Sweden men's national under-21 football team
Nickname(s) | Blågult (The Blue-Yellow) | ||
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Association | Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Daniel Bäckström | ||
Most caps | Oscar Hiljemark (37) | ||
Top scorer | Carlos Strandberg Ola Toivonen (13) | ||
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First international | |||
U23![]() ![]() (Esbjerg, Denmark; 22 June 1952) U21 ![]() ![]() (Vaasa, Finland; 11 August 1976) | |||
Biggest win | |||
U23![]() ![]() (Växjö, Sweden; 10 June 1956) ![]() ![]() (Oulu, Finland; 22 September 1957) U21 ![]() ![]() (Lublin, Poland; 13 October 2020) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
U23![]() ![]() (Warsaw, Poland; 7 October 1964) U21 ![]() ![]() (Kyiv, Ukraine; 31 May 2012) | |||
UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 9 (first in 1972) | ||
Best result | Champions (2015) |
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.[1] They finished second in 1992 and they also reached the semi-finals in 1990 and 2009.[2] 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[edit]
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Tournament held on home soil
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UEFA European U-23 Championship[edit]
UEFA European Under-23 Championship record | UEFA European Under-23 Championship qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1972 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
1974 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
1976 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
Total | Best: Quarter-finals | 1/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 |
UEFA European U-21 Championship[edit]
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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||
1980 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
1982 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
1984 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||
1986 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
1988 | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
1990 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
1992 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
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Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 8 | ||||||||
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8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | |||||||||
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Quarter-finals | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 6 | |
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Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | ||||||||
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12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | |||||||||
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Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | |
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Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | ||||||||
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||
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Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
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Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | ||||||||
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12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | |||||||||
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 17 | |
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Group stage | 9th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 7 | |
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Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | ||||||||
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9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 12 | |||||||||
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10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | |||||||||
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To be determined | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | ||||||||
Total | 1 title | 8/24 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 37 | 189 | 102 | 38 | 49 | 366 | 192 |
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
The following 23 players were called up for the friendly matches against England and Croatia on 7 and 11 June 2024, respectively.[3]
Caps and goals updated as of 11 June 2024.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Filip Sidklev | 13 March 2005 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | GK | Noel Törnqvist | 1 February 2002 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | GK | Oliver Dovin | 11 July 2002 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Joe Mendes | 31 December 2002 | 14 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Noah Eile | 19 July 2002 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Jesper Tolinsson | 28 February 2003 | 14 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Noah Persson | 16 July 2003 | 14 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | DF | Emin Hasić | 8 February 2003 | 5 | 1 | ![]() |
14 | DF | Casper Widell | 5 May 2003 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | DF | Jonas Rouhi | 7 January 2004 | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
21 | DF | Hampus Skoglund | 1 March 2004 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Otto Rosengren | 16 May 2003 | 12 | 3 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Imam Jagne | 1 October 2003 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
11 | MF | Hugo Bolin | 24 July 2003 | 3 | 2 | ![]() |
16 | MF | Melker Widell | 19 April 2002 | 5 | 1 | ![]() |
18 | MF | Wilmer Odefalk | 21 November 2004 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | MF | Aimar Sher | 20 December 2002 | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
7 | FW | Zeidane Inoussa | 13 May 2002 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Deniz Gül | 2 July 2004 | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
10 | FW | Jacob Ondrejka | 2 September 2002 | 8 | 1 | ![]() |
