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
Most caps	Oscar Hiljemark (37)
Top scorer	Carlos Strandberg; Ola Toivonen (13)
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Denmark 3–2 Sweden ; (Esbjerg, Denmark; 22 June 1952)
Biggest win
	Sweden 10–0 Armenia ; (Lublin, Poland; 13 October 2020)
Biggest defeat
	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. Primarily, it competes to qualify for the biennial UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

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

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
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									4	2	1	1	6	6
1978									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									10	5	2	3	25	10
Total	1 title	9/27	34	14	9	11	50	40	205	111	41	53	398	210

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Georgia and the Netherlands on 10 and 14 October 2024, respectively.^[3]

Caps and goals updated as of 14 October 2024.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Oliver Dovin (captain)	(2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 22)	13	0	Coventry City
12	1GK	Noel Törnqvist	(2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 22)	6	0	Mjällby AIF
	1GK	Elis Bishesari	(2005-05-19) 19 May 2005 (age 19)	0	0	IFK Göteborg

2	2DF	Samuel Dahl	(2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 21)	9	0	Roma
3	2DF	Noah Eile	(2002-07-19) 19 July 2002 (age 22)	10	0	New York Red Bulls
4	2DF	Casper Widell	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 21)	12	1	Excelsior
5	2DF	Jonas Rouhi	(2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 (age 20)	7	1	Juventus
13	2DF	Jesper Tolinsson	(2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 21)	14	0	Lommel
15	2DF	Matteo Pérez Vinlöf	(2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 18)	3	2	Austria Wien
18	2DF	Hampus Skoglund	(2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Hammarby IF
	2DF	Nils Zätterström	(2005-03-29) 29 March 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Malmö FF

6	3MF	Otto Rosengren	(2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 21)	16	3	Malmö FF
8	3MF	Melker Widell	(2002-04-19) 19 April 2002 (age 22)	9	1	AaB
10	3MF	Williot Swedberg	(2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 (age 20)	7	2	Celta Vigo
16	3MF	Ahmed Qasem	(2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21)	5	0	IF Elfsborg
17	3MF	Aimar Sher	(2002-12-20) 20 December 2002 (age 21)	5	1	Sarpsborg 08

7	4FW	Mayckel Lahdo	(2002-12-30) 30 December 2002 (age 21)	10	2	AZ
9	4FW	Jusef Erabi	(2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 21)	8	4	Hammarby IF
11	4FW	Jacob Ondrejka	(2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 22)	12	2	Antwerp
14	4FW	Amar Fatah	(2004-02-19) 19 February 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Willem II
19	4FW	Deniz Gül	(2004-07-02) 2 July 2004 (age 20)	6	2	Porto
20	4FW	Emmanuel Ekong	(2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Empoli
	4FW	Joakim Persson	(2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 22)	3	1	IK Sirius

Recent call-ups

The following nine players are still eligible for the U21 team (i.e. born in 2004 or later) and have previously been called up to the squad.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Filip Sidklev	(2005-03-13) 13 March 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Aris	v. Croatia, 11 June 2024

DF	Markus Karlsson	(2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Hammarby IF	v. North Macedonia, 8 September 2023

MF	Lucas Bergvall	(2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18)	5	1	Tottenham Hotspur	v. Croatia, 11 June 2024 ^WD
MF	Wilmer Odefalk	(2004-11-21) 21 November 2004 (age 19)	2	0	IF Brommapojkarna	v. Croatia, 11 June 2024
MF	Hugo Larsson	(2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 20)	3	1	Eintracht Frankfurt	v. North Macedonia, 8 September 2023

FW	Richie Omorowa	(2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Excelsior	v. Moldova, 10 September 2024
FW	Momodou Sonko	(2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 19)	4	1	Gent	v. Croatia, 11 June 2024
FW	Roony Bardghji	(2005-11-15) 15 November 2005 (age 18)	10	2	Copenhagen	v. North Macedonia, 26 March 2024
FW	Taha Ayari	(2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 (age 19)	1	0	AIK	v. North Macedonia, 26 March 2024
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 ^PLE = Switched to Palestine 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

#	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. 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.
^ "Truppen till EM-kvalavslutningen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.

External links

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] "Truppen till EM-kvalavslutningen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.

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