Belgium national under-21 football team

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 YearRoundPldWDLGFGA 1978Did not qualify 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002Group stage310224 2004Did not qualify 2006 2007Semi-finals412134 2009Did not qualify 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019Group stage300348 2021Did not qualify 2023Group stage302134 2025Did not qualify 2027ongoing

Current squad The following players were called up for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Belarus, Wales and Denmark on 24 September, 29 September and 6 October 2026.

Caps and goals correct as of 24 September, against Belarus. 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 (current cycle: born 1 January 2004 or later).

Overage players in Olympic Games Tournament Player 1Player 2 Sepp De Roover (DF) Maarten Martens (MF)

Statistics Most capped players

#NameCareerCapsGoals1Jean-François Gillet1996–20023602Thomas Chatelle1999–2003284Maarten Martens2003–20072874Faris Haroun2004–2008244Hugo Siquet2021–20242406Siebe Schrijvers2016–20192347Tom De Mul2004–2008214Wout Faes2017–2020210Gunter Van Handenhoven1997–199921110Jonathan Blondel2002–2007204Éric Deflandre1992–1995201Last updated: 22 June 2019Source: Belgian Football Federation

Top goalscorers

#PlayerCareerGoalsCapsAverage1Loïs Openda2019–202313182Kevin Vandenbergh2003–200512143Cédric Roussel1997–199910124Wesley Sonck1997–19998115Michy Batshuayi2012–2014713Landry Dimata2016–2018712Maarten Martens2003–2007728Ronny Martens1978–1984714Sven Vermant1993–199578Jeanvion Yulu-Matondo2005–2008717Last updated: 20 March 2019Source: Belgian Football Federation

Honours International Challenge Trophy Winners (1): 2007–09 Runners-up (1): 2005–06

See also

Belgium national football team Belgium national under-19 football team Belgium national under-17 football team UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Notes

References

References and external links UEFA Under-21 website, complete results archive The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, full record of U-21 and U-23 Championships