Norway national under-21 football team

Norway under-21

Nickname(s)	U21-landslaget
Association	Football Association of Norway (Norges Fotballforbund)
Head coach	Leif Gunnar Smerud
Most caps	Tommy Svindal Larsen (41)
Top scorer	Steffen Iversen (17)
First colours Second colours
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 1998)
Best result	3rd place

The Norwegian national under-21 football team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, is the national football team of Norway for players of 21 years of age or under at the start of a UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign. The team has reached the European Championship finals twice, in 1998 and 2013, winning bronze medals on both occasions.

Contents

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  1 Competitive record
  
  
  
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    1.1 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Current squad
  
  
  
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    2.1 Recent call-ups
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Former squads
  


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  4 Former coaches
  


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  5 See also
  


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  6 References
  


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  7 External links
  

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

1978 : Qualifying Stage 1980 : Qualifying Stage 1982 : Qualifying Stage 1984 : Qualifying Stage 1986 : Qualifying Stage 1988 : Qualifying Stage 1990 : Qualifying Stage 1992 : Qualifying Stage 1994 : Qualifying Stage 1996 : Qualifying Stage 1998 : Third Place

2000 : Qualifying Stage 2002 : Qualifying Stage 2004 : Qualifying Stage 2006 : Qualifying Stage 2007 : Qualifying Stage 2009 : Qualifying Stage 2011 : Qualifying Stage 2013 : Third place 2015 : Qualifying Stage 2017 : Qualifying Stage

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier matches against Azerbaijan on 11 September 2018.^[1]

Statistics correct as of 28 August 2018.^[2]

* Players in bold have played at least one full international match for Norway's senior national team.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Sondre Rossbach	(1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 22)	25	0	Odd
	1GK	Per Kristian Bråtveit	(1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 22)	9	0	Haugesund
	2DF	Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen	(1996-07-17) 17 July 1996 (age 22)	23	0	Nordsjælland
	2DF	Julian Ryerson	(1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 (age 20)	10	1	Union Berlin
	2DF	Andreas Hanche-Olsen	(1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 (age 21)	10	0	Stabæk
	2DF	Fredrik Knudsen	(1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 22)	5	0	Haugesund
	2DF	Aslak Fonn Witry	(1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 22)	0	0	Ranheim
	2DF	Tobias Børkeeiet	(1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 19)	0	0	Stabæk
	2DF	Leo Skiri Østigård	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 18)	0	0	Brighton & Hove Albion
	3MF	Morten Thorsby*	(1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 22)	25	4	Heerenveen
	3MF	Henrik Bjørdal	(1997-02-04) 4 February 1997 (age 21)	13	2	Zulte Waregem
	3MF	Martin Samuelsen*	(1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 (age 21)	6	0	VVV Venlo
	3MF	Dennis Johnsen	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 20)	5	0	Ajax
	3MF	Vebjørn Hoff	(1996-02-13) 13 February 1996 (age 22)	5	0	Odd
	3MF	Vajebah Sakor	(1996-04-14) 14 April 1996 (age 22)	4	0	Göteborg
	3MF	Tobias Heintz	(1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 (age 20)	0	0	Sarpsborg 08
	3MF	Nicholas Mickelson	(1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 19)	0	0	HamKam
	3MF	Hugo Vetlesen	(2000-02-29) 29 February 2000 (age 18)	0	0	Stabæk
	4FW	Birk Risa	(1998-02-13) 13 February 1998 (age 20)	8	0	Odd
	4FW	Runar Espejord	(1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 22)	4	2	Tromsø
	4FW	Erling Braut Håland	(2000-07-21) 21 July 2000 (age 18)	0	0	Molde

Recent call-ups

The following players still eligible for the U21 team (i.e. born in 1996 or later) have been called up since January 2016.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Amund Wichne	(1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 21)	0	0	Viking
	3MF	Sander Berge*	(1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 20)	2	0	Genk
	4FW	Zymer Bytyqi	(1996-09-11) 11 September 1996 (age 22)	1	0	Viking

Former squads

• 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship


• 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Former coaches

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  1974: Nils Arne Eggen
  


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  1979–1985: Egil Olsen
  


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  1996-1998: Nils Johan Semb
  


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  2000-2003: Per-Mathias Høgmo
  


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  2003-2006: Hallvar Thoresen
  


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  2006-2010: Øystein Gåre
  


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  2010: Tor Ole Skullerud
  


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  2011–2013: Per Joar Hansen
  


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  2013: Tor Ole Skullerud

See also

• Norway national football team


• Norway national under-19 football team


• Norway national under-17 football team


• Norway women's national football team

References

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