17 | FW | Momodou Sonko | 31 January 2005 | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
19 | FW | Amar Fatah | 19 February 2004 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | FW | Tim Prica | 23 April 2002 | 12 | 4 | ![]() |
Recent call-ups[edit]
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.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | David Čelić | 8 March 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Sebastian Selin | 11 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Hannes Sveijer | 28 April 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Wille Jakobsson | 7 January 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Daniel Svensson | 12 February 2002 | 18 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Matteo Pérez Vinlöf | 18 December 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Samuel Dahl | 4 March 2003 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Elias Olsson | 23 April 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Nils Zätterström | 29 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Zinedin Smajlović | 20 December 2003 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Markus Karlsson | 20 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Johan Bångsbo | 10 February 2003 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Casper Nilsson | 26 November 2003 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Hussein Ali IRQ | 1 March 2002 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Niclas Bergmark | 7 January 2002 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Yasin Ayari | 6 October 2003 | 12 | 2 | ![]() |
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MF | Lucas Bergvall | 2 February 2006 | 5 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Williot Swedberg | 1 February 2004 | 5 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Armin Gigović BIH | 6 April 2002 | 21 | 2 | ![]() |
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MF | Sebastian Nanasi | 16 May 2002 | 8 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Patric Åslund | 1 August 2002 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Hugo Larsson | 27 June 2004 | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Tom Strannegård | 29 April 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Hussein Carneil | 9 May 2003 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | David Edvardsson | 5 March 2002 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Alper Demirol | 1 October 2002 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Dennis Collander | 9 May 2002 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Paulos Abraham | 16 July 2002 | 8 | 2 | ![]() |
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FW | Roony Bardghji | 15 November 2005 | 10 | 2 | ![]() |
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FW | Mayckel Lahdo | 30 December 2002 | 8 | 2 | ![]() |
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FW | Oscar Vilhelmsson | 2 October 2003 | 6 | 6 | ![]() |
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FW | Jusef Erabi | 8 June 2003 | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Isak Jansson | 31 January 2002 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Taha Ayari | 10 May 2005 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Joel Voelkerling Persson | 15 January 2003 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Ahmed Qasem | 12 July 2003 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Joakim Persson | 3 April 2002 | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Omar Faraj | 9 March 2002 | 5 | 4 | ![]() |
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FW | Camil Jebara | 19 January 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Noah Shamoun SYR | 8 December 2002 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Oscar Uddenäs | 17 August 2002 | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Anthony Elanga | 27 April 2002 | 8 | 7 | ![]() |
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FW | Erik Ring | 24 April 2002 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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Previous squads[edit]
- 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[edit]
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.
Top 10 most capped players[edit]
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# | Player | Career | Caps | Goals |
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1 | Oscar Hiljemark | 2011–2015 | 37 | 4 |
2 | Alexander Farnerud | 2002–2006 | 36 | 12 |
3 | Jonny Rödlund | 1990–1993 | 35 | 11 |
4 | Simon Tibbling | 2012–2017 | 33 | 2 |
5 | Magnus Johansson | 1990–1993 | 32 | 0 |
6 | Mikael Dorsin | 2000–2004 | 31 | 1 |
Mattias Bjärsmyr | 2005–2009 | 31 | 0 | |
8 | Johan Elmander | 2000–2004 | 30 | 12 |
Tommy Jönsson | 1995–1998 | 30 | 2 | |
Sven Andersson | 1981–1986 | 30 | 0 |
Top 10 goalscorers[edit]
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# | Player | Career | Goals | Caps |
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1 | Carlos Strandberg | 2015–2018 | 13 | 18 |
Ola Toivonen | 2006–2009 | 13 | 28 | |
3 | Pär-Olof Ohlsson | 1972–1977 | 12 | 19 |
John Guidetti | 2010–2015 | 12 | 23 | |
Johan Elmander | 2000–2004 | 12 | 30 | |
Alexander Farnerud | 2002–2006 | 12 | 36 | |
7 | Mikael Ishak | 2012–2016 | 11 | 27 |
Jonny Rödlund | 1990–1993 | 11 | 35 | |
9 | Niklas Skoog | 1994–1995 | 10 | 14 |
10 | Tord Grip | 1958–1961 | 9 | 10 |
Lasse Larsson | 1982–1987 | 9 | 10 |
See also[edit]
- Sweden national football team
- Sweden Olympic football team
- Sweden national under-20 football team
- Sweden national under-19 football team
- Sweden national under-17 football team
- Sweden national football B team (defunct)
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship
References[edit]
- ^ "EM-guld efter straffdrama!" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "EM-sorti på straffar efter mirakelvändning" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ "Tre debutanter i U21-landslaget" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
External links[edit]
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