Norway national under-21 football team

Norway under-21

Nickname(s)	U21-landslaget
Association	Football Association of Norway (Norges Fotballforbund)
Head coach	Leif Gunnar Smerud
Most caps	Tommy Svindal Larsen (41)
Top scorer	Steffen Iversen (17)
First colours Second colours
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	2 (First in 1998)
Best result	3rd place

The Norwegian national under-21 football team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, 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 Football Championship campaign. The team has reached the European Championship finals twice, in 1998 and 2013, winning bronze medals on both occasions.

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

Current squad

The following players were selected for the friendly match against Sweden 31 March 2015.^[1] Statistics correct as of 31 March 2015.

* Players in bold have played at least one full international match for Norway's senior national team.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Mathias Dyngeland (1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 5 0 Sogndal 12 1GK Pål Vestly Heigre (1995-03-15) 15 March 1995 1 0 Tromsø 21 1GK Sondre Rossbach (1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 6 0 Odd 3 2DF Vegard Bergan (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 3 0 Odd 4 2DF Jonas Grønner (1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 8 1 Brann 5 2DF Thomas Grøgaard (1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 10 0 Odd 11 2DF Petter Strand (1994-08-24) 24 August 1994 3 1 Sogndal 13 2DF Marius Høibråten (1995-01-23) 23 January 1995 5 0 Strømsgodset 17 2DF Kristoffer Haugen (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 0 0 Viking 18 2DF Andreas Vindheim (1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 5 0 Malmö 2 3MF Kristoffer Haraldseid (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 10 0 Haugesund 6 3MF Fredrik Aursnes (1995-12-10) 10 December 1995 4 0 Hødd 7 3MF Anders Trondsen (1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 3 0 Sarspborg 08 8 3MF Marius Lundemo (1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 5 1 Lillestrøm 9 3MF Mohamed Elyounoussi (1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 8 1 Molde 15 3MF Martin Rønning Ovenstad (1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 4 0 Strømsgodset 10 4FW Bård Finne (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 5 0 Köln 14 4FW Ghayas Zahid (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 5 0 Vålerenga 16 4FW Veton Berisha (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 9 2 Viking

Recent call-ups

The following still-eligible players (born in 1992 or later) have been called up since January 2013.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Eirik Holmen Johansen (1992-07-12) 12 July 1992 7 0 Sandefjord 1GK Christian Sukke (1993-01-21) 21 January 1993 1 0 Sarpsborg 08 2DF Magnar Ødegaard (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 10 1 Lillestrøm 2DF Christian Landu Landu (1992-01-25) 25 January 1992 7 0 Viking 2DF Martin Bjørnbak (1992-03-22) 22 March 1992 6 0 Haugesund 2DF Emil Jonassen (1993-02-17) 17 February 1993 6 0 Odd 2DF Alexander Groven (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 5 1 Hønefoss 2DF Eirik Skaasheim (1993-01-22) 22 January 1993 5 0 Sogndal 2DF Kevin Dure (1993-03-08) 8 March 1993 3 0 Nest-Sotra 2DF Henrik Gjesdal (1993-07-19) 19 July 1993 2 0 Tromsø 2DF Simen Kind Mikalsen (1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 2 0 Lillestrøm 2DF Hugues Wembangomo (1992-05-10) 10 May 1992 2 0 Aalesund 2DF Marius Lode (1993-03-11) 11 March 1993 1 0 Bryne 3MF Elba Rashani (1993-05-09) 9 May 1993 7 1 Brøndby 3MF Mohamed Elyounoussi* (1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 3 0 Molde 3MF Martin Rønning Ovenstad (1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 1 0 Strømsgodset 3MF Ohi Omoijuanfo (1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 1 0 Lillestrøm 3MF Marius Lundemo (1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 1 0 Lillestrøm 3MF Fredrik Ulvestad* (1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 12 0 Aalesund 3MF Markus Henriksen* (1992-07-25) 25 July 1992 12 2 AZ Alkmaar 3MF Valon Berisha* (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 17 3 Red Bull Salzburg 3MF Yann-Erik de Lanlay* (1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 13 1 Viking 3MF Etzaz Hussain (1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 8 3 Molde 3MF Thomas Drage* (1992-02-20) 20 February 1992 5 1 Tromsø 3MF Fredrik Midtsjø (1993-08-11) 11 August 1993 4 0 Sandnes Ulf 3MF Fredrik Haugen (1992-06-13) 13 June 1992 3 0 Brann 3MF Ole Selnæs (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 2 0 Rosenborg 3MF Jon-Helge Tveita (1992-01-27) 27 January 1992 2 0 Bryne 3MF Mats Møller Dæhli* (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 1 0 Cardiff City 3MF Henrik Breimyr (1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 1 0 Bryne 4FW Veton Berisha (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 3 0 Viking 4FW Håvard Nielsen* (1993-07-15) 15 July 1993 15 3 Eintracht Braunschweig 4FW Joshua King* (1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 9 2 Blackburn Rovers 4FW Fredrik Gulbrandsen* (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 6 0 Molde 4FW Chuma Anene (1993-05-14) 14 May 1993 2 0 Rabotnički 4FW Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen (1993-03-22) 22 March 1993 1 0 Haugesund

Former squads

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

Former players

Former coaches

• 1974: Nils Arne Eggen
• 1979–1985: Egil Olsen
• 2006-2010: Öystein Gare
• 2010: Tor Ole Skullerud
• 2011–2013: Per Joar Hansen
• 2013: Tor Ole Skullerud

See also

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

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Players of Norway national under-21 football team.

• Norway U21-team at UEFA.com

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