Sweden men's national under-21 football team

Sweden Under-21
Nickname(s)	Blågult (The Blue-Yellow)
Association	Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Daniel Bäckström
Captain	Armin Gigović
Most caps	Oscar Hiljemark (37)
Top scorer	Carlos 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
Appearances	9 (first in 1972)
Best result	Champions (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. 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 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 edit

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 edit

UEFA European Under-23 Championship record									UEFA European Under-23 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	Did not qualify								4	2	1	1	6	6
Total	Best: Quarter-finals	1/3	2	1	0	1	2	3	12	7	2	3	20	13

UEFA European U-21 Championship edit

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	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
1994	Did not qualify								10	4	4	2	21	8
1996	Did not qualify								8	5	1	2	15	4
1998	Quarter-finals	6th	3	1	0	2	3	3	10	9	0	1	30	6
2000	Did not qualify								8	2	0	6	7	15
2002	Did not qualify								12	6	4	2	22	10
2004	Fourth place	4th	5	3	1	1	11	7	10	5	3	2	20	14
2006	Did not qualify								10	6	0	4	16	12
2007	Did not qualify								4	3	0	1	8	6
2009	Semi-finals	3rd	4	2	1	1	12	7	Qualified as hosts
2011	Did not qualify								10	6	2	2	17	10
2013	Did not qualify								12	7	1	4	20	14
2015	Champions	1st	5	2	2	1	7	4	10	6	1	3	24	17
2017	Group stage	9th	3	0	2	1	2	5	10	7	3	0	24	7
2019	Did not qualify								10	6	2	2	19	8
2021									9	5	0	4	28	12
2023									10	5	3	2	22	8
2025	To be determined								6	3	1	2	13	5
Total	1 title	8/24	32	13	9	10	48	37	189	102	38	49	366	192

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following 23 players were called up for the friendly match against Cyprus on 22 March 2024 and the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against North Macedonia on 26 March 2024.^[3]

Caps and goals updated as of 26 March 2024.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Oliver Dovin	(2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 21)	9	0	Hammarby IF
12	1GK	Noel Törnqvist	(2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Mjällby AIF
	1GK	Filip Sidklev	(2005-03-13) 13 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	IF Brommapojkarna

2	2DF	Joe Mendes	(2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 21)	12	0	Braga
3	2DF	Noah Eile	(2002-07-19) 19 July 2002 (age 21)	5	0	New York Red Bulls
4	2DF	Daniel Svensson	(2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22)	18	1	Nordsjælland
5	2DF	Samuel Dahl	(2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 21)	5	0	Djurgårdens IF
14	2DF	Jesper Tolinsson	(2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 21)	13	0	Lommel
15	2DF	Noah Persson	(2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 20)	12	0	Young Boys
19	2DF	Jonas Rouhi	(2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Juventus Next Gen
	2DF	Elias Olsson	(2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Lechia Gdańsk

6	3MF	Armin Gigović (captain)	(2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22)	21	2	Midtjylland
8	3MF	Yasin Ayari	(2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 20)	12	2	Blackburn Rovers
10	3MF	Sebastian Nanasi	(2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 21)	8	1	Malmö FF
13	3MF	Otto Rosengren	(2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 20)	10	3	Malmö FF
16	3MF	Melker Widell	(2002-04-19) 19 April 2002 (age 22)	3	1	AaB
	3MF	Patric Åslund	(2002-08-01) 1 August 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Västerås SK

7	4FW	Roony Bardghji	(2005-11-15) 15 November 2005 (age 18)	10	2	Copenhagen
9	4FW	Oscar Vilhelmsson	(2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 20)	6	6	Darmstadt 98
11	4FW	Lucas Bergvall	(2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18)	5	1	Djurgårdens IF
17	4FW	Taha Ayari	(2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 (age 18)	1	0	AIK
18	4FW	Momodou Sonko	(2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 19)	2	1	Gent
20	4FW	Jusef Erabi	(2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 20)	4	1	Hammarby IF

Recent call-ups edit

The following 36 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.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	David Čelić	(2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	IK Sirius	v. Georgia, 17 October 2023
GK	Sebastian Selin	(2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Hammarby TFF	v. Gibraltar, 19 June 2023
GK	Hannes Sveijer	(2002-04-28) 28 April 2002 (age 21)	0	0	AFC Eskilstuna	v. Colombia, 26 March 2023
GK	Wille Jakobsson	(2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Degerfors IF	v. Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022

