Spain national under-19 football team

Spain U-19
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 coachJosé Lana
Most capsAarón Ñíguez (23)
Top scorerJuan Mata (12)
FIFA codeESP
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Spain 2–0 Switzerland 
(Monzón, Spain; 3 October 2001)
Biggest win
 Spain 8–1 Cyprus 
(Torrevieja, Spain; 28 May 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Turkey 3–0 Spain 
(Chiajna, Romania; 26 July 2011)
 England 3–0 Spain 
(Burton upon Trent, England; 24 March 2017)
Records for competitive matches only.
European Under-19 Championship
Appearances13 (first in 2002)
Best resultWinners (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019)
Spain national under-19 football team
Medal record
U-19 European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2002 Norway Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Switzerland Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Poland Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Austria Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 France Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Romania Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Estonia Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Greece Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Armenia Team

The Spain national under-19 football team represents Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain, in international football at this age level. It is the most successful U-19 national team in Europe with eight continental titles.

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-19 Championship Record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Norway 2002 Champions 4 3 1 0 8 2
Liechtenstein 2003 Second qualifying round 3 1 1 1 3 2
Switzerland 2004 Champions 5 4 1 0 13 5
Northern Ireland 2005 Elite Round 3 2 0 1 5 1
Poland 2006 Champions 5 4 1 0 17 5
Austria 2007 Champions 5 2 3 0 4 1
Czech Republic 2008 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 5 3
Ukraine 2009 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 3 4
France 2010 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 10 5
Romania 2011 Champions 5 4 0 1 16 6
Estonia 2012 Champions 5 3 2 0 11 6
Lithuania 2013 Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 7 4
Hungary 2014 Elite Round 3 2 0 1 6 4
Greece 2015 Champions 5 3 1 1 9 4
Germany 2016 Elite Round 3 1 1 1 3 3
Georgia (country) 2017 Elite Round 3 2 0 1 7 3
Finland 2018 Elite Round 3 1 1 1 5 4
Armenia 2019 Champions 5 3 2 0 7 3
2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Slovakia 2022 Elite Round 2 0 2 0 5 5
Malta 2023 Semi-finals 4 2 1 1 9 4
Total 13/20 78 46 17 15 153 74

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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

Individual awards

Spain's U-19 players have won individual awards at UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship tournaments.

Year Golden Player Golden Boot
Norway 2002 Fernando Torres Fernando Torres
Switzerland 2004 Juanfran
Poland 2006 Alberto Bueno Alberto Bueno
France 2010 Dani Pacheco
Romania 2011 Álex Fernández Álvaro Morata
Estonia 2012 Gerard Deulofeu Jesé
Greece 2015 Marco Asensio Borja Mayoral

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Fran González (2005-06-25) 25 June 2005 (age 18) 6 0 Spain Real Madrid
1GK Dani Martín (2005-09-26) 26 September 2005 (age 18) 4 0 Spain Rayo Majadahonda

2DF Yarek Gąsiorowski (2005-01-12) 12 January 2005 (age 19) 23 7 Spain Valencia
2DF Simo Keddari (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 19) 10 2 Qatar Al-Arabi
2DF Julio Díaz (2005-01-10) 10 January 2005 (age 19) 8 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
2DF Daniel Muñoz (2006-07-19) 19 July 2006 (age 17) 5 1 Spain Atlético Madrid
2DF Sergi Domínguez (2005-04-01) 1 April 2005 (age 19) 5 0 Spain Barcelona
2DF Héctor Fort (2006-08-02) 2 August 2006 (age 17) 3 0 Spain Barcelona

3MF Peio Canales (2005-01-17) 17 January 2005 (age 19) 8 1 Spain Athletic Club
3MF Gerard Hernández (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 19) 8 1 Spain Villarreal
3MF Rayane Belaid (2005-02-11) 11 February 2005 (age 19) 7 1 Spain Atlético Madrid
3MF David Mella (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 18) 5 0 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
3MF Pol Fortuny (2005-03-15) 15 March 2005 (age 19) 4 1 Spain Real Madrid
3MF Cristian Perea (2005-08-17) 17 August 2005 (age 18) 4 0 Spain Real Madrid

4FW Miguel Carvalho (2005-03-24) 24 March 2005 (age 19) 10 1 Spain Espanyol
4FW Kevin Sánchez (2005-02-20) 20 February 2005 (age 19) 9 2 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
4FW Yanis Senhadji (2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 19) 8 3 Spain Real Betis
4FW Assane Diao (2005-09-07) 7 September 2005 (age 18) 7 0 Spain Real Betis
4FW Siren Diao (2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 19) 6 3 Italy Atalanta
4FW Marc Guiu (2006-01-04) 4 January 2006 (age 18) 3 0 Spain Barcelona

