Spain national under-19 football team

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)
Association	Royal Spanish Football Federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	José Lana
Most caps	Aarón Ñíguez (23)
Top scorer	Juan Mata (12)
FIFA code	ESP
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
Appearances	12 (first in 2002)
Best result	Winners (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019)

Spain national under-19 football team

Medal record
U-19 European Championship
	2002 Norway	Team
	2004 Switzerland	Team
	2006 Poland	Team
	2007 Austria	Team
	2010 France	Team
	2011 Romania	Team
	2012 Estonia	Team
	2015 Greece	Team
	2019 Armenia	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.

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-19 Championship Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002	Champions	10	9	1	0	32	4
2003	Second qualifying round	3	1	1	1	3	2
2004	Champions	8	6	2	0	17	5
2005	Elite Round	3	2	0	1	5	1
2006	Champions	8	7	1	0	32	7
2007	Champions	8	5	3	0	16	5
2008	Group Stage	9	5	2	2	18	7
2009	Group Stage	9	6	0	3	21	7
2010	Runners-up	11	8	1	2	25	10
2011	Champions	11	9	1	1	34	8
2012	Champions	8	6	2	0	17	10
2013	Semi-Finals	7	5	1	1	11	5
2014	Elite Round	3	2	0	1	6	4
2015	Champions	8	6	1	1	22	5
2016	Elite Round	3	1	1	1	3	3
2017	Elite Round	3	2	0	1	7	3
2018	Elite Round	3	1	1	1	5	4
2019	Champions	8	5	3	0	16	5
2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Elite Round	2	0	2	0	5	5
Total	12/18	125	86	23	16	295	100

*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
2002	Fernando Torres	Fernando Torres
2004	Juanfran
2006	Alberto Bueno	Alberto Bueno
2010		Dani Pacheco
2011	Álex Fernández	Álvaro Morata
2012	Gerard Deulofeu	Jesé
2015	Marco Asensio	Borja Mayoral

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches.
• Match dates: 22–28 March 2023
• Opposition: Denmark, Luxembourg and Ukraine
• Caps and goals correct as of: 23 February 2023, after the match against Norway

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	César Fernández	(2004-09-28) 28 September 2004	5	0	Celta de Vigo
	1GK	Bruno Iribarne	(2004-08-18) 18 August 2004	1	0	Almería
	2DF	Arnau Casas	(2004-03-15) 15 March 2004	8	0	Barcelona
	2DF	Yarek Gasiorowski	(2005-01-12) 12 January 2005	7	1	Valencia
	2DF	Iván Fresenda	(2004-09-28) 28 September 2004	6	0	Real Valladolid
	2DF	Álex Valle	(2004-04-25) 25 April 2004	5	0	Andorra
	2DF	Edgar Pujol	(2004-08-07) 7 August 2004	4	0	Real Madrid
	2DF	Félix Garreta	(2004-04-21) 21 April 2004	3	0	Real Betis
	2DF	Jan Oliveras	(2004-07-07) 7 July 2004	1	0	Roma
	3MF	Manuel Ángel	(2004-03-15) 15 March 2004	5	1	Real Madrid
	3MF	César Palacios	(2004-11-11) 11 November 2004	4	3	Real Madrid
	3MF	Mario Martín	(2004-03-05) 5 March 2004	3	0	Real Madrid
	3MF	Dani Rodríguez	(2005-08-09) 9 August 2005	2	0	Barcelona
	3MF	Dani Pérez	(2005-07-26) 26 July 2005	1	0	Real Betis
	4FW	Ilias Akhomach	(2004-04-16) 16 April 2004	10	3	Barcelona
	4FW	Víctor Barberà	(2004-08-20) 20 August 2004	8	2	Barcelona
	4FW	Íker Bravo	(2005-01-13) 13 January 2005	8	0	Real Madrid
	4FW	Ángel Alarcón	(2004-05-15) 15 May 2004	2	0	Barcelona
	4FW	Gonzalo García	(2004-03-24) 24 March 2004	2	0	Real Madrid
	4FW	Álex Calvo	(2004-02-20) 20 February 2004	1	1	Málaga

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	Real Madrid	v. Germany, 25 November 2022
DF	Cristhian Mosquera	(2004-06-27) 27 June 2004	6	0	Valencia	v. Germany, 25 November 2022
DF	Rafel Obrador	(2004-02-24) 24 February 2004	5	0	Real Madrid	v. Germany, 25 November 2022
DF	David Jiménez	(2004-03-14) 14 March 2004	1	0	Real Madrid	v. Germany, 25 November 2022
DF	Marc Jurado	(2004-04-13) 13 April 2004	1	0	Manchester United	v. Germany, 25 November 2022
MF	Roger Martínez	(2004-04-05) 5 April 2004	5	1	Espanyol	v. Germany, 25 November 2022
MF	Daniel Requena	(2004-02-12) 12 February 2004	3	1	Villarreal	v. Germany, 25 November 2022
MF	Manex Ginegalde	(2004-04-22) 22 April 2004	1	0	Real Sociedad	v. Germany, 25 November 2022
FW	Joel Roca	(2005-06-07) 7 June 2005	5	1	Girona	v. Germany, 25 November 2022
FW	Fabio Blanco	(2004-02-18) 18 February 2004	4	0	Barcelona	v. Germany, 25 November 2022
FW	Lamine Yamal	(2007-07-13) 13 July 2007	1	0	Barcelona	v. Germany, 25 November 2022

Player records

Top Appearances

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-19 Caps
1	Aarón Ñíguez	Valencia, Xerez, Iraklis	2006–2008	23
2	Emilio Nsue	Mallorca	2006–2008	21
3	Jorge Pulido	Atlético Madrid	2008–2010	20
	Juanmi Jiménez	Málaga	2011–2012	20
5	Gerard Deulofeu	Barcelona	2011–2012	19
	Juan Miranda	Barcelona	2017–2019	19
7	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
6	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
10	Sergio García	Barcelona	2001–2002	7
	Emilio Nsue	Mallorca	2006–2008	7
	Francisco Mérida	Arsenal, Real Sociedad	2007–2009	7
	Isco Alarcón	Valencia	2010–2011	7
	Abel Ruiz	Barcelona	2017–2019	7
	Paco Alcácer	Valencia	2011–2012	7

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

Former squads

• 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads – Spain
• 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads – Spain
• 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads – Spain
• 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads – Spain
• 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads – Spain
• 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads – Spain
• 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads – Spain
• 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads – Spain
• 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads – Spain
• 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads – Spain
• 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads – Spain
• 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads – Spain

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-18 football team
• Spain national under-17 football team
• Spain national under-16 football team
• Spain national under-15 football team
• Spain national youth football team

External links

• Official website by RFEF
• Tournament archive at UEFA
• UEFA U-19 European Championship at RSSSF