Poland national under-20 football team
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| Nickname(s) | Biało-czerwoni (The White and Reds) Białe Orły (The White Eagles) | ||
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| Association | Polish Football Association (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Miłosz Stępiński[1] | ||
| FIFA code | POL | ||
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| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1979) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1983) | ||
The Poland national under-20 football team represents Poland in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland.
Competitive record
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
- Silver background colour indicates second-place finish.
- Bronze background colour indicates third-place finish.
- Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| FIFA U-20 World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1977 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1979
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Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1981
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Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
 1983
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Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | |
 1985 |
qualified, did not enter | |||||||
 1987 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1989
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.svg.png){kind=small} 1991
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| 1993
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 1995
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 1997
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 1999
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 2001
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 2003
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 2005
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.svg.png){kind=small} 2007
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Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
 2009 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2011
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 2013
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 2015
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 2017
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 2019
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Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2023 |
did not qualify | |||||||
| 2025
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| Total | Best: Third place | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 28 | |
Road to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007
With the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship hosted on home soil, the tournament started badly for Poland, with a demoralizing 0–1 loss to Austria. However, the players roused themselves for their crucial second fixture and registered a convincing 4–1 victory over Belgium. A semi-final berth was at stake in the final group fixture against the Czech Republic, but the hopes of qualifying for the final four evaporated in a 0–2 defeat to the Czechs. The Poles had done enough to secure a third-place finish in Group A, and with it, a ticket to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Road to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019
Being the host of the tournament, Poland automatically qualified. With an inexperienced youth squad, having previously unable to qualify for any major U-19 European Championship and only competed in much smaller Under 20 Elite League, Poland put the tournament with pressure. They were grouped with Colombia, Senegal and Tahiti.
Poland managed to finish third in their group, after managing a lone 5–0 win over Tahiti and holding Senegal goalless draw, previously lost 0–2 to Colombia. This helped Poland to qualify to the round of sixteen, where they were unfortunate to face juggernaut Italy. Despite its resistance, Poland still lost by a penalty, thus for the second time Poland was eliminated from the round of sixteen.
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss
| 9 September 2024 Elite League | Portugal | 2–1 | | Faro, Portugal |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | 90minut | Stadium: Estádio Algarve Referee: Flávio Lima (Portugal) |
| 11 October 2024 Elite League | Germany  | 3–1 | | Ahlen, Germany |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | 90minut |
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Stadium: Wersestadion Attendance: 2,858 Referee: Nico Fuchs (Germany) |
| 15 October 2024 Elite League | | 4–2 | Turkey | Łomża, Poland |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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90minut | Stadium: Łomża Municipal Stadium Referee: Grzegorz Kawałko (Poland) |
| 15 November 2024 Elite League | | 2–3 |  Italy | Białystok, Poland |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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90minut |
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Stadium: Stadion Miejski Referee: Grzegorz Kawałko (Poland) |
| 19 November 2024 Elite League | | 1–1 |  England | Puławy, Poland |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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90minut |
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Stadium: MOSiR Stadium Referee: Jacek Małyszek (Poland) |
| 21 March 2025 Elite League | | 1–0 |  Romania | Nieciecza, Poland |
| 17:15 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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90minut | Stadium: Stadion Sportowy Bruk-Bet Termalica Referee: Mateusz Piszczelok (Poland) |
| 25 March 2025 Elite League | | 1–2 |  Czech Republic | Opole, Poland |
| 17:15 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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90minut |
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Stadium: Itaka Arena Referee: Marcin Kochanek (Poland) |
| 9 September 2025 Elite League | | v | Portugal | Suwałki, Poland |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Stadium: Suwałki Municipal Stadium |
Players
Current squad
The following players were selected to the preliminary squad for the Elite League match against Portugal on 9 September 2025.[2]
Caps and goals updated as of 25 March 2025 after the match against the Czech Republic. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Axel Holewiński | 22 February 2006 | 0 | 0 | Polonia Bytom
