Di Salvo names Germany U21 November squad with two first‑time call‑ups

Germany U21 head coach Antonio Di Salvo has announced a 23‑man squad for the November internationals against Belgium on 13 November and Croatia on 17 November, as the team prepares for next summer’s European U21 Championship in Europe ahead of the tournament.

New faces and returning players

The list features two first‑time call‑ups: Stade Reims goalkeeper Tom Ritzy Hülsmann, who earns his inaugural selection for any German national side, and FC Augsburg defender Hennes Behrens, making his maiden U21 appearance after featuring in Jürgen Klopp’s 44‑man senior squad during the September and October window. Celtic midfielder Mika Baur also receives his first U21 call‑up, having been part of Klopp’s original senior selection.

Returning players include Dennis Seimen, Muhammed Damar, Anton Kade and Cajetan Lenz, completing the five‑player group that have previously featured for the side.

Six eligible U21 players – Tom Bischof, Said El Mala, Brajan Gruda, Finn Jeltsch, Lennart Karl and Wael Mohya – have meanwhile been called up to Jürgen Klopp’s latest senior national‑team squad.

Injuries rule out Ilyas Ansah, Noahkai Banks, Noah Darvich, Aljoscha Kemlein, Assan Ouedraogo and Nelson Weiper from Di Salvo’s selection.

Germany will meet Belgium in Essen on 13 November before travelling to Croatia for the final 2026 fixture on 17 November, with both opponents already qualified for next summer’s European Championship.

The full squad comprises goalkeepers Mio Backhaus (SC Freiburg), Tom Ritzy Hülsmann (Stade Reims) and Dennis Seimen (VfB Stuttgart); defenders Elias Baum (Eintracht Frankfurt), Hennes Behrens (FC Augsburg), Nnamdi Collins (Eintracht Frankfurt), Karim Coulibaly (Racing Strasbourg), Linus Gechter (Hertha BSC), Leandro Morgalla (RB Salzburg), Joshua Quarshie (Sturm Graz) and Lukas Ullrich (Borussia Mönchengladbach); midfielders Noel Aseko (Eintracht Frankfurt), Mika Baur (Celtic), Louey Ben Farhat (Karlsruher SC), Muhammed Damar (VfL Wolfsburg), Arijon Ibrahimovic (FC Augsburg), Anton Kade (FC Augsburg), Mert Kömür (FC Augsburg), Cajetan Lenz (TSG Hoffenheim) and Laurin Ulrich (SC Paderborn); forwards Paris Brunner (AS Monaco), Dzenan Pejcinovic (VfB Stuttgart) and Nicolo Tresoldi (Club Brugge).