Norway national under-21 football team

Norway Under-21
Association	Football Association of Norway; (Norges Fotballforbund)
Head coach	Jan Peder Jalland
Most caps	Tommy Svindal Larsen (41)
Top scorer	Steffen Iversen (17)
First colours	Second colours
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 1998)
Best result	Third place (1998, 2013)

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.

Competitive record[edit]

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record[edit]

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

Note: The year of the tournament represents the year in which it ends.

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

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.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
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 21)	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

Recent call-ups[edit]

The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up



FW	Antonio Nusa	(2005-04-17) 17 April 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Club Brugge	v. Portugal, 28 March 2023

Records[edit]

As of 14 June 2022^[2]

Leading appearances[edit]

Rank	Player	Club(s)	U-21 Caps
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
4	Petter Rudi	Molde	35
6	Kristian Flittie Onstad	Lyn	34
7	Azar Karadas	Brann, Rosenborg	33
7	Steinar Pedersen	Start, Borussia Dortmund	33
9	Trond Erik Bertelsen	Haugesund, Fredrikstad	32
9	Thomas Holm	Heerenveen, Vålerenga	32

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[edit]

As of 14 June 2022^[2]

Rank	Player	Club(s)	U-21 Goals
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
8	Jørgen Strand Larsen	Sarpsborg 08, Groningen	11
10	John Carew	Vålerenga, Rosenborg, Valencia	10
10	Morten Gamst Pedersen	Tromsø	10

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.

Past squads[edit]

Coaches[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ "U21-landslagstroppen mot Nederland og San Marino" (in Norwegian). Noregs Fotballforbund. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Norge Menn U21". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2019.

External links[edit]

Norway U21-team ^{[dead link]} at UEFA.com

[1] "U21-landslagstroppen mot Nederland og San Marino" (in Norwegian). Noregs Fotballforbund. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

[U21_Statistics-2] "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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