Sweden national under-21 football team

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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.

NicknameBlågult (The Blue-Yellow)
AssociationSvenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachDaniel Bäckström
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Sweden Under-21
NicknameBlågult (The Blue-Yellow)
AssociationSvenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachDaniel Bäckström
CaptainRoony Bardghji
Most capsOscar Hiljemark (37)
Top scorerCarlos 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)
 Sweden 0–6 Poland 
(Jönköping, Sweden; 14 October 2025)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances9 (first in 1972)
Best resultChampions (2015)
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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   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-21 Championship

More information UEFA European Under-21 Championship record, UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 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
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
France 1994 Did not qualify 10 4 4 2 21 8
Spain 1996 8 5 1 2 15 4
Romania 1998 Quarter-finals 6th 3 1 0 2 3 3 10 9 0 1 30 6
Slovakia 2000 Did not qualify 8 2 0 6 7 15
Switzerland 2002 12 6 4 2 22 10
Germany 2004 Fourth place 4th 5 3 1 1 11 7 10 5 3 2 20 14
Portugal 2006 Did not qualify 10 6 0 4 16 12
Netherlands 2007 4 3 0 1 8 6
Sweden 2009 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 1 1 12 7 Qualified as hosts
Denmark 2011 Did not qualify 10 6 2 2 17 10
Israel 2013 12 7 1 4 20 14
Czech Republic 2015 Champions 1st 5 2 2 1 7 4 10 6 1 3 24 17
Poland 2017 Group stage 9th 3 0 2 1 2 5 10 7 3 0 24 7
ItalySan Marino 2019 Did not qualify 10 6 2 2 19 8
HungarySlovenia 2021 9 5 0 4 28 12
RomaniaGeorgia (country) 2023 10 5 3 2 22 8
Slovakia 2025 10 5 2 3 25 10
AlbaniaSerbia 2027 8 3 1 4 10 19
Total 1 title 9/29 34 14 9 11 50 40 213 114 42 57 408 229
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Players

Current squad

The following 24 players were called up for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Montenegro and Italy on 27 and 31 March 2026, respectively.[3]

Caps and goals updated as of 31 March 2026, after the match against Italy.

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Elis Bishesari (2005-05-19) 19 May 2005 (age 20) 12 0 Swedish Football Association IFK Göteborg
12 1GK André Picornell (2004-04-03) 3 April 2004 (age 22) 3 0 Portuguese Football Federation Gil Vicente
1GK Simon Eriksson (2006-04-24) 24 April 2006 (age 20) 0 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Racing Santander
2 2DF Hampus Skoglund (2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 22) 15 1 Swedish Football Association Hammarby IF
3 2DF Peter Amoran (2004-05-22) 22 May 2004 (age 21) 6 2 Italian Football Federation Cesena
4 2DF Nils Zätterström (2005-03-29) 29 March 2005 (age 21) 11 0 Italian Football Federation Genoa
5 2DF Noah Tolf (2005-08-13) 13 August 2005 (age 20) 7 0 Swedish Football Association IFK Göteborg
7 2DF Genesis Antwi (2007-05-11) 11 May 2007 (age 18) 5 0 The Football Association Chelsea
13 2DF Elison Makolli (2005-01-10) 10 January 2005 (age 21) 4 0 Danish Football Association AaB
14 2DF Bleon Kurtulus (2007-06-24) 24 June 2007 (age 18) 8 0 Swedish Football Association Malmö FF
2DF Matteo Pérez Vinlöf (2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 20) 12 2 Croatian Football Federation Dinamo Zagreb
2DF Ludvig Tidstrand (2005-08-02) 2 August 2005 (age 20) 0 0 Swedish Football Association Mjällby AIF
6 3MF Markus Karlsson (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 22) 13 0 Swedish Football Association Hammarby IF
8 3MF Lukas Björklund (vice-captain) (2004-02-16) 16 February 2004 (age 22) 14 2 Swedish Football Association IF Brommapojkarna
10 3MF Marcus Rafferty (2004-10-01) 1 October 2004 (age 21) 5 1 Swedish Football Association Degerfors IF
15 3MF Ludwig Małachowski Thorell (2005-02-25) 25 February 2005 (age 21) 5 0 Swedish Football Association Mjällby AIF
16 3MF Amin Boudri (2004-09-29) 29 September 2004 (age 21) 9 1 United States Soccer Federation Los Angeles FC
20 3MF Jardell Kanga (2005-12-13) 13 December 2005 (age 20) 4 0 Football Association of Finland Ilves
3MF Kazper Karlsson (2005-03-21) 21 March 2005 (age 21) 1 0 Swedish Football Association Degerfors IF
9 4FW Richie Omorowa (2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 22) 13 5 Cyprus Football Association Olympiakos Nicosia
11 4FW Momodou Sonko (2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 21) 15 3 Royal Belgian Football Association Gent
17 4FW Alieu Njie (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 20) 6 0 Italian Football Federation Torino
18 4FW Oscar Sjöstrand (2004-11-08) 8 November 2004 (age 21) 2 0 Swedish Football Association Malmö FF
19 4FW Jonah Kusi-Asare (2007-07-04) 4 July 2007 (age 18) 12 1 The Football Association Fulham
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Recent call-ups

The following 32 players, born in 2004 or later, have previously been called up to the squad.

