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{{Short description|National under-21 association football team representing Belgium}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox national football team
| Name               = Belgium U-21
| Nickname           =  ''Jonge duivels'' (Young demons)
''Jeunes diables'' (Little devils)
''Junge Teufels'' (Young Devils)
| Association        = [[Royal Belgian Football Association]]
| Badge              = Royal Belgian FA logo 2019.svg
| Upright            = 0.55
| Coach              = [[Gill Swerts]]
| Captain            = [[Aster Vranckx]]
| Most caps          = [[Jean-François Gillet]] (36)
| Top scorer         = [[Loïs Openda]] (13)
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| First game         = {{Flagdeco|France|1974}} [[France national under-21 football team|France]] 1–1 '''Belgium''' {{Flagdeco|Belgium}} <br /><small>([[Amiens]], [[France]]; 3 September 1976) </small>
| Largest win        = {{Flagdeco|Belgium}} '''Belgium''' 8–0 [[Luxembourg national under-21 football team|Luxembourg]] {{Flagdeco|Luxembourg}} <br /><small> ([[Mechelen]], [[Belgium]]; 3 June 2007)</small>
| Largest loss       = {{Flagdeco|Czech Republic}} [[Czech Republic national under-21 football team|Czech Republic]] 7–0 '''Belgium''' {{Flagdeco|Belgium}} <br /><small>([[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]; 24 April 2001) </small>
| UEFAu21Champ apps  = 4
| UEFAu21Champ first = 2002
| UEFAu21Champ best  = Semi-finals ([[2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2007]])
||Home Stadium=[[Den Dreef]]
}}

The '''Belgium national under-21 football team''' is the national under-21 [[Football (soccer)|football]] team of [[Belgium]] and is controlled by the [[Belgian Football Association]]. The team competes in the [[European Under-21 Football Championship]], held every two years. Their biggest successes were winning the [[2007–09 International Challenge Trophy|2007–09]] [[International Challenge Trophy]] and reaching the European Championship semi-finals in [[2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|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 ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
!Pld
!W
!D
!L
!GF
!GA
|-
|{{flagicon|EUR}} [[1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship#Group 7|1978]]||colspan=7 rowspan=12|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|EUR}} [[1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship#Qualifying Stage|1980]]
|-
|{{flagicon|EUR}} [[1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1982]]
|-
|{{flagicon|EUR}} [[1984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1984]]
|-
|{{flagicon|EUR}} [[1986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1986]]
|-
|{{flagicon|EUR}} [[1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1988]]
|-
|{{flagicon|EUR}} [[1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1990]]
|-
|{{flagicon|EUR}} [[1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1992]]
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1994]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP|alt}} [[1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|1996]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ROU}} [[1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1998]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2000]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2002]]||Group stage||3||1||0||2||2||4
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2004]]||rowspan=2 colspan=7|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2006]]
|-  bgcolor="#cc9966"
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2007]]||'''Semi-finals'''||'''4'''||'''1'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''3'''||'''4'''
|-
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2009]]||rowspan=5 colspan=7|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2011]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ISR}} [[2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2013]]
|-
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2015]]
|-
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2017]] 
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} {{flagicon|SMR}} [[2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2019]]||Group stage||3||0||0||3||4||8
|-
|{{flagicon|HUN}} {{flagicon|SLO}} [[2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2021]]||colspan=7|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|ROU}} {{flagicon|GEO}} [[2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2023]]||Group stage||3||0||2||1||3||4
|}

==Results and fixtures==
{{outdated|date=June 2021}}
Belgium are currently competing for qualification to the [[2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship]]. The table below shows their current standing in the [[2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6|qualification group]]. 
{{:2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|showteam=BEL}}

