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 | |
Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | ||||||||||
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | ||||||||||
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | ||||||||||
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | ||||||||||
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 13 | ||||||||||
Semi-Finals | 3rd of 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | ||
Did not qualify | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | |||||||||
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | ||||||||||
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | ||||||||||
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | ||||||||||
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | ||||||||||
Semi-Finals | 3rd of 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | ||
Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | |||||||||
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | ||||||||||
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 Cyprus on 15 November 2019 and Portugal on 19 November 2019.[1]
Statistics correct as of 20 November 2019.[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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1 | GK | Julian Faye Lund | 20 May 1999 | 4 | 0 | |||
12 | GK | Kristoffer Klaesson | 27 November 2000 | 3 | 0 | |||
2 | DF | Fredrik André Bjørkan | 21 August 1998 | 9 | 0 | |||
3 | DF | Leo Skiri Østigård | 28 November 1999 | 8 | 2 | |||
4 | DF | Ulrik Fredriksen | 17 June 1999 | 7 | 0 | |||
5 | DF | Christian Borchgrevink | 11 May 1999 | 2 | 0 | |||
9 | DF | Birk Risa | 13 February 1998 | 21 | 4 | |||
13 | DF | Tord Salte | 8 February 1999 | 3 | 0 | |||
14 | DF | Odin Bjørtuft | 19 December 1998 | 5 | 0 | |||
16 | DF | Adrian Pereira | 31 August 1998 | 2 | 0 | |||
6 | MF | Gaute Høberg Vetti | 2 September 1998 | 3 | 0 | |||
7 | MF | Hugo Vetlesen | 29 February 2000 | 7 | 0 | |||
8 | MF | Emil Bohinen | 12 March 1999 | 9 | 1 | |||
10 | MF | Aron Dønnum | 20 April 1998 | 7 | 1 | |||
11 | MF | Håkon Evjen | 14 February 2000 | 6 | 0 | |||
17 | MF | Jens Petter Hauge | 12 October 1999 | 2 | 0 | |||
18 | MF | Johan Hove | 7 September 2000 | 4 | 0 | |||
15 | FW | Ola Brynhildsen | 27 April 1999 | 6 | 1 | |||
19 | FW | Jørgen Strand Larsen | 6 February 2000 | 3 | 1 | |||
20 | FW | Kristian Thorstvedt | 13 March 1999 | 6 | 4 |
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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DF | Lars Ranger | 12 March 1999 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | Ole Martin Kolskogen | 20 January 2001 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Tobias Heintz | 13 July 1998 | 9 | 2 | ||
MF | Dennis Johnsen | 17 February 1998 | 17 | 2 | ||
MF | Tobias Christensen | 11 May 2000 | 3 | 1 | ||
FW | Rafik Zekhnini | 12 January 1998 | 8 | 0 |
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
- "U21-tropp til EM-kvalik" (in Norwegian). 1 October 2019.
- 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