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Belgium national under-21 football team

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The Belgium national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years. Their biggest successes were winning the 2007–09 International Challenge Trophy and reaching the European Championship semi-finals in 2007 in the Netherlands. Thanks to the latter achievement, Belgium qualified for the football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Their current home stadium is Den Dreef in Leuven.

Belgium U-21
Nickname(s)Jonge duivels (Young demons)

Jeunes diables (Little devils)

Junge Teufels (Young Devils)
AssociationRoyal Belgian Football Association
Head coachGill Swerts
CaptainAster Vranckx
Most capsJean-François Gillet (36)
Top scorerLoïs Openda (13)
Home stadiumDen Dreef
First colours
Second colours
First international
France 1–1 Belgium
(Amiens, France; 3 September 1976)
Biggest win
Belgium 8–0 Luxembourg
(Mechelen, Belgium; 3 June 2007)
Biggest defeat
Czech Republic 7–0 Belgium
(Prague, Czech Republic; 24 April 2001)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2002)
Best resultSemi-finals (2007)

UEFA U-21 Championship Record

YearRoundPldWDLGFGA
1978Did not qualify
1980
1982
1984
1990
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002Group stage310224
2004Did not qualify
2006
2007Semi-finals412134
2009Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019Group stage300348
2021Did not qualify
2023Group stage302134

Results and fixtures

Belgium are currently competing for qualification to the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The table below shows their current standing in the qualification group.

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Belgium10820235+1826Final tournament—1–10–03–03–22–1
2  Sweden10622198+11200–3—0–11–04–13–0
3  Turkey105231410+4171–20–3—0–04–04–2
4  Hungary103251214−2110–32–21–2—4–02–1
5  Cyprus10217823−1570–20–12–10–2—2–1
6  Malta10118824−1640–40–40–12–11–1—
Source: UEFA

Results

v  Malta
27 March 2017 Belgium  2–1  Malta Heverlee, Belgium
20:00 CETR. Mmaee 43'
Cools 54'		Report 69' GrechStadium: Den Dreef
Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)
v  Turkey
5 September 2017 Belgium  0–0  Turkey Heverlee, Belgium
20:00 CETReportStadium: Den Dreef
Referee: Fabio Verissimo (Italy)
v  Sweden
6 October 2017 Belgium  1–1  Sweden Heverlee, Belgium
19:00 CETVanlerberghe 30'Report 61' DagerstålStadium: Den Dreef
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
v  Belgium
10 October 2017 Cyprus  0–2  Belgium Larnaca, Cyprus
16:00 CETReport 51' Lukebakio
90+3' Bastien		Stadium: AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis
Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia)
v  Cyprus
9 November 2017 Belgium  3–2  Cyprus Heverlee, Belgium
19:00 CETMbenza 15'
Dimata 45+2'
Leya Iseka 90+2'		Report 49' Papageorgiou
75' Fragkou		Stadium: Den Dreef
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
v  Belgium
14 November 2017 Turkey  1–2  Belgium Istanbul, Turkey
15:00 CETOkutan 5'ReportMerih Demiral 45+2' (o.g.)
Schrijvers 87'		Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
v  Hungary
26 March 2018 Belgium  3–0  Hungary Heverlee, Belgium
19:00 CETSchrijvers 19'
Lukebakio 64'
Dimata 72' (pen.)		ReportStadium: Den Dreef
Referee: Erez Papir (Israel)
v  Belgium
7 September 2018 Malta  0–4  Belgium Ta'Qali, Malta
16:00 CETReportDimata 11'
Schrijvers 18'
Lukebakio 59'
Leya Iseka 69'		Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)
v  Belgium
11 September 2018 Hungary  0–3  Belgium Budapest, Hungary
17:00 CETReportDimata 20', 73' (pen.)
Schrijvers 86'		Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
v  Belgium
16 October 2018 Sweden  0–3  Belgium Kalmar, Sweden
17:00 CETReportDimata 29', 40'
Lukebakio 65'		Stadium: Fredriksskans
Referee: Frank Schneider (France)
v  Belgium
15 November 2018 Romania  3–3  Belgium Cluj-Napoca, Romania
18:00 CETDrăguș 45' (pen.)
Olaru 90'
Ciobanu 90+1'		ReportCools 35'
Leya 56'
Mbenza 58'		Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Iulian Călin (Romania)
v  Belgium
16 June 2019 Poland  3–2  Belgium Reggio Emilia, Italy
18:30Żurkowski 26'
Bielik 52'
Szymański 79'		ReportLeya Iseka 16'
Cools 84'		Stadium: Mapei Stadium–Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 2,534
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
v  Belgium
19 June 2019 Spain  2–1  Belgium Reggio Emilia, Italy
18:30Olmo 7'
Fornals 89'		ReportBornauw 24'Stadium: Mapei Stadium–Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 2,738
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
v  Italy
22 June 2019 Belgium  1–3  Italy Reggio Emilia, Italy
21:00Verschaeren 79'
Mbenza  90+3'		ReportBarella 44'
Cutrone 53'
Chiesa 89'		Stadium: Mapei Stadium–Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 20,075
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against  Scotland and  Spain on 17 and 21 November 2023, respectively.