DF	Casper Widell	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 20)	6	0	Excelsior	v. North Macedonia, 26 March 2024 ^WD
DF	Nils Zätterström	(2005-03-29) 29 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Malmö FF	v. North Macedonia, 26 March 2024 ^WD
DF	Zinedin Smajlović	(2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Lecco	v. Netherlands, 20 November 2023
DF	Markus Karlsson	(2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Hammarby IF	v. North Macedonia, 8 September 2023
DF	Emin Hasić	(2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 21)	3	1	IFK Värnamo	v. Gibraltar, 19 June 2023
DF	Johan Bångsbo	(2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Al Jazira	v. Gibraltar, 19 June 2023
DF	Casper Nilsson	(2003-11-26) 26 November 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	v. Gibraltar, 19 June 2023 ^WD
DF	Hussein Ali ^IRQ	(2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Heerenveen	v. Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
DF	Niclas Bergmark	(2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Örebro SK	v. Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022

MF	Williot Swedberg	(2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 (age 20)	5	1	Celta Vigo	v. Netherlands, 20 November 2023
MF	Hugo Bolin	(2003-07-24) 24 July 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Malmö FF	v. Netherlands, 20 November 2023
MF	Hugo Larsson	(2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 19)	3	1	Eintracht Frankfurt	v. North Macedonia, 8 September 2023
MF	Tom Strannegård	(2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 21)	0	0	IK Start	v. Gibraltar, 19 June 2023
MF	Hussein Carneil	(2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 20)	2	0	IFK Göteborg	v. Colombia, 26 March 2023 ^WD
MF	Aimar Sher	(2002-12-20) 20 December 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Sarpsborg 08	v. Colombia, 26 March 2023
MF	David Edvardsson	(2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Landskrona BoIS	v. Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
MF	Alper Demirol	(2002-10-01) 1 October 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Degerfors IF	v. Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
MF	Dennis Collander	(2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Hammarby IF	v. Italy, 12 October 2021 ^WD

FW	Mayckel Lahdo	(2002-12-30) 30 December 2002 (age 21)	8	2	AZ	v. North Macedonia, 26 March 2024 ^WD
FW	Isak Jansson	(2002-01-31) 31 January 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Rapid Wien	v. North Macedonia, 26 March 2024 ^WD
FW	Joel Voelkerling Persson	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21)	5	0	Vitesse	v. Netherlands, 20 November 2023
FW	Ahmed Qasem	(2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 20)	3	0	IF Elfsborg	v. Netherlands, 20 November 2023 ^WD
FW	Joakim Persson	(2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 22)	2	1	IK Sirius	v. Netherlands, 20 November 2023
FW	Omar Faraj	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22)	5	4	AIK	v. Georgia, 17 October 2023
FW	Jacob Ondrejka	(2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 21)	6	1	Antwerp	v. North Macedonia, 8 September 2023
FW	Tim Prica	(2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 22)	11	4	IFK Norrköping	v. Gibraltar, 19 June 2023
FW	Camil Jebara	(2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 21)	1	0	IF Elfsborg	v. Gibraltar, 19 June 2023
FW	Noah Shamoun ^SYR	(2002-12-08) 8 December 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Randers FC	v. Colombia, 26 March 2023
FW	Oscar Uddenäs	(2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 21)	2	1	Excelsior	v. Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
FW	Paulos Abraham	(2002-07-16) 16 July 2002 (age 21)	8	2	IFK Göteborg	v. Italy, 9 June 2022
FW	Anthony Elanga	(2002-04-27) 27 April 2002 (age 22)	8	7	Nottingham Forest	v. Republic of Ireland, 16 November 2021
FW	Erik Ring	(2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22)	2	0	AIK	v. Republic of Ireland, 16 November 2021
Notes ^PRE = Preliminary squad / standby ^SUS = Serving suspension ^WD = Player withdrew from the squad ^IRQ = Switched to Iraq national team ^SYR = Switched to Syria national team

Previous squads edit

Players with most caps and goals edit

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 edit

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
6	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 edit

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
1	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
7	Jonny Rödlund	1990–1993	11	35
9	Niklas Skoog	1994–1995	10	14
10	Tord Grip	1958–1961	9	10
10	Lasse Larsson	1982–1987	9	10

References edit

^ "EM-guld efter straffdrama!" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^ "EM-sorti på straffar efter mirakelvändning" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
^ "Bäckströms marstrupp presenterad" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

External links edit

Official website

[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] "Bäckströms marstrupp presenterad" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

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