Spain national under-17 football team

Summary

The Spain national under-17 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain.

Spain U-17
Nickname(s)La Rojita (The Little Red One)
La Furia Roja
(The Red Fury)
AssociationRoyal Spanish Football Federation
(Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachHernán Pérez
Most capsAbel Ruiz (38)
Top scorerAbel Ruiz (25)
FIFA codeESP
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Spain 1–0 Uruguay 
(Livorno, Italy; 18 August 1991)
Biggest win
 Spain 13–0 New Zealand 
(Ismaïlia, Egypt; 15 September 1997)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 1–6 France 
(Goiânia, Brazil; 11 November 2019)
Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1991)
Best resultRunners-up (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
European Championship
Appearances15 (first in 2002)
Best resultChampions (2007, 2008, 2017)
Spain national under-17 football team
Medal record
Men's under-17 football
U-17 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1991 Italy Team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Egypt Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Finland Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 South Korea Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Nigeria Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 India Team
U-17 European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2003 Portugal Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 France Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Luxembourg Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Belgium Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Turkey Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Liechtenstein Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Azerbaijan Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Croatia Team

Considered one of the strongest national teams in under 17 level, Spain has participated in 9 out of 14 World Cup tournaments. Spain hold the record of playing the most finals without ever winning the tournament, having finished as runners-up on four occasions.

Competitive record edit

FIFA U-17 World Cup record edit

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
  1991 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 13 5
  1993 did not qualify
  1995 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 4 4
  1997 Third place 3rd 6 5 0 1 22 6
  1999 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 7 2
  2001 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 4 6
  2003 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 16 10
  2005 did not qualify
  2007 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 3 0 13 6
  2009 Third place 3rd 7 5 1 1 18 10
  2011 did not qualify
  2013
  2015
  2017 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 0 2 17 10
  2019 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 1 1 10 8
  2023 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 1 1 7 4
  2025 to be determined
Total 11/17 2nd 58 36 10 12 131 71

UEFA European U-17 Championship record edit

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
  2002 Fourth place 8 5 2 1 21 11
  2003 Runners-up 8 5 2 1 21 9
  2004 Runners-up 8 5 1 2 19 7
  2005 Elite round 3 2 1 0 3 1
  2006 Third place 8 5 2 1 19 5
  2007 Champions 8 6 2 0 12 3
  2008 Champions 11 8 3 0 29 9
  2009 Group stage 9 4 5 0 14 4
  2010 Runners-up 11 9 0 2 37 7
  2011 Elite round 6 5 0 1 18 6
  2012 Elite round 6 4 2 0 17 4
  2013 Elite round 6 3 0 3 9 8
  2014 Elite round 6 4 1 1 8 2
  2015 Quarter-finals 11 5 6 0 14 5
  2016 Runners-up 12 8 4 0 18 6
  2017 Champions 12 8 3 1 30 9
  2018 Quarter-finals 10 5 3 2 16 8
  2019 Semifinals 11 8 1 2 20 6
  2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
  2021
  2022 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 6 3
  2023 Semifinals 5 3 1 1 10 6
  2024 Qualified
  2025 to be determined
Total 15/22 161 103 40 19 341 119

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

  • Gold background color indicates first-place finish. Silver background color indicates second-place finish. Bronze background color indicates third-place finish.

Honours edit

Individual awards edit

In addition to team victories, Spanish players have won individual awards at UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

Year Golden Player
  2004 Cesc Fàbregas
  2007 Bojan Krkić

In addition to team victories, Spanish players have won individual awards at FIFA World Cup Under-17 Football Championship.

Year Golden Player Golden Shoe
  1997 Sergio Santamaría David Rodríguez Fraile
  2003 Cesc Fàbregas Cesc Fàbregas
  2009 Borja Bastón

Player records edit

Top appearances edit

Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-17 caps
1 Abel Ruiz Barcelona 2015–2017 38
2 Ignacio Camacho Atlético Madrid 2006–2007 25
3 Albert Dalmau Barcelona 2008–2009 23
  Manu Morlanes Villarreal 2014–2016 23
5 Sergio Gómez Barcelona 2016–2017 22
  Borja Atlético Madrid 2008–2009 22
  Ferran Torres Valencia 2016–2017 22
8 David Rodríguez Atlético Madrid 2002–2003 21
  Gerard Deulofeu Barcelona 2009–2011 21
  Hugo Guillamón Valencia 2016–2017 21
  Isco Valencia 2008–2009 21
  Javi García Real Madrid 2003–2005 21
  Jaime Gavilán Valencia 2001–2003 21
  Koke Atlético Madrid 2008–2009 21

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-17s.

