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Spain national under-17 football team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Spain women's national under-17 football team.

Spain U-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 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
Silver medal – second place 2017 India Team
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
Silver medal – second place 2016 Azerbaijan Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Croatia 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.

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

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FIFA U-17 World Cup record

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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 9th 3 1 1 1 4 4
Egypt 1997 Third place 3rd 6 5 0 1 22 6
New Zealand 1999 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 7 2
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Group stage 10th 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
India 2017 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 0 2 17 10
Brazil 2019 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 1 1 10 8
Indonesia 2023 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 1 1 7 4
Qatar 2025 to be determined
Total 11/17 2nd 58 36 10 12 131 71

UEFA European U-17 Championship record

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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
Bulgaria 2015 Quarter-finals 11 5 6 0 14 5
Azerbaijan 2016 Runners-up 12 8 4 0 18 6
Croatia 2017 Champions 12 8 3 1 30 9
England 2018 Quarter-finals 10 5 3 2 16 8
Republic of Ireland 2019 Semifinals 11 8 1 2 20 6
Estonia 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Cyprus 2021
Israel 2022 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 6 3
Hungary 2023 Semifinals 5 3 1 1 10 6
Cyprus 2024 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 6
Albania 2025 to be determined
Total 15/22 164 103 40 22 343 125

*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

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Individual awards

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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

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Top appearances

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Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-17 caps
1 Abel Ruiz Barcelona 2015–2017 38
2 Ignacio Camacho Atlético Madrid 2006–2007 25
3 Albert Dalmau Barcelona 2008–2009 23
  Manu Morlanes Villarreal 2014–2016 23
5 Sergio Gómez Barcelona 2016–2017 22
  Borja Atlético Madrid 2008–2009 22
  Ferran Torres Valencia 2016–2017 22
8 David Rodríguez Atlético Madrid 2002–2003 21
  Gerard Deulofeu Barcelona 2009–2011 21
  Hugo Guillamón Valencia 2016–2017 21
  Isco Valencia 2008–2009 21
  Javi García Real Madrid 2003–2005 21
  Jaime Gavilán Valencia 2001–2003 21
  Koke Atlético Madrid 2008–2009 21

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

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-17 goals
1 Abel Ruiz Barcelona 2015–2017 25
2 Jonathan Soriano Espanyol 2001–2003 18
3 Bojan Krkić Barcelona 2006–2007 16
4 Paco Alcácer Valencia 2009–2010 14
5 David Rodríguez Atlético Madrid 2002–2003 13
6 Borja Atlético Madrid 2008–2009 12
  Roberto Soldado Real Madrid 2001–2003 12
8 Jaime Gavilán Valencia 2001–2003 10
  Iker Bravo Bayer Leverkusen 2021–2022 10
  Marc Guiu Barcelona 2022–2023 10

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

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championshipqualifying matches.[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 5 November 2024, after the match against Estonia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Iker Rodríguez (2008-02-22) 22 February 2008 (age 16) 4 0 Spain Barcelona
1GK Carlos Guirao (2008-06-19) 19 June 2008 (age 16) 2 0 Spain Granada
2DF Álex Campos (2008-02-02) 2 February 2008 (age 16) 6 2 Spain Barcelona
2DF Nil Teixidor (2008-02-28) 28 February 2008 (age 16) 6 0 Spain Barcelona
2DF Iker Quintero (2008-01-27) 27 January 2008 (age 16) 5 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao
2DF Unai Tapia (2008-08-30) 30 August 2008 (age 16) 4 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
2DF Ian Cruz (2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 16) 3 0 Spain Espanyol
3MF Pedro Rodríguez (2008-01-20) 20 January 2008 (age 16) 10 1 Spain Barcelona
3MF Iago Barreiros (2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 16) 6 2 Spain Celta Vigo
3MF Dani Fernández (2008-01-26) 26 January 2008 (age 16) 6 0 Spain Tenerife
3MF Nicolás Guillén (2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 16) 6 0 Spain Sevilla
3MF Álvaro Lezcano (2008-03-02) 2 March 2008 (age 16) 6 0 Spain Real Madrid
3MF Taufik Seidu (2008-01-20) 20 January 2008 (age 16) 5 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
3MF David Muñoz (2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 16) 4 0 Spain Espanyol
3MF Guillermo Anadón (2008-01-08) 8 January 2008 (age 16) 2 1 Spain Villarreal
4FW Asier Bonel (2008-01-17) 17 January 2008 (age 16) 5 3 Spain Osasuna
4FW Òscar Gistau (2008-03-08) 8 March 2008 (age 16) 3 2 Spain Barcelona
4FW Sama Nomoko (2008-03-20) 20 March 2008 (age 16) 3 2 Spain Barcelona
4FW Alexis Ciria (2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 16) 3 1 Spain Sevilla
4FW Juan Vacas (2008-02-22) 22 February 2008 (age 16) 3 1 Spain Real Madrid

Recent call-ups

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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
DF Pablo García (2008-01-23) 23 January 2008 (age 16) 3 0 Spain Deportivo La Coruña v.  Italy, 9 September 2024
DF Gonzalo Navarro (2008-03-06) 6 March 2008 (age 16) 2 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Italy, 9 September 2024
MF Pedro Fernández (2008-01-12) 12 January 2008 (age 16) 3 2 Spain Barcelona v.  Estonia, 30 October 2024INJ
MF Juan Murcia (2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 16) 3 0 Spain Elche v.  Netherlands, 14 February 2024
MF Jaume Durá (2008-05-15) 15 May 2008 (age 16) 3 0 Spain Valencia v.  Italy, 9 September 2024
MF Manu Montero (2008-11-08) 8 November 2008 (age 16) 3 0 Spain Tenerife v.  Italy, 9 September 2024
FW Igor Oyono (2008-02-07) 7 February 2008 (age 16) 13 5 Spain Athletic Bilbao v.  Estonia, 30 October 2024INJ
FW Guille Fernández (2008-06-18) 18 June 2008 (age 16) 12 6 Spain Barcelona v.  England, 27 May 2024
FW Toni Fernández (2008-06-15) 15 June 2008 (age 16) 7 1 Spain Barcelona v.  Netherlands, 14 February 2024
FW Adrián Pérez (2008-03-07) 7 March 2008 (age 16) 3 1 Spain Real Madrid v.  Estonia, 30 October 2024INJ

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury

Former squads

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lista de Hernán Pérez para el Minitorneo de clasificación para el Europeo" (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Fútbol. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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