Denmark national under-21 football team

The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.

Denmark Under-21
AssociationDanish Football Association
(Dansk Boldspil-Union)
Head coachJesper Sørensen
Most capsJonas Kamper (39)
Top scorerMarcus Ingvartsen (17)
Home stadiumVejle Stadium[1]
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Denmark 0–2 Norway 
(Holstebro, Denmark; 25 August 1976)
Biggest win
 Denmark 9–0 Luxembourg 
(Farum, Denmark; 11 October 2002)
Biggest defeat
 Bulgaria 6–0 Denmark 
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 25 April 1989)
Olympic Games
Appearances2 (first in 1992)
Best result8th (2016)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances7 (first in 1978)
Best resultSemi-finals (1992), (2015)

Tournament record

UEFA European U-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record Qualification record
Year RoundPosition PldWD*L GFGAGD PldWDL GFGAGD
1978 Quarter-finals5th 2101 440 4211 105+5
1980 Did not qualify 4103 34−1
1982 4121 440
1984 6114 616−10
1986 Quarter-finals7th 2011 12−1 6321 117+4
1988 Did not qualify 6222 76+1
1990 6213 914−5
1992 Semi-finals4th 4112 64+2 6420 214+17
1994 Did not qualify 8404 129+3
1996 10613 3115+16
1998 8512 169+7
2000 8314 1113−2
2002 10433 1812+6
2004 10631 254+21
2006 Group stage8th 3021 56−1 12921 3012+18
2007 Did not qualify 2101 32+1
2009 8512 134+9
2011 Group stage6th 3102 35−2 Qualified as hosts
2013 Did not qualify 8440 198+11
2015 Semi-finals3rd 4202 58−3 10820 379+28
2017 Group stage7th 3102 47−3 10910 243+21
2019 Group stage6th 3201 64+2 10721 308+22
2021 Quarter-finals5th 4310 82+6 10820 219+12
2023 Qualification in progress 5311 53+2
Total 0 titles9/23 2811512 42420 171984438 366180+186
  • *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
  • **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
  • ***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Summer Olympics

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Until 1988See Denmark national football team
Barcelona 1992Group stage302114
Atlanta 1996Did not qualify
Sydney 2000
Athens 2004
Beijing 2008
London 2012
Rio de Janeiro 2016Quarter-finals411216
Tokyo 2020Did not qualify
Total2/77133210

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Results in 2020

Round123456
GroundAHAAHA
ResultWDWWWD
Source: dbu.dk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
12 January 2020 Friendly Denmark  3–1 Slovakia  Belek, Turkey
15:00 Lindstrøm 6'
Holse 22'
Okkels 30'
Report Baumgartner 74' Stadium: Calista Sports Center
Attendance: 50
4 September 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification Denmark  1–1 Ukraine  Aalborg, Denmark
18:00 Bech  48'
Nartey  64'
Riis Jakobsen  85'
Riis Jakobsen 95'
Report Sikan 74' Stadium: Aalborg Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)
8 September 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification Northern Ireland  0–1 Denmark  Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Larkin  75'
Galbraith  82'
Report Skov Olsen 76' Stadium: Ballymena Showgrounds
Attendance: 0
Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia)
9 October 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification Malta  1–3 Denmark  Ta' Qali, Malta
Zerafa 52'
Larkin  54'
Report Holse  55'
Laursen 68'
Damsgaard 84'
Lindstrøm 93'
Stadium: Centenary Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Greece)
13 October 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification Denmark  2–1 Finland  Aalborg, Denmark
Jensen 2'
Jensen 60'
Nelsson  63'
Christensen  81'
Report Forss 51' Stadium: Aalborg Stadium
Attendance: 286
Referee: Besfort Kasumi (Kosovo)
31 March 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification Romania  1–1 Denmark  Craiova, Romania
Costache 72' Report Nelsson  28'
Klitten  32'
Laursen 50' (pen.)
Sery Larsen  54'
Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Georgi Vadachkoria (Georgia)

