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

Association	Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union)
Head coach	Steffen Højer
Most caps	Jonas Kamper (39)
Top scorer	Marcus Ingvartsen (17)
Home stadium	Vejle 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
Appearances	2 (first in 1992)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2016)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 1978)
Best result	Semi-finals (1992, 2015)

Tournament record

UEFA European U-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1978	Quarter-finals	5th	2	1	0	1	4	4	0		4	2	1	1	10	5	+5
1980	did not qualify										4	1	0	3	3	4	−1
1982											4	1	2	1	4	4	0
1984											6	1	1	4	6	16	−10
1986	Quarter-finals	7th	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1		6	3	2	1	11	7	+4
1988	did not qualify										6	2	2	2	7	6	+1
1990											6	2	1	3	9	14	−5
1992	Semi-finals	4th	4	1	1	2	6	4	+2		6	4	2	0	21	4	+17
1994	did not qualify										8	4	0	4	12	9	+3
1996											10	6	1	3	31	15	+16
1998											8	5	1	2	16	9	+7
2000											8	3	1	4	11	13	−2
2002											10	4	3	3	18	12	+6
2004											10	6	3	1	25	4	+21
2006	Group stage	8th	3	0	2	1	5	6	−1		12	9	2	1	30	12	+18
2007	did not qualify										2	1	0	1	3	2	+1
2009											8	5	1	2	13	4	+9
2011	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2		Qualified as hosts
2013	did not qualify										8	4	4	0	19	8	+11
2015	Semi-finals	3rd	4	2	0	2	5	8	−3		10	8	2	0	37	9	+28
2017	Group stage	7th	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3		10	9	1	0	24	3	+21
2019	Group stage	6th	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2		10	7	2	1	30	8	+22
2021	Quarter-finals	5th	4	3	1	0	8	2	+6		10	8	2	0	21	9	+12
2023	Did not qualify										10	6	2	2	15	9	+6
2025	Qualified										7	4	2	1	16	8	+8
Total	0 titles	9/23	28	11	5	12	42	42	0	176	103	45	39	376	186	+190

• *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 1988	See Denmark national football team
Barcelona 1992	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	4
Atlanta 1996	did not qualify
Sydney 2000
Athens 2004
Beijing 2008
London 2012
Rio de Janeiro 2016	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	1	6
Tokyo 2020	did not qualify
Paris 2024
Total	2/7	7	1	3	3	2	10

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	8	5	2	1	18	8	+10	17	Final tournament		—	5–0	2–2	2–0	3–0
2	Czech Republic	8	4	2	2	13	11	+2	14[lower-alpha 1]	Play-offs		0–0	—	1–1	4–1	3–0
3	Wales	8	4	2	2	13	11	+2	14[lower-alpha 1]			1–2	1–2	—	1–0	2–1
4	Iceland	8	3	0	5	9	14	−5	9			4–2	2–1	1–2	—	0–2
5	Lithuania	8	1	0	7	7	16	−9	3			1–2	1–2	2–3	0–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Czech Republic 4, Wales 1

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

2023

Results in 2023

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A
Result	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	W

Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 2023. Source: dbu.dk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Denmark  v  Ukraine

24 March 2023 Exhibition game	Denmark	2–3	Ukraine	Belek, Turkey
14:30	Jörgensen  18' Lund  60' Kvistgaarden 61' Kjærgaard  85'	Report	Braharu 22' Ocheretko 67' Sikan 90+4'	Stadium: Regnum Carya Resort Referee: Hakan Yurtseven (Turkey)

Denmark  v   Switzerland

28 March 2023 Exhibition game	Denmark	3–2	Switzerland	Odense, Denmark
18:30	Rupp 18' (o.g.) Kvistgaarden 34' Kvistgaarden 70'	Report	Hunziker 47' Rupp 61'	Stadium: Odense Stadium Attendance: 2287 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Sweden)

Lithuania  v  Denmark

16 June 2023 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Lithuania	1–2	Denmark	Jonava, Lithuania
17:00	Kučys 19' Kučys  43' Žebrauskas  28'  55' Stankevičius  86'	Report	Kjærgaard 9' Hansen 11' Kristiansen  13' Kjærgaard  61'	Stadium: Janovas Stadionas Attendance: 357 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)

Denmark  v  Wales

20 June 2023 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Denmark	2–2	Wales	Vejle, Denmark
18:00	Kjærgaard 39' Hey  47' Provstgaard 73' Busch  80'	Report	King  37' Colwill 48' (pen) Colwill 60' (pen) Baker  73' Hoole  83' Beck  86'	Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 2473 Referee: Ante Čulina (Croatia)

France  v  Denmark

7 September 2023 Exhibition game	France	4–1	Denmark	Nancy, France
18:30	Lepenant 22' Cherki 38' Wahi 75' Wahi 90'	Report	Rasmussen 84'	Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 15000 Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)

