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Iceland national under-21 football team

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Iceland Under-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Strákarnir okkar
AssociationKnattspyrnusamband Íslands
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachDavíð Snorri Jónasson
FIFA codeISL
First colours
Second colours
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2011)
Best resultRound 1 (2011, 2021)

The Iceland men's national under-21 football team is a national under-21 football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the senior Icelandic men's national football team. Since the establishment of the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in 1978, the team has reached the Euro Championship finals on two occasions, most recently in 2021. In the 2011 and 2021 tournaments they were knocked out in the group stages.[1]

The team is for Icelandic players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign begins, so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 23. As long as they are eligible, players can play for Iceland at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side, and again for the U21s. This has been the case for several senior team players like Eiður Guðjohnsen, Heiðar Helguson, Jón Daði Böðvarsson and Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson.

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National under-21 football team

National under-21 football team

A National under-21 football team represents the second-highest stage in European international football competition. Only Europe (UEFA) uses an under-21 age limit, and only for men. FIFA, the sport's worldwide governing body, runs competitions for both men and women in the under-20 age group. Among FIFA's continental confederations, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL hold U-20 championships for men, while the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) do not conduct U-20 championships, with their highest youth competitions for men being at under-19 level. For women, UEFA and the AFC run under-19 championships instead of under-20; CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and the OFC run under-20 championships; and the CAF's under-20 "championship" is strictly a World Cup qualifier and currently has no championship match, as that confederation receives more than one berth in the U-20 Women's World Cup.

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the population. Iceland is the largest part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that rises above sea level, and its central volcanic plateau is erupting almost constantly. The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains, and glaciers, and many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. Its high latitude and marine influence keep summers chilly, and most of its islands have a polar climate.

Football Association of Iceland

Football Association of Iceland

The Football Association of Iceland is the governing body of football in Iceland. It was founded on 26 March 1947, joined FIFA the same year, and UEFA in 1954. It organises the football league, Úrvalsdeild, and the Iceland men's national football team and Iceland women's national football team. It is based in Reykjavík.

Iceland national football team

Iceland national football team

The Iceland national football team represents Iceland in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland, and have been a FIFA member since 1947 and an UEFA member since 1957. The team's nickname is Strákarnir okkar, which means Our Boys in Icelandic.

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 23rd edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-21 national teams of Europe. Initially, 12 teams were to play in the tournament, however on 6 February 2019, UEFA's executive committee increased this number to 16. Only players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to participate.

Eiður Guðjohnsen

Eiður Guðjohnsen

Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen is an Icelandic professional football coach and former player who played as a forward. Eiður saw his greatest success in England and Spain with Chelsea and Barcelona respectively, where he won the UEFA Champions League and La Liga with the latter and the League Cup and Premiership twice with the former. Along with two spells at Bolton Wanderers fourteen years apart, he also played in Iceland, the Netherlands, France, Greece, Belgium, China, Norway and India in a club career lasting 23 years.

Heiðar Helguson

Heiðar Helguson

Heiðar Helguson is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Jón Daði Böðvarsson

Jón Daði Böðvarsson

Jón Daði Böðvarsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a right winger or a striker for League One club Bolton Wanderers and the Iceland national team. Jón Daði is the grandson of one Iceland's premier poets, Þorsteinn frá Hamri.

Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson

Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson

Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Burnley and the Iceland national team.

History

From 1978 to 2009 the team never qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship tournament finals. In late 2010, the team sealed qualification to the championships for the very first team in their history. During the qualification stage they finished second in their group behind the Czech Republic and qualified for the playoffs as a result of being one of the best runners-up in the whole qualification process. Their most notable win came in a 4–1 home victory over Germany.[2] In the next stage they played against Scotland in a two-legged affair in which they won 4–2 on aggregate over the two games.[3]

Their remarkable qualification campaign saw them qualify for the finals where they were drawn against Belarus, Denmark and Switzerland in Group A. In their first two group games they were comfortably beaten by Belarus and Switzerland. In their final group game they defeated Denmark who were the hosts of the tournament 3–1.[4] Iceland would finish third in the group, level on points with the second placed and fourth placed teams.[5] Following the end of the tournament, UEFA announced its Team of the Tournament with striker Kolbeinn Sigþórsson named on the list.[6]

Iceland qualified to the tournament for the second time in 2021.[7]

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Czech Republic national under-21 football team

Czech Republic national under-21 football team

The Czech Republic national under-21 football team is the national under-21 association football team of the Czech Republic and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years.

