Nickname(s) | Jonge duivels (Young demons)
Jeunes diables (Little devils) Junge Teufels (Young Devils) | ||
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Association | Royal Belgian Football Association | ||
Head coach | Gill Swerts | ||
Captain | Aster Vranckx | ||
Most caps | Jean-François Gillet (36) | ||
Top scorer | Loïs Openda (13) | ||
Home stadium | Den Dreef | ||
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First international | |||
France 1–1 Belgium (Amiens, France; 3 September 1976) | |||
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Belgium 8–0 Luxembourg (Mechelen, Belgium; 3 June 2007) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Czech Republic 7–0 Belgium (Prague, Czech Republic; 24 April 2001) | |||
UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 4 (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. Their current home stadium is Den DreefinLeuven.
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2002 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2004 | Did not qualify | ||||||
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2007 | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||
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2019 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
2021 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2023 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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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.
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Belgium | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 26 | Final tournament | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
2 | Sweden | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 20 | 0–3 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Turkey | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 17 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | ||
4 | Hungary | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 11 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | ||
5 | Cyprus | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
6 | Malta | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — |
27 March 2017 | Belgium | 2–1 | Malta | Heverlee, Belgium |
20:00 CET | R. Mmaee 43' Cools 54' |
Report | 69' Grech | Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland) |
5 September 2017 | Belgium | 0–0 | Turkey | Heverlee, Belgium |
20:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Fabio Verissimo (Italy) |
6 October 2017 | Belgium | 1–1 | Sweden | Heverlee, Belgium |
19:00 CET | Vanlerberghe 30' | Report | 61' Dagerstål | Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
10 October 2017 | Cyprus | 0–2 | Belgium | Larnaca, Cyprus |
16:00 CET | Report | 51' Lukebakio 90+3' Bastien |
Stadium: AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia) |
9 November 2017 | Belgium | 3–2 | Cyprus | Heverlee, Belgium |
19:00 CET | Mbenza 15' Dimata 45+2' Leya Iseka 90+2' |
Report | 49' Papageorgiou 75' Fragkou |
Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania) |
14 November 2017 | Turkey | 1–2 | Belgium | Istanbul, Turkey |
15:00 CET | Okutan 5' | Report | Merih Demiral 45+2' (o.g.) Schrijvers 87' |
Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland) |
26 March 2018 | Belgium | 3–0 | Hungary | Heverlee, Belgium |
19:00 CET | Schrijvers 19' Lukebakio 64' Dimata 72' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Erez Papir (Israel) |
7 September 2018 | Malta | 0–4 | Belgium | Ta'Qali, Malta |
16:00 CET | Report | Dimata 11' Schrijvers 18' Lukebakio 59' Leya Iseka 69' |
Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia) |
11 September 2018 | Hungary | 0–3 | Belgium | Budapest, Hungary |
17:00 CET | Report | Dimata 20', 73' (pen.) Schrijvers 86' |
Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal) |
16 October 2018 | Sweden | 0–3 | Belgium | Kalmar, Sweden |
17:00 CET | Report | Dimata 29', 40' Lukebakio 65' |
Stadium: Fredriksskans Referee: Frank Schneider (France) |
15 November 2018 | Romania | 3–3 | Belgium | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
18:00 CET | Drăguș 45' (pen.) Olaru 90' Ciobanu 90+1' |
Report | Cools 35' Leya 56' Mbenza 58' |
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Iulian Călin (Romania) |
16 June 2019 | Poland | 3–2 | Belgium | Reggio Emilia, Italy |
18:30 | Żurkowski 26' Bielik 52' Szymański 79' |
Report | Leya Iseka 16' Cools 84' |
Stadium: Mapei Stadium–Città del Tricolore Attendance: 2,534 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
19 June 2019 | Spain | 2–1 | Belgium | Reggio Emilia, Italy |
18:30 | Olmo 7' Fornals 89' |
Report | Bornauw 24' | Stadium: Mapei Stadium–Città del Tricolore Attendance: 2,738 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
22 June 2019 | Belgium | 1–3 | Italy | Reggio Emilia, Italy |
21:00 | Verschaeren 79' Mbenza 90+3' |
Report | Barella 44' Cutrone 53' Chiesa 89' |
Stadium: Mapei Stadium–Città del Tricolore Attendance: 20,075 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Malta and Spain on 21 and 26 March 2024, respectively.
Note: Names in italics denote players that have been called up to the senior team.
Caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2024.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Maarten Vandevoordt | (2002-02-26) 26 February 2002 (age 22) | 18 | 0 | Genk |
12 | 1GK | Senne Lammens | (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 21) | 5 | 0 | Antwerp |
21 | 1GK | Tobe Leysen | (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | OH Leuven |
2 | 2DF | Hugo Siquet | (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 (age 21) | 20 | 0 | Cercle Brugge |
3 | 2DF | Jorne Spileers | (2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 19) | 6 | 0 | Club Brugge |
4 | 2DF | Zeno Van Den Bosch | (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Antwerp |
5 | 2DF | Killian Sardella | (2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 22) | 13 | 1 | Anderlecht |
13 | 2DF | Antef Tsoungui | (2002-12-30) 30 December 2002 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Dordrecht |
16 | 2DF | Matte Smets | (2004-01-04) 4 January 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Dunkerque |
20 | 2DF | Bram Lagae | (2004-01-14) 14 January 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Sint-Truiden |
23 | 2DF | Tuur Rommens | (2003-03-26) 26 March 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Westerlo |
6 | 3MF | Arne Engels | (2003-09-08) 8 September 2003 (age 20) | 10 | 2 | FC Augsburg |
8 | 3MF | Mario Stroeykens | (2004-09-29) 29 September 2004 (age 19) | 7 | 0 | Anderlecht |
10 | 3MF | Eliot Matazo | (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 22) | 19 | 0 | Antwerp |
14 | 3MF | Noah Mbamba | (2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Bayer Leverkusen |
15 | 3MF | Cisse Sandra | (2003-12-16) 16 December 2003 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Excelsior |
17 | 3MF | Jarne Steuckers | (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 1 | Sint-Truiden |
22 | 3MF | Mathias Delorge | (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Sint-Truiden |
7 | 4FW | Malick Fofana | (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 19) | 7 | 0 | Lyon |
9 | 4FW | Romeo Vermant | (2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 1 | Westerlo |
11 | 4FW | Julien Duranville | (2006-05-05) 5 May 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Borussia Dortmund |
18 | 4FW | Kazeem Olaigbe | (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) | 7 | 4 | Cercle Brugge |
19 | 4FW | Youssuf Sylla | (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Charleroi |
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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DF | Nathan Ngoy | (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Standard Liège | v. Spain, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Fedde Leysen | (2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Union Saint-Gilloise | v. Spain, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Koni De Winter | (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 22) | 18 | 0 | Genoa | v. Spain, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Ignace Van Der Brempt | (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22) | 15 | 1 | Hamburger SV | v. Hungary, 17 October 2023 |
DF | Richie Sagrado | (2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | OH Leuven | v. Kazakhstan, 11 September 2023 |
DF | Zeno Debast | (2003-10-24) 24 October 2003 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Anderlecht | 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship |
DF | Ameen Al-Dakhil | (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | Burnley | 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship |
DF | Daan Dierckx | (2003-02-24) 24 February 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Standard Liège | v. Turkey, 3 September 2021 |
MF | Marco Kana | (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 21) | 12 | 0 | Kortrijk | v. Spain, 21 November 2023 |
MF | Luca Oyen | (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Genk | v. Spain, 21 November 2023 |
MF | Aster Vranckx (captain) | (2002-10-04) 4 October 2002 (age 21) | 12 | 0 | VfL Wolfsburg | v. Hungary, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Mandela Keita | (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 22) | 8 | 0 | Antwerp | v. Kazakhstan, 11 September 2023 |
MF | Arthur Vermeeren | (2005-02-07) 7 February 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Atlético Madrid | v. Kazakhstan, 11 September 2023 |
MF | Christiaan Ravych | (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Cercle Brugge | v. Kazakhstan, 11 September 2023 |
MF | Roméo Lavia | (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | v. Czech Republic, 23 March 2023 |
MF | Anouar Ait El Hadj | (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | Genk | v. Denmark, 29 March 2022 |
MF | Tibo Persyn | (2002-03-13) 13 March 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | FC Eindhoven | v. Turkey, 3 September 2021 |
FW | Samuel Mbangula | (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Juventus | v. Spain, 21 November 2023 |
FW | Lucas Stassin | (2004-11-29) 29 November 2004 (age 19) | 5 | 0 | Westerlo | v. Spain, 21 November 2023 |
FW | Anthony Descotte | (2003-08-03) 3 August 2003 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Utrecht | 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship |
FW | Ken Nkuba | (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | Genk | v. Czech Republic, 23 March 2023 |
FW | Johan Bakayoko | (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | PSV Eindhoven | v. Czech Republic, 23 March 2023 |
FW | Jérémy Doku | (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002 (age 22) | 6 | 1 | Manchester City | v. France, 26 September 2022 |
# | 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 |
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 | |
Hugo Siquet | 2021–2024 | 20 | 0 |
Last updated: 22 June 2019
Source: Belgian Football Federation
# | Player | Career | Goals | Caps | Average |
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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
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