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Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Viktor Andersson (2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 22) 2 0 Sweden IFK Göteborg v.  Armenia, 18 November 2025
GK Filip Sidklev (2005-03-12) 12 March 2005 (age 21) 2 0 Qatar Al Bidda v.  Republic of Ireland, 17 November 2024
DF Felix Eriksson (2004-05-21) 21 May 2004 (age 21) 2 0 Sweden IFK Göteborg v.  Armenia, 18 November 2025
DF Olle Samuelsson (2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 (age 21) 2 0 Sweden BK Häcken v.  Armenia, 18 November 2025
DF Fredrik Nissen (2005-03-28) 28 March 2005 (age 21) 0 0 Sweden AIK v.  Armenia, 18 November 2025 WD
DF Theo Bergvall (2004-09-21) 21 September 2004 (age 21) 1 0 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport v.  Poland, 14 October 2025
DF Jonas Rouhi (2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 (age 22) 15 1 Italy Carrarese v.  Montenegro, 9 September 2025
DF Malcolm Jeng (2005-03-09) 9 March 2005 (age 21) 3 0 Netherlands Feyenoord v.  Croatia, 10 June 2025
DF John Mellberg (2006-07-30) 30 July 2006 (age 19) 1 0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg v.  Croatia, 10 June 2025 WD
DF Moutaz Neffati TUN (2004-09-04) 4 September 2004 (age 21) 1 0 Sweden IFK Norrköping v.  Croatia, 10 June 2025
MF Williot Swedberg (2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 (age 22) 11 2 Spain Celta Vigo v.  Poland, 14 October 2025
MF Adrian Skogmar (2005-11-23) 23 November 2005 (age 20) 2 0 Sweden Malmö FF v.  Poland, 14 October 2025 WD
MF Pontus Dahbo (2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 (age 20) 6 0 Sweden BK Häcken v.  Croatia, 10 June 2025
MF Wilmer Odefalk (2004-11-21) 21 November 2004 (age 21) 6 0 Cyprus Pafos v.  Croatia, 10 June 2025
MF Isak Alemayehu (2006-10-11) 11 October 2006 (age 19) 1 0 England Queens Park Rangers v.  Croatia, 10 June 2025
MF Lukas Kjellnäs (2004-06-20) 20 June 2004 (age 21) 2 0 Sweden Helsingborgs IF v.  Wales, 23 March 2025
MF Zakaria Loukili (2006-01-25) 25 January 2006 (age 20) 2 0 Sweden Landskrona BoIS v.  Wales, 23 March 2025
MF Demirel Hodžić (2005-03-08) 8 March 2005 (age 21) 2 0 Sweden Örgryte IS v.  Republic of Ireland, 17 November 2024
MF Lucas Bergvall (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 20) 5 1 England Tottenham Hotspur v.  Croatia, 11 June 2024 WD
MF Hugo Larsson (2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 21) 3 1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt v.  North Macedonia, 8 September 2023
FW Jeremy Agbonifo (2005-10-24) 24 October 2005 (age 20) 8 2 Sweden BK Häcken v.  Italy, 31 March 2026 WD
FW Gottfrid Rapp (2005-08-18) 18 August 2005 (age 20) 5 0 Sweden IF Elfsborg v.  Armenia, 18 November 2025
FW Isak Brusberg (2006-09-05) 5 September 2006 (age 19) 0 0 Poland Raków Częstochowa v.  Armenia, 18 November 2025 WD
FW Leo Östman (2006-03-15) 15 March 2006 (age 20) 0 0 Sweden IF Elfsborg v.  Armenia, 18 November 2025 WD
FW Amar Fatah (2004-02-19) 19 February 2004 (age 22) 7 0 Scotland Dundee United v.  Poland, 14 October 2025 WD
FW Taha Ayari (2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 (age 20) 2 0 Sweden AIK v.  Poland, 14 October 2025
FW Roony Bardghji (captain) (2005-11-15) 15 November 2005 (age 20) 12 3 Spain Barcelona v.  Montenegro, 9 September 2025
FW Victor Andersson (2004-10-22) 22 October 2004 (age 21) 2 0 Sweden AIK v.  Croatia, 10 June 2025 WD
FW Kenan Bilalović (2005-06-22) 22 June 2005 (age 20) 2 0 Scotland Aberdeen v.  Croatia, 10 June 2025
FW Elias Pihlström (2006-08-31) 31 August 2006 (age 19) 2 0 Switzerland Lugano v.  Wales, 23 March 2025
FW August Ljungberg (2005-05-13) 13 May 2005 (age 20) 1 0 Norway Egersunds IK v.  Republic of Ireland, 17 November 2024
FW Deniz Gül TUR (2004-07-02) 2 July 2004 (age 21) 6 2 Portugal Porto v.  Netherlands, 14 October 2024
Notes
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad
  • TUN = Switched to Tunisia national team
  • TUR = Switched to Turkey national team
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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.
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# 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
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
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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.
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# Player Career Goals Caps
1 Carlos Strandberg 2015–2018 13 18
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
Jonny Rödlund 1990–1993 11 35
9 Niklas Skoog 1994–1995 10 14
10 Tord Grip 1958–1961 9 10
Lasse Larsson 1982–1987 9 10
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See also

References

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