Belgium national under-21 football team

Belgium U-21

Nickname(s)	Young Devils
Association	Belgian Football Association
Head coach	Enzo Scifo
Most caps	Jean-François Gillet (36)
Top scorer	Cédric Roussel (10 goals)
First colours Second colours
First international
France 1-1 Belgium (Amiens, France; 3 September 1976)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	2 (First in 2002)
Best result	Semi-finals, 2007

The Belgium national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years. Their biggest successes were winning the 2007–09 International Challenge Trophy and reaching the European Championship semi-finals in 2007 in the Netherlands. Thanks to the latter achievement, Belgium qualified for the football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

UEFA U-21 Championship record

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1978	Did not qualify
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	4
2004	Did not qualify
2006
2007	Semi-finals	4	1	2	1	3	4
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017	To be decided (qualification stage)
Total	2/19	7	2	2	3	5	8

Results and fixtures

Belgium v Moldova

30 March 2015	Belgium	2 – 1	Moldova	Heverlee, Belgium
20:00 CET	Tielemans  14' Castagne  45'	Report	Spătaru  50'	Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 9,319 Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Republic of Ireland)

Latvia v Belgium

4 September 2015	Latvia	0 – 2	Belgium	Jelgava, Latvia
17:00 CET		Report	Kabasele  5' Praet  18'	Stadium: Zemgales Olympic Centre Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)

Belgium v Malta

9 October 2015	Belgium	2 – 0	Malta	Leuven, Belgium
18:45 CET	Tielemans  75' (pen.) De Sart  78'	Report	Zerafa  32', 73'	Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)

Czech Republic v Belgium

12 November 2015	Czech Republic	1 – 0	Belgium	Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
17:00 CET	Schick  11'	Report		Stadium: Chance Arena Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

Belgium are currently competing for qualification to the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The table below shows their current standing in the qualification group.

Current squad

Squad selected for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Czech Republic on 12 November 2015. Players eligible must be born after 1 January 1994. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Davy Roef (1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 4 0 Anderlecht 12 1GK Merveille Goblet (1994-11-20) 20 November 1994 0 0 Waasland-Beveren 4 2DF Michaël Heylen (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 10 0 Anderlecht 2 2DF Thomas Foket (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 7 0 Gent 11 2DF Joris Kayembe (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 6 2 Rio Ave 18 2DF Timothy Castagne (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 4 1 Genk 5 2DF Corentin Fiore (1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 1 0 Standard Liège 6 3MF Ibrahima Cissé (1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 10 0 Mechelen 8 3MF Youri Tielemans (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 10 4 Anderlecht 10 3MF Charly Musonda (1996-10-15) 15 October 1996 6 1 Chelsea 3 3MF Leander Dendoncker (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 5 0 Anderlecht 14 3MF Julien De Sart (1994-12-23) 23 December 1994 4 1 Standard Liège 13 3MF Beni Badibanga (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 1 0 Standard Liège 15 3MF Rob Schoofs (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 0 0 Sint-Truiden 9 4FW Nathan Kabasele (1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 8 4 De Graafschap 7 4FW Zakaria Bakkali (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 6 1 Valencia 16 4FW Tuur Dierckx (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 2 0 Club Brugge 17 4FW Divock Origi (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 2 0 Liverpool

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up and remain eligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Guillaume Hubert	(1994-01-11) 11 January 1994	1	0	Standard Liège	v. Czech Republic, 12 November 2015
GK	Lucas Pirard	(1995-03-10) 10 March 1995	1	0	Lommel United	v. Latvia, 4 September 2015
GK	Bo Geens	(1995-08-10) 10 August 1995	0	0	Lokeren	v. Moldova, 30 March 2015
GK	Sven Dhoest	(1994-04-09) 9 April 1994	0	0	Club Brugge	v. Spain, 12 November 2014
DF	Jordan Lukaku	(1994-07-25) 25 July 1994	12	0	KV Oostende	v. Latvia, 4 September 2015
DF	Ahmed El Messaoudi	(1995-08-03) 3 August 1995	1	0	Standard Liège	v. Norway, 17 November 2014
DF	Jason Denayer	(1995-06-28) 28 June 1995	2	1	Galatasaray	v. Cyprus, 5 September 2014
DF	Björn Engels	(1994-09-15) 15 September 1994	0	0	Club Brugge	v. Serbia, 5 March 2014
MF	Dennis Praet	(1994-05-14) 14 May 1994	11	1	Anderlecht	v. Malta, 9 October 2015
MF	Ibrahima Cissé	(1994-02-28) 28 February 1994	9	0	Mechelen	v. Latvia, 4 September 2015
MF	Glenn Claes	(1994-03-08) 8 March 1994	0	0	Mechelen	v. Latvia, 4 September 2015
MF	Pieter Gerkens	(1995-02-17) 17 February 1995	1	0	Genk	v. Moldova, 30 March 2015
MF	Charni Ekangamene	(1994-02-16) 16 February 1994	1	0	Zulte-Waregem	v. Moldova, 30 March 2015
FW	Benito Raman	(1994-11-07) 7 November 1994	4	1	Gent	v. Czech Republic, 12 November 2015
FW	Baptiste Guillaume	(1995-06-16) 16 June 1995	1	0	Lille	v. Czech Republic, 12 November 2015
FW	Obbi Oularé	(1996-01-08) 8 January 1996	3	0	Watford	v. Malta, 9 October 2015
FW	Theo Bongonda	(1995-11-20) 20 November 1995	2	0	Celta de Vigo	v. Malta, 9 October 2015
FW	Yannis Mbombo	(1994-04-08) 8 April 1994	2	0	Sint-Truiden	v. Latvia, 4 September 2015
FW	Andy Kawaya	(1996-08-23) 23 August 1996	1	0	Anderlecht	v. Moldova, 30 March 2015
FW	Cyriel Dessers	(1994-12-08) 8 December 1994	0	0	Lokeren	v. Moldova, 30 March 2015
FW	Nikola Storm	(1994-09-30) 30 September 1994	0	0	Zulte-Waregem	v. Moldova, 30 March 2015

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Honours

• International Challenge Trophy

Winners (1): 2007–09

Runners-up (1): 2005–06

See also

• Belgium national football team
• Belgium national under-19 football team
• Belgium national under-17 football team
• European Under-21 Football Championship

References and external links

• UEFA Under-21 website, complete results archive
• The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, full record of U-21 and U-23 Championships