Norway_U21_national_football_team
Norway national under-21 football team
National under-21 football team
The Norway national under-21 football team, administered and controlled by the Norwegian Football Federation, is the national football team of Norway for players of 21 years of age or under at the start of a UEFA European Under-21 Championship campaign. The team has reached the European Championship finals three times, in 1998 and 2013, winning bronze medals on both occasions, and again in 2023.
Quick Facts Association, Head coach ...
| Association | Football Association of Norway (Norges Fotballforbund) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Jan Peder Jalland | ||
| Most caps | Tommy Svindal Larsen (41) | ||
| Top scorer | Steffen Iversen (17) | ||
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| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1998) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1998, 2013) | ||
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UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record
More information UEFA European Under-21 Championship record, UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification record ...
| UEFA European Under-21 Championship record | UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1978 |
did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1980 |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1982 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1984 |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |||||||||
| 1986 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1988 |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1990 |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1992 |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | |||||||||
 1994 |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | |||||||||
 1996 |
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 13 | |||||||||
 1998 |
Semi-Finals | 3rd of 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | |
 2000 |
did not qualify | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | ||||||||
 2002 |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | |||||||||
 2004 |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | |||||||||
 2006 |
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | |||||||||
 2007 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
 2009 |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
 2011 |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | |||||||||
 2013 |
Semi-Finals | 3rd of 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | |
 2015 |
did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | ||||||||
 2017 |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | |||||||||
  2019 |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | |||||||||
  2021 |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | |||||||||
 2023 |
Group stage | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | |
| Total | 3rd | 3/24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 188 | 87 | 32 | 69 | 324 | 264 | |
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Note: The year of the tournament represents the year in which it ends.
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Current squad
The following players were called up for the friendly match against Netherland and the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against San Marino on 21 and 26 March 2024.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2024, after the match against San Marino.
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | 1GK | Sander Tangvik | (2002-11-29) 29 November 2002 (age 21) | 6 | 0 |  Rosenborg |
| 12 | 1GK | Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng | (2002-03-23) 23 March 2002 (age 22) | 7 | 0 | Vålerenga |
| 23 | 1GK | Jasper Silva Torkildsen | (2003-12-21) 21 December 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Start |
| 3 | 2DF | Robin Østrøm | (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 21) | 5 | 2 | Silkeborg |
| 4 | 2DF | Leo Fuhr Hjelde | (2003-08-26) 26 August 2003 (age 20) | 16 | 0 |  Sunderland |
| 5 | 2DF | Halvor Rødølen Opsahl | (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 21) | 9 | 1 | HamKam |
| 13 | 2DF | Tobias Guddal | (2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Bryne |
| 14 | 2DF | Vetle Walle Egeli | (2004-06-23) 23 June 2004 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Sandefjord |
| 18 | 2DF | Fredrik Oppegård | (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 21) | 12 | 1 | Heracles Almelo |
| 21 | 2DF | Oliver Braude | (2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Heerenveen |
| 2 | 3MF | Fredrik Sjøvold | (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | Bodø/Glimt |
| 6 | 3MF | Christos Zafeiris | (2003-02-23) 23 February 2003 (age 21) | 15 | 0 | Slavia Prague |
| 7 | 3MF | Andreas Schjelderup | (2004-06-01) 1 June 2004 (age 19) | 8 | 5 | Nordsjælland |
| 8 | 3MF | Sivert Mannsverk (captain) | (2002-05-08) 8 May 2002 (age 22) | 9 | 1 | Ajax |
| 10 | 3MF | Kristian Arnstad | (2003-09-07) 7 September 2003 (age 20) | 17 | 5 |  Anderlecht |
| 11 | 3MF | Isak Hansen-Aarøen | (2004-08-22) 22 August 2004 (age 19) | 8 | 3 | Werder Bremen |
| 15 | 3MF | Odin Thiago Holm | (2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 21) | 5 | 0 |  Celtic |
| 16 | 3MF | Thelo Aasgaard | (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 21) | 5 | 2 | Wigan |
| 17 | 3MF | Tobias Fjeld Gulliksen | (2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 20) | 10 | 1 | Djurgården |
| 9 | 4FW | Lasse Selvåg Nordås | (2002-02-10) 10 February 2002 (age 22) | 6 | 2 | Tromsø |
| 19 | 4FW | Bryan Fiabema | (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 1 | Real Sociedad B |
| 20 | 4FW | Joel Mvuka | (2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 21) | 9 | 1 | Young Boys |
| 22 | 4FW | Seedy Jatta | (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21) | 7 | 1 |  Sturm Graz |
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Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
More information Pos., Player ...
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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| FW | Antonio Nusa | (2005-04-17) 17 April 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Club Brugge |
v. Portugal, 28 March 2023 |
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- As of 14 June 2022[2]
Leading appearances
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Caps |
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| 1 | Tommy Svindal Larsen | Start, Stabæk | 41 |
| 2 | Hai Ngoc Tran | Kongsvinger | 38 |
| 3 | Harmeet Singh | Vålerenga, Feyenoord | 36 |
| 4 | Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen | Bodø/Glimt, Hertha BSC | 35 |
| Petter Rudi | Molde | 35 | |
| 6 | Kristian Flittie Onstad | Lyn | 34 |
| 7 | Azar Karadas | Brann, Rosenborg | 33 |
| Steinar Pedersen | Start, Borussia Dortmund | 33 | |
| 9 | Trond Erik Bertelsen | Haugesund, Fredrikstad | 32 |
| Thomas Holm | Heerenveen, Vålerenga | 32 | |
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Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team.
Leading goalscorers
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- As of 14 June 2022[2]
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Goals |
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| 1 | Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen | Bodø/Glimt, Hertha BSC | 16 |
| 2 | Tore André Flo | Sogndal, Tromsø | 15 |
| 3 | Steffen Iversen | Rosenborg, Tottenham Hotspur | 14 |
| 4 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Clausenengen, Molde | 13 |
| 5 | Azar Karadas | Brann, Rosenborg | 12 |
| Daniel Berg Hestad | Molde | 12 | |
| Frank Strandli | Start, Leeds United | 12 | |
| 8 | Tommy Svindal Larsen | Start, Stabæk | 11 |
| Jørgen Strand Larsen | Sarpsborg 08, Groningen | 11 | |
| 10 | John Carew | Vålerenga, Rosenborg, Valencia | 10 |
| Morten Gamst Pedersen | Tromsø | 10 |
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Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. The players in bold are still eligible to play for the team.
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- 1974:
Nils Arne Eggen - 1979–1985: Egil Olsen
- 1996–1998: Nils Johan Semb
- 2000–2003: Per-Mathias Høgmo
- 2003–2006: Hallvar Thoresen
- 2006–2010: Øystein Gåre
- 2010: Tor Ole Skullerud
- 2011–2013: Per Joar Hansen
- 2013: Tor Ole Skullerud
- 2014–2023: Leif Gunnar Smerud
- 2023–present: Jan Peder Jalland
- "U21-landslagstroppen mot Nederland og San Marino" (in Norwegian). Noregs Fotballforbund. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- "Norge Menn U21". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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