Germany U21 squad announced for October Euro qualifiers

Germany’s U21 national team continue their Euro 2027 qualifying campaign with matches against Greece on October 10 and Northern Ireland on October 14.

Head coach Antonio Di Salvo revealed his squad on Thursday, featuring three newcomers: goalkeeper Leon Wechsel (GKS Tychy) and midfielders Assan Ouedraogo (RB Leipzig) and Tom Bischof (Bayern Munich).

Mio Backhaus (Werder Bremen) and Finn Jeltsch (Stuttgart) are absent as they recover from injuries.

Goalkeepers:
Dennis Seimen (Paderborn), Max Weiss (Burnley), Leon Wechsel (GKS Tychy)

Defenders:
Leandro Morgalla (Bochum), Lukas Ullrich (Gladbach), Hendry Blank (Hannover 96), Nnamdi Collins (Eintracht Frankfurt), Tom Rothe (Union Berlin), Linus Gechter (Hertha BSC), Joshua Quarshie (Southampton)

Midfielders:
Tom Bischof (Bayern Munich), Brajan Gruda (Brighton), Aljoscha Kemlein (Union Berlin), Paul Wanner (PSV), Noel Aseko (Hannover 96), Muhammed Damar (Hoffenheim), Mert Kömür (Augsburg), Assan Ouedraogo (RB Leipzig), Said El Mala (FC Köln)

Forwards:
Nicolo Tresoldi (Club Brugge), Nelson Weiper (Mainz), Dzenan Pejcinovic (Wolfsburg), Ilyas Ansah (Union Berlin)