Norway national under-21 football team

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)

Last updated September 10, 2025

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.

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	did not qualify								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 9 September 2025, after the match against Slovenia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Martin Børsheim	(2005-02-18) 18 February 2005 (age 20)	6	0	Fredrikstad
12	1 GK	Daniel Gjerde Sætren	(2006-04-02) 2 April 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Sogndal

2	2 DF	Oliver Braude	(2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 21)	10	0	Heerenveen
4	2 DF	Nikolai Hopland	(2004-07-24) 24 July 2004 (age 21)	6	0	Heerenveen
5	2 DF	Eivind Helland (captain)	(2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 20)	9	1	Brann
13	2 DF	Rasmus Holten	(2005-02-20) 20 February 2005 (age 20)	5	0	Sogndal
16	2 DF	Runar Norheim	(2005-02-14) 14 February 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Nordsjælland

6	3 MF	Magnus Bech Riisnæs	(2004-11-04) 4 November 2004 (age 20)	6	0	Bodø/Glimt
7	3 MF	Sverre Nypan	(2006-12-19) 19 December 2006 (age 18)	9	2	Middlesbrough
8	3 MF	Jens Hjertø-Dahl	(2005-10-31) 31 October 2005 (age 19)	5	0	Tromsø
10	3 MF	Marius Broholm	(2004-12-26) 26 December 2004 (age 20)	8	2	Lille
14	3 MF	Alwande Roaldsøy	(2004-06-09) 9 June 2004 (age 21)	5	0	Molde
15	3 MF	Jakob Napoleon Romsaas	(2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 (age 21)	3	0	Charleroi
17	3 MF	Niklas Ødegård	(2004-03-29) 29 March 2004 (age 21)	3	1	Kristiansund
22	3 MF	Victor Halvorsen	(2004-07-03) 3 July 2004 (age 21)	4	0	Sarpsborg 08

3	4 FW	Jesper Reitan-Sunde	(2006-01-31) 31 January 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Rosenborg
9	4 FW	Sindre Walle Egeli	(2006-06-21) 21 June 2006 (age 19)	9	3	Ipswich Town
11	4 FW	Daniel Bassi	(2004-10-31) 31 October 2004 (age 20)	2	1	Bodø/Glimt
20	4 FW	Henrik Skogvold	(2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 (age 21)	4	3	Fredrikstad
21	4 FW	Sander Kilen	(2005-05-30) 30 May 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Kristiansund

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	Aleksander Hammer Kjelsen	(2006-01-03) 3 January 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Aalesund	v. Denmark, 4 September 2025
DF	Nikolai Skuseth	(2004-05-18) 18 May 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Aalesund	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	Newcastle United	v. Czech Republic, 24 March 2025
MF	Isak Hansen-Aarøen	(2004-08-22) 22 August 2004 (age 21)	14	3	Werder Bremen	v. Czech Republic, 24 March 2025
MF	Heine Gikling Bruseth	(2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Sarpsborg 08	v. Denmark, 6 June 2024

FW	Edvin Austbø	(2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 (age 20)	4	0	Viking	v. Denmark, 4 September 2025

Records

As of 14 June 2022^[2]

Leading appearances

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
4	Petter Rudi	Molde	35
6	Kristian Flittie Onstad	Lyn	34
7	Azar Karadas	Brann, Rosenborg	33
7	Steinar Pedersen	Start, Borussia Dortmund	33
9	Trond Erik Bertelsen	Haugesund, Fredrikstad	32
9	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

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
8	Jørgen Strand Larsen	Sarpsborg 08, Groningen	11
10	John Carew	Vålerenga, Rosenborg, Valencia	10
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

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

References

↑ "U21-landslagets tropp til kamper mot Danmark og Slovenia" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
1 2 "Norge Menn U21". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2019.

External links

Norway U21-team at UEFA.com

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[1] "U21-landslagets tropp til kamper mot Danmark og Slovenia" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.

[U21_Statistics-2] 1 2 "Norge Menn U21". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2019.

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