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{{Short description|National under-21 association football team representing Denmark}}
{{Infobox national football team
|Name               = Denmark Under-21
|Badge              = Dansk boldspil union logo.svg
|Association        = [[Danish Football Association]]<br>(''Dansk Boldspil-Union'')
|Coach              = [[Steffen Højer]]
|Captain            =
|Most caps          = [[Jonas Kamper]] (39)
|Top scorer         = [[Marcus Ingvartsen]] (17)
|Home Stadium       = [[Vejle Stadium]]<ref>[https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2021/maj/vejle-stadion-bliver-ny-hjemmebane-for-u21/ VEJLE STADION BLIVER NY HJEMMEBANE FOR U21], dbu.dk, 20 May 2021</ref>
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|First game         = {{fbu|21|DEN}} 0–2 {{fbu-rt|21|NOR}}<br>([[Holstebro]], [[Denmark]]; 25 August 1976)
|Largest win        = {{fbu|21|DEN}} 9–0 {{fbu-rt|21|LUX}}<br>([[Farum]], Denmark; 11 October 2002)
|Largest loss       = {{fbu|21|BUL|1971}} 6–0 {{fbu-rt|21|DEN}}<br>([[Sofia]], [[People's Republic of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]]; 25 April 1989)
|UEFAu21Champ apps  = 9
|UEFAu21Champ first = [[1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1978]]
|UEFAu21Champ best  = Semi-finals ([[1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1992]], [[2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2015]])
|Regional name      = [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|Regional cup apps  = 2
|Regional cup first = [[Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]]
|Regional cup best  = Quarter-finals ([[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016]])
}}
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===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!colspan=10|[[UEFA European Under-21 Championship|UEFA European Under-21 Championship record]]
!rowspan=27|
!colspan=7| Qualification record
|-
!Year
! Round !! Position
!style="width:28px;"| {{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !!style="width:28px;"| {{Tooltip|W|Won}} !!style="width:28px;"| {{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}* !!style="width:28px;"| {{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!style="width:28px;"| {{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !!style="width:28px;"| {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !!style="width:28px;"| {{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!style="width:28px;"| {{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !!style="width:28px;"| {{Tooltip|W|Won}} !!style="width:28px;"| {{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !!style="width:28px;"| {{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!style="width:28px;"| {{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !!style="width:28px;"| {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !!style="width:28px;"| {{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
|-
| [[1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1978]]
| [[1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship#Knockout stage|Quarter-finals]] || 5th
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1
| 4 || 4 || 0
| 4 || 2 || 1 || 1
| 10 || 5 || +5
|-
| [[1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1980]]
|colspan=9 rowspan=3| ''did not qualify''
| 4 || 1 || 0 || 3
| 3 || 4 || −1
|-
| [[1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1982]]
| 4 || 1 || 2 || 1
| 4 || 4 || 0
|-
| [[1984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1984]]
| 6 || 1 || 1 || 4
| 6 || 16 || −10
|-
| [[1986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1986]]
| [[1986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship#Knockout stage|Quarter-finals]] || 7th
