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Spain national under-18 football team

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Spain Under-18
Shirt badge/Association crest
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 coachPaco Gallardo
Most capsJavier Delgado (23)
José Luis Gallardo (23)
Sebastián Nadal (23)
Top scorerChuzo (13)
FIFA codeESP
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Spain 4–1 England 
(Barcelona, Spain; 15 April 1952)
Biggest win
 Spain 9–0 Andorra 
(Cádiz, Spain; 12 March 1999)
Biggest defeat
 Romania 5–1 Spain 
(Graz, Austria; 20 April 1960)
 England 5–1 Spain 
(Walsall, England; 22 July 1993)
Records for competitive matches only.
European Under-18 Championship
Appearances14 (first in 1981)
Best resultWinners (1995)
Spain national under-18 football team
Medal record
U-18 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Hungary Team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 England Team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Spain Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Greece Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 France & Luxembourg Team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Iceland Team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Finland Team
Spain national under-18 football team
Medal record
UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup
Silver medal – second place 1997 Portugal Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 South Africa Team
Gold medal – first place 2001 Italy Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Egypt Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Turkey Team

The Spain national under-18 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.

Competitive record

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FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 record

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Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
England 1948 did not enter
Netherlands 1949
Austria 1950
France 1951
Spain 1952 Champions 2 1 1 0 4 1
Belgium 1953 Fourth place 4 2 0 2 13 7
West Germany 1954 Champions 5 4 1 0 14 3
Total 3/7 11 7 2 2 31 11

UEFA Youth Tournament Under-18 record

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Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Italy 1955 Group stage 3 2 1 0 8 3
Hungary 1956 did not enter
Spain 1957 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 18 5
Luxembourg 1958 Group stage 3 2 1 0 7 4
Bulgaria 1959 Group stage 3 2 0 1 10 2
Austria 1960 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 8
Portugal 1961 Fourth place 4 1 1 2 10 9
Romania 1962 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 4
England 1963 Qualifying round 2 0 1 1 4 5
Netherlands 1964 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 10 7
West Germany 1965 Group stage 2 0 1 1 2 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1966 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 6 6
Turkey 1967 Group stage 5 1 0 4 6 8
France 1968 Qualifying round 2 0 1 1 1 2
East Germany 1969 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 5
Scotland 1970 Qualifying round 4 2 0 2 7 10
Czechoslovakia 1971 Group stage 3 1 1 1 2 2
Spain 1972 Fourth place 5 2 3 0 11 4
Italy 1973 Qualifying round 4 1 1 2 7 7
Sweden 1974 Group stage 5 2 2 1 3 3
Switzerland 1975 Qualifying round 2 0 1 1 1 2
Hungary 1976 Third place 7 5 1 1 17 4
Belgium 1977 Qualifying round 4 1 2 1 5 3
Poland 1978 Group stage 5 3 1 1 7 3
Austria 1979 Qualifying round 2 1 0 1 3 4
East Germany 1980 Group stage 5 4 0 1 9 2
Total 18/26 94 41 21 32 162 115

UEFA European Under-18 Championship record

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Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
West Germany 1981 Fourth place 7 3 4 0 12 5
Finland 1982 Second round 5 1 1 3 7 6
England 1983 Second round 5 2 1 2 4 3
Soviet Union 1984 Second round 5 2 1 2 7 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1986 First round 6 2 2 2 7 8
Czechoslovakia 1988 Fourth place 9 7 0 2 22 4
Hungary 1990 Third place 9 6 1 2 17 9
Germany 1992 Qualifying round 6 0 3 3 2 9
England 1993 Third place 8 6 1 1 22 12
Spain 1994 Third place 4 3 0 1 14 8
Greece 1995 Champions 8 7 1 0 24 9
France Luxembourg 1996 Runners-up 8 4 3 1 12 3
Iceland 1997 Third place 8 5 2 1 13 7
Cyprus 1998 Group stage 9 7 0 2 18 10
Sweden 1999 Group stage 8 3 4 1 20 7
Germany 2000 Intermediary round 5 3 1 1 11 2
Finland 2001 Third place 8 6 1 1 19 8
Total 14/17 118 67 26 25 231 116

UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup record

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Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Portugal 1997 Runners-up 5 2 2 1 9 6
South Africa 1999 Champions 5 4 1 0 14 3
Italy 2001 Champions 4 3 1 0 9 1
Egypt 2003 Champions 4 4 0 0 16 1
Turkey 2005 Third place 4 4 0 0 9 0
Total 5/5 22 17 4 1 57 11

