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Norway national under-21 football team

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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)

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

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UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

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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
Europe 1978 did not qualify 4 2 0 2 6 9
Europe 1980 6 1 3 2 5 12
Europe 1982 4 1 1 2 5 6
Europe 1984 6 0 2 4 6 15
Europe 1986 6 2 2 2 10 9
Europe 1988 6 0 3 3 3 7
Europe 1990 6 1 2 3 3 7
Europe 1992 6 3 1 2 13 6
France 1994 10 6 1 3 20 13
Spain 1996 10 7 0 3 32 13
Romania 1998 Semi-Finals 3rd of 8 3 2 0 1 3 1 8 5 2 1 22 10
Slovakia 2000 did not qualify 12 7 1 4 22 15
Switzerland 2002 10 6 0 4 21 12
Germany 2004 10 7 1 2 23 9
Portugal 2006 10 4 2 4 14 13
Netherlands 2007 2 0 1 1 1 2
Sweden 2009 8 3 3 2 7 6
Denmark 2011 8 2 1 5 14 18
Israel 2013 Semi-Finals 3rd of 8 4 1 2 1 6 7 10 6 1 3 18 11
Czech Republic 2015 did not qualify 8 3 0 5 11 19
Poland 2017 10 6 1 3 13 12
ItalySan Marino 2019 10 4 3 3 15 13
HungarySlovenia 2021 8 3 1 4 14 16
RomaniaGeorgia (country) 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

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Latvia and Italy on 5 and 10 September 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 (age 21) 7 0 Norway Rosenborg
12 1GK Magnus Rugland Ree (2004-04-26) 26 April 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Norway Viking

2 2DF Oliver Braude (2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Netherlands Heerenveen
3 2DF Robin Østrøm (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 22) 7 2 Denmark Silkeborg
4 2DF Leo Fuhr Hjelde (2003-08-26) 26 August 2003 (age 21) 18 0 England Sunderland
13 2DF Tobias Guddal (2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Norway Tromsø
14 2DF Mathias Fjørtoft Løvik (2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 20) 4 0 Norway Molde
16 2DF Eskil Edh (2002-08-04) 4 August 2002 (age 22) 6 1 Sweden AIK
19 2DF Anders Hiim (2002-09-13) 13 September 2002 (age 21) 2 0 Norway Sarpsborg 08

6 3MF Thelo Aasgaard (2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 22) 6 2 England Wigan Athletic
7 3MF Isak Hansen-Aarøen (2004-08-22) 22 August 2004 (age 20) 10 3 Germany Werder Bremen
8 3MF Sivert Mannsverk (2002-05-08) 8 May 2002 (age 22) 11 2 Netherlands Ajax
10 3MF Kristian Arnstad (captain) (2003-09-07) 7 September 2003 (age 21) 19 6 Denmark AGF
15 3MF Sverre Nypan (2006-12-19) 19 December 2006 (age 17) 1 0 Norway Rosenborg
17 3MF Sondre Ørjasæter (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 20) 3 0 Norway Sarpsborg 08
22 3MF Marius Broholm (2004-12-26) 26 December 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Norway Rosenborg

9 4FW Seedy Jatta (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21) 8 1 Austria Sturm Graz
11 4FW Lasse Selvåg Nordås (2002-02-10) 10 February 2002 (age 22) 8 2 Norway Tromsø
18 4FW Elias Melkersen (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 21) 3 0 Norway Strømsgodset
20 4FW Joel Mvuka (2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 21) 11 2 France Lorient

Recent call-ups

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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 Belgium Club Brugge v.  Portugal, 28 March 2023

Records

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As of 14 June 2022[2]

Leading appearances

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Tommy Svindal Larsen currently holds the record for the most appearances for the team.
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

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Steffen Iversen currently holds the record for most goals scored for the team.
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

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Norway U-21-national football team in 2011

Coaches

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "U21-tropp til EM-kvalik" (in Norwegian). Noregs Fotballforbund. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
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