Germany national under-21 football team

Germany national under-21 football team

The Germany national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Germany in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and is controlled by the German Football Association (DFB), the governing body of football in Germany.

Scotland national under-21 football team

Scotland national under-21 football team

The Scotland national under-21 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland's national under 21 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Scotland national football team.

Belarus national under-21 football team

Belarus national under-21 football team

The Belarus national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Belarus and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus. The team competed in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years.

Denmark national under-21 football team

Denmark national under-21 football team

The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.

Switzerland national under-21 football team

Switzerland national under-21 football team

The Switzerland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.

UEFA

UEFA

Union of European Football Associations is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach football in Europe and the transcontinental countries of Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Kazakhstan, as well as some Asian countries such as Israel, Cyprus and Armenia. UEFA consists of 55 national association members. Because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian national teams and clubs from any FIFA and UEFA competitions.

Kolbeinn Sigþórsson

Kolbeinn Sigþórsson

Kolbeinn Sigþórsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward. Currently a free agent, he most recently played for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg.

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 23rd edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-21 national teams of Europe. Initially, 12 teams were to play in the tournament, however on 6 February 2019, UEFA's executive committee increased this number to 16. Only players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to participate.

Competition records

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1978 to 2009 did not qualify
Denmark 2011 Group Stage 5th 3 1 0 2 3 5 –2
2013 to 2019 did not qualify
Hungary Slovenia 2021 Group Stage 15th 3 0 0 3 1 8 –7
Total 0 Titles 0/2 6 1 0 5 4 13 –9

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Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Nordic constituent country in Northern Europe. It is the most populous and politically central constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the North Atlantic Ocean. Metropolitan Denmark is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying south-west and south of Sweden, south of Norway, and north of Germany, with which it shares a short land border, its only land border.

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 22nd edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-21 national teams of Europe. The final tournament was hosted by Italy in mid-2019, after their bid was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee on 9 December 2016 in Nyon, Switzerland.

Hungary

Hungary

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning 93,030 square kilometres (35,920 sq mi) of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary has a population of 9.7 million, mostly ethnic Hungarians and a significant Romani minority. Hungarian, the official language, is the world's most widely spoken Uralic language and among the few non-Indo-European languages widely spoken in Europe. Budapest is the country's capital and largest city; other major urban areas include Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs, and Győr.

Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. Slovenia is mostly mountainous and forested, covers 20,271 square kilometres (7,827 sq mi), and has a population of 2.1 million. Slovenes constitute over 80% of the country's population. Slovene, a South Slavic language, is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. A sub-mediterranean climate reaches to the northern extensions of the Dinaric Alps that traverse the country in a northwest–southeast direction. The Julian Alps in the northwest have an alpine climate. Toward the northeastern Pannonian Basin, a continental climate is more pronounced. Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia, is geographically situated near the centre of the country.

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 23rd edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-21 national teams of Europe. Initially, 12 teams were to play in the tournament, however on 6 February 2019, UEFA's executive committee increased this number to 16. Only players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to participate.

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 10 9 1 0 41 3 +38 28 Final tournament 1–1 2–1 1–0 6–0 11–0
2  Iceland 10 5 3 2 25 7 +18 18 Play-offs 0–1 1–1 3–1 5–0 9–0
3  Greece 10 5 2 3 16 10 +6 17 0–4 1–0 2–0 0–0 4–0
4  Belarus 10 4 0 6 16 15 +1 12 1–5 1–2 0–2 2–0 6–0
5  Cyprus 10 3 2 5 16 16 0 11 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 6–0
6  Liechtenstein 10 0 0 10 0 63 −63 0 0–9 0–3 0–5 0–4 0–6
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offs

The four play-off winners qualify for the final tournament.

All times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Croatia  3–3 (5–4 p)  Denmark 2–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Slovakia  3–5  Ukraine 3–2 0–3
Republic of Ireland  1–1 (1–3 p)  Israel 1–1 0–0 (a.e.t.)
Iceland  1–2  Czech Republic 1–2 0–0

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2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group D

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group D

Group D of the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition consists of six teams: Portugal, Greece, Iceland, Belarus, Cyprus, and Liechtenstein. The composition of the nine groups in the qualifying group stage was decided by the draw held on 28 January 2021, 12:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, with the teams seeded according to their coefficient ranking.