Note: Names in italics denote players that have been called up to the senior team.

Caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2023.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11GKMaarten Vandevoordt (2002-02-26) 26 February 2002 (age 22)160 Genk
121GKSenne Lammens (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 21)50 Antwerp
22DFHugo Siquet (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 (age 21)180 Cercle Brugge
32DFJorne Spileers (2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 19)40 Club Brugge
42DFKoni De Winter (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 21)180 Genoa
52DFKillian Sardella (2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 21)111 Anderlecht
162DFZeno Van Den Bosch (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 20)00 Antwerp
172DFNathan Ngoy (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 20)00 Standard Liège
222DFFedde Leysen (2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 20)20 Union Saint-Gilloise
232DFTuur Rommens (2003-03-26) 26 March 2003 (age 21)20 Westerlo
63MFArne Engels (2003-09-08) 8 September 2003 (age 20)82 FC Augsburg
83MFMario Stroeykens (2004-09-29) 29 September 2004 (age 19)50 Anderlecht
103MFEliot Matazo (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 22)170 Antwerp
113MFLuca Oyen (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21)40 Genk
143MFMarco Kana (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 21)120 Kortrijk
153MFCisse Sandra (2003-12-16) 16 December 2003 (age 20)00 Excelsior
74FWMalick Fofana (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 19)50 Lyon
94FWLucas Stassin (2004-11-29) 29 November 2004 (age 19)50 Westerlo
134FWSamuel Mbangula (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 20)20 Juventus
184FWKazeem Olaigbe (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21)53 Cercle Brugge
194FWYoussuf Sylla (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 21)40 Charleroi
204FWRomeo Vermant (2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 (age 20)20 Westerlo

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up and remain eligible.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GKTobe Leysen (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22)00 OH Leuvenv.  Scotland, 17 November 2023
DFIgnace Van Der Brempt (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22)151 Hamburger SVv.  Hungary, 17 October 2023
DFRichie Sagrado (2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 20)00 OH Leuvenv.  Kazakhstan, 11 September 2023
DFZeno Debast (2003-10-24) 24 October 2003 (age 20)40 Anderlecht2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
DFAmeen Al-Dakhil (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22)40 Burnley2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
DFDaan Dierckx (2003-02-24) 24 February 2003 (age 21)00 Standard Liègev.  Turkey, 3 September 2021
MFJarne Steuckers (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 (age 22)00 Sint-Truidenv.  Hungary, 17 October 2023
MFAster Vranckx (captain) (2002-10-04) 4 October 2002 (age 21)120 VfL Wolfsburgv.  Hungary, 17 October 2023
MFMandela Keita (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 21)80 Antwerpv.  Kazakhstan, 11 September 2023
MFArthur Vermeeren (2005-02-07) 7 February 2005 (age 19)10 Atlético Madridv.  Kazakhstan, 11 September 2023
MFChristiaan Ravych (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 21)00 Cercle Bruggev.  Kazakhstan, 11 September 2023
MFRoméo Lavia (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 20)10 Chelseav.  Czech Republic, 23 March 2023
MFAnouar Ait El Hadj (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 22)40 Genkv.  Denmark, 29 March 2022
MFTibo Persyn (2002-03-13) 13 March 2002 (age 22)00 FC Eindhovenv.  Turkey, 3 September 2021
FWAnthony Descotte (2003-08-03) 3 August 2003 (age 20)40 Utrecht2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
FWKen Nkuba (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 (age 22)40 Genkv.  Czech Republic, 23 March 2023
FWJohan Bakayoko (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 21)30 PSV Eindhovenv.  Czech Republic, 23 March 2023
FWJérémy Doku (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002 (age 21)61 Manchester Cityv.  France, 26 September 2022

Statistics

Most capped players

  Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
#NameCareerCapsGoals
1Jean-François Gillet1996–2002360
2Thomas Chatelle1999–2003284
Maarten Martens2003–2007287
4Faris Haroun2004–2008244
5Siebe Schrijvers2016–2019234
6Tom De Mul2004–2008214
Wout Faes2017–2020210
Gunter Van Handenhoven1997–1999211
9Jonathan Blondel2002–2007204
Éric Deflandre1992–1995201

Last updated: 22 June 2019
Source: Belgian Football Federation

Top goalscorers

  Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
#PlayerCareerGoalsCapsAverage
1Loïs Openda2019–202313180.72
2Kevin Vandenbergh2003–200512140.86
3Cédric Roussel1997–199910120.83
4Wesley Sonck1997–19998110.73
5Michy Batshuayi2012–20147130.54
Landry Dimata2016–20187120.58
Maarten Martens2003–20077280.25
Ronny Martens1978–19847140.5
Sven Vermant1993–1995780.88
Jeanvion Yulu-Matondo2005–20087170.41

Last updated: 20 March 2019
Source: Belgian Football Federation

Honours

Winners (1): 2007–09
Runners-up (1): 2005–06

See also

References

References and external links

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