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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
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 10 5 2 3 25 10
Total 1 title 9/27 34 14 9 11 50 40 205 111 41 53 398 210

Players

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Current squad

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The following 23 players have been called up for the friendly matches against the Republic of Ireland on 14 and 17 November 2024, respectively.[3]

Caps and goals updated as of 14 October 2024.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Filip Sidklev (2005-03-12) 12 March 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Greece Aris
1GK Viktor Andersson (2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Sweden IFK Värnamo
1GK Elis Bishesari (2005-05-19) 19 May 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Sweden IFK Göteborg
2DF Jonas Rouhi (2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 (age 20) 7 1 Italy Juventus
2DF Matteo Pérez Vinlöf (2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 18) 3 2 Austria Austria Wien
2DF Hampus Skoglund (2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Sweden Hammarby IF
2DF Nils Zätterström (2005-03-29) 29 March 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Sweden Malmö FF
2DF Peter Amoran (2004-05-22) 22 May 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Italy Perugia
2DF Malcolm Jeng (2005-03-09) 9 March 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Sweden IK Sirius
2DF Elison Makolli (2005-01-10) 10 January 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Sweden Malmö FF
3MF Wilmer Odefalk (2004-11-21) 21 November 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Sweden IF Brommapojkarna
3MF Lukas Björklund (2004-02-16) 16 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Denmark Sønderjyske
3MF Amin Boudri (2004-09-29) 29 September 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Sweden GAIS
3MF Demirel Hodžić (2005-03-08) 8 March 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Italy AC Milan
3MF Markus Karlsson (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Sweden Hammarby IF
3MF Marcus Rafferty (2004-10-01) 1 October 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Norway Aalesunds FK
4FW Momodou Sonko (2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 19) 4 1 Belgium Gent
4FW Jeremy Agbonifo (2005-10-24) 24 October 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Sweden BK Häcken
4FW Victor Andersson (2004-10-22) 22 October 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Sweden AIK
4FW August Ljungberg (2005-05-13) 13 May 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Sweden IK Sirius
4FW Moutaz Neffati (2004-09-04) 4 September 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Sweden IFK Norrköping
4FW Alieu Njie (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Italy Torino
4FW Richie Omorowa (2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Netherlands Excelsior

Recent call-ups

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The following seven players are still eligible for the U21 team (i.e. born in 2004 or later) and have previously been called up to the squad.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
MF Williot Swedberg (2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 (age 20) 7 2 Spain Celta Vigo v.  Netherlands, 14 October 2024
MF Lucas Bergvall (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18) 5 1 England Tottenham Hotspur v.  Croatia, 11 June 2024 WD
MF Hugo Larsson (2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 20) 3 1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt v.  North Macedonia, 8 September 2023
FW Amar Fatah (2004-02-19) 19 February 2004 (age 20) 4 0 Netherlands Willem II v.  Republic of Ireland, 17 November 2024 WD
FW Deniz Gül TUR (2004-07-02) 2 July 2004 (age 20) 6 2 Portugal Porto v.  Netherlands, 14 October 2024
FW Roony Bardghji (2005-11-15) 15 November 2005 (age 18) 10 2 Denmark Copenhagen v.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024
FW Taha Ayari (2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Sweden AIK v.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024
Notes
  • PRE = Preliminary squad / standby
  • SUS = Serving suspension
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad
  • TUR = Switched to Turkey 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. ^ "U21-truppen till matcherna mot Irland" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
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