Spain national under-19 football team

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NicknameLa Rojita (The Little Red One)
AssociationReal Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachPaco Gallardo
Spain U-19
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameLa Rojita (The Little Red One)
AssociationReal Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachPaco Gallardo
Most capsYarek Gasiorowski (28)
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
Appearances14 (first in 2002)
Best resultWinners (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2024)
Spain national under-19 football team
Medal record
U-19 European Championship
Gold medal – first place2002 NorwayTeam
Gold medal – first place2004 SwitzerlandTeam
Gold medal – first place2006 PolandTeam
Gold medal – first place2007 AustriaTeam
Silver medal – second place2010 FranceTeam
Gold medal – first place2011 RomaniaTeam
Gold medal – first place2012 EstoniaTeam
Gold medal – first place2015 GreeceTeam
Gold medal – first place2019 ArmeniaTeam
Gold medal – first place2024 Northern IrelandTeam
Silver medal – second place2025 RomaniaTeam

The Spain national under-19 football team represents Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain, in international football at this age level. It is the most successful U-19 national team in Europe with twelve continental titles.

UEFA European Under-19 Championship

UEFA European Under-19 Championship record Qualification record
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
Norway 2002Champions431082
Liechtenstein 2003did not qualify311132
Switzerland 2004Champions5410135
Northern Ireland 2005did not qualify320151
Poland 2006Champions5410175
Austria 2007Champions523041
Czech Republic 2008Group Stage310253
Ukraine 2009Group Stage310234
France 2010Runners-up5401105
Romania 2011Champions5401166
Estonia 2012Champions5320116
Lithuania 2013Semi-finals430174
Hungary 2014did not qualify320164
Greece 2015Champions5311943300131
Germany 2016did not qualify311133
Georgia (country) 2017did not qualify320173
Finland 2018did not qualify311154
Armenia 2019Champions5320736510173
2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Slovakia 2022did not qualify5230158
Malta 2023Semi-finals4211945320130
Northern Ireland 2024Champions5320846510163
Romania 2025Runners-up5401157321084
Wales 2026Qualified3300110
Total:15/219 Titles6844141014263------

*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
Malta 2023 Víctor Barberá
Northern Ireland 2024 Iker Bravo
Romania 2025 Pablo García

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship to be played 13–26 June 2025.[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 26 June 2025, after the match against Netherlands

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Raúl Jiménez (captain) (2006-02-16) 16 February 2006 (age 20) 19 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Valencia
13 1GK Simón García (2007-04-19) 19 April 2007 (age 19) 2 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Athletic Bilbao
2 2DF Alexis Olmedo (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 20) 6 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
3 2DF Dani Muñoz (2006-07-19) 19 July 2006 (age 19) 23 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation Atlético Madrid
4 2DF Jon Martín (2006-04-23) 23 April 2006 (age 19) 15 2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Sociedad
5 2DF Andrés Cuenca (2007-06-11) 11 June 2007 (age 18) 17 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
15 2DF Jofre Torrents (2007-01-28) 28 January 2007 (age 19) 4 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
6 3MF Quim Junyent (2007-03-25) 25 March 2007 (age 19) 10 2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
8 3MF Jano Monserrate (2006-01-28) 28 January 2006 (age 20) 14 2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Atlético Madrid
14 3MF Izan Merino (2006-04-15) 15 April 2006 (age 20) 12 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation Málaga
16 3MF Tommy Marqués (2006-10-30) 30 October 2006 (age 19) 4 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
18 3MF Alejandro Granados (2006-05-30) 30 May 2006 (age 19) 12 1 Royal Belgian Football Association Club Brugge
19 3MF Óscar Marcos (2006-02-19) 19 February 2006 (age 20) 14 4 Royal Spanish Football Federation Celta Vigo
20 3MF Gonzalo Pastor (2006-03-20) 20 March 2006 (age 20) 8 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation Castellón
7 4FW Dani Díaz (2006-06-22) 22 June 2006 (age 19) 12 2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Sociedad
9 4FW Omar Janneh (2006-08-23) 23 August 2006 (age 19) 17 4 Royal Spanish Football Federation Atlético Madrid
10 4FW Antonio Cordero (2006-11-14) 14 November 2006 (age 19) 17 4 Royal Spanish Football Federation Málaga
11 4FW Peio Huestamendia (2006-11-08) 8 November 2006 (age 19) 11 2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Basconia
12 4FW Jan Virgili (2006-07-26) 26 July 2006 (age 19) 5 2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
17 4FW Pablo García (2006-06-13) 13 June 2006 (age 19) 14 5 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Betis

