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Spain Under-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
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 coachSantiago Denia (2011–)
Most capsIgnacio Camacho (25)
Top scorerJonathan Soriano (18)
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
 England 4 – 1 Spain 
(Gladsaxe, Denmark; 10 May 2002)
Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1991)
Best resultRunners-up: 1991, 2003, 2007
Spain national under-17 football team
Medal record
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
Spain national under-17 football team
Medal record
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

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.

Competitive record

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Italy 1991 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 13 5
Japan 1993 Did Not Qualify
Ecuador 1995 Group Stage 13th 3 1 1 1 4 4
Egypt 1997 Third Place 3rd 6 5 0 1 22 6
New Zealand 1999 Group Stage 11th 3 1 1 1 7 2
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Group Stage 13th 3 1 0 2 4 6
Finland 2003 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 16 10
Peru 2005 Did Not Qualify
South Korea 2007 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 3 0 13 6
Nigeria 2009 Third Place 3rd 7 5 1 1 18 10
Mexico 2011 Did Not Qualify
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015 To Be Determined
Total 8/12 9th 41 25 8 8 97 49
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Denmark 2002 Fourth Place 8 5 2 1 21 11
Portugal 2003 Runners-up 8 5 2 1 21 9
France 2004 Runners-up 8 5 1 2 19 7
Italy 2005 Elite round 3 2 1 0 3 1
Luxembourg 2006 Third Place 8 5 2 1 19 5
Belgium 2007 Champions 8 6 2 0 12 3
Turkey 2008 Champions 11 8 3 0 29 9
Germany 2009 Group Stage 9 4 5 0 14 4
Liechtenstein 2010 Runners-up 11 9 0 2 37 7
Serbia 2011 Elite round 6 5 0 1 18 6
Slovenia 2012 Elite round 6 4 2 0 17 4
Slovakia 2013 Elite round 6 3 0 3 9 8
Malta 2014 Elite round 6 4 1 1 8 2
Total 8/13 98 65 21 12 227 75

*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.

Individual awards

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

Year Golden Player
France 2004 Cesc Fàbregas
Belgium 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
Egypt 1997 Sergio Santamaría David
Finland 2003 Cesc Fàbregas Cesc Fàbregas
Nigeria 2009 Borja González

Players

Top appearances

Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-17 Caps
1 Ignacio Camacho Atlético Madrid 2006–2007 25
2 Albert Dalmau Barcelona 2008–2009 23
3 Borja González Atlético Madrid 2008–2009 22
4 Isco Alarcón Valencia 2008–2009 21
4 Francisco Javier García Real Madrid 2003–2005 21
4 Jaime Gavilán Valencia 2001–2003 21
4 Jorge Resurrección 'Koke' Atlético Madrid 2008–2009 21
4 David Rodríguez Atlético Madrid 2002–2003 21
9 Gerard Deulofeu Barcelona 2009–2011 20
9 Bojan Krkić Barcelona 2006–2007 20
9 Iker Muniain Athletic Bilbao 2008–2009 20
9 Pablo Sarabia Real Madrid 2008–2009 20
9 David Silva Valencia 2002–2003 20

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

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-17 Goals
1 Jonathan Soriano Espanyol 2001–2003 18
2 Bojan Krkić Barcelona 2006–2007 16
3 Paco Alcácer Valencia 2009–2010 15
4 David Rodríguez Atlético Madrid 2002–2003 13
5 Borja González Atlético Madrid 2008–2009 12
5 Roberto Soldado Real Madrid 2001–2003 12
7 Jaime Gavilán Valencia 2001–2003 10
8 Sandro Ramírez Barcelona 2011–2012 9
9 Borja Burgos Celta 1998–1999 7
9 Cesc Fàbregas Barcelona, Arsenal 2003–2004 7
9 David Rodríguez Fraile Real Madrid 1997–1998 7

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

Recent results

Date Competition Location Opponent Result Scorers
22 January 2014
Friendly
Chiavari, Italy  Italy
1 – 1
Barja 8'
26 March 2014
2014 UEFA EURO U-17 Elite round
Kazan, Russia  Russia
1 – 1
Marín 40'
28 March 2014
2014 UEFA EURO U-17 Elite round
Kazan, Russia  Wales
1 – 0
Meré 71'
31 March 2014
2014 UEFA EURO U-17 Elite round
Kazan, Russia   Switzerland
0 – 1
23 September 2014
Friendly
Tubize, Belgium  Belgium
4 – 5
Villalba 8', Aleña 47', Pérez 52', Cucurella 79'
25 September 2014
Friendly
Tubize, Belgium  Belgium
6 – 1
Rodríguez 1', Cucurella 12', Fernández 33', Amo 48', Navarro 75', Pérez 78'
7 October 2014
Friendly
Nerja, Spain  Germany
1 – 0
Pérez 63'
9 October 2014
Friendly
Ronda, Spain  Germany
2 – 0
Pepelu 71', Bornic 82' (og)
24 October 2014
2015 UEFA EURO U-17 Qualifying round
Veľký Biel, Slovakia  Lithuania
2 – 1
Martínez 9', Aleña 50'
26 October 2014
2015 UEFA EURO U-17 Qualifying round
Veľký Biel, Slovakia  Luxembourg
3 – 0
Zalazar 8', 69', Vayá 52'
29 October 2014
2015 UEFA EURO U-17 Qualifying round
Senec, Slovakia  Slovakia
3 – 1
Šušolík 20' (og), Villanueva 50', Arnaiz 53'

Forthcoming fixtures

Date Competition Location Opponent Result Scorers

Current squad

*Please note some of these players play for their club's reserve team.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Alejandro Santomé (1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 26) Spain Atlético Madrid
2 2DF José María Amo (1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 26) Spain Sevilla
3 2DF Marc Cucurella (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 26) Spain Barcelona
4 2DF José Alejandro Martín (1998-01-25) 25 January 1998 (age 26) Spain Real Madrid
5 2DF Pelayo Suárez (1998-07-09) 9 July 1998 (age 26) Spain Sporting de Gijón
6 3MF Carles Aleña (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 26) Spain Barcelona
7 4FW Daniel Villanueva (1998-02-01) 1 February 1998 (age 26) Spain Villarreal
8 3MF Francisco José Villalba (1998-05-11) 11 May 1998 (age 26) Spain Valencia
9 4FW José Luis Zalazar (1998-05-05) 5 May 1998 (age 26) Spain Málaga
10 4FW Carles Pérez (1998-02-16) 16 February 1998 (age 26) Spain Barcelona
11 3MF Óscar Rodríguez Arnaiz (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 26) Spain Real Madrid
12 3MF Manuel Morlanes (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 25) Spain Villarreal
13 1GK Daniel Martín Fernández (1998-07-08) 8 July 1998 (age 26) Spain Sporting de Gijón
14 3MF José Luis García Vayá (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26) Spain Levante
15 2DF Jon Sillero (1998-05-24) 24 May 1998 (age 26) Spain Athletic Club
16 2DF Daniel Morer (1998-02-05) 5 February 1998 (age 26) Spain Barcelona
17 4FW Rubén Fernández Serrano (1998-04-07) 7 April 1998 (age 26) Spain Atlético Madrid
18 4FW Alejandro Blanco (1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 (age 25) Spain Barcelona

Former squads

See also

References