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Belgium National Under-21 Football Team

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. Their current home stadium is Den Dreef in Leuven.

Belgium U-21
Nickname(s)Jonge duivels (Young demons)

Jeunes diables (Little devils)

Junge Teufels (Young Devils)
AssociationRoyal Belgian Football Association
Head coachGill Swerts
CaptainAster Vranckx
Most capsJean-François Gillet (36)
Top scorerLoïs Openda (13)
Home stadiumDen Dreef
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First colours
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First international
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team France 1–1 Belgium Belgium National Under-21 Football Team
(Amiens, France; 3 September 1976)
Biggest win
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team Belgium 8–0 Luxembourg Belgium National Under-21 Football Team
(Mechelen, Belgium; 3 June 2007)
Biggest defeat
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team Czech Republic 7–0 Belgium Belgium National Under-21 Football Team
(Prague, Czech Republic; 24 April 2001)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2002)
Best resultSemi-finals (2007)

UEFA U-21 Championship Record

Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  1978 Did not qualify
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  1980
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  1982
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  1984
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  1990
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  1988
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  1990
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  1992
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  1994
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  1996
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  1998
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  2000
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  2002 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 4
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  2004 Did not qualify
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  2006
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  2007 Semi-finals 4 1 2 1 3 4
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  2009 Did not qualify
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  2011
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  2013
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  2015
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  2017
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  2019 Group stage 3 0 0 3 4 8
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  2021 Did not qualify
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  2023 Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 4

Results and fixtures

Belgium are currently competing for qualification to the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The table below shows their current standing in the qualification group.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium National Under-21 Football Team 
1 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium 10 8 2 0 23 5 +18 26 Final tournament — 1–1 0–0 3–0 3–2 2–1
2 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Sweden 10 6 2 2 19 8 +11 20 0–3 — 0–1 1–0 4–1 3–0
3 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Turkey 10 5 2 3 14 10 +4 17 1–2 0–3 — 0–0 4–0 4–2
4 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Hungary 10 3 2 5 12 14 −2 11 0–3 2–2 1–2 — 4–0 2–1
5 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Cyprus 10 2 1 7 8 23 −15 7 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–2 — 2–1
6 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Malta 10 1 1 8 8 24 −16 4 0–4 0–4 0–1 2–1 1–1 —
Source: UEFA

Results

v Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Malta
27 March 2017 Belgium Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  2–1 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Malta Heverlee, Belgium
20:00 CET R. Mmaee Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  43'
Cools Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  54'		 Report Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  69' Grech Stadium: Den Dreef
Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)
v Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Turkey
5 September 2017 Belgium Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  0–0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Turkey Heverlee, Belgium
20:00 CET Report Stadium: Den Dreef
Referee: Fabio Verissimo (Italy)
v Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Sweden
6 October 2017 Belgium Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  1–1 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Sweden Heverlee, Belgium
19:00 CET Vanlerberghe Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  30' Report Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  61' Dagerstål Stadium: Den Dreef
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
v Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium
10 October 2017 Cyprus Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  0–2 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium Larnaca, Cyprus
16:00 CET Report Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  51' Lukebakio
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  90+3' Bastien		 Stadium: AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis
Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia)
v Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Cyprus
9 November 2017 Belgium Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  3–2 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Cyprus Heverlee, Belgium
19:00 CET Mbenza Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  15'
Dimata Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  45+2'
Leya Iseka Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  90+2'		 Report Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  49' Papageorgiou
Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  75' Fragkou		 Stadium: Den Dreef
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
v Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium
14 November 2017 Turkey Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  1–2 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium Istanbul, Turkey
15:00 CET Okutan Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  5' Report Merih Demiral Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  45+2' (o.g.)
Schrijvers Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  87'		 Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
v Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Hungary
26 March 2018 Belgium Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  3–0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Hungary Heverlee, Belgium
19:00 CET Schrijvers Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  19'
Lukebakio Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  64'
Dimata Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  72' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Den Dreef
Referee: Erez Papir (Israel)
v Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium
7 September 2018 Malta Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  0–4 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium Ta'Qali, Malta
16:00 CET Report Dimata Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  11'
Schrijvers Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  18'
Lukebakio Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  59'
Leya Iseka Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  69'		 Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)
v Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium
11 September 2018 Hungary Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  0–3 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium Budapest, Hungary
17:00 CET Report Dimata Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  20', 73' (pen.)
Schrijvers Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  86'		 Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
v Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium
16 October 2018 Sweden Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  0–3 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium Kalmar, Sweden
17:00 CET Report Dimata Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  29', 40'
Lukebakio Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  65'		 Stadium: Fredriksskans
Referee: Frank Schneider (France)
v Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium
15 November 2018 Romania Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  3–3 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium Cluj-Napoca, Romania
18:00 CET Drăguș Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  45' (pen.)
Olaru Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  90'
Ciobanu Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  90+1'		 Report Cools Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  35'
Leya Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  56'
Mbenza Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  58'		 Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Iulian Călin (Romania)
v Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium
16 June 2019 Poland Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  3–2 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium Reggio Emilia, Italy
18:30 Żurkowski Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  26'
Bielik Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  52'
Szymański Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  79'		 Report Leya Iseka Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  16'
Cools Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  84'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium–Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 2,534
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
v Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium
19 June 2019 Spain Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  2–1 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Belgium Reggio Emilia, Italy
18:30 Olmo Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  7'
Fornals Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  89'		 Report Bornauw Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  24' Stadium: Mapei Stadium–Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 2,738
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
v Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Italy
22 June 2019 Belgium Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  1–3 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Italy Reggio Emilia, Italy
21:00 Verschaeren Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  79'
Mbenza Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  90+3'		 Report Barella Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  44'
Cutrone Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  53'
Chiesa Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  89'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium–Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 20,075
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Scotland and Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Spain on 17 and 21 November 2023, respectively.