===Results===
{{football box collapsible
|date= 27 March 2017
|time= 20:00 [[Central European Time|CET]]
|team1={{fbu-rt|21|BEL}}
|score= 2–1
|report= http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2019/matches/round=2000803/match=2022419/lineups/index.html
|team2={{fbu|21|MLT}}
|goals1= [[Ryan Mmaee|R. Mmaee]] {{goal|43}}<br />[[Dion Cools|Cools]] {{goal|54}}
|goals2= {{goal|69}} [[Jake Grech|Grech]] 
|stadium= [[Den Dreef]] 
|location=[[Heverlee]], [[Belgium]]
|attendance=
|referee= Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)
|result= W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 5 September 2017
|time= 20:00 [[Central European Time|CET]]
|team1={{fbu-rt|21|BEL}}
|score= 0–0
|report= http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2019/matches/round=2000803/match=2022432/lineups/index.html
|team2={{fbu|21|TUR}}
|stadium= [[Den Dreef]] 
|location=[[Heverlee]], [[Belgium]]
|attendance=
|referee= Fabio Verissimo (Italy)
|result= D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 6 October 2017
|time= 19:00 [[Central European Time|CET]]
|team1={{fbu-rt|21|BEL}}
|score= 1–1
|report= http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2019/matches/round=2000803/match=2022438/lineups/index.html
|team2={{fbu|21|SWE}}
|goals1= [[Jordi Vanlerberghe|Vanlerberghe]] {{goal|30}}
|goals2={{goal|61}} [[Filip Dagerstål|Dagerstål]] 
|stadium= [[Den Dreef]] 
|location= [[Heverlee]], [[Belgium]]
|attendance=
|referee= [[Nikola Dabanović]] (Montenegro)
|result= D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 10 October 2017
|time= 16:00 [[Central European Time|CET]]
|team1={{fbu-rt|21|CYP}}
|score= 0–2
|report= http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2019/matches/round=2000803/match=2022444/lineups/index.html
|team2={{fbu|21|BEL}}
|goals2={{goal|51}} [[Dodi Lukebakio|Lukebakio]] <br> {{goal|90+3}} [[Samuel Bastien|Bastien]] 
|stadium= [[AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis]] 
|location=[[Larnaca]], [[Cyprus]]
|attendance=
|referee= [[Kirill Levnikov]] (Russia)
|result= W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 9 November 2017
|time= 19:00 [[Central European Time|CET]]
|team1={{fbu-rt|21|BEL}}
|score= 3–2 
|report= http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2019/matches/round=2000803/match=2022434/lineups/index.html
|team2={{fbu|21|CYP}}
|goals1=[[Isaac Mbenza|Mbenza]] {{goal|15}}<br>[[Landry Dimata|Dimata]] {{goal|45+2}}<br>[[Aaron Leya Iseka|Leya Iseka]] {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2={{goal|49}} Papageorgiou <br> {{goal|75}} Fragkou 
|stadium= [[Den Dreef]] 
|location=[[Heverlee]], [[Belgium]]
|attendance=
|referee= Enea Jorgji (Albania)
|result= W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 14 November 2017
|time= 15:00 [[Central European Time|CET]]
|team1={{fbu-rt|21|TUR}}
|score= 1–2
|report= http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2019/matches/round=2000803/match=2022442/lineups/index.html
|team2={{fbu|21|BEL}}
|goals1=[[Melih Okutan|Okutan]] {{goal|5}}
|goals2=[[Merih Demiral]] {{goal|45+2|o.g.}}<br>[[Siebe Schrijvers|Schrijvers]] {{goal|87}}
|stadium= [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium]] 
|location= [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]
|attendance=
|referee= Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
|result= W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 26 March 2018
|time= 19:00 [[Central European Time|CET]]
|team1={{fbu-rt|21|BEL}}
|score= 3–0
|report= http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2019/matches/round=2000803/match=2022433/lineups/index.html#/
|team2={{fbu|21|HUN}}
|goals1=[[Siebe Schrijvers|Schrijvers]] {{goal|19}}<br>[[Dodi Lukebakio|Lukebakio]] {{goal|64}}<br>[[Landry Dimata|Dimata]] {{goal|72|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Den Dreef]] 
|location=[[Heverlee]], [[Belgium]]
|attendance=
|referee= Erez Papir (Israel)
|result= W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 7 September 2018
|time= 16:00 [[Central European Time|CET]]
|team1={{fbu-rt|21|MLT}}
|score= 0–4
|report= https://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2019/matches/round=2000803/match=2022425/match-info/index.html?iv=true&iv=true&iv=true&iv=true