Portugal national under-21 football team

Portugal national under-21 football team

The Portugal national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). They are nicknamed "Esperanças." Esperança means hope, thus they are Portugal's hopes for the future.

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship will be the 24th edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-21 national teams of Europe. A total of 16 teams will play in the final tournament, and only players born on or after 1 January 2000 are eligible to participate.

Greece national under-21 football team

Greece national under-21 football team

The Greece national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Greece and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Date Competition Location Opponent Result Scorers
2 September 2021
OSK Brestsky, Brest, Belarus  Belarus
2–1
7 September 2021
Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Greece
1–1
12 October 2021
Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Portugal
0–1
12 November 2021
Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen, Liechtenstein  Liechtenstein
3–0
16 November 2021
Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium, Tripoli, Greece  Greece
0–1
25 March 2022
Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal  Portugal
1–1
29 March 2022
Dasaki Stadium, Achna, Cyprus  Cyprus
1–1
3 June 2022
Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Liechtenstein
9–0
8 June 2022
Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Belarus
3–1
11 June 2022
Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Cyprus
5–0
23 September 2022
Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Czech Republic
1–2
27 September 2022
Stadion Střelecký ostrov, České Budějovice, Czech Republic  Czech Republic
0–0

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2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group D

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group D

Group D of the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition consists of six teams: Portugal, Greece, Iceland, Belarus, Cyprus, and Liechtenstein. The composition of the nine groups in the qualifying group stage was decided by the draw held on 28 January 2021, 12:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, with the teams seeded according to their coefficient ranking.

Regional Sport Complex Brestsky

Regional Sport Complex Brestsky

Regional Sport Complex Brestsky, also known simply as OSK Brestsky or ASK Brestski is a multi-use stadium in Brest, Belarus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Dinamo Brest. The stadium holds 10,060 people.

Brest, Belarus

Brest, Belarus

Brest, formerly Brest-Litovsk and Brest-on-the-Bug, is a city in Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the Polish city of Terespol, where the Bug and Mukhavets rivers meet, making it a border town. It is the capital city of the Brest Region. As of 2019, it has a population of 350,616.

Belarus

Belarus

Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Covering an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) and with a population of 9.2 million, Belarus is the 13th-largest and the 20th-most populous country in Europe. The country has a hemiboreal climate and is administratively divided into seven regions. Minsk is the capital and largest city.

Belarus national under-21 football team

Belarus national under-21 football team

The Belarus national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Belarus and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus. The team competed in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years.

Hákon Arnar Haraldsson

Hákon Arnar Haraldsson

Hákon Arnar Haraldsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen and the Iceland national team.

Reykjavík

Reykjavík

Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. Reykjavík has a population of around 137,618 as of 2023. Reykjavík had a population of 121,822 in 2015, meaning the population grows 1.62% annually. It is the centre of Iceland's cultural, economic, and governmental activity, and is a popular tourist destination among foreigners.

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the population. Iceland is the largest part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that rises above sea level, and its central volcanic plateau is erupting almost constantly. The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains, and glaciers, and many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. Its high latitude and marine influence keep summers chilly, and most of its islands have a polar climate.

Greece national under-21 football team

Greece national under-21 football team

The Greece national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Greece and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.

Kolbeinn Þórðarson

Kolbeinn Þórðarson

Kolbeinn Þórðarson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lommel.

Portugal national under-21 football team

Portugal national under-21 football team

The Portugal national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). They are nicknamed "Esperanças." Esperança means hope, thus they are Portugal's hopes for the future.

Eschen

Eschen

Eschen is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. It has a population of 4,466, and covers an area of 10.3 square kilometres. It is the fourth-largest town in Liechtenstein by population.

