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The Spain national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Spain and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The team, nicknamed La Rojita (The Little Red [One]),[1] competes in the biennial UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Spain Under-21
Nickname(s)La Rojita (The Little Red [One])
AssociationRoyal Spanish Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachLuis de la Fuente
CaptainBryan Gil
Most capsGerard Deulofeu (36)
Top scorerGerard Deulofeu (17)
FIFA codeESP
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Yugoslavia 4–1 Spain 
(Zagreb, Yugoslavia; 9 October 1976)
Biggest win
 Spain 14–0 San Marino 
(El Ejido, Spain; 8 February 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Netherlands 5–0 Spain 
(Utrecht, Netherlands; 16 February 1983)
Records for competitive matches only.
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances13 (first in 1982)
Best resultWinners (1986, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2019)
Medal record
Spain national under-21 football team
Medal record
U-21 European Championship
1986 Team
1998 Romania Team
2011 Denmark Team
2013 Israel Team
2019 Italy Team
1984 Team
1996 Spain Team
2017 Poland Team
1994 France Team
2000 Slovakia Team
The 2011 winning team
The 2011 winning team

Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, the Spain under-21 team was formed. Spain has a strong record (competition winners five times and runners-up twice); having consecutively won the 2011 and 2013 Championships. They hold the joint record with Italy for the most wins of the competition.

Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, Spain's brief record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown, though in actuality, Spain played only three competitive U-23 matches. The first was in the "under-23 Challenge", which they lost, while the next two were in a two-team qualification "group" for the 1972 competition (facing the Soviet Union team, they lost 2–1 at home then drew 1–1 away and failed to qualify. Spain did not enter a team in the other two U-23 competitions, but have been ever present in under-21 competitions).

Spain's youth development programs has been challenging the South American dominance in the FIFA U-17 World Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup. In fact, 20 of the Spanish 23-man squad that won the Euro 2008 came through the ranks of the youth teams; most of them had won titles at the youth level as well.


Competitive record



UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record


Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
1978Qualifying Stage420258
1980Qualifying Stage412142
1982Quarter-Finals6501145
1984Runners-up105231111
1986Champions10712189
1988Quarter-Finals8422104
1990Quarter-Finals640254
1992Qualifying Stage732265
1994Third Place12921219
1996Runners-up1410313414
1998Champions111010216
2000Third Place141130317
2002Qualification Playoffs10613159
2004Qualification Playoffs10622175
2006Qualifying Stage10622378
2007Qualification Playoffs421184
2009Group Stage131012277
2011Champions151221318
2013Champions151410475
2015Qualification Playoffs10721258
2017Runners-up1511224312
2019Champions1513024516
2021Semifinals151221273
2023Qualified
Total15/232381703434502169

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.


Individual awards


Spanish players have won individual awards at UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

Year Golden Player Golden Boot
1986 Manolo Sanchís
1998 Francesc Arnau
2011 Juan Mata Adrián
2013 Thiago Álvaro Morata
2017 Dani Ceballos Saúl
2019 Fabián Ruiz

Player records



Top appearances


Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-21 Caps
1Gerard DeulofeuBarcelona, Everton, Sevilla, Milan2012–201736
2Borja MayoralReal Madrid, VfL Wolfsburg, Levante2015–201931
 Jorge MeréSporting Gijón, FC Köln2015–201931
 Iker MuniainAthletic Bilbao2011–201431
5Dani CeballosBetis, Real Madrid2015–201929
6Santi DeniaAlbacete, Atlético Madrid1992–199627
 David de GeaAtlético Madrid, Manchester United2009–201327
8Diego CapelSevilla2007–201125
 Mikel OyarzabalReal Sociedad2017–201925
 SaúlAtlético Madrid, Rayo Vallecano2013–201725
 XaviBarcelona1998–200125

Note: Club(s) represents all the clubs that players played in at the time they did it too in the Under-21s.


Top goalscorers


Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-21 Goals
1Gerard DeulofeuBarcelona, Everton, Sevilla, Milan2012–201717
2Borja MayoralReal Madrid, VfL Wolfsburg, Levante2015–201916
3RodrigoBenfica2011–201315
4IscoMálaga, Real Madrid2011–201414
5Álvaro MorataReal Madrid, Juventus2013–201413
6ÓscarBarcelona, Albacete1992–199612
7MunirBarcelona2014–201610
8Pablo CouñagoCelta, Recreativo, Ipswich Town1999–20019
 AdriánDeportivo, Alavés, Málaga, Atlético Madrid2007–20119
 SaúlAtlético Madrid, Rayo Vallecano2013–20179

Note: Club(s) represents all the clubs that players played in at the time they did it too in the Under-21s.