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| GK | Antoni Mikułko | 11 February 2005 | 0 | 0 | Wieczysta Kraków
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| GK | Adam Wójcik | 23 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | Odra Opole
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| DF | Tommaso Guercio | 1 June 2005 | 2 | 0 | Śląsk Wrocław
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| DF | Kacper Przybyłko | 5 February 2005 | 1 | 0 | Puszcza Niepołomice
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| DF | Sebastian Dabrowski | 11 September 2005 | 0 | 0 |  Swansea City
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| DF | Bartosz Dembek | 3 January 2006 | 0 | 0 | Pogoń Siedlce
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| DF | Jakub Goliński | 30 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | Chojniczanka Chojnice
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| DF | Jakub Krzyżanowski | 19 January 2006 | 0 | 0 | Wisła Kraków
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| DF | Nikodem Leśniak-Paduch | 12 January 2006 | 0 | 0 | Ruch Chorzów
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| DF | Jakub Lewicki | 17 September 2005 | 0 | 0 | Piast Gliwice
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| DF | Paskal Meyer | 25 June 2005 | 0 | 0 | Motor Lublin
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| DF | Igor Orlikowski | 9 February 2006 | 0 | 0 | Zagłębie Lubin
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| DF | Dominik Szala | 24 April 2006 | 0 | 0 | Górnik Zabrze
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| DF | Marcel Zajusch | 19 August 2005 | 0 | 0 | 1. FC Magdeburg II
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| MF | Wiktor Nowak | 20 September 2004 | 6 | 1 | Wisła Płock
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| MF | Wojciech Urbański | 12 January 2005 | 3 | 0 | Legia Warsaw
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| MF | Filip Kocaba | 13 November 2004 | 3 | 0 | Zagłębie Lubin
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| MF | Marcel Kalemba | 6 June 2005 | 0 | 0 | Mainz 05
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| MF | Dawid Tkacz | 25 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | Górnik Łęczna
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| MF | Karol Borys | 28 September 2006 | 0 | 0 |  Maribor
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| MF | Wojciech Jakubik | 23 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza
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| MF | Krzysztof Kolanko | 3 August 2006 | 0 | 0 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
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| MF | Kornel Lisman | 20 February 2006 | 0 | 0 | Lech Poznań
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| MF | Patryk Olejnik | 15 March 2006 | 0 | 0 | Chojniczanka Chojnice
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| MF | Maksymilian Sznaucner | 30 March 2006 | 0 | 0 |  PAOK B
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| FW | Kacper Śmiglewski | 7 January 2005 | 3 | 1 | Puszcza Niepołomice
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| FW | Maciej Kuziemka | 19 March 2006 | 0 | 0 | Wisła Kraków
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| FW | Daniel Mikołajewski | 24 January 2006 | 0 | 0 | Parma
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| FW | Patryk Paryzek | 3 February 2006 | 0 | 0 | Pogoń Szczecin
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| FW | Maksymilian Stangret | 15 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | GKS Tychy
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| FW | Oliwier Sławiński | 15 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | Stal Rzeszów
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Recent call-ups
The following players (born in 2004 or later) have previously been called up to the Poland under-20 squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent:
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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| GK | Maciej Kikolski | 23 February 2004 | 7 | 0 | Widzew Łódź
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v. Czech Republic, 25 March 2025
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| GK | Aleksander Bobek | 7 April 2004 | 1 | 0 | ŁKS Łódź
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v. Czech Republic, 25 March 2025
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| GK | Sławomir Abramowicz | 9 June 2004 | 1 | 0 | Jagiellonia Białystok
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v. Romania, 21 March 2025 WD
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| GK | Marcel Mendes-Dudziński | 14 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | Legia Warsaw
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v. Portugal, 9 September 2024
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| GK | Kacper Siuta | 6 July 2005 | 0 | 0 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec
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v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
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| DF | Igor Drapiński | 31 May 2004 | 5 | 0 | Piast Gliwice
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v. Czech Republic, 25 March 2025
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| DF | Jakub Okusami | 13 December 2004 | 5 | 0 | Unattached | v. Czech Republic, 25 March 2025
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| DF | Kamil Sochań | 4 February 2004 | 5 | 0 | Zagłębie Lubin
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v. Czech Republic, 25 March 2025
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| DF | Szymon Karasiński | 25 March 2004 | 3 | 1 | Ruch Chorzów
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v. Czech Republic, 25 March 2025
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| DF | Jakub Kolan | 3 August 2004 | 2 | 0 | Zagłębie Lubin
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v. Czech Republic, 25 March 2025
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| DF | Marcel Krajewski | 21 October 2004 | 8 | 1 | Widzew Łódź
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v. Romania, 21 March 2025 U21
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| DF | Jan Ziółkowski | 5 June 2005 | 5 | 1 | Legia Warsaw