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 1
| 1 || 2 || −1
| 6 || 3 || 2 || 1
| 11 || 7 || +4
|-
| [[1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1988]]
|colspan=9 rowspan=2| ''did not qualify''
| 6 || 2 || 2 || 2
| 7 || 6 || +1
|-
| [[1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1990]]
| 6 || 2 || 1 || 3
| 9 || 14 || −5
|-bgcolor="#cc9966"
| [[1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1992]]
| [[1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship#Knockout Stages|Semi-finals]] || 4th
| 4 || 1 || 1 || 2
| 6 || 4 || +2
| 6 || 4 || 2 || 0
| 21 || 4 || +17
|-
| {{flagicon|France}} [[1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1994]]
|colspan=9 rowspan=6| ''did not qualify''
| 8 || 4 || 0 || 4
| 12 || 9 || +3
|-
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1996]]
| 10 || 6 || 1 || 3
| 31 || 15 || +16
|-
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1998]]
| 8 || 5 || 1 || 2
| 16 || 9 || +7
|-
| {{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2000]]
| 8 || 3 || 1 || 4
| 11 || 13 || −2
|-
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2002]]
| 10 || 4 || 3 || 3
| 18 || 12 || +6
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2004]]
| 10 || 6 || 3 || 1
| 25 || 4 || +21
|-
| {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2006]]
| [[2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship#Group B|Group stage]] || 8th
| 3 || 0 || 2 || 1
| 5 || 6 || −1
| 12 || 9 || 2 || 1
| 30 || 12 || +18
|-
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2007]]
|colspan=9 rowspan=2| ''did not qualify''
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1
| 3 || 2 || +1
|-
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2009]]
| 8 || 5 || 1 || 2
| 13 || 4 || +9
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"| {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2011]]
| [[2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship#Group A|Group stage]] || 6th
| 3 || 1 || 0 || 2
| 3 || 5 || −2
|colspan=7| ''Qualified as hosts''
|-
| {{flagicon|Israel}} [[2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2013]]
|colspan=9|''did not qualify''
| 8 || 4 || 4 || 0
| 19 || 8 || +11
|-bgcolor="#cc9966"
| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2015]]
| [[2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship#Knockout Stages|Semi-finals]] || 3rd
| 4 || 2 || 0 || 2
| 5 || 8 || −3
| 10 || 8 || 2 || 0
| 37 || 9 || +28
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2017]]
| [[2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship#Group C|Group stage]] || 7th
| 3 || 1 || 0 || 2
| 4 || 7 || −3
| 10 || 9 || 1 || 0
| 24 || 3 || +21
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} {{flagicon|San Marino}} [[2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2019]]
| [[2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship#Group B|Group stage]] || 6th
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 1
| 6 || 4 || +2
| 10 || 7 || 2 || 1
| 30 || 8 || +22
|-
| {{flagicon|Hungary}} {{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2021]]
| [[2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship#Knockout Stages|Quarter-finals]] || 5th
| 4 || 3 || 1 || 0
| 8 || 2 || +6
| 10 || 8 || 2 || 0
| 21 || 9 || +12
|-
| {{flagicon|Romania}} {{flagicon|Georgia}} [[2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2023]]
| colspan=9|''Did not qualify''
| 10 || 6 || 2 || 2
| 15 || 9 || +6
|-
| {{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2025]]
| colspan=9|''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 shootout (association football)|penalty kicks]].''
*''**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
*''***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.''

