Norway national under-20 football team

The Norway national under-20 football team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, is the national football team of Norway for players of 20 years of age or under at the start of a FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign. It competes for Norway if they qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup through the UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Norway Under-20
Nickname(s)U20-landslaget
AssociationFootball Association of Norway
(Norges Fotballforbund)
Head coachPål Arne Johansen
Most capsStig Inge Bjørnebye, Roger Nilsen, Tore Pedersen, Bjørn Johansen, Lars Bohinen, Øyvind Valvatne Mellemstrand (6)[1]
Top scorerErling Håland (11)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Portugal 3–0 Norway 
(Lisboa, Portugal; 26 January 1989)
Biggest win
 Norway 12–0 Honduras 
(Lublin, Poland; 30 May 2019)
Biggest defeat
 Portugal 3–0 Norway 
(Lisboa, Portugal; 26 January 1989)
 Norway 0–3 Mexico 
(Adelaide, Australia; 7 March 1989)
 Portugal 3–0 Norway 
(Madeira, Portugal; 7 March 2003)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1989)
Best resultGroup stage (1989, 1993, 2019)

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
1977Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989Group stage310245
1991Did not qualify
1993Group stage301205
1995Did not qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019Group Stage3102135
2021To be determined
Total3/2392161715

Current squad

The squad for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Caps as of 30 May 2019.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Markus Olsen Pettersen (1999-02-12)12 February 1999 (aged 20) 0 0 Nest-Sotra
12 1GK Julian Faye Lund (1999-05-20)20 May 1999 (aged 20) 5 0 Mjøndalen
13 1GK Erik Arnebrott (1999-04-28)28 April 1999 (aged 20) 0 0 Viking
2 2DF Christian Borchgrevink (1999-05-11)11 May 1999 (aged 20) 5 1 Notodden
3 2DF John Kitolano (1999-10-18)18 October 1999 (aged 19) 3 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
4 2DF Lars Ranger (1999-03-12)12 March 1999 (aged 20) 2 0 Ullensaker/Kisa
5 2DF Leo Skiri Østigård (1999-11-28)28 November 1999 (aged 19) 5 2 Brighton & Hove Albion
14 2DF Ulrik Fredriksen (1999-06-17)17 June 1999 (aged 19) 5 0 Sogndal
15 2DF Tomas Olai Totland (1999-09-28)28 September 1999 (aged 19) 1 0 Sogndal
17 2DF Håkon Evjen (2000-02-14)14 February 2000 (aged 19) 3 0 Bodø/Glimt
6 3MF Adnan Hadzic (1999-03-08)8 March 1999 (aged 20) 3 0 IK Start
7 3MF Hugo Vetlesen (2000-02-29)29 February 2000 (aged 19) 4 0 Stabæk
8 3MF Emil Bohinen (1999-03-12)12 March 1999 (aged 20) 1 0 Stabæk
10 3MF Eman Markovic (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (aged 20) 5 1 Zrinjski Mostar
16 3MF Tobias Børkeeiet (1999-04-18)18 April 1999 (aged 20) 5 0 Stabæk
18 3MF Tobias Svendsen (1999-08-31)31 August 1999 (aged 19) 4 0 Sandefjord
20 3MF Tobias Christensen (2000-05-11)11 May 2000 (aged 19) 3 0 IK Start
21 3MF Ola Brynhildsen (1999-04-27)27 April 1999 (aged 20) 4 0 Stabæk
9 4FW Kristian Thorstvedt (1999-03-13)13 March 1999 (aged 20) 5 0 Viking
11 4FW Jens Petter Hauge (1999-10-12)12 October 1999 (aged 19) 4 1 Bodø/Glimt
19 4FW Erling Håland (2000-07-21)21 July 2000 (aged 18) 5 11 Borussia Dortmund

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Norway under-20 squad within the last twelve months.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
2DF Nicholas Mickelson (1999-07-24)24 July 1999 (aged 19) 2 0 Strømsgodset

Records
FIFA U-20 World Cup

References
  1. Fotball.no
  2. https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/norway-break-records-usa-nigeria-advance-3031179
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