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 coachJan Peder Jalland [no]
Most capsErling Haaland (17)[1]
Top scorerErling Haaland (23)
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
Appearances4 (first in 1989)
Best resultGroup stage (1989, 1993, 2019)

Competitive record

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FIFA U-20 World Cup record

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Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
  1977 Did not qualify
  1979
  1981
  1983
  1985
  1987
  1989 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 5
  1991 Did not qualify
  1993 Group stage 3 0 1 2 0 5
  1995 Did not qualify
  1997
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2005
  2007
  2009
  2011
  2013
  2015
  2017
  2019 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 13 5
  2021 Cancelled[2]
  2023 Did not qualify
  2025 Qualified
Total 3/24 9 2 1 6 17 15

Players

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Current squad

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Sander Tangvik (2002-11-29) 29 November 2002 (age 21) 3 0   Rosenborg
1GK Jasper Silva Torkildsen [no] (2003-12-21) 21 December 2003 (age 20) 1 0   Start

2DF Nicolas Pignatel Jenssen (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 22) 6 0   Stabæk
2DF David Møller Wolfe (2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 22) 8 0   Brann
2DF Halvor Rødølen Opsahl (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 22) 5 0   HamKam
2DF Max Williamsen (2003-07-24) 24 July 2003 (age 21) 2 1   Kristiansund
2DF Robin Østrøm (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 22) 0 0   Silkeborg
2DF Mathias Fjørtoft Løvik (2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 20) 0 0   Molde

3MF Fredrik Sjøvold (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 21) 2 0   Bodø/Glimt
3MF Filip Rønningen Jørgensen (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002 (age 22) 6 0   Odd
3MF Tobias Gulliksen (2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 21) 2 0   Strømsgodset
3MF Thelo Aasgaard (2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 22) 3 1   Wigan Athletic
3MF Jonas Torrissen Therkelsen [no] (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 21) 2 0   Strømsgodset
3MF Odin Thiago Holm (2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 21) 0 0   Celtic
3MF Martin Palumbo (2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 (age 22) 2 0   Juventus U23

4FW Lasse Selvåg Nordås (2002-02-10) 10 February 2002 (age 22) 7 2   Tromsø
4FW Elias Hoff Melkersen (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 21) 7 2   Hibernian
4FW Bryan Fiabema (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21) 2 0   Real Sociedad B
4FW Joel Mugisha Mvuka (2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 22) 5 0   Bodø/Glimt
4FW Seedy Jatta (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0   Vålerenga

Recent call-ups

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The following players have last been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Marius Amundsen Ulla [no] (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 (age 22) 0 0   Stabæk

DF Fredrik Carson Pedersen [no] (2002-10-09) 9 October 2002 (age 22) 4 0   Grorud
DF Anders Hiim [no] (2002-09-13) 13 September 2002 (age 22) 1 0   Sandnes Ulf

MF Omar Bully Drammeh [no] (2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 (age 21) 0 0   Grorud
MF Mathias Johnsrud Emilsen (2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 21) 2 0   Vålerenga
MF Herman Geelmuyden (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 22) 2 0   Stabæk

FW Sondre Ørjasæter [no] (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 20) 0 0   Sogndal
FW Ole Enersen (2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 22) 2 0   Strømsgodset

Records

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FIFA U-20 World Cup

References

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  1. ^ Fotball.no
  2. ^ "FIFA cancels 2021 U-20, U-17 World Cups due to COVID-19 pandemic". www.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. ^ "U20-tropp til privatlandskamper" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  4. ^ "FIFA". Archived from the original on 30 May 2019.
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