|team2={{fbu|21|BEL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Landry Dimata|Dimata]] {{goal|11}}<br>[[Siebe Schrijvers|Schrijvers]] {{goal|18}}<br>[[Dodi Lukebakio|Lukebakio]] {{goal|59}}<br>[[Aaron Leya Iseka|Leya Iseka]] {{goal|69}}
|stadium= [[National Stadium, Ta' Qali|National Stadium]] 
|location=[[Ta'Qali]], [[Malta]]
|attendance=
|referee= Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)
|result= W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 11 September 2018
|time= 17:00 [[Central European Time|CET]]
|team1={{fbu-rt|21|HUN}}
|score= 0–3
|report= https://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2019/matches/round=2000803/match=2022443/lineups/index.html?iv=true
|team2={{fbu|21|BEL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Landry Dimata|Dimata]] {{goal|20||73|pen.}}<br>[[Siebe Schrijvers|Schrijvers]] {{goal|86}}
|stadium= [[Szusza Ferenc Stadion]] 
|location=[[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]
|attendance=
|referee= [[Tiago Martins (referee)|Tiago Martins]] (Portugal)
|result= W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 16 October 2018
|time= 17:00 [[Central European Time|CET]]
|team1={{fbu-rt|21|SWE}}
|score= 0–3
|report= https://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2019/matches/round=2000803/match=2022428/index.html?iv=true
|team2={{fbu|21|BEL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Landry Dimata|Dimata]] {{goal|29||40}}<br>[[Dodi Lukebakio|Lukebakio]] {{goal|65}}
|stadium= [[Fredriksskans]] 
|location=[[Kalmar]], [[Sweden]]
|attendance=
|referee= Frank Schneider (France)
|result= W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 15 November 2018
|time= 18:00 [[Central European Time|CET]]
|team1={{fbu-rt|21|ROU}}
|score= 3–3
|report= https://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2019/matches/round=2000803/match=2022428/index.html?iv=true
|team2={{fbu|21|BEL}}
|goals1=[[Denis Drăguș|Drăguș]] {{goal|45|pen.}}<br>[[Darius Olaru|Olaru]] {{goal|90}}<br>[[Andrei Ciobanu|Ciobanu]] {{goal|90+1}}
|goals2=[[Dion Cools|Cools]] {{goal|35}}<br>[[Aaron Leya Iseka|Leya]] {{goal|56}}<br>[[Isaac Mbenza|Mbenza]] {{goal|58}}
|stadium= [[Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu|Dr. Constantin Rădulescu]] 
|location=[[Cluj-Napoca]], [[Romania]]
|attendance=5,000
|referee= Iulian Călin (Romania)
|result= D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 16 June 2019
|time= 18:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|21|POL}}
|score= 3–2
|report= https://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2019/matches/round=2000799/match=2025974/index.html
|team2={{fbu|21|BEL}}
|goals1=[[Szymon Żurkowski|Żurkowski]] {{goal|26}}<br>[[Krystian Bielik|Bielik]] {{goal|52}}<br>[[Sebastian Szymański|Szymański]] {{goal|79}}
|goals2=[[Aaron Leya Iseka|Leya Iseka]] {{goal|16}}<br>[[Dion Cools|Cools]] {{goal|84}}
|stadium= [[Mapei Stadium–Città del Tricolore]]
|location=[[Reggio Emilia]], [[Italy]]
|attendance= 2,534
|referee= [[István Kovács (referee)|István Kovács]] ([[Romanian Football Federation|Romania]])
|result= L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 19 June 2019
|time= 18:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|21|ESP}}
|score= 2–1
|report= https://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2019/matches/round=2000799/match=2025976/index.html
|team2={{fbu|21|BEL}}
|goals1=[[Dani Olmo|Olmo]] {{goal|7}}<br>[[Pablo Fornals|Fornals]] {{goal|89}}
|goals2=[[Sebastiaan Bornauw|Bornauw]] {{goal|24}}
|stadium= [[Mapei Stadium–Città del Tricolore]]
|location=[[Reggio Emilia]], [[Italy]]
|attendance= 2,738
|referee= [[Andris Treimanis]] ([[Latvian Football Federation|Latvia]])
|result= L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 22 June 2019
|time= 21:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|21|BEL}}
|score= 1–3
|report= https://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2019/matches/round=2000799/match=2025977/index.html
|team2={{fbu|21|ITA}}
|goals1=[[Yari Verschaeren|Verschaeren]] {{goal|79}}<br />[[Isaac Mbenza|Mbenza]] {{sent off|0|90+3}}
|goals2=[[Nicolò Barella|Barella]] {{goal|44}}<br>[[Patrick Cutrone|Cutrone]] {{goal|53}}<br>[[Federico Chiesa|Chiesa]] {{goal|89}}
|stadium= [[Mapei Stadium–Città del Tricolore]]
|location=[[Reggio Emilia]], [[Italy]]
|attendance= 20,075
|referee= [[Srđan Jovanović (referee)|Srđan Jovanović]] ([[Football Association of Serbia|Serbia]])
|result= L
}}

