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Sweden national under-21 football team

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Sweden Under-21
Nickname(s)Blågult (The Blue-Yellow)
AssociationSvenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachDaniel Bäckström
CaptainOliver Dovin
Most capsOscar Hiljemark (37)
Top scorerCarlos Strandberg
Ola Toivonen (13)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Denmark 3–2 Sweden 
(Esbjerg, Denmark; 22 June 1952)
Biggest win
 Sweden 10–0 Armenia 
(Lublin, Poland; 13 October 2020)
Biggest defeat
 Ukraine 6–0 Sweden 
(Kyiv, Ukraine; 31 May 2012)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances9 (first in 1972)
Best resultChampions (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. Primarily, it competes to qualify for the biennial UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

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

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  0000 Tournament held on home soil  

Sweden national under-21 football team celebrating in June 2015, after winning the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

UEFA European U-21 Championship

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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
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
1978 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
France 1994 Did not qualify 10 4 4 2 21 8
Spain 1996 8 5 1 2 15 4
Romania 1998 Quarter-finals 6th 3 1 0 2 3 3 10 9 0 1 30 6
Slovakia 2000 Did not qualify 8 2 0 6 7 15
Switzerland 2002 12 6 4 2 22 10
Germany 2004 Fourth place 4th 5 3 1 1 11 7 10 5 3 2 20 14
Portugal 2006 Did not qualify 10 6 0 4 16 12
Netherlands 2007 4 3 0 1 8 6
Sweden 2009 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 1 1 12 7 Qualified as hosts
Denmark 2011 Did not qualify 10 6 2 2 17 10
Israel 2013 12 7 1 4 20 14
Czech Republic 2015 Champions 1st 5 2 2 1 7 4 10 6 1 3 24 17
Poland 2017 Group stage 9th 3 0 2 1 2 5 10 7 3 0 24 7
ItalySan Marino 2019 Did not qualify 10 6 2 2 19 8
HungarySlovenia 2021 9 5 0 4 28 12
RomaniaGeorgia (country) 2023 10 5 3 2 22 8
Slovakia 2025 To be determined 8 4 2 2 22 5
Total 1 title 9/27 34 14 9 11 50 40 203 110 41 52 395 205

Players

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Current squad

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The following 23 players have been called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Gibraltar and Moldova on 6 and 10 September 2024, respectively.[3]

Caps and goals updated as of 10 September 2024.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Oliver Dovin (captain) (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 22) 11 0 England Coventry City
12 1GK Noel Törnqvist (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 22) 6 0 Sweden Mjällby AIF
1GK Elis Bishesari (2005-05-19) 19 May 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Sweden IFK Göteborg
2 2DF Joe Mendes (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 21) 16 0 Portugal Braga
3 2DF Casper Widell (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 21) 10 1 Netherlands Excelsior
4 2DF Noah Eile (2002-07-19) 19 July 2002 (age 22) 8 0 United States New York Red Bulls
5 2DF Samuel Dahl (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 21) 7 0 Italy Roma
13 2DF Jesper Tolinsson (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 21) 14 0 Belgium Lommel
15 2DF Matteo Pérez Vinlöf (2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 18) 2 2 Austria Austria Wien
16 2DF Nils Zätterström (2005-03-29) 29 March 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Sweden Malmö FF
20 2DF Jonas Rouhi (2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 (age 20) 5 1 Italy Juventus
6 3MF Daniel Svensson (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22) 20 2 Denmark Nordsjælland
8 3MF Otto Rosengren (2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 21) 14 3 Sweden Malmö FF
10 3MF Hugo Bolin (2003-07-24) 24 July 2003 (age 21) 5 4 Sweden Malmö FF
17 3MF Aimar Sher (2002-12-20) 20 December 2002 (age 21) 5 1 Norway Sarpsborg 08
3MF Imam Jagne (2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Sweden Mjällby AIF
7 4FW Melker Widell (2002-04-19) 19 April 2002 (age 22) 7 1 Denmark AaB
9 4FW Jusef Erabi (2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 21) 6 3 Sweden Hammarby IF
11 4FW Jacob Ondrejka (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 22) 10 1 Belgium Antwerp
14 4FW Zeidane Inoussa (2002-05-13) 13 May 2002 (age 22) 4 0 Sweden BK Häcken
18 4FW Deniz Gül (2004-07-02) 2 July 2004 (age 20) 4 2 Portugal Porto
19 4FW Joakim Persson (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 22) 3 1 Sweden IK Sirius
4FW Richie Omorowa (2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Netherlands Excelsior