Mediterranean Games

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Mediterranean Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Spain 2018 Gold medalists 1st 4 4 0 0 11 5
Total 1 Title 1/1 4 4 0 0 11 5
  • 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.
  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Current squad

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  • The following players were called up for as friendly tournament.[1]
  • Match dates: 10, 12 and 15 October 2024
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 15 October 2024, after the match against  Portugal
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Simón García (2007-04-19) 19 April 2007 (age 17) 2 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao
1GK Eder Aller (2007-04-04) 4 April 2007 (age 17) 1 0 Spain Barcelona
2DF Diego Aguado (2007-02-06) 6 February 2007 (age 17) 3 1 Spain Real Madrid
2DF Albert Navarro (2007-05-24) 24 May 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Italy Atalanta
2DF Romeo Hueso (2007-04-03) 3 April 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
2DF Landry Farré (2007-01-07) 7 January 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Spain Barcelona
2DF Guillem Víctor (2007-05-03) 3 May 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Spain Barcelona
2DF Jorge Salinas (2007-04-02) 2 April 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Spain Racing de Santander
2DF David Cordón (2007-10-16) 16 October 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Spain Recreativo de Huelva
2DF Carlos Alós (2007-02-10) 10 February 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Spain Valencia
3MF Quim Junyent (2007-03-25) 25 March 2007 (age 17) 6 1 Spain Barcelona
3MF Hugo López (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17) 3 1 Spain Villarreal
3MF Xavi Espart (2007-05-21) 21 May 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Spain Barcelona
3MF Andrés Antañón (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Spain Celta de Vigo
3MF Pol Durán (2007-03-08) 8 March 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Spain Real Madrid
3MF Leo Salazar (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17) 2 0 Spain Espanyol
4FW Ousmane Diallo (2007-06-12) 12 June 2007 (age 17) 3 2 Germany Borussia Dortmund
4FW Sydney Osazuwa (2007-04-21) 21 April 2007 (age 17) 3 2 Spain Leganés
4FW Toni Fernández (2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 (age 16) 3 1 Spain Barcelona
4FW David Otorbi (2007-10-16) 16 October 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Spain Valencia
4FW Daniel Yáñez (2007-03-28) 28 March 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Spain Real Madrid
4FW Jaime Barroso (2007-09-23) 23 September 2007 (age 17) 1 0 Spain Real Madrid

Recent call-ups

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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
DF Andrés Cuenca (2007-01-22) 22 January 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Spain Barcelona v.  Portugal, 16 October 2023
FW Adrián Arnu (2007-03-04) 4 March 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Spain Real Valladolid v.  Portugal, 16 October 2023
FW Igor Oyono (2008-02-07) 7 February 2008 (age 16) 4 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao v.   Switzerland, 25 April 2024

Player records

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Top appearances

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Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-18 caps
1 Javier Delgado Damm 1988–1990 23
José Luis Gallardo Espanyol 1988–1990 23
Sebastián Nadal Mallorca, Atlético Madrid 1979–1982 23
2 Luis Cuartero Zaragoza 1993–1994 22
Mario Rosas Barcelona 1996–1999 22
3 Juan Luis Bernal Betis 1989–1991 21
Gonzalo Colsa Racing de Santander 1996–1998 21
Gerardo García Real Madrid 1991–1993 21
Míchel Real Madrid 1980–1981 21
Javier López Osasuna 1991–1994 21
Luis Márquez Betis 1988–1990 21

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-18s.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-18 goals
1 Chuzo Atlético Madrid 1957–1958 13
2 Albert Aguilà Real Madrid 1987–1988 12

Wellington phoenix

4 Javi Moreno Barcelona 1992–1993 10
Fernando Morientes Albacete 1993–1994 10
5 Jorge Perona Barcelona 2000–2001 9
6 Abel Ruiz Barcelona 2018 7
Carlitos Sevilla 1994–1995 7
Pepe Gálvez Mallorca 1991–1993 7
Gerardo Real Madrid 1991–1993 7
Martín Criado Real Madrid 1986–1988 7
Sebastián Nadal Mallorca, Atlético Madrid 1979–1982 7
Alberto Rivera Real Madrid 1995–1996 7

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-18s.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lista de la sub-18 para el Torneo Internacional '4 naciones'". Real Federación Española de Fútbol. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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