The Sweden national under-21 football team is the

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team representing

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in competitions for under-21 year old players and is controlled by the

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. The Swedish U21 team came into existence, following the realignment of

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, which changed to be an Under-21 competition in 1978. Sweden made their first European Under-21 Championship appearance in

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, Sweden became champions for the first time. They finished second in

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and they also reached the semi-finals in

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is the most capped player for the Swedish U21 team, having played 37 caps between 2011 and 2015.

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and

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are the best goalscorers for the Swedish U21 team, having scored 13 goals each.

Competitive record

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UEFA European U-23 Championship

UEFA European U-21 Championship

Players

Current squad

The following 24 players have been called up for the friendly matches against

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on 17 and 20 November 2022, respectively. ''Caps and goals updated as of 17 November 2022.''

Recent call-ups

The following 12 players are still eligible for the U21 team (i.e. born in 2002 or later) and have previously been called up to the Sweden U21 squad.

Previous squads

* 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad * 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad * 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad * 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad * 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad

Players with most caps and goals

''Updated as of 7 June 2018. Note that the matches played by

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in 1992 and 2016 are included here, as the

recognizes them as Under-21 matches.''

Top 10 most capped players

Top 10 goalscorers

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sweden National Under-21 Football Team European national under-21 association football teams