Sweden men's national under-21 football team

Sweden Under-21
Nickname	Blågult (The Blue-Yellow)
Association	Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Vacant
Captain	Vacant
Most caps	Oscar Hiljemark (37)
Top scorer	Carlos 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
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. Primarily, it competes to qualify for the biennial UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

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

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
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
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									10	5	2	3	25	10
2027									10	4	1	5	12	22
Total	1 title	9/29	34	14	9	11	50	40	215	115	42	58	410	232

Players

Current squad

The following 24 players were called up for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Poland and North Macedonia on 30 September and 5 October 2026, respectively.^[3]

Caps and goals updated as of 5 October 2026, after the match against North Macedonia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Viktor Andersson	(2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 22)	3	0	IFK Göteborg
12	1GK	Elis Jäger	(2005-08-23) 23 August 2005 (age 21)	2	0	Västerås SK
	1GK	Leo Cavallius	(2005-02-20) 20 February 2005 (age 21)	0	0	IF Brommapojkarna
	1GK	Theo Krantz	(2006-06-14) 14 June 2006 (age 20)	0	0	IFK Norrköping

2	2DF	Oskar Cotton	(2006-02-18) 18 February 2006 (age 20)	2	0	IK Oddevold
3	2DF	Peter Amoran	(2004-05-22) 22 May 2004 (age 22)	8	2	Västerås SK
4	2DF	Olle Samuelsson	(2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 (age 22)	5	0	BK Häcken
5	2DF	Noah Tolf	(2005-08-13) 13 August 2005 (age 21)	9	0	IFK Göteborg
13	2DF	Malte Frejd Pålsson	(2006-02-20) 20 February 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Malmö FF
14	2DF	Gustav Westström	(2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 (age 22)	1	0	Landskrona BoIS
	2DF	Wilmer Olofsson	(2005-09-16) 16 September 2005 (age 21)	1	0	AIK

6	3MF	Yannick Geiger	(2007-06-23) 23 June 2007 (age 19)	3	0	AIK
8	3MF	Victor Svensson	(2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 20)	3	1	IK Sirius
10	3MF	Karl Gunnarsson	(2005-10-01) 1 October 2005 (age 21)	3	0	Västerås SK
15	3MF	Adam Herdonsson	(2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 22)	2	0	Horsens
17	3MF	Jardell Kanga	(2005-12-13) 13 December 2005 (age 20)	5	0	Motherwell
	3MF	Noel Sernelius	(2006-07-24) 24 July 2006 (age 20)	0	0	IFK Norrköping

7	4FW	Charlie Rosenqvist	(2007-05-01) 1 May 2007 (age 19)	3	0	Djurgårdens IF
9	4FW	Leo Östman	(2006-03-15) 15 March 2006 (age 20)	3	0	IF Elfsborg
11	4FW	Alieu Njie	(2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 21)	8	1	Fiorentina
16	4FW	Sixten Gustafsson	(2007-02-05) 5 February 2007 (age 19)	1	0	AIK
18	4FW	Sion Oppong	(2007-09-25) 25 September 2007 (age 19)	3	0	Toulouse
19	4FW	Neo Jönsson	(2007-01-19) 19 January 2007 (age 19)	2	1	IK Sirius
20	4FW	Richie Omorowa	(2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 22)	14	5	Jong Utrecht

Recent call-ups

The following 16 players, born in 2006 or later, have previously been called up to the squad.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Nils Ramming	(2007-03-28) 28 March 2007 (age 19)	0	0	Rochdale	v. Finland, 4 June 2026
GK	Simon Eriksson	(2006-04-24) 24 April 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Racing Santander	v. Italy, 31 March 2026

DF	Genesis Antwi	(2007-05-11) 11 May 2007 (age 19)	5	0	Strasbourg	v. North Macedonia, 5 October 2026 ^WD
DF	John Mellberg	(2006-07-30) 30 July 2006 (age 20)	2	0	Red Bull Salzburg	v. North Macedonia, 5 October 2026 ^WD
DF	Bleon Kurtulus	(2007-06-24) 24 June 2007 (age 19)	9	0	Malmö FF	v. Finland, 4 June 2026
DF	Harry Hilvenius	(2007-10-06) 6 October 2007 (age 19)	1	0	BK Häcken	v. Finland, 4 June 2026

MF	Kenan Busuladžić ^BIH	(2007-02-06) 6 February 2007 (age 19)	1	0	Malmö FF	v. Finland, 4 June 2026
MF	Adrian Lahdo	(2007-12-26) 26 December 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Como	v. Finland, 4 June 2026 ^WD
MF	Isak Alemayehu	(2006-10-11) 11 October 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Queens Park Rangers	v. Croatia, 10 June 2025
MF	Zakaria Loukili	(2006-01-25) 25 January 2006 (age 20)	2	0	Landskrona BoIS	v. Wales, 23 March 2025
MF	Lucas Bergvall	(2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 20)	5	1	Tottenham Hotspur	v. Croatia, 11 June 2024 ^WD

FW	Jonah Kusi-Asare	(2007-07-04) 4 July 2007 (age 19)	12	1	Fulham	v. North Macedonia, 5 October 2026 ^WD
FW	Elias Pihlström	(2006-08-31) 31 August 2006 (age 20)	3	0	Lugano	v. Finland, 4 June 2026
FW	Malte Persson	(2006-07-02) 2 July 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Halmstads BK	v. Finland, 4 June 2026
FW	David Isso	(2007-08-17) 17 August 2007 (age 19)	0	0	IF Brommapojkarna	v. Finland, 4 June 2026 ^WD
FW	Isak Brusberg	(2006-09-05) 5 September 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Raków Częstochowa	v. Armenia, 18 November 2025 ^WD
Notes ^WD = Player withdrew from the squad ^BIH = Switched to Bosnia and Herzegovina 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

#	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

#	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.
↑ "U21-truppen till EM-kvalavslutningen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 16 September 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026.

External links

Official website

[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] "U21-truppen till EM-kvalavslutningen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 16 September 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026.

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