Current squad

  • The following players were called up for the friendly match against Scotland.[8]
  • Match date: 17 November 2022
  • Opposition:  Scotland
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 17 November, after the match against  Scotland
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Adam Ingi Benediktsson (2002-10-28) 28 October 2002 (age 20) 1 0 Sweden IFK Göteborg
1GK Ólafur Kristófer Helgason (2002-10-24) 24 October 2002 (age 20) 1 0 Iceland Fylkir
2DF Róbert Orri Þorkelsson (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 20) 12 0 Canada Montréal
2DF Óli Valur Ómarsson (2003-01-09) 9 January 2003 (age 20) 5 0 Sweden Sirius
2DF Valgeir Valgeirsson (2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 (age 20) 3 0 Sweden Örebro
2DF Ólafur Guðmundsson (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 20) 2 0 Iceland FH
2DF Jakob Franz Pálsson (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Switzerland FC Chiasso
2DF Oliver Stefánsson (2002-08-03) 3 August 2002 (age 20) 1 0 Iceland ÍA
3MF Andri Baldursson (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 21) 11 0 Netherlands NEC
3MF Kristall Máni Ingason (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 21) 10 6 Norway Rosenborg
3MF Ari Sigurpálsson (2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 (age 19) 1 0 Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík
3MF Anton Logi Lúðvíksson (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 19) 1 0 Iceland Breiðablik
3MF Davíð Snær Jóhannsson (2002-06-15) 15 June 2002 (age 20) 1 0 Iceland FH
3MF Ísak Andri Sigurgeirsson (2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 (age 19) 1 0 Iceland Stjarnan
3MF Kristófer Jónsson (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 (age 19) 1 0 Italy Venezia
4FW Danijel Djuric (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík
4FW Arnar Breki Gunnarsson (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 (age 20) 1 0 Iceland ÍBV
4FW Eyþór Aron Wöhler (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 20) 1 0 Iceland ÍA

Recent call-ups

The following players are still eligible for and have previously been called up to the under-21 squad.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
MF Kristian Hlynsson (2004-01-23) 23 January 2004 (age 19) 10 6 Netherlands Ajax v.  Czech Republic, 27 September 2022
MF Logi Hrafn Róbertsson (2004-07-22) 22 July 2004 (age 18) 3 0 Iceland FH v.  Cyprus, 11 June 2022
MF Hákon Arnar Haraldsson (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 19) 5 2 Denmark Copenhagen v.  Greece, 16 November 2021
MF Mikael Egill Ellertsson (2002-03-11) 11 March 2002 (age 20) 1 0 Italy Spezia v.  Greece, 7 September 2021
MF Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 19) 6 0 Denmark Copenhagen v.  France, 31 March 2021
FW Orri Óskarsson (2004-08-29) 29 August 2004 (age 18) 6 0 Denmark Copenhagen v.  Czech Republic, 27 September 2022
FW Hilmir Rafn Mikaelsson (2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Italy Venezia v.  Czech Republic, 27 September 2022

Previous squads

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Scotland national under-21 football team

Scotland national under-21 football team

The Scotland national under-21 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland's national under 21 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Scotland national football team.

Goalkeeper (association football)

Goalkeeper (association football)

The goalkeeper is a position in association football. It is the most specialised position in the sport. The goalkeeper's main role is to stop the opposing team from scoring. This is accomplished by having the goalkeeper move into the trajectory of the ball to either catch it or direct it further from the vicinity of the goal line. Within the penalty area goalkeepers are allowed to use their hands, giving them the sole rights on the field to handle the ball. The goalkeeper is indicated by wearing a different coloured kit from their teammates and opposition.

Adam Ingi Benediktsson

Adam Ingi Benediktsson

Adam Ingi Benediktsson is an Icelandic footballer who plays for IFK Göteborg as a goalkeeper.

Swedish Football Association

Swedish Football Association

The Swedish Football Association is the governing and body of football in Sweden. It organises the football leagues – Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women – and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in Solna and is a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA. SvFF is supported by 24 district organisations.

IFK Göteborg

IFK Göteborg

Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg, commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK or simply Göteborg, is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it is the only club in the Nordic countries that has won one of the main UEFA competitions, having won the UEFA Cup in both 1982 and 1987. IFK is affiliated with Göteborgs Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Gamla Ullevi. The club colours are blue and white, colours shared both with the sports society which the club originated from, Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, and with the coat of arms of the city of Gothenburg. The team colours have influenced the historical nickname Blåvitt. The blue and white are in stripes, with blue shorts and socks.

Football Association of Iceland

Football Association of Iceland

The Football Association of Iceland is the governing body of football in Iceland. It was founded on 26 March 1947, joined FIFA the same year, and UEFA in 1954. It organises the football league, Úrvalsdeild, and the Iceland men's national football team and Iceland women's national football team. It is based in Reykjavík.

Fylkir

Fylkir

Íþróttafélagið Fylkir is a multi-sport club in Árbær, in the eastern part of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. It features departments in football, handball, volleyball, gymnastics and karate.

Defender (association football)

Defender (association football)

In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.

Róbert Orri Þorkelsson

Róbert Orri Þorkelsson

Róbert Orri Þorkelsson was born on April 3, 2002, in Reykjavik, Iceland. He is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a defender for CF Montréal.