Denmark  v  Slovakia

11 September 2023 Exhibition game	Denmark	0–2	Slovakia	Vejle, Denmark
18:00		Report	Sauer 80' Javorček 86'	Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 2150 Referee: Sivert Amland (Norway)

Czech Republic  v  Denmark

17 October 2023 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Czech Republic	0–0	Denmark	České Budějovice, Czech Republic
18:00	Jurásek  14'  38' Prebsl  95'	Report	Dorgu  58' Kvistgaarden  62' Provstgaard  94'	Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Attendance: 4263 Referee: Jasmin Šabotić (Luxembourg)

Denmark  v  Morocco

16 November 2023 Exhibition game	Denmark	3–0	Morocco	Murcia, Spain
15:00	Bundgaard 8' Osula 16' Bech 78'			Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Wales  v  Denmark

20 November 2023 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Wales	1–2	Denmark	Newport, Wales
19:00	Beck  34' Ashford 95'	Report	Bech 5' Provstgaard 89' Provstgaard  94'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 7850 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Spain)

2024

Results in 2024

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	D	W	D	L

Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 2023. Source: dbu.dk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Austria  v  Denmark

22 March 2024 Exhibition game	Austria	1–1	Denmark	Ried, Austria
20:30	Wohlmuth  48' Demir 67'	Report	Jensen-Abbew  66' Sørensen 70' (pen.) Dorgu  78'	Stadium: Josko Arena Attendance: 1050 Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Denmark  v  Lithuania

26 March 2024 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I	Denmark	3–0	Lithuania	Vejle, Denmark
18:00	Osula 7' Dorgu  9' Sørensen 43' Sørensen 56' (pen.) Fraulo  63'	Report	Žebrauskas  66'	Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 1,581 Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland)

Denmark  v  Norway

6 June 2024 Exhibition game	Denmark	3–3	Norway	Marbella, Spain
18:00	Osula 22' Osula 26' Dorgu  32' Jensen 43'	Report	Fiabema 3' Arnstad  7' Braude  25' Mannsverk 62' Mannsverk  69' Mvuka 78'	Stadium: Banús Football Center

Iceland  v  Denmark

6 September 2024 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I	Iceland	4-2	Denmark	Reykjavík, Iceland
17:00	Ingason 28' Sigurpálsson 40' Ingason 73' (pen) Ingason 75' Thorkelsson  83'	Report	Osula 16' Gaaei  49' Kvistgaarden 52' Otoa  71'	Stadium: Víkingsvöllur Attendance: 305 Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyi (Ukraine)

Denmark  v  Czech Republic

10 September 2024 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I	Denmark	5–0	Czech Republic	Vejle, Denmark
	Bøving 28' Biereth 48' Sørensen 54' (pen.) Kristensen 61' Kvistgaarden 87'	Report		Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 2,595 Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland)

Denmark  v  Iceland

15 October 2024 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I	Denmark	v	Iceland	Vejle, Denmark
		Report		Stadium: Vejle Stadium

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I game against  Iceland on 15 October 2024.^[2]

Caps and goals updated as of October 5, 2024, after the match against  Czech Republic.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
16	1GK	Andreas Jungdal	(2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Cremonese
1	1GK	Filip Jörgensen	(2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 22)	13	0	Chelsea
2	2DF	Anton Gaaei	(2002-11-19) 19 November 2002 (age 21)	11	0	Ajax
	2DF	Aske Adelgaard	(2003-11-10) 10 November 2003 (age 20)	7	0	Go Ahead Eagles
	2DF	Elias Jelert	(2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 21)	6	0	Galatasaray
	2DF	Jacob Andersen	(2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 22)	1	0	AGF
	2DF	Jonas Jensen-Abbew	(2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 22)	3	0	AGF
21	2DF	Lucas Hey	(2003-04-13) 13 April 2003 (age 21)	9	0	Nordsjælland
4	2DF	Oliver Provstgaard	(2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 21)	13	2	Vejle
	2DF	Villads Schmidt	(2005-01-29) 29 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Bodø/Glimt
	3MF	David Kruse	(2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 22)	6	0	IFK Göteborg
18	3MF	Isak Jensen	(2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Viborg
	3MF	Oliver Sørensen	(2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 22)	7	4	Midtjylland
6	3MF	Oscar Fraulo	(2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 20)	12	0	Utrecht
	3MF	Tochi Chukwuani	(2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21)	10	0	Sturm Graz
	4FW	Conrad Harder	(2005-04-07) 7 April 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Sporting CP
	4FW	Mathias Kvistgaarden	(2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22)	15	6	Brøndby
	4FW	Mika Biereth	(2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 21)	5	1	Sturm Graz
	4FW	Mohamed Daramy	(2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 22)	13	1	Stade de Reims
	4FW	Tobias Bech	(2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 22)	5	2	AGF
	4FW	William Bøving	(2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21)	13	2	Sturm Graz
9	4FW	William Osula	(2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 21)	9	3	Newcastle United

