Sweden 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 best 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 celebrates in June 2015.

UEFA European U-23 Championship

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

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
Total	1 title	8/24	32	13	9	10	48	37	183	99	37	47	353	187

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the friendly matches against Scotland and Colombia on 23 and 26 March 2023, respectively.[3]

Caps and goals updated as of 26 March 2023.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Oliver Dovin	(2002-07-11) 11 July 2002	3	0	Hammarby IF
12	1GK	Hannes Sveijer	(2002-04-28) 28 April 2002	0	0	IK Sirius
23	1GK	Noel Törnqvist	(2002-02-01) 1 February 2002	2	0	Mjällby AIF

2	2DF	Joe Mendes	(2002-12-31) 31 December 2002	4	0	Braga
3	2DF	Daniel Svensson	(2002-02-12) 12 February 2002	10	0	FC Nordsjælland
4	2DF	Jesper Tolinsson	(2003-02-28) 28 February 2003	8	0	Lommel
5	2DF	Emin Hasić	(2003-02-08) 8 February 2003	2	0	Leece
14	2DF	Casper Nilsson	(2003-11-26) 26 November 2003	2	0	Brighton & Hove Albion
15	2DF	Noah Persson	(2003-07-16) 16 July 2003	4	0	Mjällby AIF
16	2DF	Johan Bångsbo	(2003-02-10) 10 February 2003	2	0	IFK Göteborg
17	2DF	Noah Eile	(2002-07-19) 19 July 2002	1	0	Mjällby AIF

6	3MF	Yasin Ayari	(2003-10-06) 6 October 2003	4	0	Brighton & Hove Albion
7	3MF	Jacob Ondrejka	(2002-09-02) 2 September 2002	5	1	IF Elfsborg
8	3MF	Armin Gigović (captain)	(2002-04-06) 6 April 2002	13	2	FC Midtjylland
10	3MF	Roony Bardghji	(2005-11-15) 15 November 2005	4	1	Copenhagen
11	3MF	Noah Shamoun	(2002-12-08) 8 December 2002	2	0	Kalmar FF
13	3MF	Otto Rosengren	(2003-05-16) 16 May 2003	3	2	Mjällby AIF
18	3MF	Aimar Sher	(2002-12-20) 20 December 2002	2	0	Groningen
19	3MF	Hugo Larsson	(2004-06-27) 27 June 2004	2	1	Malmö FF
20	3MF	Mayckel Lahdo	(2002-12-30) 30 December 2002	4	2	AZ
21	3MF	Sebastian Nanasi	(2002-05-16) 16 May 2002	2	0	Malmö FF

9	4FW	Joel Voelkerling Persson	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003	2	0	Leece
22	4FW	Omar Faraj	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002	4	3	AIK

Recent call-ups

The following 17 players are still eligible for the U21 team (i.e. born in 2002 or later) and have previously been called up to the Sweden U21 squad.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Wille Jakobsson	(2002-01-07) 7 January 2002	0	0	IFK Norrköping	v. Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022

DF	Hussein Ali	(2002-03-01) 1 March 2002	5	0	Heerenveen	v. Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
DF	Niclas Bergmark	(2002-01-07) 7 January 2002	1	0	Örebro SK	v. Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
DF	Casper Widell	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003	1	0	Helsingborgs IF	v. Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022

MF	Isak Jansson	(2002-01-31) 31 January 2002	3	0	Cartagena	v. Colombia, 26 March 2023 ^WD
MF	Hussein Carneil	(2003-05-09) 9 May 2003	2	0	IFK Göteborg	v. Colombia, 26 March 2023 ^WD
MF	David Edvardsson	(2002-03-05) 5 March 2002	3	0	Landskrona BoIS	v. Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
MF	Oscar Uddenäs	(2002-08-17) 17 August 2002	2	1	BK Häcken	v. Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
MF	Samuel Dahl	(2003-03-04) 4 March 2003	2	0	Örebro SK	v. Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
MF	Alper Demirol	(2002-10-01) 1 October 2002	2	0	Hammarby IF	v. Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
MF	Paulos Abraham	(2002-07-16) 16 July 2002	8	2	Groningen	v. Italy, 9 June 2022
MF	Williot Swedberg	(2004-02-01) 1 February 2004	0	0	Celta	v. Italy, 9 June 2022 ^WD
MF	Anthony Elanga	(2002-04-27) 27 April 2002	8	7	Manchester United	v. Republic of Ireland, 16 November 2021
MF	Erik Ring	(2002-04-24) 24 April 2002	2	0	Helsingborgs IF	v. Republic of Ireland, 16 November 2021
MF	Dennis Collander	(2002-05-09) 9 May 2002	3	0	Hammarby IF	v. Italy, 12 October 2021 ^WD

FW	Tim Prica	(2002-04-23) 23 April 2002	10	3	WSG Tirol	v. Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
FW	Oscar Vilhelmsson	(2003-10-02) 2 October 2003	0	0	Darmstadt 98	v. Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022 ^WD

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

#	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

#	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

"EM-guld efter straffdrama!" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
"EM-sorti på straffar efter mirakelvändning" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
"Årets första U21-trupp" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

External links

Official website

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[1] "EM-guld efter straffdrama!" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

[2] "EM-sorti på straffar efter mirakelvändning" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

[3] "Årets första U21-trupp" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

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