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last twelve months are still eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Manu González (2007-04-18) 18 April 2007 (age 19) 3 0 Spain Real Betis v.  Latvia, 25 March 2025
GK Fran Árbol (2006-06-30) 30 June 2006 (age 19) 1 0 Spain Granada v.  Romania, 15 October 2024
GK Yago Moreira (2006-04-29) 29 April 2006 (age 19) 1 0 Spain Villarreal v.  Romania, 15 October 2024
DF Héctor Fort (2006-08-02) 2 August 2006 (age 19) 6 0 Spain Barcelona v.  Latvia, 25 March 2025
DF Diego Aguado (2007-02-07) 7 February 2007 (age 19) 4 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Latvia, 25 March 2025
DF Jesús Fortea (2007-03-26) 26 March 2007 (age 19) 4 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Latvia, 25 March 2025
DF Víctor Valdepeñas (2006-10-20) 20 October 2006 (age 19) 3 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Latvia, 25 March 2025
DF Buba Sangaré (2007-08-06) 6 August 2007 (age 18) 5 0 Italy Roma v.  Austria, 19 November 2024
DF Óscar Mesa (2006-07-03) 3 July 2006 (age 19) 3 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Romania, 15 October 2024
DF Beñat Larrea (2006-02-12) 12 February 2006 (age 20) 2 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao v.  Norway, 17 February 2025
DF Óscar Masqué (2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 19) 1 0 Spain Real Betis v.  Norway, 17 February 2025
DF Javier Gil (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 (age 19) 1 0 Italy Juventus v.  Romania, 15 October 2024
DF Bruno Martínez (2006-06-19) 19 June 2006 (age 19) 1 0 Italy Juventus v.  Romania, 15 October 2024
DF Daniel Budesca (2006-05-27) 27 May 2006 (age 19) 1 0 Spain Villarreal v.  Italy, 15 January 2025
DF José Ángel López (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 20) 1 0 Spain Espanyol v.  Italy, 15 January 2025
MF Pau Prim (2006-02-22) 22 February 2006 (age 20) 7 1 Spain Barcelona v.  Italy, 15 January 2025
MF Guille Fernández (2008-06-18) 18 June 2008 (age 17) 7 0 Spain Barcelona v.  Italy, 15 January 2025
MF Juan Hernández (2007-07-21) 21 July 2007 (age 18) 3 0 Spain Barcelona v.  Romania, 15 October 2024
MF Aarón Martin (2006-11-24) 24 November 2006 (age 19) 2 0 Spain Tenerife v.  Norway, 17 February 2025
MF Jorge Castillo (2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 (age 19) 1 0 Spain Atlético Madrid v.  Norway, 17 February 2025
MF Joan Oleaga (2006-03-07) 7 March 2006 (age 20) 1 0 Spain Real Sociedad v.  Norway, 17 February 2025
MF Roberto Martín (2006-08-12) 12 August 2006 (age 19) 1 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Romania, 15 October 2024
MF Hugo Burcio (2006-10-31) 31 October 2006 (age 19) 1 0 Spain Celta Vigo v.  Italy, 15 January 2025
FW Marc Guiu (2006-01-04) 4 January 2006 (age 20) 9 1 England Sunderland v.  Austria, 19 November 2024
FW Elijah Gift (2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 (age 19) 5 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao v.  Austria, 19 November 2024
FW Pablo López (2006-03-27) 27 March 2006 (age 20) 5 0 Spain Valencia v.  Norway, 17 February 2025
FW Ángel Arcos (2006-04-18) 18 April 2006 (age 20) 3 0 Spain Celta Vigo v.  Norway, 17 February 2025
FW Aimar Blázquez (2006-03-19) 19 March 2006 (age 20) 2 0 Spain Valencia v.  Norway, 17 February 2025
FW Arturo Rodríguez (2006-08-05) 5 August 2006 (age 19) 1 1 Spain Las Palmas v.  Italy, 15 January 2025

PRE Preliminary squad

Player records

Top Appearances

Players in bold are still active with the team.
Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-19 Caps
1Yarek GasiorowskiValencia2022–202428
2Aarón ÑíguezValencia, Xerez, Iraklis2006–200823
 Dani MuñozAtlético Madrid2023–202523
4Emilio NsueMallorca2006–200821
5Jorge PulidoAtlético Madrid2008–201020
 Juanmi JiménezMálaga2011–201220
7Gerard DeulofeuBarcelona2011–201219
 Juan MirandaBarcelona2017–201919
9César 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

Players in bold are still active with the team.
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
 Víctor BarberàBarcelona2022–20239
7Aarón ÑíguezValencia, Xerez, Iraklis2006–20088
 Pablo SarabiaReal Madrid, Getafe2010–20118
 Juanmi JiménezMálaga2011–20128
 Marco AsensioMallorca, Real Madrid2014–20158
 Yarek GasiorowskiValencia2022–20248

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

Former squads

See also

References

External links

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