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-17 goals
1 Abel Ruiz Barcelona 2015–2017 25
2 Jonathan Soriano Espanyol 2001–2003 18
3 Bojan Krkić Barcelona 2006–2007 16
4 Paco Alcácer Valencia 2009–2010 14
5 David Rodríguez Atlético Madrid 2002–2003 13
6 Borja Atlético Madrid 2008–2009 12
  Roberto Soldado Real Madrid 2001–2003 12
8 Jaime Gavilán Valencia 2001–2003 10
  Iker Bravo Bayer Leverkusen 2021–2022 10
  Marc Guiu Barcelona 2022–2023 10

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-17s.

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following players were named in the squad for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches, played in March 2024.[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2024, after the match against Austria.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Manu González (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17) 5 0   Real Betis
1GK Álvaro González (2007-04-09) 9 April 2007 (age 17) 5 0   Real Madrid

2DF Buba Sangaré (2007-08-06) 6 August 2007 (age 16) 11 0   Levante
2DF Jesús Fortea (2007-03-26) 26 March 2007 (age 17) 10 0   Real Madrid
2DF Albert Navarro (2007-05-24) 24 May 2007 (age 16) 9 0   Barcelona
2DF Joan Martínez (2007-08-20) 20 August 2007 (age 16) 9 0   Real Madrid
2DF Landry Farré (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17) 8 0   Barcelona
2DF Diego Aguado (2007-02-06) 6 February 2007 (age 17) 6 0   Real Madrid

3MF Quim Junyent (2007-03-25) 25 March 2007 (age 17) 12 2   Barcelona
3MF Paulo Iago (2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 (age 17) 10 2   Real Madrid
3MF Guille Fernández (2008-06-18) 18 June 2008 (age 15) 9 6   Barcelona
3MF Marc Bernal (2007-05-21) 21 May 2007 (age 16) 9 0   Barcelona
3MF Pol Durán (2007-03-08) 8 March 2007 (age 17) 7 3   Real Madrid
3MF Xavi Espart (2007-05-21) 21 May 2007 (age 16) 7 0   Barcelona
3MF Leo Salazar (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17) 6 0   Espanyol

4FW Juan Hernández (2007-07-21) 21 July 2007 (age 16) 15 2   Barcelona
4FW Adrián Arnu (2007-03-04) 4 March 2007 (age 17) 11 8   Real Valladolid
4FW Daniel Yáñez (2007-03-28)28 March 2007 (aged 16) 10 5   Real Madrid
4FW Sydney Osazuwa (2007-04-21) 21 April 2007 (age 17) 6 5   Leganés
4FW Alex Marchal (2007-09-17) 17 September 2007 (age 16) 4 2   Real Sociedad

Recent call-ups edit

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Simón García (2007-04-19) 19 April 2007 (age 17) 2 0   Athletic Bilbao v.   Netherlands, 14 February 2024
GK Pablo Polo (2007-02-20) 20 February 2007 (age 17) 1 0   Villarreal v.   North Macedonia, 28 October 2023
GK Diego Diaz (2007-02-20) 20 February 2007 (age 17) 1 0   Atlético Madrid v.   England, 12 September 2023

DF Pau Cubarsí (2007-01-22) 22 January 2007 (age 17) 18 0   Barcelona v.   Germany, 24 November 2023
DF Carlos Alós (2007-02-10) 10 February 2007 (age 17) 9 0   Valencia v.   Netherlands, 14 February 2024
DF Ariel Nkoghe (2007-03-15) 15 March 2007 (age 17) 5 0   Real Madrid v.   Italy, 25 January 2024
DF Andrés Cuenca (2007-01-22) 22 January 2007 (age 17) 4 0   Barcelona v.   Germany, 24 November 2023
DF Miguel Cuevas (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17) 4 0   Calavera v.   Italy, 25 January 2024
DF Mario Rivas (2007-03-16) 16 March 2007 (age 17) 3 0   Real Madrid v.   England, 12 September 2023
DF Pablo Martínez (2007-01-13) 13 January 2007 (age 17) 3 0   Athletic Bilbao v.   Netherlands, 14 February 2024
DF Jorge Sálamo (2007-08-29) 29 August 2007 (age 16) 2 0   Compostela v.   Slovakia, 31 October 2023
DF Óscar Gil (2007-02-10) 10 February 2007 (age 17) 2 0   Villarreal v.   Portugal, 9 September 2023
DF Alejandro Galdeano (2007-11-05) 5 November 2007 (age 16) 1 0   Real Valladolid v.   Italy, 25 January 2024

