Spain national under-17 football 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.

Spain Under-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 coachDavid Gordo
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
Appearances13 (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
1991 ItalyTeam
1997 EgyptTeam
2003 FinlandTeam
2007 South KoreaTeam
2009 NigeriaTeam
2017 IndiaTeam
U-17 European Championship
2003 PortugalTeam
2004 FranceTeam
2006 LuxembourgTeam
2007 BelgiumTeam
2008 TurkeyTeam
2010 LiechtensteinTeam
2016 AzerbaijanTeam
2017 CroatiaTeam

Considered one of the strongest national team 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

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1991Runners-up2nd6411135
1993Did not qualify
1995Group stage9th311144
1997Third place3rd6501226
1999Group stage9th311172
2001Group stage10th310246
2003Runners-up2nd64111610
2005Did not qualify
2007Runners-up2nd7430136
2009Third place3rd75111810
2011Did not qualify
2013
2015
2017Runners-up2nd75021710
2019Quarter-finals6th5311108
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2023 To be determined
Total10/164th533391112467

UEFA European U-17 Championship record
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
2002Fourth place85212111
2003Runners-up8521219
2004Runners-up8512197
2005Elite round321031
2006Third place8521195
2007Champions8620123
2008Champions11830299
2009Group stage9450144
2010Runners-up11902377
2011Elite round6501186
2012Elite round6420174
2013Elite round630398
2014Elite round641182
2015Quarter-finals11560145
2016Runners-up12840186
2017Champions12831309
2018Quarter-finals10532168
2019Semifinals11812206
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022 Qualified
Total13/19154993817325110

*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
2004 Cesc Fàbregas
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
1997 Sergio Santamaría David Rodríguez Fraile
2003 Cesc Fàbregas Cesc Fàbregas
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
9Sandro RamírezBarcelona2011–20129
10Sergio GómezBarcelona2016–20178

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

Current squad
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Iván Martínez (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 Osasuna
13 1GK Eric Ruiz (2002-11-03) 3 November 2002 Calavera
2 2DF David López (2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 Atlético Madrid
3 2DF Javi López (2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 Alavés
4 2DF Rafa Marín (2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 Real Madrid
5 2DF Álvaro Carrillo (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 Real Madrid
12 2DF Iván Muñoz (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 Valencia
15 2DF José Menargues (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 Valencia
16 2DF Adrián Gómez (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 Atlético Madrid
6 3MF Aitor Gelardo (2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 Roda
8 3MF Beñat Turrientes (2002-01-31) 31 January 2002 Real Sociedad
14 3MF Álex Rico (2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 Barcelona
17 3MF Antonio Pacheco (2002-01-03) 3 January 2002 Roda
18 3MF Óscar Aranda (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 Real Madrid
20 3MF Robert Navarro (2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 Monaco
7 4FW Yeremi Pino (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 Roda
9 4FW Jordi Escobar (2002-02-10) 10 February 2002 Valencia
10 4FW Germán Valera (C) (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 Atlético Madrid
11 4FW Mario Soriano (2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 Atlético Madrid
19 4FW Pablo Moreno (2002-05-03) 3 May 2002 Juventus

Former squads

See also

References
  1. "Convocatoria definitiva para el Europeo de Irlanda" (in Spanish).
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