Spain Under-17
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 coachHernán Pérez
Most capsAbel Ruiz (38)
Top scorerAbel Ruiz (25)
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
 Spain 1–6 France 
(Goiânia, Brazil; 11 November 2019)
Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1991)
Best resultRunners-up (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
European Championship
Appearances15 (first in 2002)
Best resultChampions (2007, 2008, 2017)
Spain national under-17 football team
Medal record
Men's under-17 football
U-17 World Cup
Silver medal – second place1991 ItalyTeam
Bronze medal – third place1997 EgyptTeam
Silver medal – second place2003 FinlandTeam
Silver medal – second place2007 South KoreaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2009 NigeriaTeam
Silver medal – second place2017 IndiaTeam
U-17 European Championship
Silver medal – second place2003 PortugalTeam
Silver medal – second place2004 FranceTeam
Bronze medal – third place2006 LuxembourgTeam
Gold medal – first place2007 BelgiumTeam
Gold medal – first place2008 TurkeyTeam
Silver medal – second place2010 LiechtensteinTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 AzerbaijanTeam
Gold medal – first place2017 CroatiaTeam

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
Italy 1991Runners-up2nd6411135
Japan 1993did not qualify
Ecuador 1995Group stage9th311144
Egypt 1997Third place3rd6501226
New Zealand 1999Group stage9th311172
Trinidad and Tobago 2001Group stage10th310246
Finland 2003Runners-up2nd64111610
Peru 2005did not qualify
South Korea 2007Runners-up2nd7430136
Nigeria 2009Third place3rd75111810
Mexico 2011did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017Runners-up2nd75021710
Brazil 2019Quarter-finals6th5311108
Indonesia 2023Quarter-finals5th531174
Total11/162nd5836101213171

UEFA European U-17 Championship record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Denmark 2002Fourth place85212111
Portugal 2003Runners-up8521219
France 2004Runners-up8512197
Italy 2005Elite round321031
Luxembourg 2006Third place8521195
Belgium 2007Champions8620123
Turkey 2008Champions11830299
Germany 2009Group stage9450144
Liechtenstein 2010Runners-up11902377
Serbia 2011Elite round6501186
Slovenia 2012Elite round6420174
Slovakia 2013Elite round630398
Malta 2014Elite round641182
Bulgaria 2015Quarter-finals11560145
Azerbaijan 2016Runners-up12840186
Croatia 2017Champions12831309
England 2018Quarter-finals10532168
Republic of Ireland 2019Semifinals11812206
Estonia 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Cyprus 2021
Israel 2022Quarter-finals421163
Hungary 2023Semifinals5311106
Cyprus 2024to be determined
Albania 2025
Total15/211611034019341119

*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

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 Rodríguez Fraile
Finland 2003 Cesc Fàbregas Cesc Fàbregas
Nigeria 2009 Borja Bastón

Player records

Top appearances

Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-17 caps
1Abel RuizBarcelona2015–201738
2Ignacio CamachoAtlético Madrid2006–200725
3Albert DalmauBarcelona2008–200923
 Manu MorlanesVillarreal2014–201623
5Sergio GómezBarcelona2016–201722
 BorjaAtlético Madrid2008–200922
 Ferran TorresValencia2016–201722
8David RodríguezAtlético Madrid2002–200321
 Gerard DeulofeuBarcelona2009–201121
 Hugo GuillamónValencia2016–201721
 IscoValencia2008–200921
 Javi GarcíaReal Madrid2003–200521
 Jaime GavilánValencia2001–200321
 KokeAtlético Madrid2008–200921

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
1Abel RuizBarcelona2015–201725
2Jonathan SorianoEspanyol2001–200318
3Bojan KrkićBarcelona2006–200716
4Paco AlcácerValencia2009–201014
5David RodríguezAtlético Madrid2002–200313
6BorjaAtlético Madrid2008–200912
 Roberto SoldadoReal Madrid2001–200312
8Jaime GavilánValencia2001–200310
9Sandro RamírezBarcelona2011–20129
10Sergio GómezBarcelona2016–20178

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 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, to be played in May–June 2023.[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023, after the match against Germany.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Raúl Jiménez (2006-02-16) 16 February 2006 6 0 Spain Valencia
1GK Fran Árbol (2006-06-30) 30 June 2006 3 0 Spain Granada
2DF Pau Cubarsí (2007-01-22) 22 January 2007 9 0 Spain Barcelona
2DF Jon Martín (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 9 0 Spain Real Sociedad
2DF Héctor Fort (2006-08-02) 2 August 2006 8 0 Spain Barcelona
2DF Daniel Muñoz (2006-07-16) 16 July 2006 5 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
2DF Óscar Mesa (2006-07-03) 3 July 2006 3 1 Spain Real Madrid
2DF David Arza (2006-02-18) 18 February 2006 0 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
2DF Izan Merino (2006-04-15) 15 April 2006 0 0 Spain Málaga
3MF Pau Prim (2006-01-22) 22 January 2006 10 0 Spain Barcelona
3MF Capi (2006-08-23) 23 August 2006 7 0 Spain Albacete
3MF Javier Díaz (2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 6 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
3MF Roberto Martín (2006-08-12) 12 August 2006 6 0 Spain Real Madrid
3MF Javier Fernández (2006-11-28) 28 November 2006 3 0 Germany Bayern Munich
3MF Alejandro Granados (2006-05-30) 30 May 2006 0 0 United States Orlando City SC
4FW Jorge Rajado (2006-05-16) 16 May 2006 8 2 Spain Atlético Madrid
4FW Marc Guiu (2006-01-04) 4 January 2006 7 4 Spain Barcelona
4FW Paulo Iago (2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 3 0 Spain Real Madrid
4FW Pelo Huestamendia (2006-11-08) 8 November 2006 5 1 Spain Athletic Bilbao
4FW Daniel Vanez (2007-07-21) 21 July 2007 0 0 Spain Barcelona

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 Ferran Quetglas (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 7 0 Spain Mallorca 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
DF Derek Osei (2006-12-03) 3 December 2006 3 0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt v.  Germany, 28 March 2023
DF Alexi Olmedo (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 1 0 Spain Barcelona v.  Germany, 28 March 2023
DF Albert Navarro (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 0 0 Spain Barcelona v.  Germany, 28 March 2023
DF Yusi (2005-10-07) 7 October 2005 13 0 Spain Real Madrid 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
DF Javier Boñar (2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 8 2 Spain Atlético Madrid 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
DF Carles Sogorb (2005-08-23) 23 August 2005 4 1 Spain Mallorca 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
MF Peio Huestamendia (2006-11-08) 8 November 2006 7 1 Spain Athletic Bilbao v.  Germany, 28 March 2023
MF Víctor Moreno (2005-09-30) 30 September 2005 12 2 Spain Villarreal 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
MF Dani Pérez (2005-07-26) 26 July 2005 12 0 Spain Real Betis 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
MF Antonio David Moreno (2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 12 0 Spain Real Madrid 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
MF Dani Rodríguez (2005-08-09) 9 August 2005 5 2 Spain Barcelona 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
FW Dani Díaz (2006-06-22) 22 June 2006 6 1 Spain Real Sociedad v.  Germany, 28 March 2023
FW Paco Esteban (2006-05-02) 2 May 2006 1 0 Spain Atlético Madrid v.  Germany, 28 March 2023
FW David Mella (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 13 4 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Former squads

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Convocatoria definitiva para el Europeo de Hungría". Real Federación Española de Fútbol. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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