Sweden men's national under-21 football team

The Sweden national under-21 football team is the football team representing Sweden in competitions for under-21 year old players and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. The Swedish U21 team came into existence, following the realignment of UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which changed to be an Under-21 competition in 1978.

Sweden made their first European Under-21 Championship appearance in 1986. In 2015, Sweden became champions for the first time. They finished second in 1992 and they also reached the semi-finals in 1990 and 2009. Oscar Hiljemark is the most capped player for the Swedish U21 team, having played 37 caps between 2011 and 2015. Ola Toivonen and Carlos Strandberg are the top goalscorers for the Swedish U21 team, having scored 13 goals each.

Competitive record
Champions  Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place   Tournament held on home soil

Current squad
The following 23 players were called up for the friendly matches against England and Croatia on 7 and 11 June 2024, respectively.

Caps and goals updated as of 11 June 2024.

Recent call-ups
The following 43 players are still eligible for the U21 team (i.e. born in 2002 or later) and have previously been called up to the squad.


 * Notes
 * PRE = Preliminary squad / standby
 * SUS = Serving suspension
 * WD = Player withdrew from the squad
 * BIH = Switched to Bosnia and Herzegovina national team
 * IRQ = Switched to Iraq national team
 * PLE = Switched to Palestine national team
 * SYR = Switched to Syria national team

Previous squads

 * 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
 * 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
 * 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
 * 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
 * 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad

Players with most caps and goals
''Updated as of 7 June 2018. Note that the matches played by Sweden Olympic football team in 1992 and 2016 are included here, as the Swedish Football Association recognizes them as Under-21 matches.''