Spain national under-19 football team

The Spain national under-19 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. It is the most successful U-19 national team in Europe with eight continental titles.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Spain women's national under-19 football team.
Spain Under-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

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-19 Championship Record
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Norway 2002Champions431082
Liechtenstein 2003Second qualifying round311132
Switzerland 2004Champions5410135
Northern Ireland 2005Elite Round320151
Poland 2006Champions5410175
Austria 2007Champions523041
Czech Republic 2008Group Stage310253
Ukraine 2009Group Stage310234
France 2010Runners-up5401105
Romania 2011Champions5401166
Estonia 2012Champions5320116
Lithuania 2013Semi-finals430174
Hungary 2014Elite Round320164
Greece 2015Champions531194
Germany 2016Elite Round311133
Georgia (country) 2017Elite Round320173
Finland 2018Elite Round311154
Armenia 2019Champions532073
2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Slovakia 2022Elite Round202055
Malta 2023Semi-finals421194
Total13/207846171515374

*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
  • The following players were called up for the friendly matches.[1]
  • Match dates: 2 and 4 May 2023
  • Opposition:  Mauritania
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 28 March 2023, after the match against  Ukraine
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK César Fernández (2004-09-28) 28 September 2004 9 0 Spain Celta Vigo
1GK Bruno Iribarne (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 1 0 Spain Almería
2DF Yarek Gasiorowski (2005-01-12) 12 January 2005 10 1 Spain Valencia
2DF Álex Valle (2004-04-25) 25 April 2004 8 0 Spain Andorra
2DF Cristhian Mosquera (2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 6 0 Spain Valencia
2DF Rafael Obrador (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 6 0 Spain Real Madrid
2DF Edgar Pujol (2004-08-07) 7 August 2004 5 0 Spain Real Madrid
2DF Félix Garreta (2004-04-21) 21 April 2004 4 0 Spain Real Betis
2DF David Jiménez (2004-03-14) 14 March 2004 2 0 Spain Real Madrid
2DF Simo Keddari (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 1 0 Spain Espanyol
2DF Álvaro Cortés (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 0 0 Spain Damm
3MF César Palacios (2004-11-11) 11 November 2004 7 4 Spain Real Madrid
3MF Manuel Ángel (2004-03-15) 15 March 2004 7 1 Spain Real Madrid
3MF Dani Rodríguez (2005-08-09) 9 August 2005 5 1 Spain Barcelona
3MF Mario Martín (2004-03-05) 5 March 2004 5 0 Spain Real Madrid
3MF Ismaël Gharbi (2004-04-10) 10 April 2004 4 1 France Paris Saint-Germain
3MF Dani Pérez (2005-07-26) 26 July 2005 3 0 Spain Real Betis
3MF Aleix Garrido (2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 2 0 Spain Barcelona
4FW Ilias Akhomach (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 13 3 Spain Barcelona
4FW Víctor Barberà (2004-08-20) 20 August 2004 11 4 Spain Barcelona
4FW Ángel Alarcón (2004-05-15) 15 May 2004 5 3 Spain Barcelona
4FW Gonzalo García (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 5 0 Spain Real Madrid
4FW Nacho Ferri (2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 0 0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
4FW Samu Omorodion (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 0 0 Spain Granada
4FW Álvaro Santos (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 0 0 Spain Celta Vigo

Recent call-ups
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Ferrán Quetglas (2005-06-06) 6 June 2005 1 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Germany, 25 November 2022
DF Arnau Casas (2004-03-15) 15 March 2004 8 0 Spain Barcelona v.  Ukraine, 28 March 2023
DF Iván Fresneda (2004-09-28) 28 September 2004 6 0 Spain Real Valladolid v.  Ukraine, 28 March 2023
DF Jan Oliveras (2004-07-07) 7 July 2004 1 0 Italy Roma v.  Ukraine, 28 March 2023
DF Marc Jurado (2004-04-13) 13 April 2004 1 0 England Manchester United v.  Germany, 25 November 2022
MF Roger Martínez (2004-04-05) 5 April 2004 5 1 Spain Espanyol v.  Germany, 25 November 2022
MF Daniel Requena (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 3 1 Spain Villarreal v.  Germany, 25 November 2022
MF Manex Ginegalde (2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 1 0 Spain Real Sociedad v.  Germany, 25 November 2022
FW Iker Bravo (2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 8 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Ukraine, 28 March 2023
FW Álex Calvo (2004-02-20) 20 February 2004 1 1 Spain Málaga v.  Ukraine, 28 March 2023
FW Joel Roca (2005-06-07) 7 June 2005 5 1 Spain Girona v.  Germany, 25 November 2022
FW Fabio Blanco (2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 4 0 Spain Barcelona v.  Germany, 25 November 2022
FW Lamine Yamal (2007-07-13) 13 July 2007 1 0 Spain Barcelona v.  Germany, 25 November 2022

Player records

Top Appearances
Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-19 Caps
1Aarón ÑíguezValencia, Xerez, Iraklis2006–200823
2Emilio NsueMallorca2006–200821
3Jorge PulidoAtlético Madrid2008–201020
 Juanmi JiménezMálaga2011–201220
5Gerard DeulofeuBarcelona2011–201219
 Juan MirandaBarcelona2017–201919
7César AzpilicuetaOsasuna2007–200818
 Daniel AquinoMurcia2007–200918
 Carlos FernándezSevilla2013–201518
 Antonio MarínAlmería2013–201518
 Abel RuizBarcelona2017–201918
 Aarón MartínEspanyol2014–201618

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
1Juan MataReal Madrid2006–200712
2Alberto BuenoReal Madrid2006–200711
 Álvaro MorataReal Madrid2010–201111
 Borja MayoralReal Madrid2014–201611
5Ferran TorresValencia2018–20199
6Aarón ÑíguezValencia, Xerez, Iraklis2006–20088
 Pablo SarabiaReal Madrid, Getafe2010–20118
 Juanmi JiménezMálaga2011–20128
 Marco AsensioMallorca, Real Madrid2014–20158
10Sergio GarcíaBarcelona2001–20027
 Emilio NsueMallorca2006–20087
 Francisco MéridaArsenal, Real Sociedad2007–20097
 Isco AlarcónValencia2010–20117
 Abel RuizBarcelona2017–20197
 Paco AlcácerValencia2011–20127

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 los encuentros amistosos ante Mauritania" (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Fútbol. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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