Note: Names in italics denote players that have been called up to the senior team.

Caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2023.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Maarten Vandevoordt (2002-02-26) 26 February 2002 (age 22) 16 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Genk
12 1GK Senne Lammens (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 21) 5 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Antwerp
2 2DF Hugo Siquet (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 (age 21) 18 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Cercle Brugge
3 2DF Jorne Spileers (2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 19) 4 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Club Brugge
4 2DF Koni De Winter (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 21) 18 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Genoa
5 2DF Killian Sardella (2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 21) 11 1 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Anderlecht
16 2DF Zeno Van Den Bosch (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Antwerp
17 2DF Nathan Ngoy (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Standard Liège
22 2DF Fedde Leysen (2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Union Saint-Gilloise
23 2DF Tuur Rommens (2003-03-26) 26 March 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Westerlo
6 3MF Arne Engels (2003-09-08) 8 September 2003 (age 20) 8 2 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  FC Augsburg
8 3MF Mario Stroeykens (2004-09-29) 29 September 2004 (age 19) 5 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Anderlecht
10 3MF Eliot Matazo (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 22) 17 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Antwerp
11 3MF Luca Oyen (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21) 4 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Genk
14 3MF Marco Kana (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 21) 12 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Kortrijk
15 3MF Cisse Sandra (2003-12-16) 16 December 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Excelsior
7 4FW Malick Fofana (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 19) 5 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Lyon
9 4FW Lucas Stassin (2004-11-29) 29 November 2004 (age 19) 5 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Westerlo
13 4FW Samuel Mbangula (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Juventus
18 4FW Kazeem Olaigbe (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) 5 3 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Cercle Brugge
19 4FW Youssuf Sylla (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 21) 4 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Charleroi
20 4FW Romeo Vermant (2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Westerlo

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 Tobe Leysen (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  OH Leuven v. Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Scotland, 17 November 2023
DF Ignace Van Der Brempt (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22) 15 1 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Hamburger SV v. Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Hungary, 17 October 2023
DF Richie Sagrado (2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  OH Leuven v. Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Kazakhstan, 11 September 2023
DF Zeno Debast (2003-10-24) 24 October 2003 (age 20) 4 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Anderlecht 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
DF Ameen Al-Dakhil (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22) 4 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Burnley 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
DF Daan Dierckx (2003-02-24) 24 February 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Standard Liège v. Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Turkey, 3 September 2021
MF Jarne Steuckers (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Sint-Truiden v. Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Hungary, 17 October 2023
MF Aster Vranckx (captain) (2002-10-04) 4 October 2002 (age 21) 12 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  VfL Wolfsburg v. Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Hungary, 17 October 2023
MF Mandela Keita (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 21) 8 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Antwerp v. Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Kazakhstan, 11 September 2023
MF Arthur Vermeeren (2005-02-07) 7 February 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Atlético Madrid v. Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Kazakhstan, 11 September 2023
MF Christiaan Ravych (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Cercle Brugge v. Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Kazakhstan, 11 September 2023
MF Roméo Lavia (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Chelsea v. Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Czech Republic, 23 March 2023
MF Anouar Ait El Hadj (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 22) 4 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Genk v. Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Denmark, 29 March 2022
MF Tibo Persyn (2002-03-13) 13 March 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  FC Eindhoven v. Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Turkey, 3 September 2021
FW Anthony Descotte (2003-08-03) 3 August 2003 (age 20) 4 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Utrecht 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
FW Ken Nkuba (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 (age 22) 4 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Genk v. Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Czech Republic, 23 March 2023
FW Johan Bakayoko (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  PSV Eindhoven v. Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Czech Republic, 23 March 2023
FW Jérémy Doku (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002 (age 21) 6 1 Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  Manchester City v. Belgium National Under-21 Football Team  France, 26 September 2022

Statistics

Most capped players

  Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Jean-François Gillet 1996–2002 36 0
2 Thomas Chatelle 1999–2003 28 4
Maarten Martens 2003–2007 28 7
4 Faris Haroun 2004–2008 24 4
5 Siebe Schrijvers 2016–2019 23 4
6 Tom De Mul 2004–2008 21 4
Wout Faes 2017–2020 21 0
Gunter Van Handenhoven 1997–1999 21 1
9 Jonathan Blondel 2002–2007 20 4
Éric Deflandre 1992–1995 20 1

Last updated: 22 June 2019
Source: Belgian Football Federation

Top goalscorers

  Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
# Player Career Goals Caps Average
1 Loïs Openda 2019–2023 13 18 0.72
2 Kevin Vandenbergh 2003–2005 12 14 0.86
3 Cédric Roussel 1997–1999 10 12 0.83
4 Wesley Sonck 1997–1999 8 11 0.73
5 Michy Batshuayi 2012–2014 7 13 0.54
Landry Dimata 2016–2018 7 12 0.58
Maarten Martens 2003–2007 7 28 0.25
Ronny Martens 1978–1984 7 14 0.5
Sven Vermant 1993–1995 7 8 0.88
Jeanvion Yulu-Matondo 2005–2008 7 17 0.41

Last updated: 20 March 2019
Source: Belgian Football Federation

Honours

See also

References

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