Recent call-ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Jonathan Ægidius	(2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Brøndby	yet to make his debut
DF	Thomas Kristensen	(2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 (age 22)	11	0	Udinese	v.  Czech Republic, 10 September 2024
DF	Sebastian Otoa	(2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 20)	0	0	AaB	v.  Iceland, 6 September 2024
DF	Victor Bak Jensen	(2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Midtjylland	v.  Lithuania, 26 March 2024
DF	Patrick Dorgu	(2004-10-26) 26 October 2004 (age 19)	6	0	Lecce	v.  Lithuania, 26 March 2024
DF	Pontus Texel	(2004-02-27) 27 February 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Mafra	v.  Austria, 22 March 2024
MF	Andreas Nibe	(2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Mafra	yet to make his debut
MF	Mads Søndergaard	(2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Viborg	v.  Austria, 22 March 2024
MF	William Clem	(2004-06-20) 20 June 2004 (age 20)	8	0	Copenhagen	v.  Lithuania, 26 March 2024
MF	Mads Enggård	(2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Molde	v.  Iceland, 6 September 2024
MF	Filip Bundgaard	(2004-07-03) 3 July 2004 (age 20)	2	1	Brøndby	v.  Morocco, 16 November 2023
FW	Noah Nartey	(2005-10-05) 5 October 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Brøndby	yet to make his debut
FW	Christian Kjelder	(2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 21)	8	1	Ajax	v.  Austria, 22 March 2024
FW	Jakob Breum	(2003-11-17) 17 November 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Go Ahead Eagles	v.  Lithuania, 26 March 2024
FW	Mads Hansen	(2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 (age 22)	6	1	Nordsjælland	v.  Lithuania, 26 March 2024

Records

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)
1	Jonas Kamper	Brøndby	39	3	2002–2006
2	Lasse Vigen Christensen	Fulham	38	5	2013–2017
3	Martin Jørgensen	AGF, Udinese	31	9	1994–1997
	Michael Jakobsen	AaB		4	2005–2008
	Victor Nelsson	Nordsjælland, Copenhagen		1	2017–2021
6	Rasmus Würtz	Skive, AaB	29	1	2002–2006
	Lucas Andersen	Ajax, Willem II, Grasshopper		6	2012–2017
	Marcus Ingvartsen	Nordsjælland, Genk		17	2015–2019
9	Martin Pedersen	AaB, SønderjyskE	28	0	2002–2006
	Jannik Vestergaard	1899 Hoffenheim, Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach		4	2011–2015

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)
1	Marcus Ingvartsen	Nordsjælland, Genk	17	29	2015–2019
2	Peter Møller	AaB	16	22	1990–1993
3	Nicki Bille	Reggina, Martina, Nordsjælland, Villarreal	15	24	2007–2011
4	Tommy Bechmann	Esbjerg	11	15	2002–2003
5	Thomas Kahlenberg	Brøndby, Auxerre	10	26	2002–2006
6	Preben Elkjær	Vanløse, 1. FC Köln, Lokeren	9	9	1976–1979
	Morten Rasmussen	AGF		21	2004–2006
	Martin Jørgensen	AGF, Udinese		31	1994–1997
9	Bent Jensen	B 1913	8	10	1966–1968
	Per Frandsen	B 1903, Lille		21	1989–1992
	Miklos Molnar	Frem, Standard Liège, Lyngby		21	1989–1992

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

• 1959–1966 Ivan Jessen
• 1967–1967 Erik Dennung
• 1968–1969 Ejnar Olsen
• 1970–1970 Henry From
• 1971–1973 Kaj Christensen
• 1974–1974 Ejnar Olsen
• 1976–1980 Tommy Troelsen
• 1980–1989 Richard Møller Nielsen
• 1989–1992 Viggo Jensen
• 1992–1999 Jan B. Poulsen
• 2000–2006 Flemming Serritslev
• 2006–2011 Keld Bordinggaard
• 2011–2013 Morten Wieghorst
• 2013–2015 Jess Thorup
• 2015–2019 Niels Frederiksen
• 2019–2021 Albert Capellas
• 2021–2023 Jesper Sørensen
• 2023–present Steffen Højer

See also

• European Under-21 Football Championship 2006
• Denmark national football team
• Denmark national under-17 football team
• Denmark national under-19 football team

References

1. VEJLE STADION BLIVER NY HJEMMEBANE FOR U21, dbu.dk, 20 May 2021
2. "Truppen til EM kvalifikationskampene mod Litauen og Wales:" (in Danish). Dansk Boldspil-Union. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

External links

• UEFA Under-21 website
• DBU Under-21 website Archived 2016-09-23 at the Wayback Machine