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

UEFA European Under-21 Championship 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

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

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against San Marino and Latvia on 7 and 12 September 2023.^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 12 September 2023, after the match against Latvia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng	(2002-03-23) 23 March 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Vålerenga
23	1GK	Jasper Silva Torkildsen	(2003-12-21) 21 December 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Start

3	2DF	Halvor Rødølen Opsahl	(2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 22)	4	0	HamKam
4	2DF	Leo Fuhr Hjelde	(2003-08-26) 26 August 2003 (age 21)	10	0	Leeds United
5	2DF	Robin Østrøm	(2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 22)	4	1	Silkeborg
14	2DF	Mathias Fjørtoft Løvik	(2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Molde
16	3MF	Eskil Edh	(2002-08-04) 4 August 2002 (age 22)	3	1	Lillestrøm
18	2DF	David Wolfe	(2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 22)	6	0	AZ Alkmaar
	2DF	Max Williamsen	(2003-07-24) 24 July 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Kristiansund

2	3MF	Fredrik Sjøvold	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Bodø/Glimt
6	3MF	Christos Zafeiris	(2003-02-23) 23 February 2003 (age 21)	10	0	Slavia Prague
7	3MF	Andreas Schjelderup	(2004-06-01) 1 June 2004 (age 20)	4	4	Nordsjælland
8	3MF	Sivert Heggheim Mannsverk	(2002-05-08) 8 May 2002 (age 22)	7	1	Ajax
11	3MF	Isak Hansen-Aarøen	(2004-08-22) 22 August 2004 (age 20)	2	1	Manchester United
15	3MF	Odin Thiago Holm	(2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Celtic
17	3MF	Tobias Fjeld Gulliksen	(2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 21)	4	1	Bodø/Glimt
19	3MF	Kristian Arnstad	(2003-09-07) 7 September 2003 (age 21)	11	4	Anderlecht
21	3MF	Jakob Napoleon Romsaas	(2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Tromsø

9	4FW	Bryan Fiabema	(2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21)	2	1	Real Sociedad B
10	4FW	Oscar Bobb	(2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21)	8	2	Manchester City
20	4FW	Joel Mvuka	(2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 22)	3	1	Lorient
22	4FW	Daniel Karlsbakk	(2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 21)	6	1	Heerenveen

Recent call-ups

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

DF	Fredrik Oppegård	(2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 22)	5	1	Go Ahead Eagles	v. Netherlands, 25 March 2023


FW	Seedy Jatta	(2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Vålerenga	v. Portugal, 28 March 2023
FW	Antonio Nusa	(2005-04-17) 17 April 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Club Brugge	v. Portugal, 28 March 2023

Records

As of 14 June 2022^[2]

Leading appearances

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

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

Coaches

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

^ "U21-tropp til EM-kvalik" (in Norwegian). Noregs Fotballforbund. 5 September 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ ^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

Norway U21-team at UEFA.com

[1] "U21-tropp til EM-kvalik" (in Norwegian). Noregs Fotballforbund. 5 September 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

[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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