Norway national under-21 football team
The Norway national under-21 football team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, 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 Football Championship campaign. The team has reached the European Championship finals twice, in 1998 and 2013, winning bronze medals on both occasions.
Nickname(s) | U21-landslaget | ||
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Association | Football Association of Norway (Norges Fotballforbund) | ||
Head coach | Leif Gunnar Smerud | ||
Most caps | Tommy Svindal Larsen (41) | ||
Top scorer | Steffen Iversen (17) | ||
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UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1998) | ||
Best result | 3rd place (1998, 2013) |
Competitive record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship record | UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
Total | 3rd | 2/22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 170 | 76 | 31 | 63 | 284 | 237 |
Note: The year of the tournament represents the year in which it ends.
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification against Gibraltar on 13 November 2020.[1]
Statistics correct as of 10 October 2020.[2]
* Players in bold have played at least one full international match for Norway's senior national team.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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GK | Julian Faye Lund | 20 May 1999 | 6 | 0 | Rosenborg | |||
GK | Kristoffer Klaesson | 27 November 2000 | 5 | 0 | Vålerenga | |||
GK | Håvard Hetle | 5 February 2003 | 0 | 0 | Sogndal | |||
DF | Marcus Holmgren Pedersen | 16 July 2000 | 2 | 0 | Molde | |||
DF | Jesper Daland | 6 January 2000 | 2 | 0 | Start | |||
DF | Leo Cornic | 2 January 2001 | 1 | 0 | Grorud | |||
DF | Colin Rösler | 22 April 2000 | 1 | 0 | NAC Breda | |||
DF | Josef Baccay | 29 April 2001 | 0 | 0 | Fredrikstad | |||
DF | Henrik Heggheim | 22 April 2001 | 0 | 0 | Viking | |||
DF | Ole Martin Kolskogen | 20 January 2001 | 0 | 0 | SK Brann | |||
MF | Håkon Evjen | 14 February 2000 | 9 | 0 | AZ | |||
MF | Johan Hove | 7 September 2000 | 6 | 0 | Strømsgodset | |||
MF | Kristoffer Askildsen | 9 January 2001 | 5 | 0 | Sampdoria | |||
MF | Joshua Kitolano | 3 August 2001 | 1 | 0 | Odd | |||
MF | Thomas Rekdal | 16 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | Mainz 05 | |||
MF | Mathias Kjølø | 27 June 2001 | 0 | 0 | Jong PSV | |||
MF | Edvard Tagseth | 23 January 2001 | 0 | 0 | Rosenborg | |||
FW | Jørgen Strand Larsen | 6 February 2000 | 6 | 5 | Groningen | |||
FW | Noah Jean Holm | 23 May 2001 | 3 | 2 | Vitória | |||
FW | Osame Sahraoui | 11 June 2001 | 0 | 0 | Vålerenga | |||
FW | Fredrik Oppegård | 7 August 2002 | 0 | 0 | PSV Eindhoven | |||
FW | Emil Konradsen Ceide | 3 September 2001 | 0 | 0 | Rosenborg |
Recent call-ups
The following players still eligible for the U21 team (i.e. born in 1998 or later) have been called up since January 2016.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Markus Olsen Pettersen | 12 February 1999 | 0 | 0 | Brann | |
DF | Birk Risa (Captain) | 13 February 1998 | 23 | 6 | Molde | |
DF | Lars Ranger | 12 March 1999 | 2 | 0 | Ullensaker/Kisa | |
MF | Aron Dønnum | 20 April 1998 | 9 | 1 | Vålerenga | |
MF | Tobias Heintz | 13 July 1998 | 9 | 2 | Kasımpaşa | |
MF | Dennis Johnsen | 17 February 1998 | 17 | 2 | PEC Zwolle | |
FW | Rafik Zekhnini | 12 January 1998 | 8 | 0 | Twente |
Records
- As of 22 March 2019[3]
Leading appearances
Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Caps |
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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 22 March 2019[3]
Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Goals |
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1 | Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen | Bodø/Glimt, Hertha BSC | 16 |
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 |
9 | 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. Those 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
- 2013–present: Leif Gunnar Smerud
See also
References
- "v" (in Norwegian). 5 November 2020.
- Match report: Russia v Norway (28 March 2017), fotball.no. Retrieved 28 March 2017. (in Norwegian)
- "Norge Menn U21". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Players of Norway national under-21 football team. |
- Norway U21-team at UEFA.com