# 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.

## Tournament record
### UEFA European U-21 Championship

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| 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| 1982 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| 1990 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | +3 |
| 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 15 | +16 |
| 1998 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 |
| 2002 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| 2009 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 |
| 2011 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts |
| 2013 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | 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 |
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| Barcelona 1992 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Atlanta 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Sydney 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Athens 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Beijing 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| London 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Rio de Janeiro 2016 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Tokyo 2020 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Paris 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | 2/7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |

## UEFA European Under-21 Championship
### 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Play-offs | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Wales | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 14 | | 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 | — |
* 1 2 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 |

### 2024
#### Results in 2024

Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | D | W | D | L | W | W | L | |

## Players
### Current squad

The following players were called up for the exhibition games against Germany on 15 November 2024 and Spain on 19 November 2024.
Caps and goals updated as of October 15, 2024, after the match against Iceland.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Andreas Jungdal | (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 22) | 6 | 0 | Cremonese |
| 1GK | William Lykke | (2004-09-28) 28 September 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | FC Nordsjælland |
| 2DF | Anton Gaaei | (2002-11-19) 19 November 2002 (age 22) | 12 | 0 | Ajax |
| 2DF | Aske Adelgaard | (2003-11-10) 10 November 2003 (age 21) | 12 | 0 | Go Ahead Eagles |
| 2DF | Elias Jelert | (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 21) | 7 | 0 | Galatasaray |
| 2DF | Oliver Provstgaard | (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 21) | 14 | 2 | Lazio |
| 2DF | Tobias Slotsager | (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | OB |
| 2DF | Victor Bak Jensen | (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Midtjylland |
| 3MF | David Kruse | (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 22) | 7 | 0 | IFK Göteborg |
| 3MF | Isak Jensen | (2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Viborg |
| 3MF | Oscar Fraulo | (2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 21) | 12 | 0 | Utrecht |
| 3MF | Thomas Jørgensen | (2005-09-30) 30 September 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Viborg |
| 3MF | Tochi Chukwuani | (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) | 10 | 0 | Sturm Graz |
| 3MF | William Clem | (2004-06-20) 20 June 2004 (age 20) | 8 | 0 | Copenhagen |
| 4FW | Adam Daghim | (2005-09-28) 28 September 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Red Bull Salzburg |
| 4FW | Clement Bischoff | (2006-12-16) 16 December 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Brøndby |
| 4FW | Conrad Harder | (2005-04-07) 7 April 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Sporting CP |
| 4FW | Jakob Breum | (2003-11-17) 17 November 2003 (age 21) | 5 | 0 | Go Ahead Eagles |
| 4FW | Luca Kjerrumgaard | (2003-02-09) 9 February 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | OB |

### 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 | Jacob Andersen | (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | AGF | v. Czech Republic, 10 September 2024 |
| DF | Jonas Jensen-Abbew | (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | AGF | v. Iceland, 6 September 2024 |
| DF | Lucas Hey | (2003-04-13) 13 April 2003 (age 21) | 9 | 0 | Nordsjælland | v. Iceland, 15 October 2024 |
| DF | Thomas Kristensen | (2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 (age 23) | 11 | 0 | Udinese | v. Czech Republic, 10 September 2024 |
| DF | Sebastian Otoa | (2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Genoa | v. Iceland, 6 September 2024 |
| DF | Villads Schmidt | (2005-01-29) 29 January 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Bodø/Glimt | yet to make his debut |
| MF | Mads Enggård | (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Molde | v. Iceland, 6 September 2024 |
| MF | Oliver Sørensen | (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 22) | 7 | 4 | Midtjylland | v. Czech Republic, 10 September 2024 |
| MF | Noah Nartey | (2005-10-05) 5 October 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Brøndby | yet to make his debut |
| FW | Mika Biereth | (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 22) | 6 | 1 | Monaco | v. Iceland, 15 October 2024 |
| FW | Mohamed Daramy | (2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 23) | 14 | 1 | Stade de Reims | v. Iceland, 15 October 2024 |
| FW | Tobias Bech | (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 22) | 5 | 2 | AGF | v. Czech Republic, 10 September 2024 |
| FW | William Bøving | (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21) | 14 | 2 | Sturm Graz | v. Iceland, 15 October 2024 |
| FW | William Osula | (2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 21) | 10 | 3 | Newcastle United | v. Iceland, 15 October 2024 |
| FW | Mathias Kvistgaarden | (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22) | 17 | 7 | Brøndby | v. Germany, 15 November 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 |
| 3 | Michael Jakobsen | AaB | 31 | 4 | 2005–2008 |
| 3 | Victor Nelsson | Nordsjælland, Copenhagen | 31 | 1 | 2017–2021 |
| 6 | Rasmus Würtz | Skive, AaB | 29 | 1 | 2002–2006 |
| 6 | Lucas Andersen | Ajax, Willem II, Grasshopper | 29 | 6 | 2012–2017 |
| 6 | Marcus Ingvartsen | Nordsjælland, Genk | 29 | 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 |
| 6 | Morten Rasmussen | AGF | 9 | 21 | 2004–2006 |
| 6 | Martin Jørgensen | AGF, Udinese | 9 | 31 | 1994–1997 |
| 9 | Bent Jensen | B 1913 | 8 | 10 | 1966–1968 |
| 9 | Per Frandsen | B 1903, Lille | 8 | 21 | 1989–1992 |
| 9 | Miklos Molnar | Frem, Standard Liège, Lyngby | 8 | 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