===Summer Olympics===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D*
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|Until [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]]||colspan=7|''See [[Denmark national football team]]''
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona]] [[Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]]||Group stage||3||0||2||1||1||4
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[1996 Summer Olympics|Atlanta]] [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]]||colspan=7 rowspan=5|''did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney]] [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Greece}} [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens]] [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]]
|-
|{{flagicon|China}} [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing]] [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]]
|-
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[2012 Summer Olympics|London]] [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio de Janeiro]] [[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016]]||Quarter-finals||4||1||1||2||1||6
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo]] [[Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020]]||rowspan=2 colspan=7|''did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[2024 Summer Olympics|Paris]] [[Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024]]
|-
!Total||2/7||7||1||3||3||2||10
|}

==UEFA European Under-21 Championship==
===2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification===
{{main|2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I}}
{{:2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I|matches_style=FBR|showteam=DEN}}

==Recent results and forthcoming fixtures==

===2023===
====Results in 2023====
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b
|header=Round
|label1= Ground
| res1=A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/A
|label2= Result
| res2=L/W/W/D/L/L/W/W/W
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|text_H=Home|text_A=Away
|color_W=green2|text_W=Win
|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

|updated=24 September 2023
|source=[http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/herrelandshold/u21-truppen/program dbu.dk]
|date=September 2023
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = [[Exhibition game]]
|date = {{nowrap|24 March 2023}}
|time = 14:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|DEN}}
|score = 2–3
|report = [https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/MatchInfo/9666 Report]
|team2 = {{fbu|21|UKR}}
|goals1 = [[Filip Jörgensen|Jörgensen]] {{yel|18}}<br />[[Valdemar Lund|Lund]] {{yel|60}}<br />[[Mathias Kvistgaarden|Kvistgaarden]] {{goal|61}}<br />[[Maurits Kjærgaard|Kjærgaard]] {{yel|85|pen}}
|goals2 = [[Maksym Braharu|Braharu]] {{goal|22}}<br />[[Oleh Ocheretko|Ocheretko]] {{goal|67}}<br />[[Danylo Sikan|Sikan]] {{goal|90+4}}
|stadium = Regnum Carya Resort
|location = [[Belek]], Turkey
|attendance = 
|referee = [[Hakan Yurtseven]] ([[Turkish Football Federation|Turkey]])
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = [[Exhibition game]]
|date = {{nowrap|28 March 2023}}
|time = 18:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|DEN}}
|score = 3–2
|report = [https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/MatchInfo/9667 Report]
|team2 = {{fbu|21|SUI}}
|goals1 = [[Noah Rupp|Rupp]] {{goal|18|o.g.}}<br />[[Mathias Kvistgaarden|Kvistgaarden]] {{goal|34}}<br />[[Mathias Kvistgaarden|Kvistgaarden]] {{goal|70}}
|goals2 = [[Andrin Hunziker|Hunziker]] {{goal|47}}<br />[[Noah Rupp|Rupp]] {{goal|61}}
|stadium = [[Odense Stadium]]
|location = [[Odense]], Denmark
|attendance = 2287
|referee = [[Kristoffer Karlsson]] ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]])
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = [[2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I|2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification]]
|date = {{nowrap|16 June 2023}}
|time = 17:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|LIT}}
|score = 1–2
|report = [https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/MatchInfo/9668 Report]
|team2 = {{fbu|21|DEN}}
|goals1 = [[Armandas Kučys|Kučys]] {{goal|19}}<br />[[Armandas Kučys|Kučys]] {{yel|43}}<br />[[Natanas Žebrauskas|Žebrauskas]] {{sent off|2|28|55}}<br />[[Nojus Stankevičius|Stankevičius]] {{yel|86}}
|goals2 = [[Maurits Kjærgaard|Kjærgaard]] {{goal|9}}<br />[[Mads Hansen (footballer, born 2002)|Hansen]] {{goal|11}}<br />[[Victor Kristiansen|Kristiansen]] {{yel|13}}<br />[[Maurits Kjærgaard|Kjærgaard]] {{yel|61}}
