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.
Nickname(s) | Jonge duivels Jeunes diables Junge Teufels | ||
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Association | Royal Belgian Football Association | ||
Head coach | Jacky Mathijssen | ||
Most caps | Jean-François Gillet (36) | ||
Top scorer | Loïs Openda (13) | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Amiens, France; 3 September 1976) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Mechelen, Belgium; 3 June 2007) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Prague, Czech Republic; 24 April 2001) | |||
UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result | Semi-finals, 2007 |
UEFA U-21 Championship RecordEdit
Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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1978 | Did Not Qualify | ||||||
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2000 | |||||||
2002 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2004 | Did Not Qualify | ||||||
2006 | |||||||
2007 | Semi-Final | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2009 | Did Not Qualify | ||||||
2011 | |||||||
2013 | |||||||
2015 | |||||||
2017 | |||||||
2019 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
2021 | Did Not Qualify |
Results and fixturesEdit
This article needs to be updated.(June 2021) |
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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Belgium | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 26 | Final tournament | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
2 | Sweden | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 20 | 0–3 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Turkey | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 17 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | ||
4 | Hungary | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 11 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | ||
5 | Cyprus | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
6 | Malta | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — |
ResultsEdit
27 March 2017 | Belgium | 2–1 | Malta | Heverlee, Belgium |
20:00 CET | R. Mmaee 43' Cools 54' |
Report | 69' Grech | Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland) |
5 September 2017 | Belgium | 0–0 | Turkey | Heverlee, Belgium |
20:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Fabio Verissimo (Italy) |
6 October 2017 | Belgium | 1–1 | Sweden | Heverlee, Belgium |
19:00 CET | Vanlerberghe 30' | Report | 61' Dagerstål | Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
10 October 2017 | Cyprus | 0–2 | Belgium | Larnaca, Cyprus |
16:00 CET | Report | 51' Lukebakio 90+3' Bastien |
Stadium: AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia) |
9 November 2017 | Belgium | 3–2 | Cyprus | Heverlee, Belgium |
19:00 CET | Mbenza 15' Dimata 45+2' Leya Iseka 90+2' |
Report | 49' Papageorgiou 75' Fragkou |
Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania) |
14 November 2017 | Turkey | 1–2 | Belgium | Istanbul, Turkey |
15:00 CET | Okutan 5' | Report | Merih Demiral 45+2' (o.g.) Schrijvers 87' |
Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland) |
26 March 2018 | Belgium | 3–0 | Hungary | Heverlee, Belgium |
19:00 CET | Schrijvers 19' Lukebakio 64' Dimata 72' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Erez Papir (Israel) |
7 September 2018 | Malta | 0–4 | Belgium | Ta'Qali, Malta |
16:00 CET | Report | Dimata 11' Schrijvers 18' Lukebakio 59' Leya Iseka 69' |
Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia) |
11 September 2018 | Hungary | 0–3 | Belgium | Budapest, Hungary |
17:00 CET | Report | Dimata 20', 73' (pen.) Schrijvers 86' |
Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal) |
16 October 2018 | Sweden | 0–3 | Belgium | Kalmar, Sweden |
17:00 CET | Report | Dimata 29', 40' Lukebakio 65' |
Stadium: Fredriksskans Referee: Frank Schneider (France) |
15 November 2018 | Romania | 3–3 | Belgium | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
18:00 CET | Drăguș 45' (pen.) Olaru 90' Ciobanu 90+1' |
Report | Cools 35' Leya 56' Mbenza 58' |
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Iulian Călin (Romania) |
16 June 2019 | Poland | 3–2 | Belgium | Reggio Emilia, Italy |
18:30 | Żurkowski 26' Bielik 52' Szymański 79' |
Report | Leya Iseka 16' Cools 84' |
Stadium: Mapei Stadium–Città del Tricolore Attendance: 2,534 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
19 June 2019 | Spain | 2–1 | Belgium | Reggio Emilia, Italy |
18:30 | Olmo 7' Fornals 89' |
Report | Bornauw 24' | Stadium: Mapei Stadium–Città del Tricolore Attendance: 2,738 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
22 June 2019 | Belgium | 1–3 | Italy | Reggio Emilia, Italy |
21:00 | Verschaeren 79' Mbenza 90+3' |
Report | Barella 44' Cutrone 53' Chiesa 89' |
Stadium: Mapei Stadium–Città del Tricolore Attendance: 20,075 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
Current squadEdit
- The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match.
