Northern Ireland national under-21 football team records and statistics

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This page details Northern Ireland national under-21 football team records and statistics; the most capped players, the players with the most goals, and Northern Ireland under-21’s match record by opponent.

Player records[edit]

Most capped players[edit]

Players still active are highlighted in green

Caps and goals updated as of 25 September 2022 after the match against Scotland.

Players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.

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Highest goalscorers[edit]

Caps and goals updated as of 25 September 2022 after the match against Scotland.

Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.

Hat-tricks[edit]

The result is presented with Northern Ireland’s score first.

More than a hat-trick scored *

Red cards[edit]

The result is presented with Northern Ireland’s score first.

Player	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Type of Game	Ref
Dave Waterman	21 April 1998	Switzerland	Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland	2–1	International Friendly	^[2]
Damien Johnson	2 June 1999	Republic of Ireland	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness, Scotland	0–1	1999 Presidents Cup	^[3]
Paul McAreavey	6 October 2000	Denmark	The Oval, Belfast, Northern Ireland	0–3	2002 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier	^[4]
Wayne Carlisle	10 October 2000	Iceland	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland	2–5	2002 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier	^[5]
Hugh Dickson	5 October 2001	Malta	National Stadium, Ta’ Qali, Malta	2–2	2002 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier	^[6]
Paddy McCourt	1 April 2003	Greece	The Oval, Belfast, Northern Ireland	2–6	2004 UEFA U-21 Group 6 Qualifier	^[7]
Kieran McKenna	14 November 2006	Germany	Hafenstadion, Torgau, Germany	1–2	International Friendly	^[8]
Johnny Flynn	11 August 2009	Portugal	Estádio Municipal da Guarda, Guarda, Portugal	1–2	International Friendly	^[9]
James Knowles	10 August 2011	Faroe Islands	The Oval, Belfast, Northern Ireland	4–0	2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier	^[10]
Conor McLaughlin	2 September 2011	Serbia	Stadion Karađorđe, Novi Sad, Serbia	0–1	2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier	^[11]
Shane Ferguson	10 May 2012	Macedonia	Milano Arena, Kumanovo, Macedonia	0–1	2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier	^[12]
Conor McLaughlin	7 September 2012	Macedonia	The Oval, Belfast, Northern Ireland	1–3	2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier	^[13]
Liam Donnelly	9 September 2013	Belgium	Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium	0–1	2015 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier	^[14]
Dale Gorman	5 September 2015	Scotland	Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland	1–2	2017 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier	^[15]
Conor Hazard	14 October 2019	Romania	Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu, Voluntari, Romania	0–3	2021 UEFA U-21 Group 8 Qualifier	^[16]
Trai Hume	16 November 2021	Malta	Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland	0–2	2023 UEFA U-21 Group C Qualifier	^[17]

Individual and Team records[edit]

Goal records[edit]

Firsts[edit]

Streaks[edit]

Most consecutive victories: 6
Most consecutive matches without defeat: 11
Most consecutive draws: 3
Most consecutive matches without a draw: 25
Most consecutive matches without victory: 14
Most consecutive defeats: 14
Most consecutive matches scoring: 8
Most consecutive matches without scoring: 4
Most consecutive matches conceding a goal: 29
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 3