|stadium = [[Central Stadium of Jonava|Janovas Stadionas]]
|location = [[Jonava]], Lithuania
|attendance = 357
|referee = [[Henrik Nalbandyan]] ([[Football Federation of Armenia|Armenia]])
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = [[2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I|2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification]]
|date = {{nowrap|20 June 2023}}
|time = 18:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|DEN}}
|score = 2–2
|report = [https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/MatchInfo/9669 Report]
|team2 = {{fbu|21|WAL}}
|goals1 = [[Maurits Kjærgaard|Kjærgaard]] {{goal|39}}<br />[[Lucas Hey|Hey]] {{sent off|0|47}}<br />[[Oliver Provstgaard|Provstgaard]] {{goal|73}}<br />[[Alexander Busch|Busch]] {{sent off|0|80}}
|goals2 = [[Eli King (footballer)|King]] {{yel|37}}<br />[[Rubin Colwill|Colwill]] {{goal|48|pen}}<br />[[Rubin Colwill|Colwill]] {{goal|60|pen}}<br />[[Matt Baker (footballer, born 2003)|Baker]] {{yel|73}}<br />[[Luca Hoole|Hoole]] {{yel|83}}<br />[[Owen Beck (footballer)|Beck]] {{yel|86}}
|stadium = [[Vejle Stadium]]
|location = [[Vejle]], Denmark
|attendance = 2473
|referee = [[Ante Čulina]] ([[Croatian Football Federation|Croatia]])
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = [[Exhibition game]]
|date = {{nowrap|7 September 2023}}
|time = 18:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|FRA}}
|score = 4–1
|report = [https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/MatchInfo/9726 Report]
|team2 = {{fbu|21|DEN}}
|goals1 = [[Johann Lepenant|Lepenant]] {{goal|22}}<br />[[Rayan Cherki|Cherki]] {{goal|38}}<br />[[Elye Wahi|Wahi]] {{goal|75}}<br />[[Elye Wahi|Wahi]] {{goal|90}}
|goals2 = [[Christian Rasmussen (footballer)|Rasmussen]] {{goal|84}}
|stadium = [[Stade Marcel Picot]]
|location = [[Nancy, France|Nancy]], France
|attendance = 15000
|referee = [[Jonathan Lardot]] ([[Royal Belgian Football Association|Belgium]])
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = [[Exhibition game]]
|date = {{nowrap|11 September 2023}}
|time = 18:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|DEN}}
|score = 0–2
|report = [https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/MatchInfo/9731 Report]
|team2 = {{fbu|21|SVK}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = [[Mário Sauer|Sauer]] {{goal|80}}<br />[[Dominik Javorček|Javorček]] {{goal|86}}
|stadium = [[Vejle Stadium]]
|location = [[Vejle]], Denmark
|attendance = 2150
|referee = [[Sivert Amland]] ([[Norwegian Football Federation|Norway]])
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = [[2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I|2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification]]
|date = {{nowrap|17 October 2023}}
|time = 18:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|CZE}}
|score = 0–0
|report = [https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/MatchInfo/9670 Report]
|team2 = {{fbu|21|DEN}}
|goals1 = [[Matěj Jurásek|Jurásek]] {{sent off|2|14|38}}<br />[[Filip Prebsl|Prebsl]] {{yel|95}}
|goals2 = [[Patrick Dorgu|Dorgu]] {{yel|58}}<br />[[Mathias Kvistgaarden|Kvistgaarden]] {{yel|62}}<br />[[Oliver Provstgaard|Provstgaard]] {{yel|94}}
|stadium = [[Stadion Střelecký ostrov]]
|location = [[České Budějovice]], Czech Republic
|attendance = 4263
|referee = [[Jasmin Šabotić]] ([[Luxembourg Football Federation|Luxembourg]])
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = [[Exhibition game]]
|date = {{nowrap|16 November 2023}}
|time = 15:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|DEN}}
|score = 3–0
|report = 
|team2 = {{fbu|23|MAR}}
|goals1 = [[Filip Bundgaard|Bundgaard]] {{goal|8}}<br />[[William Osula|Osula]] {{goal|16}}<br />[[Tobias Bech|Bech]] {{goal|78}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Pinatar Arena]]
|location = [[Murcia]], Spain
|attendance = 
|referee = 
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = [[2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I|2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification]]
|date = {{nowrap|20 November 2023}}
|time = 19:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|WAL}}
|score = 1–2
|report = [https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/MatchInfo/9671 Report]
|team2 = {{fbu|21|DEN}}
|goals1 = [[Owen Beck (footballer)|Beck]] {{yel|34}}<br />[[Cian Ashford|Ashford]] {{goal|95}}
|goals2 = [[Tobias Bech|Bech]] {{goal|5}}<br />[[Oliver Provstgaard|Provstgaard]] {{goal|89}}<br />[[Oliver Provstgaard|Provstgaard]] {{yel|94}}
|stadium = [[Rodney Parade]]
|location = [[Newport, Wales|Newport]], Wales
|attendance = 7850
|referee = [[José Luis Munuera Montero]] ([[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]])
|result = W
}}