==Current squad==
* '''Players born in or after 2002 are eligible for the [[2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship]].'''

The following players were called up for the [[2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification]] match against {{fbu|21|SCO}} & {{fbu|21|HUN}} on 11 & 15 October 2024.

''Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped by the senior team.''

Caps and goals correct as of 27 October 2024.

{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Senne Lammens]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|7|7|df=y}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[Royal Antwerp F.C.|Antwerp]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=[[Tobe Leysen]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|3|9|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Oud-Heverlee Leuven|OH Leuven]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=''[[Hugo Siquet]]''|age={{birth date and age|2002|7|9|df=y}}|caps=23|goals=0|club=[[Cercle Brugge K.S.V.|Cercle Brugge]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Jorne Spileers]]|age={{birth date and age|2005|1|21|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Zeno Van Den Bosch]]|age={{birth date and age|2003|7|6|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Royal Antwerp F.C.|Antwerp]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Killian Sardella]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|5|2|df=y}}|caps=15|goals=2|club=[[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=DF|name=[[Joël Schingtienne]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|12|30|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Venezia FC|Venezia]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=DF|name=[[Fedde Leysen]]|age={{birth date and age|2003|7|9|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Royale Union Saint-Gilloise|Union SG]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=DF|name=[[Tuur Rommens]]|age={{birth date and age|2003|3|26|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=''[[Mandela Keita]]''|age={{birth date and age|2002|5|10|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Mario Stroeykens]]|age={{birth date and age|2004|9|29|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Eliot Matazo]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|2|15|df=y}}|caps=20|goals=0|club=[[Royal Antwerp F.C.|Antwerp]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=MF|name=[[Christiaan Ravych]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|7|30|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Cercle Brugge K.S.V.|Cercle Brugge]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=[[Cisse Sandra]]|age={{birth date and age|2003|12|16|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Willem II (football club)|Willem II]]|clubnat=NED}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=MF|name=[[Konstantinos Karetsas]]|age={{birth date and age|2007|11|19|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name=[[Jarne Steuckers]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|2|4|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=1|club=[[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=''[[Arthur Vermeeren]]''|age={{birth date and age|2005|2|7|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[RB Leipzig]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=[[Samuel Mbangula]]|age={{bda|2004|1|16|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Juventus Next Gen|Juventus]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Romeo Vermant]]|age={{bda|2004|1|24|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=1|club=[[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Kazeem Olaigbe]]|age={{bda|2003|1|2|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=4|club=[[Cercle Brugge K.S.V.|Cercle Brugge]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=FW|name=[[Lucas Stassin]]|age={{bda|2004|11|29|df=y}}|caps=7|goals=2|club=[[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=[[Youssuf Sylla]]|age={{bda|2002|12|19|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=1|club=[[R. Charleroi S.C.|Charleroi]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs end}}

===Recent call-ups===
The following players have been called up and remain eligible.