Recent call-ups

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The following 45 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
GK Filip Sidklev (2005-03-13) 13 March 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Greece Aris v.  Croatia, 11 June 2024
GK David Čelić (2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Sweden IK Sirius v.  Georgia, 17 October 2023
GK Sebastian Selin (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Norway Åsane v.  Gibraltar, 19 June 2023
GK Hannes Sveijer (2002-04-28) 28 April 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Sweden Sandvikens IF v.  Colombia, 26 March 2023
GK Wille Jakobsson (2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Sweden Degerfors IF v.  Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
DF Noah Persson (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 21) 14 0 Switzerland Young Boys v.  Croatia, 11 June 2024
DF Emin Hasić (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 21) 5 1 Croatia Osijek v.  Croatia, 11 June 2024
DF Hampus Skoglund (2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Sweden Hammarby IF v.  Croatia, 11 June 2024
DF Elias Olsson (2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Poland Lechia Gdańsk v.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024
DF Zinedin Smajlović (2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 20) 3 0 Sweden Sandvikens IF v.  Netherlands, 20 November 2023
DF Markus Karlsson (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Sweden Hammarby IF v.  North Macedonia, 8 September 2023
DF Johan Bångsbo (2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 21) 2 0 United Arab Emirates Baniyas v.  Gibraltar, 19 June 2023
DF Casper Nilsson (2003-11-26) 26 November 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Scotland Partick Thistle v.  Gibraltar, 19 June 2023 WD
DF Hussein Ali IRQ (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 22) 5 0 Netherlands Heerenveen v.  Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
DF Niclas Bergmark (2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Sweden Örebro SK v.  Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
MF Williot Swedberg (2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 (age 20) 5 1 Spain Celta Vigo v.  Moldova, 10 September 2024 WD
MF Yasin Ayari (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 20) 12 2 England Brighton & Hove Albion v.  Croatia, 11 June 2024 WD
MF Lucas Bergvall (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18) 5 1 England Tottenham Hotspur v.  Croatia, 11 June 2024 WD
MF Wilmer Odefalk (2004-11-21) 21 November 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Sweden IF Brommapojkarna v.  Croatia, 11 June 2024
MF Armin Gigović BIH (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22) 21 2 Germany Holstein Kiel v.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024
MF Sebastian Nanasi (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 22) 8 1 France Strasbourg v.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024
MF Patric Åslund (2002-08-01) 1 August 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Sweden Djurgårdens IF v.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024
MF Hugo Larsson (2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 20) 3 1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt v.  North Macedonia, 8 September 2023
MF Tom Strannegård (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Norway IK Start v.  Gibraltar, 19 June 2023
MF Hussein Carneil (2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Sweden IFK Göteborg v.  Colombia, 26 March 2023 WD
MF Noah Shamoun SYR (2002-12-08) 8 December 2002 (age 21) 2 0 Denmark Randers FC v.  Colombia, 26 March 2023
MF David Edvardsson (2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Norway Tromsø IL v.  Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
MF Alper Demirol (2002-10-01) 1 October 2002 (age 21) 2 0 Sweden Hammarby IF v.  Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
MF Dennis Collander (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Sweden Hammarby IF v.  Italy, 12 October 2021 WD
FW Oscar Vilhelmsson (2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 20) 6 6 Germany Darmstadt 98 v.  Moldova, 10 September 2024 WD
FW Isak Jansson (2002-01-31) 31 January 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Austria Rapid Wien v.  Moldova, 10 September 2024 WD
FW Tim Prica (2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 22) 12 4 Sweden IFK Norrköping v.  Croatia, 11 June 2024
FW Paulos Abraham (2002-07-16) 16 July 2002 (age 22) 8 2 Sweden IFK Göteborg v.  Croatia, 11 June 2024 WD
FW Momodou Sonko (2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 19) 4 1 Belgium Gent v.  Croatia, 11 June 2024
FW Amar Fatah (2004-02-19) 19 February 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Netherlands Willem II v.  Croatia, 11 June 2024
FW Roony Bardghji (2005-11-15) 15 November 2005 (age 18) 10 2 Denmark Copenhagen v.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024
FW Mayckel Lahdo (2002-12-30) 30 December 2002 (age 21) 8 2 Netherlands AZ v.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024 WD
FW Taha Ayari (2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Sweden AIK v.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024
FW Joel Voelkerling Persson (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) 5 0 Sweden IFK Värnamo v.  Netherlands, 20 November 2023
FW Ahmed Qasem (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Sweden IF Elfsborg v.  Netherlands, 20 November 2023 WD
FW Omar Faraj PLE (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22) 5 4 Egypt Zamalek v.  Georgia, 17 October 2023
FW Camil Jebara (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Sweden Västerås SK v.  Gibraltar, 19 June 2023
FW Oscar Uddenäs (2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 22) 2 1 Sweden AIK v.  Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
FW Anthony Elanga (2002-04-27) 27 April 2002 (age 22) 8 7 England Nottingham Forest v.  Republic of Ireland, 16 November 2021
FW Erik Ring (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22) 2 0 England Lincoln City v.  Republic of Ireland, 16 November 2021
Notes
  • PRE = Preliminary squad / standby
  • SUS = Serving suspension
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad
  • BIH = Switched to Bosnia and Herzegovina national team
  • IRQ = Switched to Iraq national team
  • PLE = Switched to Palestine national team
  • SYR = Switched to Syria national team

Previous squads

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Players with most caps and goals

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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

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Oscar Hiljemark holds the record for most appearances made for the team, having 37 caps.
# Player Career Caps Goals
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

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Ola Toivonen, with 13 goals is the team's joint top goalscorer with Carlos Strandberg, Toivonen being the first to reach the tally.
# Player Career Goals Caps
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

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References

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  1. ^ "EM-guld efter straffdrama!" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. ^ "EM-sorti på straffar efter mirakelvändning" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Truppen till EM-kvalmatcherna i september" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
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