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v. Romania, 21 March 2025 WD
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| DF | Filip Luberecki | 25 April 2005 | 5 | 1 | Motor Lublin
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v. England, 19 November 2024
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| DF | Wiktor Matyjewicz | 11 January 2004 | 4 | 0 | Athens Kallithea
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v. Turkey, 15 October 2024
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| DF | Łukasz Gerstenstein | 6 October 2004 | 1 | 0 | Śląsk Wrocław
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v. Portugal, 9 September 2024
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| DF | Patryk Romanowski | 22 February 2004 | 0 | 0 | Resovia
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v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
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| MF | Kacper Duda | 1 January 2004 | 5 | 0 | Wisła Kraków
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v. Czech Republic, 25 March 2025
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| MF | Oliwier Wojciechowski | 5 April 2005 | 5 | 0 | Polonia Warsaw
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v. Czech Republic, 25 March 2025
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| MF | Marcin Kaczor | 18 September 2004 | 3 | 0 | Stal Rzeszów
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v. Czech Republic, 25 March 2025
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| MF | Miłosz Brzozowski | 17 September 2004 | 2 | 1 | Hansa Rostock
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v. Czech Republic, 25 March 2025
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| MF | Natan Dzięgielewski | 19 October 2004 | 2 | 0 | Górnik Zabrze
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v. Czech Republic, 25 March 2025
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| MF | Mariusz Kutwa | 17 February 2004 | 2 | 0 | Wisła Kraków
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v. Czech Republic, 25 March 2025
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| MF | Karol Łysiak | 25 February 2004 | 2 | 0 | Stal Rzeszów
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v. Czech Republic, 25 March 2025
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| MF | Maxi Oyedele | 7 November 2004 | 1 | 0 |  Strasbourg
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v. Romania, 21 March 2025 WD
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| MF | Mateusz Kowalczyk | 16 April 2004 | 6 | 0 | GKS Katowice
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v. England, 19 November 2024
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| MF | Dawid Drachal | 31 January 2005 | 5 | 0 | Jagiellonia Białystok
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v. England, 19 November 2024
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| MF | Dariusz Stalmach | 8 December 2005 | 5 | 1 | 1. FC Magdeburg
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v. England, 19 November 2024
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| MF | Antoni Młynarczyk | 3 May 2005 | 4 | 1 | ŁKS Łódź
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v. England, 19 November 2024
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| MF | Marcel Predenkiewicz | 6 April 2004 | 3 | 0 | Polonia Warsaw
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v. England, 19 November 2024
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| MF | Enzo Geerts | 3 January 2005 | 1 | 0 | Unattached | v. England, 19 November 2024
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| MF | Iwo Kaczmarski | 16 April 2004 | 3 | 0 | Empoli
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v. Portugal, 9 September 2024
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| MF | Piotr Starzyński | 22 January 2004 | 1 | 0 | Wisła Kraków
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v. Portugal, 9 September 2024
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| MF | Szymon Bartlewicz | 14 November 2005 | 0 | 0 | Chrobry Głogów
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v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 INJ
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| MF | Michał Głogowski | 4 August 2005 | 0 | 0 | Lechia Gdańsk
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v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
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| MF | Nico Baier | 18 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | GKS Tychy
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v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
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| MF | Marcel Bykowski | 29 November 2004 | 0 | 0 | GKS Jastrzębie
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v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
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| MF | Mateusz Chmarek | 14 February 2004 | 0 | 0 | Pavia
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v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE INJ
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| FW | Jordan Majchrzak | 8 October 2004 | 13 | 1 | Stuttgart II
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v. Czech Republic, 25 March 2025
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| FW | Jan Żuberek | 13 March 2004 | 6 | 2 | Inter Milan U23
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v. England, 19 November 2024
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| FW | Mateusz Kowalski | 21 July 2005 | 0 | 0 | Parma
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v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE INJ
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WD Withdrew from the squad due to a non-injury issue. | ||||||
See also
- Poland national football team
- Poland Olympic football team
- Poland national under-21 football team
- Poland national under-19 football team
- Poland national under-18 football team
- Poland national under-17 football team
- Poland national under-16 football team
References
- ^ "Mariusz Rumak i Miłosz Stępiński trenerami reprezentacji młodzieżowych". Łączy nas piłka (in Polish).
- ^ "[U-20] Powołania na zgrupowanie selekcyjne oraz na mecz z Portugalią" (in Polish). 20 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
External links
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