Results in 2021

Round123456789
GroundAAAAHAAAA
ResultWWWLDWWLW
Source: dbu.dk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
25 March 2021 2021 UEFA EC
Group C
Denmark  1–0 France  Szombathely, Hungary
21:00 Lindstrøm  49'
Carstensen  54'
Dreyer 75'
Report Gouiri  41'
Camavinga  57'
Stadium: Haladás Sportkomplexum
Attendance: 0
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
28 March 2021 2021 UEFA EC
Group C
Denmark  2–0 Iceland  Győr, Hungary
21:00 Isaksen 5'
Bech 18'
Kofod  59'
Bech  63'
Hjulmand  73'
Report Þorsteinsson  26'
Gunnarsson  54'
Anderson  65'
Guðjohnsen  78'
Stadium: Gyirmóti Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
31 March 2021 2021 UEFA EC
Group C
Denmark  3–0 Russia  Szombathely, Hungary
18:00 Bruun Larsen 10'
Dreyer 11'
Holse 89'
Report Yevgenyev  63'
Diveyev  70'
Makarov  81'
Stadium: Haladás Sportkomplexum
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
3 September 2021 Friendly Denmark  1–1 Greece  Gladsaxe, Danmark
18:00 Isaksen 7' Report Ioannidis 52' Stadium: Gladsaxe Stadium
Attendance: 1340
7 September 2021 2023 UEFA EC
Group I
Kazakhstan  0–1 Denmark  Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
16:00 Sagnayev  44'
Kenesov  62'
Ustimenko  63'
Sovet  73'  78'
Ulshin  88'
Kashken  90+1'
Zhumakhanov  90+3'
Report Kristiansen  25'
Bøving 78'
Hausner  90+1'
Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 1961
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)
8 October 2021 2023 UEFA EC
Group I
Scotland  0–1 Denmark  Edinburgh, Scotland
20:05 Fiorini  60'
Mebude  79'
Report Nartey  10'
Isaksen 13'
Hausner  20'
Carstensen  72'
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 473
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)
12 October 2021 2023 UEFA EC
Group I
Belgium  1–0 Denmark  Leuven, Belgium
20:00 Siquet  17'
Kana  23'
Openda 38'
Report Kristiansen  34'
Isaksen  61'
Carstensen  74'
Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 0
Referee: Athanasios Tzilos (Greece)
16 November 2021 2023 UEFA EC
Group I
Turkey  1–2 Denmark  Alanya, Turkey
18:00 Akman  7'
Balcı  50'
Bayrakdar 51'
Özkacar  79'
Yeşil  85'
Report Lindstrøm 4'
Hausner  17'
Daramy 21'
Faghir  31'
Kristiansen  60'
Carstensen  79'
Stadium: Oba Stadium
Attendance: 225
Referee: Peter Bankes (England)

Results in 2022

Round1234
GroundHHHH
ResultD
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2022. Source: dbu.dk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
29 March 2022 2023 UEFA EC
Group I
Denmark  1–1 Belgium  Herning, Denmark
20:00 Winther  18'
Ross  24'
Villadsen  28'
Isaksen 37'
Daramy  90'
Report Openda  30'
Ndenbe  36'
Openda 53'
Siquet  57'
Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 1,345
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
4 June 2022 2023 UEFA EC
Group I
Denmark  v Kazakhstan  Vejle, Denmark
Report Stadium: Vejle Stadium
10 June 2022 2023 UEFA EC
Group I
Denmark  v Scotland  Vejle, Denmark
Report Stadium: Vejle Stadium
14 June 2022 2023 UEFA EC
Group I
Denmark  v Turkey  Vejle, Denmark
Report Stadium: Vejle Stadium

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I game against Belgium on 29 March 2022.[2]

Caps and goals as of 29 March 2022 after the game against Belgium

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mads Hermansen (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 4 0 Brøndby
16 1GK Filip Jørgensen (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 2 0 Villarreal

