Norway 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.

Norway Under-21
AssociationFootball Association of Norway
(Norges Fotballforbund)
Head coachJan Peder Jalland
Most capsTommy Svindal Larsen (41)
Top scorerSteffen Iversen (17)
First colours
Second colours
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 1998)
Best resultThird place (1998, 2013)

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 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 6 0 Rosenborg
12 1GK Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng (2002-03-23) 23 March 2002 7 0 Vålerenga
23 1GK Jasper Silva Torkildsen (2003-12-21) 21 December 2003 0 0 Start
3 2DF Robin Østrøm (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 5 2 Silkeborg
4 2DF Leo Fuhr Hjelde (2003-08-26) 26 August 2003 16 0 Sunderland
5 2DF Halvor Rødølen Opsahl (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 9 1 HamKam
13 2DF Tobias Guddal (2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 1 0 Bryne
14 2DF Vetle Walle Egeli (2004-06-23) 23 June 2004 1 0 Sandefjord
18 2DF Fredrik Oppegård (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 12 1 Heracles Almelo
21 2DF Oliver Braude (2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 1 0 Heerenveen
2 3MF Fredrik Sjøvold (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 6 0 Bodø/Glimt
6 3MF Christos Zafeiris (2003-02-23) 23 February 2003 15 0 Slavia Prague
7 3MF Andreas Schjelderup (2004-06-01) 1 June 2004 8 5 Nordsjælland
8 3MF Sivert Mannsverk (captain) (2002-05-08) 8 May 2002 9 1 Ajax
10 3MF Kristian Arnstad (2003-09-07) 7 September 2003 17 5 Anderlecht
11 3MF Isak Hansen-Aarøen (2004-08-22) 22 August 2004 8 3 Werder Bremen
15 3MF Odin Thiago Holm (2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 5 0 Celtic
16 3MF Thelo Aasgaard (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 5 2 Wigan
17 3MF Tobias Fjeld Gulliksen (2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 10 1 Djurgården
9 4FW Lasse Selvåg Nordås (2002-02-10) 10 February 2002 6 2 Tromsø
19 4FW Bryan Fiabema (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 4 1 Real Sociedad B
20 4FW Joel Mvuka (2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 9 1 Young Boys
22 4FW Seedy Jatta (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 7 1 Sturm Graz

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 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
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

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
Jørgen Strand Larsen Sarpsborg 08, Groningen 11
10 John Carew Vålerenga, Rosenborg, Valencia 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

See also

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