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 play-offs matches against Finland on 15 and 19 November 2024.^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2024, after the match against Turkey.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Sander Tangvik	(2002-11-29) 29 November 2002 (age 21)	10	0	Rosenborg
1GK	Magnus Sjøeng	(2002-03-23) 23 March 2002 (age 22)	7	0	Vålerenga

2DF	Leo Fuhr Hjelde	(2003-08-26) 26 August 2003 (age 21)	19	0	Sunderland
2DF	Fredrik Oppegård	(2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 22)	14	1	PSV
2DF	Robin Østrøm	(2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 22)	10	2	Silkeborg
2DF	Fredrik Sjøvold	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 21)	7	0	Bodø/Glimt
2DF	Mathias Fjørtoft Løvik	(2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 20)	7	0	Molde
2DF	Oliver Braude	(2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Heerenveen
2DF	Tobias Guddal	(2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Tromsø
2DF	Eivind Helland	(2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Brann
2DF	Brage Skaret	(2002-04-28) 28 April 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Fredrikstad

3MF	Kristian Arnstad (captain)	(2003-09-07) 7 September 2003 (age 21)	22	7	AGF
3MF	Isak Hansen-Aarøen	(2004-08-22) 22 August 2004 (age 20)	13	3	Werder Bremen
3MF	Andreas Schjelderup	(2004-06-01) 1 June 2004 (age 20)	10	8	Benfica
3MF	Thelo Aasgaard	(2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 22)	9	2	Wigan Athletic
3MF	Sondre Ørjasæter	(2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Sarpsborg 08
3MF	Sverre Nypan	(2006-12-19) 19 December 2006 (age 17)	4	0	Rosenborg
3MF	Marius Broholm	(2004-12-26) 26 December 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Rosenborg

4FW	Joel Mvuka	(2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 21)	14	2	Lorient
4FW	Lasse Selvåg Nordås	(2002-02-10) 10 February 2002 (age 22)	11	3	Tromsø
4FW	Seedy Jatta	(2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21)	9	1	Sturm Graz
4FW	Sindre Walle Egeli	(2006-06-21) 21 June 2006 (age 18)	2	1	Nordsjælland

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



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-playoff" (in Norwegian). Noregs Fotballforbund. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 September 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

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

[1] "U21-tropp til EM-playoff" (in Norwegian). Noregs Fotballforbund. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 September 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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