Denmark national under-21 football team

Denmark Under-21
Association	Danish Football Association; (Dansk Boldspil-Union)
Head coach	Jesper Sørensen
Captain	Victor Nelsson
Most caps	Jonas Kamper (39)
Top scorer	Marcus Ingvartsen (17)
Home stadium	Vejle Stadium
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	8th (2016)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 1978)
Best result	Semi-finals (1992), (2015)

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.

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	Did not qualify									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	Did not qualify									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	Qualification in progress									3	2	0	1	2	1	+1
Total	0 titles	9/23	28	11	5	12	42	42	0	169	97	43	38	363	178	+185

*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
Total	2/7	7	1	3	3	2	10

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures[]

2020[]

Results in 2020[]

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

Updated to match(es) played on March 2019. 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
	75' Galbraith 82'	Report	Skov Olsen 76'	Stadium: Ballymena Showgrounds Attendance: 0 Referee: (Croatia)

9 October 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification	Malta	1-3	Denmark	Ta' Qali, Malta
	Zerafa 52' 54'	Report	Holse 55' Laursen 68' Damsgaard 84' Lindstrøm 93'	Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: (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: (Kosovo)

31 March 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification	Romania	1-1	Denmark	Craiova, Romania
	72'	Report	Nelsson 28' Klitten 32' Laursen 50' (pen.) Sery Larsen 54'	Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 0 Referee: (Georgia)

2021[]

Results in 2021[]

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

Updated to match(es) played on August 2021. 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: Attendance: 0 Referee: (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: (Italy)

31 May 2021 2021 UEFA EC Play-off	Denmark	2–2 (5–6 p)	Germany	Székesfehérvár, Hungary
18.00	Faghir 69' Nelsson 104' Nelsson 108' (pen.)	Report	Nmecha 88' Schlotterbeck 92' Burkardt 100'	Stadium: MOL Aréna Sóstó Attendance: 457 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)
	Penalties
	Isaksen Holse Faghir Hjulmand Nelsson Nartey Kristiansen		Burkardt Maier Mai Schlotterbeck Nmecha Pieper Jaeckel

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	44' Kenesov 62' Ustimenko 63' 73' 78' 88' 90+1' 90+3'	Report	Kristiansen 25' Bøving 78' Hausner 90+1'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 1961 Referee: (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: (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 Referee: (Greece)

16 November 2021 2023 UEFA EC Group I	Turkey	v	Denmark	Turkey
		Report

Results in 2022[]

Round	1	2	3	4
Ground	H	H	H	H
Result

Updated to match(es) played on October 2021. Source: dbu.dk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

29 March 2022 2023 UEFA EC Group I	Denmark	v	Belgium	Vejle, Denmark
		Report		Stadium: Vejle Stadium

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

2022[]

Results in 2022[]

Round	1	2	3	4
Ground	H	H	A	H
Result

Updated to match(es) played on August 2021. Source: dbu.dk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

29 March 2022 2023 UEFA EC Group I	Denmark	v	Belgium	Vejle, Denmark
		Report		Stadium: Vejle Stadium

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	Scotland	v	Denmark	Scotland
		Report

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 Turkey on 16 November 2021.^[2]

Caps and goals as of 13 November 2021 after the game against Belgium

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Mads Hermansen	(2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 21)	2	0	Brøndby
1GK	Filip Jörgensen	(2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 19)	2	0	Villarreal

2DF	Anders Bærtelsen	(2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Haugesund
2DF	Frederik Winther	(2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 21)	2	0	Augsburg
2DF	Nikolas Dyhr	(2000-06-18) 18 June 2000 (age 21)	3	0	Midtjylland
2DF	Oliver Villadsen	(2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 (age 20)	1	0	Nordsjælland
2DF	Rasmus Carstensen	(2000-11-10) 10 November 2000 (age 21)	11	0	Silkeborg
2DF	Sebastian Hausner	(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 21)	6	0	AGF
2DF	Victor Kristiansen	(2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 19)	5	0	Copenhagen

3MF	Gustav Isaksen	(2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 20)	12	4	Midtjylland
3MF	Jesper Lindstrøm	(2000-02-29) 29 February 2000 (age 21)	9	2	Eintracht Frankfurt
3MF	Mads Bidstrup	(2001-02-25) 25 February 2001 (age 20)	3	0	Nordsjælland (on loan from Brentford)
3MF	Malthe Højholt	(2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 20)	0	0	AaB
3MF	Maurits Kjærgaard	(2003-06-26) 26 June 2003 (age 18)	4	0	Red Bull Salzburg
3MF	Morten Frendrup	(2001-04-07) 7 April 2001 (age 20)	4	0	Genoa
3MF	Nikolas Nartey	(2000-02-22) 22 February 2000 (age 21)	15	2	VfB Stuttgart
3MF	Victor Jensen	(2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 21)	7	2	Ajax

4FW	Magnus Warming	(2000-06-08) 8 June 2000 (age 21)	4	0	Torino
4FW	Nikolai Baden	(2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 (age 21)	4	0	Vitesse
4FW	Mohamed Daramy	(2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 20)	6	0	Ajax
4FW	Casper Tengstedt	(2000-06-01) 1 June 2000 (age 21)	2	0	Horsens
4FW	Wahid Faghir	(2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 18)	4	1	VfB Stuttgart
4FW	William Bøving	(2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 18)	4	1	Copenhagen

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–
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
9	Jannik Vestergaard	1899 Hoffenheim, Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach	28	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:
1967–1967:
1968–1969:
1970–1970: Henry From
1971–1973:
1974–1974:
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–present: Jesper Sørensen

References[]

^ VEJLE STADION BLIVER NY HJEMMEBANE FOR U21, dbu.dk, 20 May 2021
^ "To Debutanter | Danmarks Em-Trup" (in Danish). Dansk Boldspil-Union. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

External links[]

[1] VEJLE STADION BLIVER NY HJEMMEBANE FOR U21, dbu.dk, 20 May 2021

[2] "To Debutanter | Danmarks Em-Trup" (in Danish). Dansk Boldspil-Union. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

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Denmark national under-21 football team

Contents

Tournament record[]

UEFA European U-21 Championship[]

Summer Olympics[]

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures[]

2020[]

Results in 2020[]

2021[]

Results in 2021[]

Results in 2022[]

2022[]

Results in 2022[]

Current squad[]

Most appearances[]

Most goals[]

Managers[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]