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last twelve months are still eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Javier Boñar (2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 (age 18) 5 0 Spain Atlético Madrid v.  Norway, 22 February 2024
DF Jacobo Ramón (2005-06-06) 6 June 2005 (age 18) 3 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Norway, 22 February 2024
DF Pau Navarro (2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 18) 1 0 Spain Villarreal v.  Norway, 22 February 2024
DF Xavi Grande (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Spain Levante v.  Italy, 17 January 2024
DF Xavi Rufo (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Spain Espanyol v.  Italy, 17 January 2024
DF Xanet Oláiz (2005-07-18) 18 July 2005 (age 18) 1 0 Spain Alavés v.  Georgia, 23 November 2023
DF Koke Iglesias (2005-03-16) 16 March 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Spain Valladolid v.  Georgia, 23 November 2023
DF Álvaro Cortés (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Spain Barcelona v.  Mauritania, 4 May 2023

MF Dani Rodríguez (2005-08-09) 9 August 2005 (age 18) 13 4 Spain Barcelona v.  Italy, 17 January 2024
MF Dani Pérez (2005-07-26) 26 July 2005 (age 18) 7 0 Spain Real Betis v.  Italy, 13 July 2023
MF Chema Andrés (2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 18) 5 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Norway, 22 February 2024
MF Rodrigo Mendoza (2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 19) 3 0 Spain Elche v.  Norway, 22 February 2024
MF Dani Meso (2005-09-03) 3 September 2005 (age 18) 2 1 Spain Real Madrid v.  Norway, 22 February 2024
MF Jesús Rodríguez (2005-11-21) 21 November 2005 (age 18) 2 0 Spain Real Betis v.  Norway, 22 February 2024
MF Alberto Collado (2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 (age 19) 2 0 Spain Sevilla v.  Norway, 22 February 2024
MF Álvaro Moreno (2006-05-14) 14 May 2006 (age 17) 1 0 Spain Levante v.  Norway, 22 February 2024

FW Iker Bravo (2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 (age 19) 12 1 Spain Real Madrid v.  Ukraine, 28 March 2023
FW Joel Roca (2005-06-07) 7 June 2005 (age 18) 7 1 Spain Girona v.  Norway, 23 February 2023
FW Aingeru Olabarrieta (2005-11-14) 14 November 2005 (age 18) 4 0 Spain Athletic Club v.  Italy, 17 January 2024
FW Víctor Moreno (2005-09-30) 30 September 2005 (age 18) 3 0 Spain Villarreal v.  Georgia, 23 November 2023
FW Carlos Espí (2005-07-24) 24 July 2005 (age 18) 2 2 Spain Levante v.  Norway, 22 February 2024
FW Alejandro Lozano (2005-02-14) 14 February 2005 (age 19) 2 0 Spain Sporting Gijón v.  Norway, 22 February 2024
FW Álvaro Santos (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Belgium Lommel SK v.  Mauritania, 4 May 2023

Player records

Top Appearances

Players in bold are still active with the team.
Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-19 Caps
1 Aarón Ñíguez Valencia, Xerez, Iraklis 2006–2008 23
  Yarek Gasiorowski Valencia 2022– 23
3 Emilio Nsue Mallorca 2006–2008 21
4 Jorge Pulido Atlético Madrid 2008–2010 20
  Juanmi Jiménez Málaga 2011–2012 20
6 Gerard Deulofeu Barcelona 2011–2012 19
  Juan Miranda Barcelona 2017–2019 19
8 César Azpilicueta Osasuna 2007–2008 18
  Daniel Aquino Murcia 2007–2009 18
  Carlos Fernández Sevilla 2013–2015 18
  Antonio Marín Almería 2013–2015 18
  Abel Ruiz Barcelona 2017–2019 18
  Aarón Martín Espanyol 2014–2016 18

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-19s.

Top Goalscorers

Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-19 Goals
1 Juan Mata Real Madrid 2006–2007 12
2 Alberto Bueno Real Madrid 2006–2007 11
  Álvaro Morata Real Madrid 2010–2011 11
  Borja Mayoral Real Madrid 2014–2016 11
5 Ferran Torres Valencia 2018–2019 9
  Víctor Barberà Barcelona 2022–2023 9
7 Aarón Ñíguez Valencia, Xerez, Iraklis 2006–2008 8
  Pablo Sarabia Real Madrid, Getafe 2010–2011 8
  Juanmi Jiménez Málaga 2011–2012 8
  Marco Asensio Mallorca, Real Madrid 2014–2015 8

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-19s.

Former squads

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lista de la sub-19 para la Ronda Élite" (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Fútbol. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

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