===2024===
====Results in 2024====

{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Lose|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFFFFF|Fixture|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b
|header=Round
|label1= Ground
| res1=A/H/A/A/H/H
|label2= Result
| res2=D/W/D/L
<!-- -->
|text_H=Home|text_A=Away
|color_W=green2|text_W=Win
|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

|updated=24 September 2023
|source=[http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/herrelandshold/u21-truppen/program dbu.dk]
|date=September 2023
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = [[Exhibition game]]
|date = {{nowrap|22 March 2024}}
|time = 20:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|Austria}}
|score = 1–1
|report = [https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/MatchInfo/9765 Report]
|team2 = {{fbu|21|DEN}}
|goals1 = [[Fabian Wohlmuth|Wohlmuth]] {{yel|48}}<br />[[Yusuf Demir|Demir]] {{goal|67}}
|goals2 = [[Jonas Jensen-Abbew|Jensen-Abbew]] {{yel|66}}<br />[[Oliver Sørensen|Sørensen]] {{goal|70|pen.}}<br />[[Patrick Dorgu|Dorgu]] {{yel|78}}
|stadium = [[Josko Arena]]
|location = [[Ried im Innkreis|Ried]], Austria
|attendance = 1050
|referee = [[István Vad]] ([[Hungarian Football Federation|Hungary]])
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = [[2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I]]
|date = {{nowrap|26 March 2024}}
|time = 18:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|DEN}}
|score = 3–0
|report = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2037491/ Report]
|team2 = {{fbu|21|LIT}}
|goals1 = 
*[[William Osula|Osula]] {{goal|7}}
*[[Patrick Dorgu|Dorgu]] {{yel|9}}
*[[Oliver Sørensen|Sørensen]] {{goal|43}}
*[[Oliver Sørensen|Sørensen]] {{goal|56|pen.}}
*[[Oscar Fraulo|Fraulo]] {{yel|63}}
|goals2 = 
*[[Karolis Žebrauskas|Žebrauskas]] {{yel|66}}
|stadium = [[Vejle Stadium]]
|location = [[Vejle]], Denmark
|attendance = 1,581
|referee = [[Don Robertson (referee)|Don Robertson]] ([[Scottish Football Association|Scotland]])
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = [[Exhibition game]]
|date = {{nowrap|6 June 2024}}
|time = 18:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|DEN}}
|score = 3–3
|report = [https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/MatchInfo/9829 Report]
|team2 = {{fbu|21|NOR}}
|goals1 = 
*[[William Osula|Osula]] {{goal|22}}
*[[William Osula|Osula]] {{goal|26}}
*[[Patrick Dorgu|Dorgu]] {{yel|32}}
*[[Isak Jensen|Jensen]] {{goal|43}}
|goals2 = 
*[[Bryan Fiabema|Fiabema]] {{goal|3}}
*[[Kristian Arnstad|Arnstad]] {{yel|7}}
*[[Oliver Braude|Braude]] {{yel|25}}
*[[Sivert Mannsverk|Mannsverk]] {{goal|62}}
*[[Sivert Mannsverk|Mannsverk]] {{yel|69}}
*[[Joel Mvuka|Mvuka]] {{goal|78}}
|stadium = Banús Football Center
|location = [[Marbella]], Spain
|attendance = 
|referee = 
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = [[2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I]]
|date = {{nowrap|6 September 2024}}
|time = 17:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|ISL}}
|score = 4-2
|report = [https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/MatchInfo/9673 Report]
|team2 = {{fbu|21|DEN}}
|goals1 = 
*[[Kristall Máni Ingason|Ingason]] {{goal|28}}
*[[Ari Sigurpálsson|Sigurpálsson]] {{goal|40}}
*[[Kristall Máni Ingason|Ingason]] {{goal|73|pen}}
*[[Kristall Máni Ingason|Ingason]] {{goal|75}}
*[[Róbert Orri Þorkelsson|Thorkelsson]] {{yel|83}}
|goals2 = 
*[[William Osula|Osula]] {{goal|16}}
*[[Anton Gaaei|Gaaei]] {{yel|49}}
*[[Mathias Kvistgaarden|Kvistgaarden]] {{goal|52}}
*[[Sebastian Otoa|Otoa]] {{sent off|0|71}}
|stadium = [[Víkingsvöllur]]
|location = [[Reykjavík]], Iceland
|attendance = 305
|referee = [[Oleksiy Derevinskyi]] ([[Ukraine]])
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = [[2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I]]
|date = {{nowrap|10 September 2024}}
|time = 
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|DEN}}
|score = 5–0
|report = [https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/MatchInfo/9674 Report]
|team2 = {{fbu|21|CZE}}
|goals1 = 
*[[William Bøving|Bøving]] {{goal|28}}
*[[Mika Biereth|Biereth]] {{goal|48}}
*[[Oliver Sørensen|Sørensen]] {{goal|54|pen.}}
*[[Thomas Kristensen|Kristensen]] {{goal|61}}
*[[Mathias Kvistgaarden|Kvistgaarden]] {{goal|87}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Vejle Stadium]]
|location = [[Vejle]], Denmark
|attendance = 2,595
|referee = Alessandro Dudic ([[Swiss Football Association|Switzerland]])
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = [[2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I]]
|date = {{nowrap|15 October 2024}}
|time = 
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|DEN}}
|score = 
|report = [https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/MatchInfo/9675 Report]
|team2 = {{fbu|21|ISL}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Vejle Stadium]]
|location = [[Vejle]], Denmark
|attendance = 
|referee = 
|result = 
}}

==Players==
===Current squad===
The following players were called up for the [[2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I]] game against {{fbu|21|ISL}} on 15 October 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Truppen til EM kvalifikationskampene mod Litauen og Wales: |url=https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/herrelandshold/u21-landsholdet/ |access-date=16 June 2023 |publisher=Dansk Boldspil-Union |language=Danish}}</ref>

''Caps and goals updated as of October 5, 2024, after the match against {{fbu|21|CZE}}''.

