Spain national under-17 football team

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NicknameLa Rojita (The Little Red One)
AssociationReal Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachSergio García
Spain U-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameLa Rojita (The Little Red One)
AssociationReal Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachSergio García
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
Appearances12 (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.

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 200110th310246
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 20235th531174
Qatar 2025did not qualify
Qatar 2026qualified
Qatar 2027To be determined
Qatar 2028
Qatar 2029
Total11/172nd5836101213171

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 2024Group stage300326
Albania 2025did not qualify
Estonia 2026qualified
Latvia 2027To be determined
Lithuania 2028
Moldova 2029
Total15/221641034022343125

*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
 Iker BravoBayer Leverkusen2021–202210
 Marc GuiuBarcelona2022–202310

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

Players

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2009 are available for selection.

The following players were named in the squad for the friendly matches against Ukraine on 21 and 23 April 2026.[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 23 April 2026, after the match against Ukraine.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Guille Ponce (2009-03-09) 9 March 2009 (age 17) 10 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
13 1GK Darlington Osuchukwu (2009-11-18) 18 November 2009 (age 16) 4 0 The Football Association Manchester United
2 2DF Raúl Expósito (2009-04-26) 26 April 2009 (age 16) 11 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
3 2DF Jordi Pesquer (2009-01-26) 26 January 2009 (age 17) 13 2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
4 2DF Mario Díaz (2009-01-17) 17 January 2009 (age 17) 11 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation Sevilla
5 2DF Sergi Mayans (2009-01-30) 30 January 2009 (age 17) 14 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
12 2DF Arnau Cases (2009-05-17) 17 May 2009 (age 16) 8 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Espanyol
15 2DF Jorge Domínguez (2009-12-21) 21 December 2009 (age 16) 7 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation Atlético Madrid
18 2DF Mikel Urrestarazu (2009-04-23) 23 April 2009 (age 17) 7 2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Athletic Bilbao
23 2DF Iker Herrera (2009-10-17) 17 October 2009 (age 16) 4 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Valencia
6 3MF Ian Mencía (2009-03-26) 26 March 2009 (age 17) 15 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation Atlético Madrid
8 3MF Mauro Valeiro (2009-09-01) 1 September 2009 (age 16) 6 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Deportivo La Coruña
10 3MF Ebrima Tunkara (2010-03-10) 10 March 2010 (age 16) 14 6 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
14 3MF Holmes Zamorano (2009-08-08) 8 August 2009 (age 16) 13 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation Girona
16 3MF Cherif Fofana (2009-11-20) 20 November 2009 (age 16) 4 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
17 3MF Marc Martinez Unknown 8 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation Valencia
19 3MF Roberto Tomás (2009-02-20) 20 February 2009 (age 17) 15 8 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
21 3MF Santiago del Pino (2009-06-06) 6 June 2009 (age 16) 10 4 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
7 4FW Owen Mira (2009-04-18) 18 April 2009 (age 17) 2 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Girona
9 4FW Enzo Alves (2009-09-16) 16 September 2009 (age 16) 16 7 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
11 4FW Abdou Kemo Badji (2009-03-05) 5 March 2009 (age 17) 7 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation Atlético Madrid
20 4FW Christian Imga (2009-02-17) 17 February 2009 (age 17) 11 5 Royal Spanish Football Federation Athletic Bilbao
22 4FW Byron Mendoza (2009-02-20) 20 February 2009 (age 17) 7 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation 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
MF Marco Company (2009-01-24) 24 January 2009 (age 17) 2 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Denmark, 19 February 2025
FW Jaric Prat (2009-02-10) 10 February 2009 (age 17) 2 0 England Chelsea v.  Italy, 23 January 2025

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury

Former squads

See also

References

External links

Head-to-head record

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