 1992 and finished in early 1994.

Afran Ismayilov

Ismayilov is a part of the Azerbaijan U-21 side that is competing in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification.

Benjamin Siegrist

He was chosen as a backup goalkeeper for Switzerland's U21 squad at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, but remained an unused substitute throughout the tournament as Switzerland lost 2–0 in the final to Spain.

Jake Forster-Caskey

During April 2011, Forster-Caskey was announced in the 18-man squad to represent England at the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Serbia, commencing on 3 May.

Lanre Oyebanjo

He made his under-21 debut as an 84th minute substitute in a 1–1 draw away to Georgia on 14 November 2009 in a 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 2 match.

Mark van der Maarel

On 5 October, Van der Maarel was called up for Netherlands U21, for the European U21 Championship group 4 qualifiers at Finland and Poland.

Tamás Kádár

He was recalled to the U21 side for several 2011 European Championship qualifiers.

Theo Wharton

Wharton was first selected for the Wales Under-17 squad for 2011 Euro qualifiers where he start 2 games against Belgium and Denmark.

Thomas Bender

Bender was also named in the squad for 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 3 matches against Italy and Hungary.

Will Grigg

He scored on his U21 debut after coming on as a substitute against San Marino in a UEFA U21 European Championship Qualifier, and earned his first senior cap in a 6–0 defeat to the Netherlands in a friendly on 2 June 2012.


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