Denmark national under-21 football team

The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.

Denmark Under-21

Association	Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union)
Head coach	Lars Knudsen
Most caps	Jonas Kamper (39)
Top scorer	Marcus Ingvartsen (17)
Home stadium	Vejle Stadium[1]
First colours Second colours
First international
Norway 2–3 Denmark  (Oslo, Norway; 13 June 1948)
Biggest win
Denmark 9–0 Luxembourg  (Farum, Denmark; 11 October 2002)
Biggest defeat
Bulgaria 6–0 Denmark  (Sofia, Bulgaria; 25 April 1989)
Olympic Games
Appearances	2 (first in 1992)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2016)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 1972[a])
Best result	Semi-finals (1992, 2015)

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

  Gold medalists    Silver medalists    Bronze medalists  

Summer Olympics											Qualification
Year	Host	Round	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Squad		Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
1900 to 1904		Only club teams participated									Only club teams participated
1908 to 1988		See Denmark national football team									See Denmark national football team
1992	Spain	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	4	Squad		1st	8	5	3	0	27	5
1996	United States	Did not qualify									3rd	10	6	1	3	31	15
2000	Australia										3rd	8	3	1	4	11	13
2004	Greece										3rd	10	6	3	1	25	4
2008	China										2nd	2	1	0	1	3	2
2012	United Kingdom										4th	3	1	0	2	3	5
2016	Brazil	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	1	6	Squad		1st	16	10	4	2	43	18
2020	Japan	Did not qualify									2nd	13	9	2	2	36	12
2024	France										2nd	10	6	2	2	15	9
2028	United States	To be determined									To be determined
Total		Quarter-finals	7	1	3	3	2	10	—		2/9	80	47	16	17	194	83

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

  Winners    Runners-up  

UEFA European Under-21 Championship											Qualification
Year	Host	Round	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Squad		Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
1972		Quarter-finals	2	1	0	1	2	5	Squad		1st	2	1	1	0	3	2
1974		Did not qualify									3rd	4	0	0	4	1	11
1976											3rd	4	0	1	3	4	12
1978		Quarter-finals	2	1	0	1	4	4	Squad		1st	4	2	1	1	10	5
1980		Did not qualify									2nd	4	1	0	3	3	4
1982											2nd	4	1	2	1	4	4
1984											4th	6	1	1	4	6	16
1986		Quarter-finals	2	0	1	1	1	2	Squad		1st	6	3	2	1	11	7
1988		Did not qualify									2nd	6	2	2	2	7	6
1990											3rd	6	2	1	3	9	14
1992		Semi-finals	4	1	1	2	6	4	Squad		1st	6	4	2	0	21	4
1994	France	Did not qualify									3rd	8	4	0	4	12	9
1996	Spain										3rd	10	6	1	3	31	15
1998	Romania										2nd	8	5	1	2	16	9
2000	Slovakia										3rd	8	3	1	4	11	13
2002	Switzerland										3rd	10	4	3	3	18	12
2004	Germany										2nd	8	6	1	1	24	3
2006	Portugal	Group stage	3	0	2	1	5	6	Squad		1st	14	11	2	1	34	13
2007	Netherlands	Did not qualify									2nd	2	1	0	1	3	2
2009	Sweden										2nd	10	5	1	4	13	6
2011	Denmark	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5	Squad		Qualified as hosts
2013	Israel	Did not qualify									2nd	10	4	4	2	20	16
2015	Czech Republic	Semi-finals	4	2	0	2	5	8	Squad		1st	12	8	4	0	38	10
2017	Poland	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	7	Squad		1st	10	9	1	0	24	3
2019	Italy	Group stage	3	2	0	1	6	4	Squad		1st	10	7	2	1	30	8
2021	Hungary Slovenia	Quarter-finals	4	3	1	0	8	2	Squad		1st	10	8	2	0	21	9
2023	Georgia Romania	Did not qualify									2nd	10	6	2	2	15	9
2025	Slovakia	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	9	8	Squad		1st	8	5	2	1	18	8
2027	Albania Serbia	To be determined									To be determined
Total		Semi-finals	34	14	6	14	53	53	—		11/28	200	109	40	51	407	230