MF Dani Ávila (2007-03-22) 22 March 2007 (age 17) 5 0   Barcelona v.   England, 12 September 2023
MF Pedro Rodríguez (2008-01-20) 20 January 2008 (age 16) 4 0   Barcelona v.   Netherlands, 14 February 2024
MF Iván Corralejo (2007-05-01) 1 May 2007 (age 16) 3 0   Real Betis v.   England, 12 September 2023
MF Adrián Pascual (2007-01-16) 16 January 2007 (age 17) 3 0   Real Valladolid v.   England, 12 September 2023
MF Pablo Agudín (2007-11-11) 11 November 2007 (age 16) 3 0   Real Oviedo v.   England, 12 September 2023
MF Beñat García (2007-01-21) 21 January 2007 (age 17) 3 0   Athletic Bilbao v.   Netherlands, 14 February 2024
MF Juan Murcia (2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 16) 3 0   Elche v.   Netherlands, 14 February 2024
MF Jofre Torrents (2007-01-28) 28 January 2007 (age 17) 2 0   Barcelona v.   Portugal, 9 September 2023
MF Paco Cortés (2007-08-11) 11 August 2007 (age 16) 2 0   Levante v.   Netherlands, 14 February 2024
MF Beto Martínez (2007-04-07) 7 April 2007 (age 17) 1 0   Real Madrid v.   England, 12 September 2023

FW Lamine Yamal (2007-07-13) 13 July 2007 (age 16) 10 8   Barcelona v.   France, 30 May 2023
FW José Reyes (2007-10-15) 15 October 2007 (age 16) 8 4   Real Madrid v.   Italy, 25 January 2024
FW Igor Oyono (2007-02-07) 7 February 2007 (age 17) 8 3   Athletic Bilbao v.   Netherlands, 14 February 2024
FW David Otorbi (2007-10-16) 16 October 2007 (age 16) 8 0   Valencia v.   Netherlands, 14 February 2024
FW Toni Fernández (2008-06-15) 15 June 2008 (age 15) 7 1   Barcelona v.   Netherlands, 14 February 2024
FW Víctor Fernández (2007-11-09) 9 November 2007 (age 16) 5 1   Real Valladolid v.   North Macedonia, 28 October 2023
FW Óscar Bazaga (2007-08-24) 24 August 2007 (age 16) 5 0   Atlético Madrid v.   Italy, 25 January 2024
FW Sergio Vinatea (2007-05-05) 5 May 2007 (age 16) 3 2   Roda v.   North Macedonia, 28 October 2023
FW Ousmane Diallo (2007-06-12) 12 June 2007 (age 16) 3 1   Borussia Dortmund v.   England, 12 September 2023
FW Joselillo Gaitán (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17) 3 0   Villarreal v.   England, 12 September 2023
FW Dani Chuecos (2007-01-21) 21 January 2007 (age 17) 3 0   Elche v.   Netherlands, 14 February 2024
FW Jose Fernández (2007-06-27) 27 June 2007 (age 16) 2 1   Málaga v.   North Macedonia, 28 October 2023
FW Jaime Barroso (2007-09-23) 23 September 2007 (age 16) 2 1   Real Madrid v.   Portugal, 9 September 2023

Former squads edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Convocatoria de la sub-17 para la Ronda Élite". Real Federación Española de Fútbol. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

External links edit

  • siemprecantera (in Spanish)
  • Spain under-17 at Soccer-Spain
  • Tournament archive at fifa.com
  • Tournament archive at uefa.com
  • UEFA U-17 European Championship at rsssf