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Belgium national under-21 football team

Belgium U-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Jonge duivels (Young demons)
Jeunes diables (Little devils)
Junge Teufels (Young Devils)
AssociationRoyal Belgian Football Association
Head coachGill Swerts
CaptainAster Vranckx
Most capsJean-François Gillet (36)
Top scorerLoïs Openda (13)
Home stadiumDen Dreef
First colours
Second colours
First international
France 1–1 Belgium
(Amiens, France; 3 September 1976)
Biggest win
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
Appearances4 (first in 2002)
Best resultSemi-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 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
Europe 1978 Did not qualify
Europe 1980
Europe 1982
Europe 1984
Europe 1986
Europe 1988
Europe 1990
Europe 1992
France 1994
Spain 1996
Romania 1998
Slovakia 2000
Switzerland 2002 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 4
Germany 2004 Did not qualify
Portugal 2006
Netherlands 2007 Semi-finals 4 1 2 1 3 4
Sweden 2009 Did not qualify
Denmark 2011
Israel 2013
Czech Republic 2015
Poland 2017
Italy San Marino 2019 Group stage 3 0 0 3 4 8
Hungary Slovenia 2021 Did not qualify
Romania Georgia (country) 2023 Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 4
Slovakia 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.[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2025, against Austria. Names in bold denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mike Penders (2005-01-15) 15 January 2005 3 0 French Football Federation Strasbourg
12 1GK Martin Delavallée (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 0 0 Royal Belgian Football Association Charleroi
1GK Kjell Peersman (2004-05-21) 21 May 2004 1 0 Royal Belgian Football Association Gent
2 2DF Nolan Martens (2004-07-07) 7 July 2004 2 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Excelsior
3 2DF Jorne Spileers (2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 18 0 Royal Belgian Football Association Club Brugge
4 2DF Matte Smets (2004-01-04) 4 January 2004 6 1 Royal Belgian Football Association Genk
5 2DF Matteo Dams (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 5 0 Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al-Ahli
16 2DF Denzel De Roeve (2004-08-10) 10 August 2004 1 0 Norwegian Football Federation Brann
17 2DF Josue Kongolo (2006-04-13) 13 April 2006 0 0 Royal Belgian Football Association Genk
6 3MF Kamiel Van de Perre (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 4 0 Royal Belgian Football Association Union SG
8 3MF Thomas Claes (2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 0 0 Royal Belgian Football Association Genk
10 3MF Mathis Servais (2004-11-23) 23 November 2004 5 0 Royal Belgian Football Association Mechelen
11 3MF Stanis Idumbo (2005-06-29) 29 June 2005 6 1 French Football Federation Monaco[a]
13 3MF Arthur Piedfort (2005-02-01) 1 February 2005 2 0 Royal Belgian Football Association Westerlo
15 3MF Rayane Bounida (2006-03-03) 3 March 2006 2 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax
18 3MF Arthur Vermeeren (2005-02-07) 7 February 2005 9 0 French Football Federation Marseille
7 4FW Noah Adedeji-Sternberg (2005-06-19) 19 June 2005 5 1 Royal Belgian Football Association Genk
9 4FW Lucas Stassin (2004-11-29) 29 November 2004 12 5 French Football Federation Saint-Étienne
14 4FW Julien Duranville (2006-05-05) 5 May 2006 4 1 German Football Association Borussia Dortmund
19 4FW Norman Bassette (2004-11-09) 9 November 2004 8 5 French Football Federation Reims
20 4FW Benjamin Pauwels (2004-10-29) 29 October 2004 2 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation Leganés

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up and remain eligible.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Matt Lendfers (2006-03-10) 10 March 2006 1 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden v.  Kazakhstan, 10 September 2024
DF Kyriani Sabbe (2005-01-26) 26 January 2005 3 0 Belgium Club Brugge v.  Austria, 14 November 2025
DF Lucas Noubi (2005-01-15) 15 January 2005 3 0 Spain Deportivo La Coruña v.  Denmark, 14 October 2025
DF Jorthy Mokio (2008-02-29) 29 February 2008 4 2 Netherlands Ajax v.  Denmark, 14 October 2025
DF Vincent Burlet (2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 2 0 France Lille v.  Belarus, 4 September 2025
DF Amando Lapage (2004-11-08) 8 November 2004 2 0 Belgium Westerlo v.  Andorra, 23 March 2025
DF Bram Lagae (2004-01-14) 14 January 2004 2 0 Belgium Gent v.  Andorra, 23 March 2025
DF Semm Renders (2007-12-17) 17 December 2007 2 0 Belgium Antwerp v.  Andorra, 23 March 2025
DF Richie Sagrado (2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 1 0 Italy Venezia v.  Czech Republic, 19 November 2024
MF Mathias Delorge (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 8 0 Belgium Gent v.  Austria, 14 November 2025
MF Tristan Degreef (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 1 0 Belgium Anderlecht v.  Denmark, 14 October 2025
MF Diego Moreira (2004-08-06) 6 August 2004 2 1 France Strasbourg v.  Denmark, 14 October 2025
MF Joseph Nonge (2005-05-15) 15 May 2005 2 0 Turkey Kocaelispor v.  Belarus, 4 September 2025
MF Chris Lokesa (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 1 0 Netherlands RKC Waalwijk v.  Kazakhstan, 10 September 2024
MF Pierre Dwomoh (2004-06-21) 21 June 2004 1 1 England Watford v.  Morocco, 4 June 2024
MF Noah Mbamba (2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 1 0 Belgium Dender v.  Spain, 26 March 2024
MF Roméo Lavia (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 1 0 England Chelsea v.  Czech Republic, 23 March 2023
FW Romeo Vermant (2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 10 3 Belgium Club Brugge v.  Denmark, 14 October 2025
FW Samuel Mbangula (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 11 0 Germany Werder Bremen v.  Denmark, 14 October 2025
FW Kaye Furo (2007-02-06) 6 February 2007 1 0 Belgium Club Brugge v.  Belarus, 4 September 2025
FW Mika Godts (2005-06-07) 7 June 2005 0 0 Netherlands Ajax v.  Scotland, 11 October 2024
FW Malick Fofana (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 9 0 France Lyon v.  Kazakhstan, 10 September 2024

Statistics

Most capped players

  Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
# 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

Last updated: 22 June 2019
Source: Belgian Football Federation

Top goalscorers

  Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
# Player Career Goals Caps Average
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

Honours

Winners (1): 2007–09
Runners-up (1): 2005–06

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French football league system.

References

  1. ^ "De selectie van onze U21 voor de oefenwedstrijden tegen Andorra en Zweden" (in Dutch). Koninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
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