Spain national under-17 football team

Spain U-17

Nickname(s)	La Rojita (The Little Red One) La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)
Association	Royal Spanish Football Federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Hernán Pérez
Most caps	Abel Ruiz (38)
Top scorer	Abel Ruiz (25)
FIFA code	ESP
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
Appearances	10 (first in 1991)
Best result	Runners-up (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
European Championship
Appearances	15 (first in 2002)
Best result	Champions (2007, 2008, 2017)

Spain national under-17 football team

Medal record
Men's under-17 football
U-17 World Cup
	1991 Italy	Team
	1997 Egypt	Team
	2003 Finland	Team
	2007 South Korea	Team
	2009 Nigeria	Team
	2017 India	Team
U-17 European Championship
	2003 Portugal	Team
	2004 France	Team
	2006 Luxembourg	Team
	2007 Belgium	Team
	2008 Turkey	Team
	2010 Liechtenstein	Team
	2016 Azerbaijan	Team
	2017 Croatia	Team

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.

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

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

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

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

• FIFA U-17 World Cup

• Runners-up (4): 1991, 2003, 2007, 2017
• Third place (2): 1997, 2009

• UEFA U-17/16 Championship (U-17 since 2002)

• Winners (9): 1986, 1988, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2017
• Runners-up (6): 1992, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2016
• Third place (3): 1985, 1998, 2006

Individual awards

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

Top appearances

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

Top goalscorers

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

Players

Current squad

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 16)	6	5	Leganés
	4FW	Alex Marchal	(2007-09-17) 17 September 2007 (age 16)	4	2	Real Sociedad

Recent call-ups

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

See also

• Spain national football team
• Spain national under-23 football team
• Spain national under-21 football team
• Spain national under-20 football team
• Spain national under-19 football team
• Spain national under-18 football team
• Spain national under-16 football team
• Spain national under-15 football team
• Spain national youth football team

References

External links

• 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