- Match dates: 5 June 2022
- Opposition: Scotland
- Caps and goals correct as of: 5 June 2022, after the match against Scotland.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Maarten Vandevoordt | 26 February 2002 | 6 | 0 | Genk |
12 | GK | Senne Lammens | 7 July 2002 | 2 | 0 | Club Brugge |
21 | GK | Maxime Delanghe | 23 May 2001 | 0 | 0 | PSV Eindhoven |
2 | DF | Hugo Siquet | 9 July 2002 | 7 | 0 | SC Freiburg |
5 | DF | Koni De Winter | 12 June 2002 | 6 | 0 | Juventus |
20 | DF | Ignace Van Der Brempt | 1 April 2002 | 6 | 1 | Red Bull Salzburg |
15 | DF | Ameen Al-Dakhil | 1 April 2002 | 1 | 0 | Sint-Truiden |
3 | DF | Fedde Leysen | 9 July 2003 | 0 | 0 | PSV Eindhoven |
17 | DF | Tuur Rommens | 26 March 2003 | 0 | 0 | Genk |
4 | MF | Marco Kana | 8 August 2002 | 9 | 0 | Anderlecht |
19 | MF | Othman Boussaid | 7 March 2000 | 5 | 0 | Utrecht |
8 | MF | Eliot Matazo | 15 February 2002 | 5 | 0 | Monaco |
6 | MF | Aster Vranckx | 4 October 2002 | 4 | 0 | VfL Wolfsburg |
23 | MF | Roméo Lavia | 6 January 2004 | 1 | 0 | Manchester City |
14 | MF | Luca Oyen | 14 March 2003 | 1 | 0 | Genk |
10 | FW | Michel-Ange Balikwisha | 10 May 2001 | 6 | 1 | Royal Antwerp |
11 | FW | Anass Zaroury | 7 November 2000 | 5 | 0 | Charleroi |
7 | FW | Johan Bakayoko | 20 April 2003 | 1 | 0 | PSV Eindhoven |
9 | FW | Anthony Descotte | 3 August 2003 | 1 | 0 | Charleroi |
16 | FW | Ken Nkuba | 21 February 2002 | 1 | 0 | Charleroi |
Recent call-upsEdit
The following players have been called up and remain eligible.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Nick Shinton | 10 May 2001 | 0 | 0 | Club Brugge | v. Turkey, 12 November 2021 |
GK | Timothy Galjé | 5 June 2001 | 0 | 0 | RFC Seraing | v. Turkey, 3 September 2021 |
DF | Zeno Debast | 24 October 2003 | 0 | 0 | Anderlecht | v. Scotland, 5 June 2022 |
DF | Mandela Keita | 10 May 2002 | 2 | 0 | OH Leuven | v. Denmark, 29 March 2022 |
DF | Logan Ndenbe | 9 February 2000 | 6 | 0 | Sporting Kansas City | v. Denmark, 29 March 2022 |
DF | Ewoud Pletinckx | 10 October 2000 | 6 | 0 | OH Leuven | v. Denmark, 29 March 2022 |
DF | Killian Sardella | 2 May 2002 | 5 | 1 | Anderlecht | v. Denmark, 29 March 2022 |
DF | Arthur Theate | 25 May 2000 | 3 | 0 | Bologna | v. Denmark, 11 October 2021 |
DF | Lucas Lissens | 25 July 2001 | 2 | 0 | Anderlecht | v. Denmark, 11 October 2021 |
DF | Daan Dierckx | 24 February 2003 | 0 | 0 | Parma | v. Turkey, 3 September 2021 |
DF | Mardochee Nzita | 24 February 2000 | 0 | 0 | Perugia | v. Germany, 8 September 2020 |
MF | Ilias Sebaoui | 4 October 2001 | 0 | 0 | Beerschot | v. Scotland, 5 June 2022 |
MF | Olivier Deman | 6 April 2000 | 3 | 0 | Cercle Brugge | v. Denmark, 29 March 2022 |
MF | Matisse Samoise | 21 November 2001 | 0 | 0 | Gent | v. Denmark, 29 March 2022 |
