Norway national under-21 football team

The Norway national under-21 football team, administered and controlled by the Norwegian Football Federation, 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 Championship campaign. The team has reached the European Championship finals three times, in 1998 and 2013, winning bronze medals on both occasions, and again in 2023.

Norway Under-21

Association	Football Association of Norway (Norges Fotballforbund)
Head coach	Jan Peder Jalland
Most caps	Tommy Svindal Larsen (41)
Top scorer	Steffen Iversen (17)
First colours Second colours
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 1998)
Best result	Third place (1998, 2013)

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

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	2	0	2	6	9
1980										6	1	3	2	5	12
1982										4	1	1	2	5	6
1984										6	0	2	4	6	15
1986										6	2	2	2	10	9
1988										6	0	3	3	3	7
1990										6	1	2	3	3	7
1992										6	3	1	2	13	6
1994										10	6	1	3	20	13
1996										10	7	0	3	32	13
1998	Semi-Finals	3rd of 8	3	2	0	1	3	1		8	5	2	1	22	10
2000	Lost in qualifying play-off to  Spain									12	7	1	4	22	15
2002	did not qualify									10	6	0	4	21	12
2004	Lost in qualifying play-off to  Serbia and Montenegro									10	7	1	2	23	9
2006	did not qualify									10	4	2	4	14	13
2007										2	0	1	1	1	2
2009										8	3	3	2	7	6
2011										8	2	1	5	14	18
2013	Semi-Finals	3rd of 8	4	1	2	1	6	7		10	6	1	3	18	11
2015	did not qualify									8	3	0	5	11	19
2017	Lost in qualifying play-off to  Serbia									10	6	1	3	13	12
2019	did not qualify									10	4	3	3	15	13
2021										8	3	1	4	14	16
2023	Group stage	-	3	1	0	2	2	3		10	8	0	2	26	11
2025	Lost in qualifying play-off to  Finland									12	7	1	4	31	17
2027	To be determined									To be determined
Total	3rd	3/24	10	4	2	4	11	11	198	92	33	73	337	279

Note: The year of the tournament represents the year in which it ends.

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the Friendly match against Denmark U21 on 4 September 2025 and 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Slovenia U21 on 9 September 2025.^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2025, after the match against Wales U21.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Martin Børsheim	(2005-02-18) 18 February 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Brann
	1GK	Magnus Rugland Ree	(2004-04-26) 26 April 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Åsane
	2DF	Oliver Braude	(2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 21)	7	0	Heerenveen
	2DF	Eivind Helland	(2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 20)	6	0	Brann
	2DF	Nikolai Hopland	(2004-07-24) 24 July 2004 (age 21)	3	0	Heerenveen
	2DF	Rasmus Holten	(2005-02-20) 20 February 2005 (age 20)	3	0	Sogndal
	2DF	Vetle Walle Egeli	(2004-06-23) 23 June 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Sandefjord
	2DF	Runar Norheim	(2005-02-14) 14 February 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Tromsø
	2DF	Aleksander Hammer Kjelsen	(2006-01-03) 3 January 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Aalesubd
	3MF	Sverre Nypan	(2006-12-19) 19 December 2006 (age 18)	6	0	Middlesbrough
	3MF	Marius Broholm	(2004-12-26) 26 December 2004 (age 20)	5	2	Lille
	3MF	Alwande Roaldsøy	(2004-06-09) 9 June 2004 (age 21)	3	0	HamKam
	3MF	Magnus Bech Riisnæs	(2004-11-04) 4 November 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Bodø/Glimt
	3MF	Jakob Napoleon Romsaas	(2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Charleroi
	3MF	Jens Hjertø-Dahl	(2005-10-31) 31 October 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Tromsø
	3MF	Victor Halvorsen	(2004-07-03) 3 July 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Sarpsborg 08
	3MF	Niklas Ødegård	(2004-03-29) 29 March 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Kristiansund
	4FW	Sindre Walle Egeli	(2006-06-21) 21 June 2006 (age 19)	6	2	Nordsjælland
	4FW	Henrik Skogvold	(2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 (age 21)	2	3	Fredrikstad
	4FW	Edvin Austbø	(2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Viking
	4FW	Sander Kilen	(2005-05-30) 30 May 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Kristiansund
	4FW	Daniel Bassi	(2004-10-31) 31 October 2004 (age 20)	0	0	FK Bodø/Glimt

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Nikolai Skuseth	(2004-05-18) 18 May 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Sarpsborg 08	v.  Czech Republic, 24 March 2025
MF	Filip Thorvaldsen	(2006-04-15) 15 April 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Vålerenga	v.  Wales, 6 June 2025
MF	Travis Hernes	(2005-11-04) 4 November 2005 (age 19)	0	0	AaB	v.  Czech Republic, 24 March 2025
MF	Isak Hansen-Aarøen	(2004-08-22) 22 August 2004 (age 21)	14	3	AaB	v.  Czech Republic, 24 March 2025
MF	Heine Gikling Bruseth	(2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Orlando City	v.  Denmark, 6 June 2024

Records

As of 14 June 2022^[2]

Leading appearances

Tommy Svindal Larsen currently holds the record for the most appearances for the team.

Rank	Player	Club(s)	U-21 Caps
1	Tommy Svindal Larsen	Start, Stabæk	41
2	Hai Ngoc Tran	Kongsvinger	38
3	Harmeet Singh	Vålerenga, Feyenoord	36
4	Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen	Bodø/Glimt, Hertha BSC	35
	Petter Rudi	Molde	35
6	Kristian Flittie Onstad	Lyn	34
7	Azar Karadas	Brann, Rosenborg	33
	Steinar Pedersen	Start, Borussia Dortmund	33
9	Trond Erik Bertelsen	Haugesund, Fredrikstad	32
	Thomas Holm	Heerenveen, Vålerenga	32

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team.

Leading goalscorers

Steffen Iversen currently holds the record for most goals scored for the team.

As of 14 June 2022^[2]

Rank	Player	Club(s)	U-21 Goals
1	Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen	Bodø/Glimt, Hertha BSC	16
2	Tore André Flo	Sogndal, Tromsø	15
3	Steffen Iversen	Rosenborg, Tottenham Hotspur	14
4	Ole Gunnar Solskjær	Clausenengen, Molde	13
5	Azar Karadas	Brann, Rosenborg	12
	Daniel Berg Hestad	Molde	12
	Frank Strandli	Start, Leeds United	12
8	Tommy Svindal Larsen	Start, Stabæk	11
	Jørgen Strand Larsen	Sarpsborg 08, Groningen	11
10	John Carew	Vålerenga, Rosenborg, Valencia	10
	Morten Gamst Pedersen	Tromsø	10

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. The players in bold are still eligible to play for the team.

Past squads

Norway U-21-national football team in 2011

• 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
• 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad

Coaches

• 1974: Nils Arne Eggen
• 1979–1985: Egil Olsen
• 1996–1998: Nils Johan Semb
• 2000–2003: Per-Mathias Høgmo
• 2003–2006: Hallvar Thoresen
• 2006–2010: Øystein Gåre
• 2010: Tor Ole Skullerud
• 2011–2013: Per Joar Hansen
• 2013: Tor Ole Skullerud
• 2014–2023: Leif Gunnar Smerud
• 2023–present: Jan Peder Jalland

See also

• Norway national football team
• Norway national under-19 football team
• Norway national under-17 football team
• Norway women's national football team