Sweden men's 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 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

Sweden national under-21 football team celebrating in June 2015, after winning the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

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
2025	To be determined								4	2	1	1	9	1
Total	1 title	8/24	32	13	9	10	48	37	187	101	38	48	362	188

Players

Current squad

The following 21 players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Moldova and Georgia on 13 and 17 October 2023, respectively.[3]

Caps and goals updated as of 17 October 2023.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Oliver Dovin	(2002-07-11) 11 July 2002	6	0	Hammarby IF
12	1GK	Noel Törnqvist	(2002-02-01) 1 February 2002	3	0	Mjällby AIF
23	1GK	David Čelić	(2003-03-08) 8 March 2003	0	0	Jönköpings Södra IF

2	2DF	Joe Mendes	(2002-12-31) 31 December 2002	8	0	Braga
3	2DF	Casper Widell	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003	4	0	Excelsior
4	2DF	Jesper Tolinsson	(2003-02-28) 28 February 2003	11	0	IFK Norrköping
5	2DF	Daniel Svensson	(2002-02-12) 12 February 2002	14	0	Nordsjælland
13	2DF	Zinedin Smajlović	(2003-12-20) 20 December 2003	2	0	Lecce
14	2DF	Noah Eile	(2002-07-19) 19 July 2002	2	0	Mjällby AIF
15	2DF	Noah Persson	(2003-07-16) 16 July 2003	8	0	Young Boys

6	3MF	Armin Gigović (captain)	(2002-04-06) 6 April 2002	17	2	Midtjylland
7	3MF	Mayckel Lahdo	(2002-12-30) 30 December 2002	8	2	AZ
8	3MF	Yasin Ayari	(2003-10-06) 6 October 2003	8	1	Coventry City
10	3MF	Sebastian Nanasi	(2002-05-16) 16 May 2002	4	0	Malmö FF
11	3MF	Otto Rosengren	(2003-05-16) 16 May 2003	6	2	Malmö FF
16	3MF	Ahmed Qasem	(2003-07-12) 12 July 2003	3	0	IF Elfsborg
17	3MF	Williot Swedberg	(2004-02-01) 1 February 2004	3	1	Celta Vigo
18	3MF	Lucas Bergvall	(2006-02-02) 2 February 2006	2	1	Djurgårdens IF

9	4FW	Oscar Vilhelmsson	(2003-10-02) 2 October 2003	3	2	Darmstadt 98
19	4FW	Joel Voelkerling Persson	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003	3	0	Vitesse
20	4FW	Omar Faraj	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002	5	4	AIK

Recent call-ups

The following 28 players are still eligible for the U21 team (i.e. born in 2002 or later) and have previously been called up to the squad.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Sebastian Selin	(2003-01-11) 11 January 2003	0	0	Hammarby TFF	v. Gibraltar, 19 June 2023
GK	Hannes Sveijer	(2002-04-28) 28 April 2002	0	0	IK Sirius	v. Colombia, 26 March 2023
GK	Wille Jakobsson	(2002-01-07) 7 January 2002	0	0	IFK Norrköping	v. Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022

DF	Markus Karlsson	(2004-01-20) 20 January 2004	0	0	Hammarby IF	v. North Macedonia, 8 September 2023
DF	Emin Hasić	(2003-02-08) 8 February 2003	3	1	IFK Värnamo	v. Gibraltar, 19 June 2023
DF	Johan Bångsbo	(2003-02-10) 10 February 2003	2	0	IFK Göteborg	v. Gibraltar, 19 June 2023
DF	Casper Nilsson	(2003-11-26) 26 November 2003	2	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	v. Gibraltar, 19 June 2023 ^WD
DF	Hussein Ali ^IRQ	(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

MF	Roony Bardghji	(2005-11-15) 15 November 2005	6	1	Copenhagen	v. Georgia, 17 October 2023 ^WD
MF	Jacob Ondrejka	(2002-09-02) 2 September 2002	6	1	Antwerp	v. North Macedonia, 8 September 2023
MF	Hugo Larsson	(2004-06-27) 27 June 2004	3	1	Eintracht Frankfurt	v. North Macedonia, 8 September 2023
MF	Camil Jebara	(2003-01-19) 19 January 2003	1	0	IF Elfsborg	v. Gibraltar, 19 June 2023
MF	Tom Strannegård	(2002-04-29) 29 April 2002	0	0	IK Start	v. Gibraltar, 19 June 2023
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	Noah Shamoun	(2002-12-08) 8 December 2002	2	0	Kalmar FF	v. Colombia, 26 March 2023
MF	Aimar Sher	(2002-12-20) 20 December 2002	2	0	Unattached	v. Colombia, 26 March 2023
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	Excelsior	v. Azerbaijan, 20 November 2022
MF	Samuel Dahl	(2003-03-04) 4 March 2003	2	0	Djurgårdens IF	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	Anthony Elanga	(2002-04-27) 27 April 2002	8	7	Nottingham Forest	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	Jusef Erabi	(2003-06-08) 8 June 2003	2	1	Hammarby IF	v. North Macedonia, 8 September 2023
FW	Tim Prica	(2002-04-23) 23 April 2002	11	4	AaB	v. Gibraltar, 19 June 2023
Notes ^PRE = Preliminary squad / standby ^SUS = Serving suspension ^WD = Player withdrew from the squad ^IRQ = Switched to Iraq 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

Oscar Hiljemark holds the record for most appearances made for the team, having 37 caps.

#	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

Ola Toivonen, with 13 goals is the team's joint top goalscorer with Carlos Strandberg, Toivonen being the first to reach the tally.

#	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.
"EM-kvaltruppen mot Moldavien och Georgien" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

External links

Official website

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[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] "EM-kvaltruppen mot Moldavien och Georgien" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.