• *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
• **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
• ***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	8	5	2	1	18	8	+10	17	Final tournament		—	5–0	2–2	2–0	3–0
2	Czech Republic	8	4	2	2	13	11	+2	14[b]	Play-offs		0–0	—	1–1	4–1	3–0
3	Wales	8	4	2	2	13	11	+2	14[b]			1–2	1–2	—	1–0	2–1
4	Iceland	8	3	0	5	9	14	−5	9			4–2	2–1	1–2	—	0–2
5	Lithuania	8	1	0	7	7	16	−9	3			1–2	1–2	2–3	0–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. This was during the under-23s era of the competition. Their first appearance in the competition during the under-21s era was in 1978.
2. Head-to-head points: Czech Republic 4, Wales 1

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Results in 2024

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

Austria  v  Denmark

22 March 2024 Exhibition game	Austria	1–1	Denmark	Ried, Austria
20:30	Wohlmuth  48' Demir 67'	Report	Jensen-Abbew  66' Sørensen 70' (pen.) Dorgu  78'	Stadium: Josko Arena Attendance: 1,050 Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Denmark  v  Lithuania

26 March 2024 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I	Denmark	3–0	Lithuania	Vejle, Denmark
18:00	Osula 7' Dorgu  9' Sørensen 43' Sørensen 56' (pen.) Fraulo  63'	Report	Žebrauskas  66'	Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 1,581 Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland)

Denmark  v  Norway

6 June 2024 Exhibition game	Denmark	3–3	Norway	Marbella, Spain
18:00	Osula 22' Osula 26' Dorgu  32' Jensen 43'	Report	Fiabema 3' Arnstad  7' Braude  25' Mannsverk 62' Mannsverk  69' Mvuka 78'	Stadium: Banús Football Center

Iceland  v  Denmark

6 September 2024 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I	Iceland	4–2	Denmark	Reykjavík, Iceland
17:00	Ingason 28' Sigurpálsson 40' Ingason 73' (pen.) Ingason 75' Thorkelsson  83'	Report	Osula 16' Gaaei  49' Kvistgaarden 52' Otoa  71'	Stadium: Víkingsvöllur Attendance: 305 Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyi (Ukraine)

Denmark  v  Czech Republic

10 September 2024 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I	Denmark	5–0	Czech Republic	Vejle, Denmark
	Bøving 28' Biereth 48' Sørensen 54' (pen.) Kristensen 61' Kvistgaarden 87'	Report		Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 2,595 Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland)

Denmark  v  Iceland

15 October 2024 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I	Denmark	2–0	Iceland	Vejle, Denmark
	Kruse  1' Chukwuani 32' Kvistgaarden 59' Jelert  66' Harder  89'	Report	Lúðvíksson  49' Karlsson  83' Róbertsson  86'	Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 3,386 Referee: Snir Levi (Israel)

Germany  v  Denmark

15 November 2024 Exhibition game	Germany	3–0	Denmark	Aachen, Germany
18:00	Tresoldi 5' Brown 48' Moukoko 81'	Report		Stadium: New Tivoli Attendance: 11,872 Referee: Alex Bos (Netherlands)

Spain  v  Denmark

19 November 2024 Exhibition game	Spain	2–1	Denmark	Albacete, Spain
19:00	Guerra 13' Bajcetic  15' Joseph 26' Jauregizar  71'	Report	Jensen  29' Andersen  70' Chukwuani 90+3'	Stadium: Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 17,524 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal (Netherlands)

Results in 2025

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

Poland  v  Denmark

20 March 2025 Exhibition game	Poland	3–3	Denmark	Belek, Turkey
14:00	Kozłowski 15' Pyrka 56' Mosór 87'	Report	Jørgensen 65' Kjerrumgaard 69' Hansen 86'	Stadium: Calista Field Attendance: 134 Referee: Halim Kolancı (Turkey)

Italy  v  Denmark

24 March 2025 Exhibition game	Italy	1–1	Denmark	Cittadella, Italy
18:15	Prati 21'	Report	Sørensen 21'	Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato

Ukraine  v  Denmark

12 June 2025 2025 UEFA Euro - Group D	Ukraine	2–3	Denmark	Prešov, Slovakia
18:00	Voloshyn 22' Roman  33' Braharu  54' Braharu 78'	Report	Bak Jensen  54' Bischoff 54' Bøving  81' Osula  85'	Stadium: Futbal Tatran Arena Attendance: 5458 Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