Canadian Soccer Association

Canadian Soccer Association

The Canadian Soccer Association is the national governing body of soccer in Canada.

CF Montréal

CF Montréal

CF Montréal is a Canadian professional Football club based in Montréal, Québec, Canada. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1992 as the Montréal Impact, the team began play in the MLS in 2012 as an expansion team, the league's nineteenth franchise and third Canadian club.

IK Sirius Fotboll

IK Sirius Fotboll

IK Sirius, more commonly known simply as Sirius, is a Swedish football club located in Uppsala. The club is affiliated to the Upplands Fotbollförbund.

Records

Most caps

As of 17 November 2022, the 10 players with the most U-21 caps for Iceland are:[9]

Rank Name Career Caps Goals
1 Alfons Sampsted 2017–2020 30 1
2 Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson 2007–2012 27 2
3 Bjarni Viðarsson 2005–2011 26 6
4 Birkir Bjarnason 2006–2011 25 3
5 Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson 2019–2022 25 5
6 Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson 2017–2021 23 5
7 Orri Sigurður Ómarsson 2013–2016 21 0
Alex Þór Hauksson 2017–2021 21 1
9 Ari Leifsson 2017–2021 20 1
10 Pétur Marteinsson 1992–1995 19 0
Bjarni Guðjónsson 1996–2001 19 4
Ómar Jóhannsson 2000–2003 19 0
Rúrik Gíslason 2005–2011 19 6
Haraldur Björnsson 2007–2011 19 0
Willum Þór Willumsson 2018–2021 19 3
Kolbeinn Þórðarson 2019–2022 19 1

In bold players still playing or available for selection.

Top goalscorers

As of 17 November 2022, the 10 players with the most U-21 goals for Iceland are:

Rank Name Career Goals Caps GPG
1 Emil Atlason 2012–2014 8 12 0.67
2 Hannes Sigurðsson 2002–2005 7 14 0.5
Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen 2018–2021 7 17 0.41
4 Kristian Hlynsson 2021– 6 10 0.6
Kristall Máni Ingason 2021– 6 10 0.6
Gylfi Sigurðsson 2007–2011 6 14 0.43
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson 2008–2011 6 14 0.43
Albert Guðmundsson 2015–2018 6 15 0.4
Rúrik Gíslason 2005–2011 6 19 0.32
Bjarni Viðarsson 2005–2011 6 26 0.23

In bold players still playing or available for selection.

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Alfons Sampsted

Alfons Sampsted

Alfons Sampsted is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Dutch club Twente.

Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson

Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson

Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a centre-back for Úrvalsdeild karla club Valur and the Iceland national team. He is the son of Eyjólfur Sverrisson, former Iceland international and manager.

Bjarni Viðarsson

Bjarni Viðarsson

Bjarni Þór Viðarsson is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in England, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark during his career and was also a full international.

Birkir Bjarnason

Birkir Bjarnason

Birkir Bjarnason is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Süper Lig club Adana Demirspor and the Iceland national football team, where he is their all-time leader in appearances.

Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson

Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson

Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a winger for OH Leuven and the Iceland national team.

Alex Þór Hauksson

Alex Þór Hauksson

Alex Þór Hauksson is an Icelandic football player. He plays for Swedish club Öster.

Ari Leifsson

Ari Leifsson

Ari Leifsson is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a defender for Strømsgodset and the Iceland national team.

Bjarni Guðjónsson

Bjarni Guðjónsson

Bjarni Eggerts Guðjónsson is an Icelandic former professional footballer, who was last manager of KR.

Haraldur Björnsson

Haraldur Björnsson

Haraldur Björnsson is an Icelandic footballer who plays for Stjarnan and the Iceland national football team as a goalkeeper. He was the starting goalkeeper for Iceland U21 at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Björnsson earned his first cap for the senior national side on 13 January 2016, in the 1:0 win over Finland in a friendly match, substituting Ingvar Jónsson at the half-time mark.

Kolbeinn Þórðarson

Kolbeinn Þórðarson

Kolbeinn Þórðarson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lommel.

Emil Atlason

Emil Atlason

Emil Atlason is an Icelandic footballer, who currently plays for Stjarnan.

Hannes Sigurðsson

Hannes Sigurðsson

Hannes Þorsteinn Sigurðsson is an Icelandic football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the manager of German club SV Wacker Burghausen.

Source: "Iceland national under-21 football team", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 8th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland_national_under-21_football_team.

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