{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=GK|name=[[Andreas Jungdal]]|age={{bda|2002|2|22|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[US Cremonese|Cremonese]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Filip Jörgensen]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|4|16|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Anton Gaaei]]|age={{bda|2002|11|19|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]|clubnat=NED}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Aske Adelgaard]]|age={{bda|2003|11|10|df=y}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[Go Ahead Eagles]]|clubnat=NED}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Elias Jelert]]|age={{bda|2003|6|12|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]|clubnat=TUR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Jacob Andersen (footballer)|Jacob Andersen]]|age={{bda|2002|1|26|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Aarhus Gymnastikforening|AGF]]|clubnat=DEN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Jonas Jensen-Abbew]]|age={{bda|2002|4|20|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Aarhus Gymnastikforening|AGF]]|clubnat=DEN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=DF|name=[[Lucas Hey]]|age={{bda|2003|4|13|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[FC Nordsjælland|Nordsjælland]]|clubnat=DEN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Oliver Provstgaard]]|age={{bda|2003|6|4|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=2|club=[[Vejle Boldklub|Vejle]]|clubnat=DEN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Villads Schmidt]]|age={{bda|2005|01|29|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]]|clubnat=NOR}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[David Kruse]]|age={{bda|2002|05|15|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[IFK Göteborg]]|clubnat=SWE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=[[Isak Jensen]]|age={{bda|2003|12|23|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Viborg FF|Viborg]]|clubnat=DEN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Oliver Sørensen]]|age={{bda|2002|3|10|df=y}}|caps=7|goals=4|club=[[FC Midtjylland|Midtjylland]]|clubnat=DEN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=[[Oscar Fraulo]]|age={{bda|2003|12|6|df=y}}|caps=12|goals=0|club=[[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]]|clubnat=NED}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Tochi Chukwuani]]|age={{bda|2003|3|24|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]]|clubnat=AUT}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Conrad Harder]]|age={{Birth date and age|2005|04|07|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Sporting CP]]|clubnat=POR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Mathias Kvistgaarden]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|4|15|df=y}}|caps=15|goals=6|club=[[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]]|clubnat=DEN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Mika Biereth]]|age={{Birth date and age|2003|2|08|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=1|club=[[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]]|clubnat=AUT}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Mohamed Daramy]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|1|7|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=1|club=[[Stade de Reims]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Tobias Bech]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|2|19|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=2|club=[[Aarhus Gymnastikforening|AGF]]|clubnat=DEN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[William Bøving]]|age={{bda|2003|3|1|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=2|club=[[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]]|clubnat=AUT}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[William Osula]]|age={{bda|2003|8|4|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=3|club=[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs end}}

