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Belgium national under-21 football team
National under-21 association football team representing Belgium
National under-21 association football team representing Belgium
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Belgium U-21 |
| Nickname | Jonge duivels (Young demons) |
| Jeunes diables (Little devils) | |
| Junge Teufels (Young Devils) | |
| Association | Royal Belgian Football Association |
| Badge | Royal Belgian FA logo 2019.svg |
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| Coach | Gill Swerts |
| Captain | Aster Vranckx |
| Most caps | Jean-François Gillet (36) |
| Top scorer | Loïs Openda (13) |
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| First game | France France 1–1 Belgium Belgium |
| (Amiens, France; 3 September 1976) | |
| Largest win | Belgium Belgium 8–0 Luxembourg Luxembourg |
| (Mechelen, Belgium; 3 June 2007) | |
| Largest loss | Czech Republic Czech Republic 7–0 Belgium Belgium |
| (Prague, Czech Republic; 24 April 2001) | |
| UEFAu21Champ apps | 4 |
| UEFAu21Champ first | 2002 |
| UEFAu21Champ best | Semi-finals (2007) |
| Home Stadium | Den Dreef |
Jeunes diables (Little devils) Junge Teufels (Young Devils) (Amiens, France; 3 September 1976) (Mechelen, Belgium; 3 June 2007) (Prague, Czech Republic; 24 April 2001) ||Home Stadium=Den Dreef
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 UEFA European Under-21 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.
UEFA U-21 Championship Record
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR 1978 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| EUR 1980 | |||||||
| EUR 1982 | |||||||
| EUR 1984 | |||||||
| EUR 1986 | |||||||
| EUR 1988 | |||||||
| EUR 1990 | |||||||
| EUR 1992 | |||||||
| FRA 1994 | |||||||
| ESP 1996 | |||||||
| ROU 1998 | |||||||
| SVK 2000 | |||||||
| SUI 2002 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| GER 2004 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| POR 2006 | |||||||
| NED 2007 | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| SWE 2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| DEN 2011 | |||||||
| ISR 2013 | |||||||
| CZE 2015 | |||||||
| POL 2017 | |||||||
| ITA SMR 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| HUN SLO 2021 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| ROU GEO 2023 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| SVK 2025 | Did not qualify |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Austria on 14 November 2025 respectively.
Caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2025, against Austria. Names in bold denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up and remain eligible.
Statistics
Most capped players
| # | 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 |
| Hugo Siquet | 2021–2024 | 24 | 0 | |
| 6 | Siebe Schrijvers | 2016–2019 | 23 | 4 |
| 7 | Tom De Mul | 2004–2008 | 21 | 4 |
| Wout Faes | 2017–2020 | 21 | 0 | |
| Gunter Van Handenhoven | 1997–1999 | 21 | 1 | |
| 10 | Jonathan Blondel | 2002–2007 | 20 | 4 |
| Éric Deflandre | 1992–1995 | 20 | 1 |
Top goalscorers
| # | Player | Career | Goals | Caps | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loïs Openda | 2019–2023 | 13 | 18 | |
| 2 | Kevin Vandenbergh | 2003–2005 | 12 | 14 | |
| 3 | Cédric Roussel | 1997–1999 | 10 | 12 | |
| 4 | Wesley Sonck | 1997–1999 | 8 | 11 | |
| 5 | Michy Batshuayi | 2012–2014 | 7 | 13 | |
| Landry Dimata | 2016–2018 | 7 | 12 | ||
| Maarten Martens | 2003–2007 | 7 | 28 | ||
| Ronny Martens | 1978–1984 | 7 | 14 | ||
| Sven Vermant | 1993–1995 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Jeanvion Yulu-Matondo | 2005–2008 | 7 | 17 |
Honours
Notes
References
References
- (14 March 2025). "De selectie van onze U21 voor de oefenwedstrijden tegen Andorra en Zweden". Koninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond.
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