{{nat fs r start|background=#e62020|color=white}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Matthieu Epolo]]|age={{birth date and age|2005|1|15|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Standard Liège]]|clubnat=BEL|latest=v. {{fb|SCO}}, 11 October 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Matt Lendfers|age={{birth date and age|2006|3|10|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Sint-Truidense V.V.|Sint-Truiden]]|clubnat=BEL|latest=v. {{fb|KAZ}}, 10 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Maarten Vandevoordt]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|2|26|df=y}}|caps=19|goals=0|club=[[RB Leipzig]]|clubnat=GER|latest=v. {{fb|KAZ}}, 10 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Mike Penders]]|age={{birth date and age|2005|1|15|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]|clubnat=BEL|latest=v. {{fb|KAZ}}, 10 September 2024}}
{{nat fs break|background=#f39a9a}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Ignace Van Der Brempt]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|4|1|df=y}}|caps=15|goals=1|club=[[Como 1907|Como]]|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fb|SCO}}, 11 October  2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Antef Tsoungui]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|12|30|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Oud-Heverlee Leuven|OH Leuven]]|clubnat=BEL|latest=v. {{fb|KAZ}}, 10 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Jorthy Mokio]]|age={{birth date and age|2008|2|29|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=1|club=[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|KAZ}}, 10 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Matte Smets]]|age={{birth date and age|2004|1|4|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=1|club=[[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]|clubnat=BEL|latest=v. {{fb|KAZ}}, 10 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Rob Nizet]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|4|14|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Willem II (football club)|Willem II]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|MAR}}, 4 June 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Rein Van Helden]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|7|24|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Sint-Truidense V.V.|Sint-Truiden]]|clubnat=BEL|latest=v. {{fb|MAR}}, 4 June 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Bram Lagae]]|age={{birth date and age|2004|1|14|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[K.V. Kortrijk|Kortrijk]]|clubnat=BEL|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 26 March 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Nathan Ngoy]]|age={{birth date and age|2003|6|10|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Standard Liège]]|clubnat=BEL|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 21 November 2023}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=''[[Koni De Winter]]''|age={{birth date and age|2002|6|12|df=y}}|caps=18|goals=0|club=[[Genoa CFC|Genoa]]|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 21 November 2023}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Richie Sagrado]]|age={{birth date and age|2004|1|30|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Venezia FC|Venezia]]|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fb|KAZ}}, 11 September 2023}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=''[[Zeno Debast]]''|age={{birth date and age|2003|10|24|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Sporting CP]]|clubnat=POR|latest=[[2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship]]}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=''[[Ameen Al-Dakhil]]''|age={{birth date and age|2002|4|1|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[VfB Stuttgart|Stuttgart]]|clubnat=GER|latest=[[2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship]]}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Daan Dierckx]]|age={{birth date and age|2003|2|24|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Standard Liège]]|clubnat=BEL|latest=v. {{fb|TUR}}, 3 September 2021}}
{{nat fs break|background=#f39a9a}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Mathias Delorge]]|age={{birth date and age|2004|7|31|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]]|clubnat=BEL|latest=v. {{fb|SCO}}, 11 October 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Chris Lokesa]]|age={{birth date and age|2004|11|7|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[RKC Waalwijk]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|KAZ}}, 10 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Stanis Idumbo Muzambo]]|age={{birth date and age|2005|6|29|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]|clubnat=ESP|latest=v. {{fb|MAR}}, 4 June 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Pierre Dwomoh]]|age={{birth date and age|2004|6|21|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=1|club=[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|MAR}}, 4 June 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Noah Mbamba]]|age={{birth date and age|2005|1|5|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]]|clubnat=GER|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 26 March 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=''[[Arne Engels]]''|age={{birth date and age|2003|9|8|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=2|club=[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]|clubnat=SCO|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 26 March 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Marco Kana]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|8|8|df=y}}|caps=12|goals=0|club=[[K.V. Kortrijk|Kortrijk]]|clubnat=BEL|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 21 November 2023}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Luca Oyen]]|age={{bda|2003|3|14|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]|clubnat=BEL|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 21 November 2023}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=''[[Aster Vranckx]]''|age={{birth date and age|2002|10|4|df=y}}|caps=12|goals=0|club=[[VfL Wolfsburg]]|clubnat=GER|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]|latest=v. {{fb|HUN}}, 17 October 2023}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=''[[Roméo Lavia]]''|age={{bda|2004|1|6|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]|clubnat=ENG||latest=v. {{fb|CZE}}, 23 March 2023}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Anouar Ait El Hadj]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|4|20|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]|clubnat=BEL|latest=v. {{fb|DEN}}, 29 March 2022}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Tibo Persyn]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|3|13|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FC Eindhoven]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|TUR}}, 3 September 2021}}
{{nat fs break|background=#f39a9a}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Mika Godts]]|age={{bda|2005|6|7|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|SCO}}, 11 October 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Thibo Baeten]]|age={{bda|2002|6|4|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Roda JC]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|KAZ}}, 10 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=''[[Malick Fofana]]''|age={{bda|2005|3|31|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]|clubnat=FRA|latest=v. {{fb|KAZ}}, 10 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=''[[Julien Duranville]]''|age={{bda|2006|5|5|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Borussia Dortmund]]|clubnat=GER|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 26 March 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Anthony Descotte]]|age={{bda|2003|8|3|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]]|clubnat=NED|latest=[[2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship]]}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Ken Nkuba]]|age={{bda|2002|2|21|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]|clubnat=BEL|latest=v. {{fb|CZE}}, 23 March 2023}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=''[[Johan Bakayoko]]''|age={{bda|2003|4|20|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[PSV Eindhoven]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|CZE}}, 23 March 2023}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=''[[Jérémy Doku]]''|age={{birth date and age|2002|5|27|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=1|club=[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|FRA}}, 26 September 2022}}
{{nat fs end}}