Netherlands  v  Denmark

15 June 2025 2025 UEFA Euro - Group D	Netherlands	1–2	Denmark	Prešov, Slovakia
21:00	Provstgaard 19' (o.g.)	Report	Osula 35', 47'	Stadium: Futbal Tatran Arena Attendance: 5,434 Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)

Finland  v  Denmark

18 June 2025 2025 UEFA Euro - Group D	Finland	v	Denmark	Košice, Slovakia
18:00		Report		Stadium: Košická futbalová aréna

Denmark  v  Wales

8 September 2025 2027 UEFA Euro - Qualification	Denmark	v	Wales
		Report

Denmark  v  Austria

10 October 2025 2027 UEFA Euro - Qualification	Denmark	v	Austria
		Report

Belgium  v  Denmark

14 October 2025 2027 UEFA Euro - Qualification	Belgium	v	Denmark
		Report

Denmark  v  Belarus

18 November 2025 2027 UEFA Euro - Qualification	Denmark	v	Belarus
		Report

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, to be played 11–28 June 2025.^[2]

Caps and goals updated as of 22 June 2025, after the match against France.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Andreas Jungdal	(2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 23)	16	0	Westerlo
16	1GK	William Lykke	(2004-09-28) 28 September 2004 (age 20)	1	0	FC Nordsjælland
22	1GK	Theo Sander	(2005-01-08) 8 January 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Hvidovre
2	2DF	Anton Gaaei	(2002-11-19) 19 November 2002 (age 22)	21	0	Ajax
3	2DF	Thomas Kristensen	(2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 (age 23)	18	1	Udinese
4	2DF	Oliver Provstgaard	(2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 22)	24	3	Lazio
13	2DF	Victor Bak	(2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 21)	8	0	Midtjylland
14	2DF	Lucas Hey	(2003-04-13) 13 April 2003 (age 22)	16	0	Anderlecht
19	2DF	Elias Jelert	(2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 22)	15	0	Galatasaray
21	2DF	Sebastian Otoa	(2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Genoa
23	2DF	Aske Adelgaard	(2003-11-10) 10 November 2003 (age 21)	12	1	Go Ahead Eagles
5	3MF	Tochi Chukwuani	(2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 22)	20	2	Sturm Graz
6	3MF	Oliver Sørensen	(2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 23)	15	6	Midtjylland
12	3MF	Thomas Jørgensen	(2005-09-30) 30 September 2005 (age 19)	5	1	Viborg
15	3MF	Oscar Højlund	(2005-01-04) 4 January 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
17	3MF	Noah Nartey	(2005-10-05) 5 October 2005 (age 19)	6	0	Brøndby
18	3MF	Oscar Fraulo	(2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 21)	23	0	Utrecht
20	3MF	Clement Bischoff	(2006-12-16) 16 December 2006 (age 18)	7	2	Brøndby
7	4FW	Isak Jensen	(2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 21)	10	1	Viborg
8	4FW	William Bøving	(2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 22)	22	3	Sturm Graz
9	4FW	William Osula	(2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 22)	15	8	Newcastle United
10	4FW	Conrad Harder	(2005-04-07) 7 April 2005 (age 20)	7	2	Sporting CP
11	4FW	Mathias Kvistgaarden	(2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 23)	24	7	Brøndby