2 2DF Nikolas Dyhr (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 4 0 Midtjylland
3 2DF Mathias Ross (2001-01-15) 15 January 2001 2 0 AaB
4 2DF Frederik Winther (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 4 0 FC Augsburg
5 2DF Oliver Villadsen (2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 2 0 Nordsjælland
13 2DF Anders Bærtelsen (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 0 0 Haugesund
14 2DF Oliver Bundgaard (2001-06-15) 15 June 2001 0 0 Randers
2DF Japhet Sery (2000-04-10) 10 April 2000 6 0 Bodø/Glimt

6 3MF Morten Frendrup (2001-04-07) 7 April 2001 6 0 Genoa
7 3MF Victor Jensen (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 8 2 Rosenborg (on loan from Ajax)
8 3MF Gustav Isaksen (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 14 5 Midtjylland
12 3MF Matt O'Riley (2001-11-21) 21 November 2001 1 0 Celtic
17 3MF Nicolas Madsen (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 6 0 Heerenveen (on loan from Midtjylland)
18 3MF Maurits Kjærgaard (2003-06-26) 26 June 2003 6 0 Red Bull Salzburg
19 3MF Albert Grønbæk (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 3 0 AGF
20 3MF Sebastian Jørgensen (2000-06-08) 8 June 2000 1 0 Silkeborg
21 3MF Mads Bidstrup (2001-02-25) 25 February 2001 5 0 Nordsjælland (on loan from Brentford)

9 4FW William Bøving (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 6 1 Copenhagen
10 4FW Mohamed Daramy (2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 8 1 Ajax
23 4FW Magnus Warming (2000-06-08) 8 June 2000 4 0 Torino
4FW Nikolai Baden (2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 5 0 Vitesse

Most appearances

Because of the age restriction, a player can't be in the team for very long and the most promising young players spend little time with the under-21 team before making their senior national team debut.

Rank Player Club(s) U-21 Caps U-21 Goals Year(s)
1Jonas KamperBrøndby3932002–2006
2Lasse Vigen ChristensenFulham3852013–2017
3Martin JørgensenAGF, Udinese3191994–1997
Michael JakobsenAaB42005–2008
Victor NelssonNordsjælland, Copenhagen12017–
6Rasmus WürtzSkive, AaB2912002–2006
Lucas AndersenAjax, Willem II, Grasshopper62012–2017
Marcus IngvartsenNordsjælland, Genk172015–2019
9Martin PedersenAaB, SønderjyskE2802002–2006
Jannik Vestergaard1899 Hoffenheim, Werder Bremen,
Borussia Mönchengladbach
42011–2015

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the under-21 national team. Players in bold have played at least one game for the senior Danish national team.

Most goals

Rank Player Club(s) U-21 Goals U-21 Caps Year(s)
1Marcus IngvartsenNordsjælland, Genk17292015–2019
2Peter MøllerAaB16221990–1993
3Nicki BilleReggina, Martina, Nordsjælland, Villarreal15242007–2011
4Tommy BechmannEsbjerg11152002–2003
5Thomas KahlenbergBrøndby, Auxerre10262002–2006
6Preben ElkjærVanløse, 1. FC Köln, Lokeren991976–1979
Morten RasmussenAGF212004–2006
Martin JørgensenAGF, Udinese311994–1997
9Bent JensenB 19138101966–1968
Per FrandsenB 1903, Lille211989–1992
Miklos MolnarFrem, Standard Liège, Lyngby211989–1992

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs represented in the games in which the player's scored for the under-21 national team. Players in bold have played at least one game for the senior Danish national team.

Managers

See also

References

  1. VEJLE STADION BLIVER NY HJEMMEBANE FOR U21, dbu.dk, 20 May 2021
  2. "Truppen til Belgien" (in Danish). Dansk Boldspil-Union. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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