Denmark national under-21 football team

Denmark Under-21

Association	Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union)
Head coach	Lars Knudsen
Most caps	Jonas Kamper (39)
Top scorer	Marcus Ingvartsen (17)
Home stadium	Vejle Stadium[1]
First colours Second colours
First international
Norway 2–3 Denmark  (Oslo, Norway; 13 June 1948)
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	11 (first in 1972[a])
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.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

  Gold medalists    Silver medalists    Bronze medalists  

Summer Olympics											Qualification
Year	Host	Round	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Squad		Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
1900 to 1904		Only club teams participated									Only club teams participated
1908 to 1988		See Denmark national football team									See Denmark national football team
1992	Spain	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	4	Squad		1st	8	5	3	0	27	5
1996	United States	Did not qualify									3rd	10	6	1	3	31	15
2000	Australia										3rd	8	3	1	4	11	13
2004	Greece										3rd	10	6	3	1	25	4
2008	China										2nd	2	1	0	1	3	2
2012	United Kingdom										4th	3	1	0	2	3	5
2016	Brazil	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	1	6	Squad		1st	16	10	4	2	43	18
2020	Japan	Did not qualify									2nd	13	9	2	2	36	12
2024	France										2nd	10	6	2	2	15	9
2028	United States	To be determined									To be determined
Total		Quarter-finals	7	1	3	3	2	10	—		2/9	80	47	16	17	194	83

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

  Winners    Runners-up  

UEFA European Under-21 Championship											Qualification
Year	Host	Round	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Squad		Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
1972		Quarter-finals	2	1	0	1	2	5	Squad		1st	2	1	1	0	3	2
1974		Did not qualify									3rd	4	0	0	4	1	11
1976											3rd	4	0	1	3	4	12
1978		Quarter-finals	2	1	0	1	4	4	Squad		1st	4	2	1	1	10	5
1980		Did not qualify									2nd	4	1	0	3	3	4
1982											2nd	4	1	2	1	4	4
1984											4th	6	1	1	4	6	16
1986		Quarter-finals	2	0	1	1	1	2	Squad		1st	6	3	2	1	11	7
1988		Did not qualify									2nd	6	2	2	2	7	6
1990											3rd	6	2	1	3	9	14
1992		Semi-finals	4	1	1	2	6	4	Squad		1st	6	4	2	0	21	4
1994	France	Did not qualify									3rd	8	4	0	4	12	9
1996	Spain										3rd	10	6	1	3	31	15
1998	Romania										2nd	8	5	1	2	16	9
2000	Slovakia										3rd	8	3	1	4	11	13
2002	Switzerland										3rd	10	4	3	3	18	12
2004	Germany										2nd	8	6	1	1	24	3
2006	Portugal	Group stage	3	0	2	1	5	6	Squad		1st	14	11	2	1	34	13
2007	Netherlands	Did not qualify									2nd	2	1	0	1	3	2
2009	Sweden										2nd	10	5	1	4	13	6
2011	Denmark	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5	Squad		Qualified as hosts
2013	Israel	Did not qualify									2nd	10	4	4	2	20	16
2015	Czech Republic	Semi-finals	4	2	0	2	5	8	Squad		1st	12	8	4	0	38	10
2017	Poland	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	7	Squad		1st	10	9	1	0	24	3
2019	Italy	Group stage	3	2	0	1	6	4	Squad		1st	10	7	2	1	30	8
2021	Hungary Slovenia	Quarter-finals	4	3	1	0	8	2	Squad		1st	10	8	2	0	21	9
2023	Georgia Romania	Did not qualify									2nd	10	6	2	2	15	9
2025	Slovakia	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	9	8	Squad		1st	8	5	2	1	18	8
2027	Albania Serbia	To be determined									To be determined
Total		Semi-finals	34	14	6	14	53	53	—		11/28	200	109	40	51	407	230

• *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.

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	4	2	1	1	10	2	+8	7	Final tournament		—	2–0	27 Mar '26	24 Sep '26	28 Sep '26
2	Denmark	4	2	1	1	8	5	+3	7	Play-offs		6 Oct '26	—	1–1	28 Sep '26	31 Mar '26
3	Austria	4	2	1	1	5	5	0	7			1–0	2 Oct '26	—	31 Mar '26	0–2
4	Belarus	4	1	1	2	6	5	+1	4			1–1	0–1	2–3	—	3–0
5	Wales	4	1	0	3	4	16	−12	3			0–7	2–6	6 Oct '26	27 Mar '26	—

Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Results in 2024

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

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: 1,050 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	2–0	Iceland	Vejle, Denmark
	Kruse  1' Chukwuani 32' Kvistgaarden 59' Jelert  66' Harder  89'	Report	Lúðvíksson  49' Karlsson  83' Róbertsson  86'	Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 3,386 Referee: Snir Levi (Israel)

Germany  v  Denmark

15 November 2024 Exhibition game	Germany	3–0	Denmark	Aachen, Germany
18:00	Tresoldi 5' Brown 48' Moukoko 81'	Report		Stadium: New Tivoli Attendance: 11,872 Referee: Alex Bos (Netherlands)

Spain  v  Denmark

19 November 2024 Exhibition game	Spain	2–1	Denmark	Albacete, Spain
19:00	Guerra 13' Bajcetic  15' Joseph 26' Jauregizar  71'	Report	Jensen  29' Andersen  70' Chukwuani 90+3'	Stadium: Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 17,524 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal (Netherlands)