Recent call-ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Jonathan Ægidius	(2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Brøndby	yet to make his debut
DF	Villads Nielsen	(2005-01-29) 29 January 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Bodø/Glimt	v.  Italy, 24 March 2025
DF	Jacob Andersen	(2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 23)	1	0	AGF	v.  Czech Republic, 10 September 2024
DF	Tobias Slotsager	(2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Hellas Verona	v.  Germany, 15 November 2024
DF	Jonas Jensen-Abbew	(2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 23)	3	0	AGF	v.  Iceland, 6 September 2024
MF	Mads Enggård	(2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 21)	4	0	Molde	v.  Iceland, 6 September 2024
MF	David Kruse	(2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 23)	7	0	IFK Göteborg	v.  Spain, 19 November 2024
MF	William Clem	(2004-06-20) 20 June 2004 (age 21)	8	0	Copenhagen	v.  Spain, 19 November 2024
FW	Luca Kjerrumgaard	(2003-02-09) 9 February 2003 (age 22)	8	2	OB	v.  Italy, 24 March 2025
FW	Mads Hansen	(2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 (age 23)	8	2	Brann	v.  Italy, 24 March 2025
FW	Adam Daghim	(2005-09-28) 28 September 2005 (age 19)	3	0	Red Bull Salzburg	v.  Italy, 24 March 2025
FW	Chido Obi	(2007-11-29) 29 November 2007 (age 17)	1	0	Manchester United	v.  Italy, 24 March 2025
FW	Mika Biereth	(2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 22)	6	1	Monaco[a]	v.  Iceland, 15 October 2024
FW	Mohamed Daramy	(2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 23)	14	1	Stade de Reims	v.  Iceland, 15 October 2024
FW	Tobias Bech	(2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 23)	5	2	AGF	v.  Czech Republic, 10 September 2024

Records

Most appearances

Because of the age restriction, a player can't be in the team for very long and the most promising young players spend little time with the under-21 team before making their senior national team debut.

Rank	Player	Club(s)	U-21 Caps	U-21 Goals	Year(s)
1	Jonas Kamper	Brøndby	39	3	2002–2006
2	Lasse Vigen Christensen	Fulham	38	5	2013–2017
3	Martin Jørgensen	AGF, Udinese	31	9	1994–1997
	Michael Jakobsen	AaB		4	2005–2008
	Victor Nelsson	Nordsjælland, Copenhagen		1	2017–2021
6	Rasmus Würtz	Skive, AaB	29	1	2002–2006
	Lucas Andersen	Ajax, Willem II, Grasshopper		6	2012–2017
	Marcus Ingvartsen	Nordsjælland, Genk		17	2015–2019
9	Martin Pedersen	AaB, SønderjyskE	28	0	2002–2006
	Jannik Vestergaard	1899 Hoffenheim, Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach		4	2011–2015

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the under-21 national team. Players in bold have played at least one game for the senior Danish national team.

Most goals

Rank	Player	Club(s)	U-21 Goals	U-21 Caps	Year(s)
1	Marcus Ingvartsen	Nordsjælland, Genk	17	29	2015–2019
2	Peter Møller	AaB	16	22	1990–1993
3	Nicki Bille	Reggina, Martina, Nordsjælland, Villarreal	15	24	2007–2011
4	Tommy Bechmann	Esbjerg	11	15	2002–2003
5	Thomas Kahlenberg	Brøndby, Auxerre	10	26	2002–2006
6	Preben Elkjær	Vanløse, 1. FC Köln, Lokeren	9	9	1976–1979
	Morten Rasmussen	AGF		21	2004–2006
	Martin Jørgensen	AGF, Udinese		31	1994–1997
9	Bent Jensen	B 1913	8	10	1966–1968
	William Osula	Sheffield United, Derby County (loan), Newcastle United		14	2023–
	Per Frandsen	B 1903, Lille		21	1989–1992
	Miklos Molnar	Frem, Standard Liège, Lyngby		21	1989–1992

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs represented in the games in which the player's scored for the under-21 national team. Players in bold have played at least one game for the senior Danish national team.

Managers

• 1959–1966 Ivan Jessen
• 1967–1967 Erik Dennung
• 1968–1969 Ejnar Olsen
• 1970–1970 Henry From
• 1971–1973 Kaj Christensen
• 1974–1974 Ejnar Olsen
• 1976–1980 Tommy Troelsen
• 1980–1989 Richard Møller Nielsen
• 1989–1992 Viggo Jensen
• 1992–1999 Jan B. Poulsen
• 2000–2006 Flemming Serritslev
• 2006–2011 Keld Bordinggaard
• 2011–2013 Morten Wieghorst
• 2013–2015 Jess Thorup
• 2015–2019 Niels Frederiksen
• 2019–2021 Albert Capellas
• 2021–2023 Jesper Sørensen
• 2023–2025 Steffen Højer
• 2025–present Lars Knudsen

See also

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2006
• Denmark national football team
• Denmark national under-17 football team
• Denmark national under-19 football team

Notes

1. Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French football league system.