Norway national under-21 football team

Norway Under-21
Association	Football Association of Norway; (Norges Fotballforbund)
Head coach	Jan Peder Jalland
Most caps	Tommy Svindal Larsen (41)
Top scorer	Steffen Iversen (17)
First colours	Second colours
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 1998)
Best result	Third 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

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

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
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	Lost in qualifying play-off to Spain								12	7	1	4	22	15
2002	did not qualify								10	6	0	4	21	12
2004	Lost in qualifying play-off to Serbia and Montenegro								10	7	1	2	23	9
2006	did not qualify								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	Lost in qualifying play-off to Serbia								10	6	1	3	13	12
2019	did not qualify								10	4	3	3	15	13
2021	did not qualify								8	3	1	4	14	16
2023	Group stage	-	3	1	0	2	2	3	10	8	0	2	26	11
2025	Lost in qualifying play-off to Finland								12	7	1	4	31	17
2027	To be determined								To be determined
Total	3rd	3/24	10	4	2	4	11	11	198	92	33	73	337	279

Note: The year of the tournament represents the year in which it ends.

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group G matches against Netherlands and Slovenia on 27 and 31 March 2026; respectively.^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2026, after the match against Slovenia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Martin Børsheim	(2005-02-18) 18 February 2005	8	0	Fredrikstad
12	1GK	Magnus Rugland Ree	(2004-04-26) 26 April 2004	1	0	Bryne

2	2DF	Oliver Braude	(2004-02-21) 21 February 2004	12	0	Heerenveen
3	2DF	Runar Norheim	(2005-02-14) 14 February 2005	4	0	Nordsjælland
4	2DF	Nikolai Hopland	(2004-07-24) 24 July 2004	7	0	Heerenveen
5	2DF	Eivind Helland	(2005-04-25) 25 April 2005	12	1	Bologna
6	2DF	Ethan Amundsen-Day	(2005-05-09) 9 May 2005	2	0	HamKam
13	2DF	Rasmus Holten	(2005-02-20) 20 February 2005	8	1	Brann

7	3MF	Sverre Nypan	(2006-12-19) 19 December 2006	12	1	Manchester City
8	3MF	Johan Bakke	(2004-05-01) 1 May 2004	1	0	Rosenborg
14	3MF	Alwande Roaldsøy	(2004-06-09) 9 June 2004	4	0	Sparta Rotterdam
15	3MF	Travis Hernes	(2005-11-04) 4 November 2005	1	0	Groningen
16	3MF	Jakob Segadal Hansen	(2005-06-16) 16 June 2005	4	0	Viking
21	3MF	Victor Halvorsen	(2004-07-03) 3 July 2004	6	0	Sarpsborg 08

9	4FW	Sindre Walle Egeli	(2006-06-21) 21 June 2006	12	7	Ipswich Town
10	4FW	Marius Broholm	(2004-12-26) 26 December 2004	11	4	Lille
11	4FW	Daniel Bassi	(2004-10-31) 31 October 2004	6	1	Bodø/Glimt
18	4FW	Henrik Skogvold	(2004-07-14) 14 July 2004	8	3	Fredrikstad
19	4FW	Markus Haaland	(2005-03-08) 8 March 2005	2	0	Brann
20	4FW	Sander Kilen	(2005-05-30) 30 May 2005	1	0	Kristiansund
22	4FW	Dennis Gjengaar	(2004-02-24) 24 February 2004	2	0	New York Red Bulls

Recent call-ups

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
GK	Einar Fauskanger	(2008-07-18) 18 July 2008	0	0	Haugesund	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18 November 2025
GK	Daniel Gjerde Sætren	(2006-04-02) 2 April 2006	0	0	Sogndal	v. Slovenia, 9 September 2025

DF	Vetle Walle Egeli	(2004-06-23) 23 June 2004	3	0	Sandefjord	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18 November 2025
DF	Jonathan Norbye	(2007-03-26) 26 March 2007	0	0	Arminia Bielefeld	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18 November 2025
DF	Ethan Amundsen-Day	(2005-05-09) 9 May 2005	2	0	HamKam	v. Spain, 10 October 2025
DF	Simen Haram	(2005-01-26) 26 January 2005	1	0	Aalesunds	v. Spain, 10 October 2025
DF	Martin Gjone	(2005-04-25) 25 April 2005	0	0	Sandefjord	v. Spain, 10 October 2025

MF	Niklas Ødegård	(2004-03-29) 29 March 2004	6	1	Kristiansund	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18 November 2025
MF	Fredrik Ardraa	(2006-10-07) 7 October 2006	1	1	Strømsgodset	v. Spain, 10 October 2025

FW	Edvin Austbø	(2005-05-01) 1 May 2005	5	0	Viking	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18 November 2025
FW	Jesper Reitan-Sunde	(2006-01-31) 31 January 2006	4	0	Rosenborg	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18 November 2025
FW	Erik Flataker	(2004-12-26) 26 December 2004	1	0	AIK	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18 November 2025
FW	Bo Hegland	(2004-06-18) 18 June 2004	1	1	Djurgården	v. Spain, 10 October 2025

Records

As of 14 June 2022^[2]

Leading appearances

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
4	Petter Rudi	Molde	35
6	Kristian Flittie Onstad	Lyn	34
7	Azar Karadas	Brann, Rosenborg	33
7	Steinar Pedersen	Start, Borussia Dortmund	33
9	Trond Erik Bertelsen	Haugesund, Fredrikstad	32
9	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

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
8	Jørgen Strand Larsen	Sarpsborg 08, Groningen	11
10	John Carew	Vålerenga, Rosenborg, Valencia	10
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

Norway U-21-national football team in 2011

1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad

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
2014–2023: Leif Gunnar Smerud
2023–present: Jan Peder Jalland

References

^ "U21-landslagstroppen til EM-kvalifisering" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
^ ^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.

External links

Norway U21-team at UEFA.com

[1] "U21-landslagstroppen til EM-kvalifisering" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.

[U21_Statistics-2] "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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