MF | Anouar Ait El Hadj | 20 April 2002 | 4 | 0 | Anderlecht | v. Denmark, 29 March 2022 |
MF | Amadou Onana | 16 August 2001 | 7 | 1 | Lille | v. Denmark, 29 March 2022 |
MF | Nicolas Raskin | 23 February 2001 | 5 | 1 | Standard Liège | v. Denmark, 29 March 2022 |
MF | Yari Verschaeren | 12 July 2001 | 8 | 1 | Anderlecht | v. Scotland, 16 November 2021 |
MF | Tibo Persyn | 13 March 2002 | 0 | 0 | Inter | v. Turkey, 3 September 2021 |
MF | Charles De Ketelaere | 10 March 2001 | 6 | 1 | Club Brugge | v. Turkey, 3 September 2021 |
MF | Antoine Colassin | 26 February 2001 | 3 | 0 | Anderlecht | v. Moldova, 13 October 2020 |
FW | Largie Ramazani | 27 February 2001 | 0 | 0 | Almería | v. Scotland, 5 June 2022 |
FW | Yorbe Vertessen | 8 January 2001 | 5 | 2 | PSV Eindhoven | v. Denmark, 29 March 2022 |
FW | Loïs Openda | 16 February 2000 | 15 | 13 | Club Brugge | v. Denmark, 29 March 2022 |
FW | Mathieu De Smet | 27 April 2000 | 0 | 0 | Zulte Waregem | v. Kazakhstan, 4 June 2021 |
FW | Cyril Ngonge | 26 May 2000 | 0 | 0 | Club Brugge | v. Germany, 17 November 2019 |
FW | Jérémy Doku | 27 May 2002 | 4 | 1 | Rennes | v. Germany, 17 November 2019 |
StatisticsEdit
Most capped playersEdit
# | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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1 | Jean-François Gillet | 1996–2002 | 36 | 0 |
2 | Thomas Chatelle | 1999–2003 | 28 | 4 |
Maarten Martens | 2003–2007 | 28 | 7 | |
4 | Faris Haroun | 2004–2008 | 24 | 4 |
5 | Siebe Schrijvers | 2016–2019 | 23 | 4 |
6 | Tom De Mul | 2004–2008 | 21 | 4 |
Wout Faes | 2017–2020 | 21 | 0 | |
Gunter Van Handenhoven | 1997–1999 | 21 | 1 | |
9 | Jonathan Blondel | 2002–2007 | 20 | 4 |
Éric Deflandre | 1992–1995 | 20 | 1 |
Last updated: 22 June 2019
Source: Belgian Football Federation
Top goalscorersEdit
# | Player | Career | Goals | Caps | Average |
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1 | Loïs Openda | 2019–2022 | 13 | 15 | 0.87 |
2 | Kevin Vandenbergh | 2003–2005 | 12 | 14 | 0.86 |
3 | Cédric Roussel | 1997–1999 | 10 | 12 | 0.83 |
4 | Wesley Sonck | 1997–1999 | 8 | 11 | 0.73 |
5 | Michy Batshuayi | 2012–2014 | 7 | 13 | 0.54 |
Landry Dimata | 2016–2018 | 7 | 12 | 0.58 | |
Maarten Martens | 2003–2007 | 7 | 28 | 0.25 | |
Ronny Martens | 1978–1984 | 7 | 14 | 0.5 | |
Sven Vermant | 1993–1995 | 7 | 8 | 0.88 | |
Jeanvion Yulu-Matondo | 2005–2008 | 7 | 17 | 0.41 |
Last updated: 20 March 2019
Source: Belgian Football Federation
HonoursEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
References and external linksEdit
- UEFA Under-21 website, complete results archive
- The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, full record of U-21 and U-23 Championships