===Recent call-ups===
{{nat fs r start}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Jonathan Ægidius]]|age={{bda|2002|4|22|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]]|clubnat=DEN|latest=yet to make his debut}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Thomas Thiesson Kristensen|Thomas Kristensen]]|age={{bda|2002|01|17|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=[[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fbu|21|CZE}}, 10 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Sebastian Otoa]]|age={{bda|2004|05|13|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[AaB Fodbold|AaB]]|clubnat=DEN|latest=v. {{fbu|21|ISL}}, 6 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Victor Bak Jensen]]|age={{bda|2003|10|3|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[FC Midtjylland|Midtjylland]]|clubnat=DEN|latest=v. {{fbu|21|LIT}}, 26 March 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Patrick Dorgu]]|age={{bda|2004|10|26|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[US Lecce|Lecce]]|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fbu|21|LIT}}, 26 March 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Pontus Texel]]|age={{bda|2004|02|27|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[C.D. Mafra|Mafra]]|clubnat=POR|latest=v. {{fbu|21|AUT}}, 22 March 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Andreas Nibe]]|age={{bda|2003|05|31|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[C.D. Mafra|Mafra]]|clubnat=POR|latest=yet to make his debut}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Mads Søndergaard]]|age={{bda|2002|12|26|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Viborg FF|Viborg]]|clubnat=DEN|latest=v. {{fbu|21|AUT}}, 22 March 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=7|pos=MF|name=[[William Clem]]|age={{bda|2004|6|20|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[FC Copenhagen|Copenhagen]]|clubnat=DEN|latest=v. {{fbu|21|LIT}}, 26 March 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=15|pos=MF|name=[[Mads Enggård]]|age={{bda|2004|1|20|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Molde FK|Molde]]|clubnat=NOR|latest=v. {{fbu|21|ISL}}, 6 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Filip Bundgaard]]|age={{bda|2004|7|3|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=1|club=[[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]]|clubnat=DEN|latest=v. {{fbu|21|MAR}}, 16 November 2023}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Noah Nartey]]|age={{Birth date and age|2005|10|5|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]]|clubnat=DEN|latest=yet to make his debut}}
{{nat fs break|background=#e11b22}}
{{nat fs r player|no=19|pos=FW|name=[[Christian Rasmussen (footballer)|Christian Kjelder]]|age={{bda|2003|1|19|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=1|club=[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fbu|21|AUT}}, 22 March 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=14|pos=FW|name=[[Jakob Breum]]|age={{bda|2003|11|17|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Go Ahead Eagles]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fbu|21|LIT}}, 26 March 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Mads Hansen (footballer, born 2002)|Mads Hansen]]|age={{bda|2002|7|28|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=1|club=[[FC Nordsjælland|Nordsjælland]]|clubnat=DEN|latest=v. {{fbu|21|LIT}}, 26 March 2024}}
{{nat fs end}}

==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.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="1"|Rank
!rowspan="1"|Player
!rowspan="1"|Club(s)
!colspan="1"|U-21 Caps
!colspan="1"|U-21 Goals
!colspan="1"|Year(s)
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''1'''|| 'NAME|'''[[Jonas Kamper]]'''|| 'CLUBS|[[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]]||align=center 'CAPS|39||align=center 'GOALS|3||align=center 'YEARS|2002–2006
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''2'''|| 'NAME|[[Lasse Vigen Christensen]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]||align=center 'CAPS|38||align=center 'GOALS|5||align=center 'YEARS|2013–2017
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- rowspan="3" POS|'''3'''|| 'NAME|'''[[Martin Jørgensen]]'''|| 'CLUBS|[[Aarhus Gymnastikforening|AGF]], [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]||align=center rowspan="3" 'CAPS|31||align=center 'GOALS|9||align=center 'YEARS|1994–1997
|-
| 'NAME|'''[[Michael Jakobsen]]'''|| 'CLUBS|[[AaB Fodbold|AaB]]||align=center 'GOALS|4||align=center 'YEARS|2005–2008
|-
| 'NAME|'''[[Victor Nelsson]]'''|| 'CLUBS|[[FC Nordsjælland|Nordsjælland]], [[FC Copenhagen|Copenhagen]]||align=center 'GOALS|1||align=center 'YEARS|2017–2021
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- rowspan="3" POS|'''6'''|| 'NAME|'''[[Rasmus Würtz]]'''|| 'CLUBS|[[Skive IK|Skive]], [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]]||align=center rowspan="3" 'CAPS|29||align=center 'GOALS|1||align=center 'YEARS|2002–2006
|-
| 'NAME|'''[[Lucas Andersen]]'''|| 'CLUBS|[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], [[Willem II (football club)|Willem II]], [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshopper]]||align=center 'GOALS|6||align=center 'YEARS|2012–2017
|-
| 'NAME|'''[[Marcus Ingvartsen]]'''|| 'CLUBS|[[FC Nordsjælland|Nordsjælland]], [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]||align=center 'GOALS|17||align=center 'YEARS|2015–2019
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- rowspan="2" POS|'''9'''|| 'NAME|[[Martin Pedersen (footballer)|Martin Pedersen]]|| 'CLUBS|[[AaB Fodbold|AaB]], [[SønderjyskE Fodbold|SønderjyskE]]||align=center rowspan="2" 'CAPS|28||align=center 'GOALS|0||align=center 'YEARS|2002–2006
|-
| 'NAME|'''[[Jannik Vestergaard]]'''|| 'CLUBS|[[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|1899 Hoffenheim]], [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]],<br />[[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]||align=center 'GOALS|4||align=center 'YEARS|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 [[Denmark national football team|Danish national team]].

