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Spain national under-19 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-19 football team.

Spain U-19
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 coachJosé Lana
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 place 2002 Norway Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Switzerland Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Poland Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Austria Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 France Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Romania Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Estonia Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Greece Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Armenia Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Northern Ireland Team

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 eight continental titles.

Competitive record

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UEFA European Under-19 Championship Record

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Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Norway 2002 Champions 4 3 1 0 8 2
Liechtenstein 2003 Second qualifying round 3 1 1 1 3 2
Switzerland 2004 Champions 5 4 1 0 13 5
Northern Ireland 2005 Elite Round 3 2 0 1 5 1
Poland 2006 Champions 5 4 1 0 17 5
Austria 2007 Champions 5 2 3 0 4 1
Czech Republic 2008 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 5 3
Ukraine 2009 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 3 4
France 2010 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 10 5
Romania 2011 Champions 5 4 0 1 16 6
Estonia 2012 Champions 5 3 2 0 11 6
Lithuania 2013 Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 7 4
Hungary 2014 Elite Round 3 2 0 1 6 4
Greece 2015 Champions 5 3 1 1 9 4
Germany 2016 Elite Round 3 1 1 1 3 3
Georgia (country) 2017 Elite Round 3 2 0 1 7 3
Finland 2018 Elite Round 3 1 1 1 5 4
Armenia 2019 Champions 5 3 2 0 7 3
2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Slovakia 2022 Elite Round 2 0 2 0 5 5
Malta 2023 Semi-finals 4 2 1 1 9 4
Northern Ireland 2024 Champions 5 3 2 0 8 4
Total 14/21 83 49 19 15 161 78

*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

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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
Northern Ireland 2024 Iker Bravo

Players

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Current squad

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Raúl Jiménez (2006-02-16) 16 February 2006 (age 18) 9 0 Spain Valencia
1GK Manu González (2007-04-18) 18 April 2007 (age 17) 1 0 Spain Real Betis
2DF Daniel Muñoz (2006-07-19) 19 July 2006 (age 18) 12 1 Spain Atlético Madrid
2DF Andrés Cuenca (2007-06-11) 11 June 2007 (age 17) 6 0 Spain Barcelona
2DF Jon Martín (2006-04-23) 23 April 2006 (age 18) 6 0 Spain Real Sociedad
2DF Buba Sangaré (2007-08-06) 6 August 2007 (age 17) 5 0 Italy Roma
2DF Izan Merino (2006-04-15) 15 April 2006 (age 18) 2 0 Spain Málaga
2DF Diego Aguado (2007-02-07) 7 February 2007 (age 17) 2 0 Spain Real Madrid
2DF Jesús Fortea (2007-03-26) 26 March 2007 (age 17) 2 0 Spain Real Madrid
3MF Pau Prim (2006-02-22) 22 February 2006 (age 18) 6 1 Spain Barcelona
3MF Guille Fernández (2008-06-18) 18 June 2008 (age 16) 6 0 Spain Barcelona
3MF Óscar Marcos (2006-02-19) 19 February 2006 (age 18) 5 2 Spain Celta Vigo
3MF Alejandro Granados (2006-05-30) 30 May 2006 (age 18) 5 0 Belgium Club Brugge KV
3MF Pablo García (2006-08-15) 15 August 2006 (age 18) 3 1 Spain Real Betis
3MF Jano Monserrate (2006-01-28) 28 January 2006 (age 18) 2 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
3MF Peio Huestamendia (2006-11-08) 8 November 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao
4FW Marc Guiu (2006-01-04) 4 January 2006 (age 18) 9 1 England Chelsea
4FW Omar Janneh (2006-08-23) 23 August 2006 (age 18) 6 3 Spain Atlético Madrid
4FW Antonio Cordero (2006-11-14) 14 November 2006 (age 18) 6 1 Spain Málaga
4FW Elijah Gift (2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 (age 18) 5 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao

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
GK Fran Árbol (2006-06-30) 30 June 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Spain Granada v.  Romania, 15 October 2024
GK Yago Moreira (2006-04-29) 29 April 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Spain Villarreal v.  Romania, 15 October 2024
DF Héctor Fort (2006-08-02) 2 August 2006 (age 18) 6 0 Spain Barcelona v.  Romania, 15 October 2024
DF Buba Sangaré (2007-08-06) 6 August 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Italy Roma v.  Romania, 15 October 2024
DF Óscar Mesa (2006-07-03) 3 July 2006 (age 18) 3 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Romania, 15 October 2024
DF Javier Gil (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Italy Juventus v.  Romania, 15 October 2024
DF Bruno Martínez (2006-06-19) 19 June 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Italy Juventus v.  Romania, 15 October 2024
DF Alexis Olmedo (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Spain Barcelona 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship PRE
MF Juan Hernández (2007-07-21) 21 July 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Spain Barcelona v.  Romania, 15 October 2024
MF Álvaro Moreno (2006-05-14) 14 May 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Spain Levante v.  Norway, 22 February 2024
MF Roberto Martín (2006-08-12) 12 August 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Romania, 15 October 2024
FW Daniel Díaz (2006-06-22) 22 June 2006 (age 18) 6 1 Spain Real Sociedad v.  Romania, 15 October 2024
FW Pablo López (2006-03-27) 27 March 2006 (age 18) 3 0 Spain Valencia v.  Romania, 15 October 2024

PRE Preliminary squad

Player records

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Top Appearances

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Players in bold are still active with the team.
Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-19 Caps
1 Yarek Gasiorowski Valencia 2022–2024 28
2 Aarón Ñíguez Valencia, Xerez, Iraklis 2006–2008 23
3 Emilio Nsue Mallorca 2006–2008 21
4 Jorge Pulido Atlético Madrid 2008–2010 20
  Juanmi Jiménez Málaga 2011–2012 20
6 Gerard Deulofeu Barcelona 2011–2012 19
  Juan Miranda Barcelona 2017–2019 19
8 César Azpilicueta Osasuna 2007–2008 18
  Daniel Aquino Murcia 2007–2009 18
  Carlos Fernández Sevilla 2013–2015 18
  Antonio Marín Almería 2013–2015 18
  Abel Ruiz Barcelona 2017–2019 18
  Aarón Martín Espanyol 2014–2016 18

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

Top Goalscorers

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Players in bold are still active with the team.
Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-19 Goals
1 Juan Mata Real Madrid 2006–2007 12
2 Alberto Bueno Real Madrid 2006–2007 11
  Álvaro Morata Real Madrid 2010–2011 11
  Borja Mayoral Real Madrid 2014–2016 11
5 Ferran Torres Valencia 2018–2019 9
  Víctor Barberà Barcelona 2022–2023 9
7 Aarón Ñíguez Valencia, Xerez, Iraklis 2006–2008 8
  Pablo Sarabia Real Madrid, Getafe 2010–2011 8
  Juanmi Jiménez Málaga 2011–2012 8
  Marco Asensio Mallorca, Real Madrid 2014–2015 8
  Yarek Gasiorowski Valencia 2022–2024 8

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

Former squads

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lista de convocados para el Minitorneo de clasificación para el Europeo" (in Spanish). 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
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