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.
| Nickname(s) | Jonge duivels Jeunes diables Junge Teufels | ||
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| Association | Belgian Football Association | ||
| Head coach | Jacky Mathijssen | ||
| Most caps | Jean-François Gillet (36) | ||
| Top scorer | Kevin Vandenbergh (12) | ||
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| First international | |||
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| Biggest win | |||
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| Biggest defeat | |||
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| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Semi-finals, 2007 | ||
UEFA U-21 Championship record
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 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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 | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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  | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Total | 3/22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
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 | |
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10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 26 | Final tournament | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
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10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 20 | 0–3 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | ||
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 17 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | ||
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10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 11 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | ||
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10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
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10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: UEFA
Results
| 27 March 2017 | Belgium | 2–1 | | Heverlee, Belgium |
| 20:00 CET | R. Mmaee  Cools |
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Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland) |
| 5 September 2017 | Belgium | 0–0 | | Heverlee, Belgium |
| 20:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Fabio Verissimo (Italy) |
| 6 October 2017 | Belgium | 1–1 | | Heverlee, Belgium |
| 19:00 CET | Vanlerberghe |
Report | |
Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
| 10 October 2017 | Cyprus | 0–2 | | Larnaca, Cyprus |
| 16:00 CET | Report | |
Stadium: AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia) |
| 9 November 2017 | Belgium | 3–2 | | Heverlee, Belgium |
| 19:00 CET | Mbenza Dimata Leya Iseka |
Report | |
Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania) |
| 14 November 2017 | Turkey | 1–2 | | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 15:00 CET | Okutan |
Report | Merih Demiral Schrijvers |
Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland) |
| 26 March 2018 | Belgium | 3–0 | | Heverlee, Belgium |
| 19:00 CET | Schrijvers Lukebakio Dimata |
Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Erez Papir (Israel) |
| 7 September 2018 | Malta | 0–4 | | Ta'Qali, Malta |
| 16:00 CET | Report | Dimata Schrijvers Lukebakio Leya Iseka |
Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia) |
| 11 September 2018 | Hungary | 0–3 | | Budapest, Hungary |
| 17:00 CET | Report | Dimata Schrijvers |
Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal) |
| 16 October 2018 | Sweden | 0–3 | | Kalmar, Sweden |
| 17:00 CET | Report | Dimata Lukebakio |
Stadium: Fredriksskans Referee: Frank Schneider (France) |
| 15 November 2018 | Romania | 3–3 | | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| 18:00 CET | Drăguș Olaru Ciobanu |
Report | Cools Leya Mbenza |
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Iulian Călin (Romania) |
| 16 June 2019 | Poland | 3–2 | | Reggio Emilia, Italy |
| 18:30 | Żurkowski Bielik Szymański |
Report | Leya Iseka Cools |
Stadium: Mapei Stadium–Città del Tricolore Attendance: 2,534 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
| 19 June 2019 | Spain | 2–1 | | Reggio Emilia, Italy |
| 18:30 | Olmo Fornals |
Report | Bornauw |
Stadium: Mapei Stadium–Città del Tricolore Attendance: 2,738 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
| 22 June 2019 | Belgium | 1–3 | | Reggio Emilia, Italy |
| 21:00 | Verschaeren Mbenza  |
Report | Barella Cutrone Chiesa |
Stadium: Mapei Stadium–Città del Tricolore Attendance: 20,075 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
Current squad
Squad selected for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Germany on 17 November 2019. Players eligible must be born after 1 January 1998.[1] Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.
Caps and goals updated as of 17 November 2019 after the match against
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Mile Svilar | 27 August 1999 | 4 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Arnaud Bodart | 11 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Zinho Vanheusden | 29 July 1999 | 9 | 2 | |
| 20 | DF | Rocky Bushiri | 30 November 1999 | 7 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Thibault De Smet | 5 June 1998 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Jelle Bataille | 20 May 1999 | 3 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Maxime Busi | 14 October 1999 | 2 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Hannes Delcroix | 28 February 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Daam Foulon | 23 March 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Ewoud Pletinckx | 10 October 2000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Orel Mangala | 18 March 1998 | 10 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Alexis Saelemaekers | 27 June 1999 | 10 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | Dante Vanzeir | 16 April 1998 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Albert Sambi Lokonga | 22 October 1999 | 3 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Sieben Dewaele | 5 February 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Francis Amuzu | 23 August 1999 | 10 | 2 | |
| 7 | FW | Jérémy Doku | 27 May 2002 | 4 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | Loïs Openda | 16 February 2000 | 4 | 3 | |
| 10 | FW | Mike Trésor Ndayishimiye | 28 May 1999 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | FW | Cyril Ngonge | 26 May 2000 | 0 | 0 | |
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 |
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| GK | Gaëtan Coucke | 3 November 1998 | 0 | 0 | |
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| GK | Jens Teunckens | 30 January 1998 | 2 | 0 | |
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| DF | Sebastiaan Bornauw | 22 March 1999 | 5 | 1 | |
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| DF | Wout Faes | 3 April 1998 | 17 | 0 | |
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| DF | Killian Sardella | 2 May 2002 | 1 | 0 | |
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| MF | Daouda Peeters | 26 January 1999 | 2 | 0 | |
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| MF | Louis Verstraete | 4 May 1999 | 3 | 0 | |
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| MF | Francesco Antonucci | 20 June 1999 | 2 | 1 | |
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| MF | Othman Boussaid | 7 March 2000 | 0 | 0 | |
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| MF | Matthias Verreth | 20 February 1998 | 1 | 0 | |
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| MF | Dante Rigo | 11 December 1998 | 1 | 0 | |
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| MF | Yari Verschaeren | 12 July 2001 | 2 | 1 | |
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| FW | Robbie D'Haese | 25 February 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
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Statistics
Most capped players
Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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| 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 |
| Gunter Van Handenhoven | 1997–1999 | 21 | 1 | |
| 8 | Jonathan Blondel | 2002–2007 | 20 | 4 |
| Éric Deflandre | 1992–1995 | 20 | 1 | |
| 10 | Grégory Dufer | 2000–2003 | 19 | 3 |
| Günther Vanaudenaerde | 2004–2006 | 19 | 0 |
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 |
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| 1 | Kevin Vandenbergh | 2003–2005 | 12 | 14 | 0.86 |
| 2 | Cédric Roussel | 1997–1999 | 10 | 12 | 0.83 |
| 3 | Wesley Sonck | 1997–1999 | 8 | 11 | 0.73 |
| 4 | 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 | |
| 10 | Benjamin De Ceulaer | 2004–2005 | 6 | 17 | 0.35 |
| Youri Tielemans | 2013–2016 | 6 | 14 | 0.43 | |
| Marc Wilmots | 1987–1989 | 6 | 9 | 0.67 |
Last updated: 20 March 2019
Source: Belgian Football Federation
See also
- Belgium national football team
- Belgium national under-19 football team
- Belgium national under-17 football team
- European Under-21 Football Championship
References
- "Belgium squad". Belgian FA. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
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
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