Results in 2025

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

Poland  v  Denmark

20 March 2025 Exhibition game	Poland	3–3	Denmark	Belek, Turkey
14:00	Kozłowski 15' Pyrka 56' Mosór 87'	Report	Jørgensen 65' Kjerrumgaard 69' Hansen 86'	Stadium: Calista Field Attendance: 134 Referee: Halim Kolancı (Turkey)

Italy  v  Denmark

24 March 2025 Exhibition game	Italy	1–1	Denmark	Cittadella, Italy
18:15	Prati 21'	Report	Sørensen 21'	Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato

Ukraine  v  Denmark

12 June 2025 2025 UEFA Euro - Group D	Ukraine	2–3	Denmark	Prešov, Slovakia
18:00	Voloshyn 22' Roman  33' Braharu  54' Braharu 78'	Report	Bak Jensen  54' Bischoff 54' Bøving  81' Osula  85'	Stadium: Futbal Tatran Arena Attendance: 5458 Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

Netherlands  v  Denmark

15 June 2025 2025 UEFA Euro - Group D	Netherlands	1–2	Denmark	Prešov, Slovakia
21:00	Provstgaard 19' (o.g.)	Report	Osula 35', 47'	Stadium: Futbal Tatran Arena Attendance: 5,434 Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)

Finland  v  Denmark

18 June 2025 2025 UEFA Euro - Group D	Finland	2–2	Denmark	Košice, Slovakia
18:00		Report		Stadium: Košická futbalová aréna

Wales  v  Denmark

8 September 2025 2027 UEFA Euro - Qualification	Wales	2–6	Denmark
		Report

Denmark  v  Austria

10 October 2025 2027 UEFA Euro - Qualification	Denmark	1–1	Austria
		Report

Belgium  v  Denmark

14 October 2025 2027 UEFA Euro - Qualification	Belgium	v	Denmark
		Report

Denmark  v  Belarus

18 November 2025 2027 UEFA Euro - Qualification	Denmark	v	Belarus
		Report

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly match against United States and the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I match against Belarus on 14 and 18 November 2025; respectively.^[2]

Caps and goals updated as of 18 November 2025, after the match against Belarus.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Theo Sander	(2005-01-08) 8 January 2005 (age 20)	6	0	OB
16	1GK	William Lykke	(2004-09-28) 28 September 2004 (age 21)	3	0	Nordsjælland
22	1GK	Anders Ravn	(2005-04-02) 2 April 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Hvidovre
2	2DF	Sabil Hansen	(2005-11-04) 4 November 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Randers
3	2DF	Villads Nielsen	(2005-01-29) 29 January 2005 (age 20)	4	0	Bodø/Glimt
5	2DF	Tobias Storm	(2004-07-04) 4 July 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Lyngby
14	2DF	Ludwig Vraa	(2005-06-23) 23 June 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Grazer AK
15	2DF	Gustav Mortensen	(2004-03-19) 19 March 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Lyngby
20	2DF	Hjalte Bidstrup	(2006-02-15) 15 February 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Viborg
23	2DF	Julius Berthel Askou	(2006-05-27) 27 May 2006 (age 19)	2	0	OB
4	3MF	William Clem	(2004-06-20) 20 June 2004 (age 21)	15	0	Copenhagen
6	3MF	Silas Andersen	(2004-06-13) 13 June 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Häcken
7	3MF	Mads Enggård	(2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 21)	5	0	Vejle
12	3MF	Thomas Jørgensen	(2005-09-30) 30 September 2005 (age 20)	11	2	Viborg
13	3MF	Kasper Davidsen	(2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Holstein Kiel
18	3MF	Max Ejdum	(2004-10-15) 15 October 2004 (age 21)	2	0	OB
19	3MF	Oscar Schwartau	(2006-05-17) 17 May 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Norwich City
	3MF	Noah Nartey	(2005-10-05) 5 October 2005 (age 20)	10	0	Brøndby
8	4FW	Valdemar Byskov	(2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Midtjylland
9	4FW	Jacob Ambæk	(2008-03-28) 28 March 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Brøndby
10	4FW	Clement Bischoff	(2006-12-16) 16 December 2006 (age 19)	13	4	Red Bull Salzburg
11	4FW	August Priske	(2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Djurgårdens
21	4FW	Filip Bundgaard	(2004-07-03) 3 July 2004 (age 21)	4	1	Brøndby
	4FW	Adam Daghim	(2005-09-28) 28 September 2005 (age 20)	7	1	VfL Wolfsburg
	4FW	Conrad Harder	(2005-04-07) 7 April 2005 (age 20)	12	3	RB Leipzig

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad recently and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Sebastian Otoa	(2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Genoa	2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
DF	Tobias Slotsager	(2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Hellas Verona	v.  Germany, 15 November 2024
MF	Oscar Fraulo	(2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 22)	23	0	Utrecht	2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
MF	Oscar Højlund	(2005-01-04) 4 January 2005 (age 21)	1	0	Eintracht Frankfurt	2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
FW	Isak Jensen	(2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 22)	10	1	Viborg	2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
FW	Chido Obi	(2007-11-29) 29 November 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Manchester United	v.  Italy, 24 March 2025

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
	William Osula	Sheffield United, Derby County (loan), Newcastle United		14	2023–
	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
• 2023–2025 Steffen Højer
• 2025–present Lars Knudsen

See also

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

Notes

1. This was during the under-23s era of the competition. Their first appearance in the competition during the under-21s era was in 1978.

References

1. VEJLE STADION BLIVER NY HJEMMEBANE FOR U21, dbu.dk, 20 May 2021
2. "Trup - U21 landsholdet | Næste kampe er mod USA og Belarus - November 2025" (in Danish). Dansk Boldspil-Union. Retrieved 12 November 2025.

External links

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