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Sweden men's national under-21 football team

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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. The Swedish U21 team came into existence, following the realignment of UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which changed to be an Under-21 competition in 1978.

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
U23
 Denmark 3–2 Sweden 
(Esbjerg, Denmark; 22 June 1952)
U21
 Finland 1–3 Sweden 
(Vaasa, Finland; 11 August 1976)
Biggest win
U23
 Sweden 9–2 Finland 
(Växjö, Sweden; 10 June 1956)
 Finland 0–7 Sweden 
(Oulu, Finland; 22 September 1957)
U21
 Sweden 10–0 Armenia 
(Lublin, Poland; 13 October 2020)
Biggest defeat
U23
 Poland 6–1 Sweden 
(Warsaw, Poland; 7 October 1964)
U21
 Ukraine 6–0 Sweden 
(Kyiv, Ukraine; 31 May 2012)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances9 (first in 1972)
Best resultChampions (2015)

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

  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-23 Championship

UEFA European Under-23 Championship recordUEFA European Under-23 Championship qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
1972Quarter-finals6th210123430182
1974Did not qualify421165
1976421166
TotalBest: Quarter-finals1/3210123127232013

UEFA European U-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship recordUEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
1978Did not qualify411268
1980401314
1982411236
19844211104
1986Quarter-finals6th201123641173
1988Did not qualify614166
1990Semi-finals3rd4211746420102
1992Runners-up2nd6312446420173
1994Did not qualify10442218
19968512154
1998Quarter-finals6th31023310901306
2000Did not qualify8206715
2002126422210
2004Fourth place4th5311117105322014
2006Did not qualify106041612
2007430186
2009Semi-finals3rd4211127Qualified as hosts
2011Did not qualify106221710
2013127142014
2015Champions1st522174106132417
2017Group stage9th30212510730247
2019Did not qualify10622198
202195042812
202310532228
2025To be determined6312135
Total1 title8/24321391048371891023849366192

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players have been called up for the friendly matches against England and Croatia on 7 and 11 June 2024, respectively.[3]

Caps and goals updated as of 26 March 2024.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1GKOliver Dovin (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 21)90 Hammarby IF
1GKNoel Törnqvist (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 22)50 Mjällby AIF
1GKFilip Sidklev (2005-03-13) 13 March 2005 (age 19)00 IF Brommapojkarna
2DFJesper Tolinsson (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 21)130 Lommel
2DFJoe Mendes (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 21)120 Braga
2DFNoah Persson (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 20)120 Young Boys
2DFCasper Widell (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 21)60 Excelsior
2DFNoah Eile (2002-07-19) 19 July 2002 (age 21)50 New York Red Bulls
2DFEmin Hasić (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 21)31 IFK Värnamo
2DFMatteo Pérez Vinlöf (2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 18)00 Bayern Munich II
3MFYasin Ayari (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 20)122 Blackburn Rovers
3MFOtto Rosengren (2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 21)103 Malmö FF
3MFLucas Bergvall (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18)51 Djurgårdens IF
3MFWilliot Swedberg (2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 (age 20)51 Celta Vigo
3MFMelker Widell (2002-04-19) 19 April 2002 (age 22)31 AaB
3MFAimar Sher (2002-12-20) 20 December 2002 (age 21)20 Sarpsborg 08
4FWTim Prica (2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 22)114 IFK Norrköping
4FWPaulos Abraham (2002-07-16) 16 July 2002 (age 21)82 IFK Göteborg
4FWJacob Ondrejka (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 21)61 Antwerp
4FWMomodou Sonko (2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 19)21 Gent
4FWDeniz Gül (2004-07-02) 2 July 2004 (age 19)00 Hammarby IF
4FWZeidane Inoussa (2002-05-13) 13 May 2002 (age 22)00 BK Häcken

