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team representing

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in competitions for under-21 year old players and is controlled by the

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. Primarily, it competes to qualify for the biennial

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. Sweden made their first European Under-21 Championship appearance in

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, Sweden became champions for the first time. They finished second in

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and they also reached the semi-finals in

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is the most capped player for the Swedish U21 team, having played 37 caps between 2011 and 2015.

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are the top goalscorers for the Swedish U21 team, having scored 13 goals each.

Competitive record

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UEFA European U-21 Championship

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the friendly matches against

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on 6 and 10 June 2025, respectively. ''Caps and goals updated as of 10 June 2025.''

Recent call-ups

The following 22 players are still eligible for the U21 team (i.e. born in 2004 or later) and have previously been called up to the squad. ;Notes *^WD = Player withdrew from the squad

Previous squads

* 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad * 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad * 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad * 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad * 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad

Players with most caps and goals

''Updated as of 7 June 2018. Note that the matches played by

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in 1992 and 2016 are included here, as the

recognizes them as Under-21 matches.''

Top 10 most capped players

Top 10 goalscorers

References

External links

Official website
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