Goalkeepers
Lukasz Fabianski
Made his debut for Poland in March 2006, against Saudi Arabia, aged 20. Currently playing for Legia Warsaw, Fabianski has 2 caps for Poland (as at May 15, 2006).
Date of birth: April 18, 1985
Height: 1.90m (6ft 3in)
Fact: Potential Manchester United target Fabianski is the regular 'keeper for Poland's U21 side; his inclusion in the squad is at the expense of more experienced goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek, who failed to make the final 23 after failing to play regular first team football at Liverpool in the 2005-2006 season.
Tomasz Kuszczak
Made his debut for Poland in December 2003, against Malta, aged 21. Currently playing for West Bromwich Albion, Kuszczak has 3 caps for Poland (as at May 15, 2006).
Date of birth: March 23, 1982
Height: 1.91m (6ft 3in)
Fact: Kuszczak is yet to concede a goal while playing for his country; his first game finished 4-0 to Poland, while his second game for his national side was a 3-1 victory over Lithuania, although Lithuania's goal had already been scored before he came on as a half-time substitute.
Artur Boruc
Made his debut for Poland in April 2004, against Ireland, aged 24. Currently playing for Celtic, Boruc has 15 caps for Poland (as at May 15, 2006).
Date of birth: February 20, 1980
Height: 1.93m (6ft 4in)
Fact: One of the lowest points of Boruc's international career was being sent off in the final of the Valery Lobanovsky exhibition tournament against Israel in August 2005.
Defenders
Seweryn Gancarczyk
Made his debut for Poland in May 2006, against Lithuania, aged 24. Currently playing for Metallist Charkow, Gancarczyk has 2 caps for Poland and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at May 15, 2006).
Date of birth: November 22, 1981
Height: 1.81m (5ft 11in)
Dariusz Dudka
Made his debut for Poland in July 2004, against USA, aged 20. Currently playing for Wisla Krakow, Dudka has 6 caps for Poland and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at May 15, 2006).
Date of birth: December 9, 1983
Height: 1.83m (6ft)
Marcin Baszczynski
Made his debut for Poland in January 2000, against Spain, aged 22. Currently playing for Wisla Krakow, Baszczynski has 30 caps for Poland and has scored 1 goal for his country (as at May 15, 2006).
Date of birth:June 7, 1977
Height: 1.82m (5ft 10in)
Fact: Baszczynski had a week-long trial with West Ham United in January 2006, but was unable to secure a permanent move to the London club.
Jacek Bak
Made his debut for Poland in February 1993, against Cyprus, aged 20. Currently playing for Al-Rayyan in Qatar, Bak has 70 caps for Poland and has scored 2 goals for his country (as at May 15, 2006).
Date of birth: March 23, 1973
Height: 1.88m (6ft 2in)
Fact: Bak has been involved in the qualifying campaigns for six major tournaments (the World Cup in 1994, 2002, and 2006 and the European Championships in 1996, 2000, and 2004); he played in one match at the 2002 World Cup finals in South Korea and Japan.
Mariusz Jop
Made his debut for Poland in April 2003, against Belgium, aged 24. Currently playing for FK Moscow, Jop has 10 caps for Poland and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at May 15, 2006).
Date of birth: August 3, 1978
Height: 1.88m (6ft 2in)
Mariusz Lewandowski
Made his debut for Poland in February 2002, against the Faroe Islands, aged 22. Currently playing for Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk, Lewandowski has 24 caps for Poland and has scored 1 goal for his country (as at May 15, 2006).
Date of birth: May 18, 1979
Height: 1.84m (5ft 11in)
Fact: Lewandowski, who can play in both midfield and defence, captained his national side at U21 level.
Michal Zewlakow
Made his debut for Poland in June 1999, against New Zealand, aged 25. Currently playing for Belgian side RSC Anderlecht, Zewlakow has 54 caps for Poland and has scored 1 goal for his country (as at May 15, 2006).
Date of birth: April 22, 1974
Height: 1.83m (6ft)
Fact: Michal's twin brother Marcin also represented Poland at senior level; the two played alongside each other for their country at the 2002 World Cup.