Recent call-ups

The following 40 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.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GKDavid Čelić (2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21)00 IK Siriusv.  Georgia, 17 October 2023
GKSebastian Selin (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21)00 Hammarby TFFv.  Gibraltar, 19 June 2023
GKHannes Sveijer (2002-04-28) 28 April 2002 (age 22)00 AFC Eskilstunav.  Colombia, 26 March 2023
GKWille Jakobsson (2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 22)00 Degerfors IFv.  Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
DFDaniel Svensson (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22)181 Nordsjællandv.  Croatia, 11 June 2024 WD
DFSamuel Dahl (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 21)50 Djurgårdens IFv.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024
DFElias Olsson (2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 21)10 Lechia Gdańskv.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024
DFJonas Rouhi (2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 (age 20)10 Juventus Next Genv.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024
DFNils Zätterström (2005-03-29) 29 March 2005 (age 19)00 Malmö FFv.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024 WD
DFZinedin Smajlović (2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 20)30 Leccov.  Netherlands, 20 November 2023
DFMarkus Karlsson (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 20)00 Hammarby IFv.  North Macedonia, 8 September 2023
DFJohan Bångsbo (2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 21)20 Al Jazirav.  Gibraltar, 19 June 2023
DFCasper Nilsson (2003-11-26) 26 November 2003 (age 20)20 Brighton & Hove Albionv.  Gibraltar, 19 June 2023 WD
DFHussein Ali IRQ (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 22)50 Heerenveenv.  Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
DFNiclas Bergmark (2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 22)10 Örebro SKv.  Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
MFArmin Gigović BIH (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22)212 Midtjyllandv.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024
MFSebastian Nanasi (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 22)81 Malmö FFv.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024
MFPatric Åslund (2002-08-01) 1 August 2002 (age 21)10 Västerås SKv.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024
MFHugo Bolin (2003-07-24) 24 July 2003 (age 20)10 Malmö FFv.  Netherlands, 20 November 2023
MFHugo Larsson (2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 19)31 Eintracht Frankfurtv.  North Macedonia, 8 September 2023
MFTom Strannegård (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 22)00 IK Startv.  Gibraltar, 19 June 2023
MFHussein Carneil (2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 21)20 IFK Göteborgv.  Colombia, 26 March 2023 WD
MFDavid Edvardsson (2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 (age 22)30 Landskrona BoISv.  Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
MFAlper Demirol (2002-10-01) 1 October 2002 (age 21)20 Degerfors IFv.  Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
MFDennis Collander (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 22)30 Hammarby IFv.  Italy, 12 October 2021 WD
FWRoony Bardghji (2005-11-15) 15 November 2005 (age 18)102 Copenhagenv.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024
FWMayckel Lahdo (2002-12-30) 30 December 2002 (age 21)82 AZv.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024 WD
FWOscar Vilhelmsson (2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 20)66 Darmstadt 98v.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024
FWJusef Erabi (2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 20)41 Hammarby IFv.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024
FWIsak Jansson (2002-01-31) 31 January 2002 (age 22)30 Rapid Wienv.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024 WD
FWTaha Ayari (2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 (age 19)10 AIKv.  North Macedonia, 26 March 2024
FWJoel Voelkerling Persson (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21)50 Vitessev.  Netherlands, 20 November 2023
FWAhmed Qasem (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 20)30 IF Elfsborgv.  Netherlands, 20 November 2023 WD
FWJoakim Persson (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 22)21 IK Siriusv.  Netherlands, 20 November 2023
FWOmar Faraj (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22)54 AIKv.  Georgia, 17 October 2023
FWCamil Jebara (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 21)10 IF Elfsborgv.  Gibraltar, 19 June 2023
FWNoah Shamoun SYR (2002-12-08) 8 December 2002 (age 21)20 Randers FCv.  Colombia, 26 March 2023
FWOscar Uddenäs (2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 21)21 Excelsiorv.  Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
FWAnthony Elanga (2002-04-27) 27 April 2002 (age 22)87 Nottingham Forestv.  Republic of Ireland, 16 November 2021
FWErik Ring (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22)20 AIKv.  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
  • SYR = Switched to Syria national team

Previous squads

Players with most caps and goals

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

Oscar Hiljemark holds the record for most appearances made for the team, having 37 caps.
#PlayerCareerCapsGoals
1Oscar Hiljemark2011–2015374
2Alexander Farnerud2002–20063612
3Jonny Rödlund1990–19933511
4Simon Tibbling2012–2017332
5Magnus Johansson1990–1993320
6Mikael Dorsin2000–2004311
Mattias Bjärsmyr2005–2009310
8Johan Elmander2000–20043012
Tommy Jönsson1995–1998302
Sven Andersson1981–1986300

Top 10 goalscorers

Ola Toivonen, with 13 goals is the team's joint top goalscorer with Carlos Strandberg, Toivonen being the first to reach the tally.
#PlayerCareerGoalsCaps
1Carlos Strandberg2015–20181318
Ola Toivonen2006–20091328
3Pär-Olof Ohlsson1972–19771219
John Guidetti2010–20151223
Johan Elmander2000–20041230
Alexander Farnerud2002–20061236
7Mikael Ishak2012–20161127
Jonny Rödlund1990–19931135
9Niklas Skoog1994–19951014
10Tord Grip1958–1961910
Lasse Larsson1982–1987910

See also

References

External links

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