===Most goals===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="1"|Rank
!rowspan="1"|Player
!rowspan="1"|Club(s)
!colspan="1"|U-21 Goals
!colspan="1"|U-21 Caps
!colspan="1"|Year(s)
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''1'''|| 'NAME|'''[[Marcus Ingvartsen]]'''|| 'CLUBS|[[FC Nordsjælland|Nordsjælland]], [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]||align=center 'GLS|17||align=center 'CAPS|29||align=center 'YEARS|2015–2019
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''2'''|| 'NAME|'''[[Peter Møller]]'''|| 'CLUBS|[[AaB Fodbold|AaB]]||align=center 'GLS|16||align=center 'CAPS|22||align=center 'YEARS|1990–1993
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''3'''|| 'NAME|'''[[Nicki Bille Nielsen|Nicki Bille]]'''|| 'CLUBS|[[Reggina Calcio|Reggina]], [[A.S. Martina Franca 1947|Martina]], [[FC Nordsjælland|Nordsjælland]], [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]||align=center 'GLS|15||align=center 'CAPS|24||align=center 'YEARS|2007–2011
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''4'''|| 'NAME|[[Tommy Bechmann]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Esbjerg fB|Esbjerg]]||align=center 'GLS|11||align=center 'CAPS|15||align=center 'YEARS|2002–2003
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''5'''|| 'NAME|'''[[Thomas Kahlenberg]]'''|| 'CLUBS|[[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]], [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]||align=center 'GLS|10||align=center 'CAPS|26||align=center 'YEARS|2002–2006
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- rowspan="3" POS|'''6'''|| 'NAME|'''[[Preben Elkjær]]'''|| 'CLUBS|[[Vanløse IF|Vanløse]], [[1. FC Köln]], [[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]]||align=center rowspan="3" 'GLS|9||align=center 'CAPS|9||align=center 'YEARS|1976–1979
|-
| 'NAME|'''[[Morten Rasmussen (football striker)|Morten Rasmussen]]'''|| 'CLUBS|[[Aarhus Gymnastikforening|AGF]]||align=center 'CAPS|21||align=center 'YEARS|2004–2006
|-
| 'NAME|'''[[Martin Jørgensen]]'''|| 'CLUBS|[[Aarhus Gymnastikforening|AGF]], [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]||align=center 'CAPS|31||align=center 'YEARS|1994–1997
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- rowspan="3" POS|'''9'''|| 'NAME|'''[[Bent Jensen (footballer)|Bent Jensen]]'''|| 'CLUBS|[[Boldklubben 1903|B 1913]]||align=center rowspan="3" 'GLS|8||align=center 'CAPS|10||align=center 'YEARS|1966–1968
|-
| 'NAME|'''[[Per Frandsen]]'''|| 'CLUBS|[[Boldklubben 1903|B 1903]], [[OSC Lille|Lille]]||align=center 'CAPS|21||align=center 'YEARS|1989–1992
|-
| 'NAME|'''[[Miklos Molnar]]'''|| 'CLUBS|[[BK Frem|Frem]], [[Standard Liège]], [[Lyngby Boldklub|Lyngby]]||align=center 'CAPS|21||align=center 'YEARS|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 (footballer, born 1947)|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]] [[UEFA U-21 Championship 2006|2006]]
* [[Denmark national football team]]
* [[Denmark national under-17 football team]]
* [[Denmark national under-19 football team]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070224134403/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under21/ UEFA Under-21 website]
*[http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/herrelandshold/u21-truppen.aspx DBU Under-21 website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923130244/http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/herrelandshold/u21-truppen.aspx |date=2016-09-23 }}

{{Denmark national football team}}
{{Football in Denmark}}
{{UEFA under-21 teams}}
{{National sports teams of Denmark}}

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