==Statistics==
===Most capped players===
{{legend|#CFECEC|Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.|border=#AAAAAA}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! width="50" |#
! style="width:160px;"|Name
! style="width:100px;"|Career
! width="50" |Caps
! width="50" |Goals
|-
|1
|align="left"|[[Jean-François Gillet]]
|1996–2002
|'''36'''
|0
|-
|rowspan=2|2
|align="left"|[[Thomas Chatelle]]
|1999–2003
|'''28'''
|4
|-
|align="left"|[[Maarten Martens]]
|2003–2007
|'''28'''
|7
|-
|4
|align="left"|[[Faris Haroun]]
|2004–2008
|'''24'''
|4
|-
|rowspan=2|5
|align="left"|[[Siebe Schrijvers]]
|2016–2019
|'''23'''
|4
|-
|align="left"|[[Hugo Siquet]]
|2021–2024
|'''23'''
|0
|-
|rowspan=3|7
|align="left"|[[Tom De Mul]]
|2004–2008
|'''21'''
|4
|-
|align="left"|[[Wout Faes]]
|2017–2020
|'''21'''
|0
|-
|align="left"|[[Gunter Van Handenhoven]]
|1997–1999
|'''21'''
|1
|-
|rowspan=2|10
|align="left"|[[Jonathan Blondel]]
|2002–2007
|'''20'''
|4
|-
|align="left"|[[Éric Deflandre]]
|1992–1995
|'''20'''
|1
|}<small>Last updated: 22 June 2019<br>Source: Belgian Football Federation</small>

===Top goalscorers===
{{legend|#CFECEC|Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.|border=#AAAAAA}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! width="50" |#
! style="width:150px;"|Player
! style="width:100px;"|Career
! width="50" |Goals
! width="50" |Caps
! width="50" |Average
|-
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Loïs Openda]]
|2019–2023
|'''13'''
|18
|{{#expr:13/18 round 2}}
|-
|2
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Kevin Vandenbergh]]
|2003–2005
|'''12'''
|14
|{{#expr:12/14 round 2}}
|-
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Cédric Roussel]]
|1997–1999
|'''10'''
|12
|{{#expr:10/12 round 2}}
|-
|4
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Wesley Sonck]]
|1997–1999
|'''8'''
|11
|{{#expr:8/11 round 2}}
|-
|rowspan=6|5
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Michy Batshuayi]]
|2012–2014
|'''7'''
|13
|{{#expr:7/13 round 2}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Landry Dimata]]
|2016–2018
|'''7'''
|12
|{{#expr:7/12 round 2}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Maarten Martens]]
|2003–2007
|'''7'''
|28
|{{#expr:7/28 round 2}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Ronny Martens]]
|1978–1984
|'''7'''
|14
|{{#expr:7/14 round 2}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Sven Vermant]]
|1993–1995
|'''7'''
|8
|{{#expr:7/8 round 2}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jeanvion Yulu-Matondo]]
|2005–2008
|'''7'''
|17
|{{#expr:7/17 round 2}}
|}<small>Last updated: 20 March 2019<br>Source: Belgian Football Federation</small>

==Honours==
*'''[[International Challenge Trophy]]'''
:'''Winners (1):''' [[2007–09 International Challenge Trophy|2007–09]]
:Runners-up (1): [[2005–06 European Challenge Trophy|2005–06]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Belgium|Association football}}
* [[Belgium national football team]]
* [[Belgium national under-19 football team]]
* [[Belgium national under-17 football team]]
* [[European Under-21 Football Championship]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==References and external links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070224134403/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under21/ UEFA Under-21 website], complete results archive
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051213223313/http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/europe-u21.html The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation], full record of U-21 and U-23 Championships

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