Recent results


Date Competition Location Opponent Result Scorers
10 October 2019 Friendly Córdoba, Spain  Germany 1–1 Manu García 10'
15 October 2019 2021 UEFA U-21 qualification Podgorica, Montenegro  Montenegro 2–0 Buñuel 34', Cucurella 62'
14 November 2019 2021 UEFA U-21 qualification Alcorcón, Spain  North Macedonia 3–0 Manu García 7', Serafimov 47' (o.g.), Pedrosa 87'
19 November 2019 2021 UEFA U-21 qualification Ramat Gan, Israel  Israel 1–1 Óscar 50'
3 September 2020 2021 UEFA U-21 qualification Skopje, North Macedonia  North Macedonia 1–0 Hugo Duro 84' (pen.)
8 October 2020 2021 UEFA U-21 qualification Tórsvøllur, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 2–0 Brahim Díaz 51', 90+1'
13 October 2020 2021 UEFA U-21 qualification Alcorcón, Spain  Kazakhstan 3–0 Guillamón 65', Dani Gómez 71', 85'
12 November 2020 2021 UEFA U-21 qualification Marbella, Spain  Faroe Islands 2–0 Pedrosa 67', Roberto López 87'
17 November 2020 2021 UEFA U-21 qualification Marbella, Spain  Israel 3–0 Roberto López 65' (pen.), Barrenetxea 75', Moncayola 89'
24 March 2021 2021 UEFA U-21 group stage Maribor, Slovenia  Slovenia 3–0 Puado 53', Gonzalo Villar 54', Miranda 89'
27 March 2021 2021 UEFA U-21 group stage Maribor, Slovenia  Italy 0–0
30 March 2021 2021 UEFA U-21 group stage Celje, Slovenia  Czech Republic 2–0 Dani Gómez 69', 78'
31 May 2021 2021 UEFA U-21 quarter-finals Maribor, Slovenia  Croatia 2–1 Puado 66', 110'
3 June 2021 2021 UEFA U-21 semi-finals Maribor, Slovenia  Portugal 0–1
3 September 2021 2023 UEFA U-21 qualification Almendralejo, Spain  Russia 4–1 Fer Niño 13', 54', Pino 47', 86'
7 September 2021 2023 UEFA U-21 qualification Vilnius, Lithuania  Lithuania 2–0 Francés 32', Pino 78'
8 October 2021 2023 UEFA U-21 qualification Seville, Spain  Slovakia 3–2 Guillamón 58', Sergio Gómez 80' (pen.), Miranda 88' (pen.)
12 October 2021 2023 UEFA U-21 qualification Seville, Spain  Northern Ireland 3–0 Sergio Gómez 26' (pen.), 32', Abel Ruiz 56'
12 November 2021 2023 UEFA U-21 qualification Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 5–0 Sergio Gómez 23', Abel Ruiz 24', 88', Guillamón 40', Lobete 50'
16 November 2021 2023 UEFA U-21 qualification Khimki, Russia  Russia 0–1
25 March 2022 2023 UEFA U-21 qualification Huelva, Spain  Lithuania 8–0 Rodri 16', 37', Sergio Gómez 35', Bryan Gil 40', Abel Ruiz 43', Manu Sánchez 61', Baena 65', Turrientes 70'
29 March 2022 2023 UEFA U-21 qualification Žilina, Slovakia  Slovakia 3–2 Bryan Gil 4', Sergio Gómez 66', Navarro 81'
3 June 2022 2023 UEFA U-21 qualification Larne, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 6–0 Ruiz 22', Gil 50', 61', Miranda 64', Riquelme 76', V. Gómez 87'
7 June 2022 2023 UEFA U-21 qualification Melilla, Spain  Malta 7–1 Navarro 8', 69', Ruiz 47', 64', Manu Sánchez 55', Lobete 73', 78'

Forthcoming fixtures


Date Competition Location Opponent

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship



Group phase


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 8 8 0 0 37 5 +32 24 Final tournament 3–2 3–0 8–0 7–1 4–1
2  Slovakia 8 5 0 3 18 10 +8 15 Play-offs 2–3 2–1 3–1 4–0 Canc.
3  Northern Ireland 8 2 1 5 8 18 10 7 0–6 1–0 4–0 0–2 Canc.
4  Lithuania 8 2 1 5 7 22 15 7 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–3
5  Malta 8 2 0 6 10 25 15 6 0–5 1–3 4–1 1–3 Canc.
6  Russia[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified 1–0 3–0 1–0 Canc. 6–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. On 28 February 2022, FIFA and UEFA suspended Russian national teams from all competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] On 2 May 2022, UEFA declared all of their results to be null and void.[3]

Players


The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying matches against Northern Ireland and Malta, from 3 to 7 June 2022.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Arnau Tenas (2001-05-30) 30 May 2001 (age 21) 4 0 Barcelona B
13 1GK Julen Agirrezabala (2000-12-26) 26 December 2000 (age 21) 5 0 Athletic Bilbao
23 1GK Miguel Morro (2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 (age 22) 1 0 Fuenlabrada

2 2DF Víctor Gómez (2000-04-01) 1 April 2000 (age 22) 4 1 Málaga
3 2DF Juan Miranda (2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 (age 22) 14 3 Betis
4 2DF Jon Pacheco (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 21) 4 0 Real Sociedad B
5 2DF Alejandro Francés (2002-08-01) 1 August 2002 (age 20) 9 1 Zaragoza
12 2DF Urko González de Zárate (2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 21) 1 0 Real Sociedad B
14 2DF Guille Rosas (2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 (age 22) 2 0 Sporting Gijón
15 2DF Víctor Chust (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 22) 4 0 Cádiz
20 2DF Manu Sánchez (2000-08-24) 24 August 2000 (age 22) 5 2 Osasuna

6 3MF Unai Vencedor (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 21) 8 0 Athletic Bilbao
7 3MF Julen Lobete (2000-09-18) 18 September 2000 (age 22) 5 3 Real Sociedad B
8 3MF Jon Ander Olasagasti (2000-08-16) 16 August 2000 (age 22) 1 0 Real Sociedad B
10 3MF Rodri Sánchez (2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 (age 22) 6 2 Betis
16 3MF José Gragera (2000-11-30) 30 November 2000 (age 21) 3 0 Sporting Gijón
18 3MF Robert Navarro (2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 (age 20) 3 3 Real Sociedad B
19 3MF Adrián Bernabé (2001-05-26) 26 May 2001 (age 21) 1 0 Parma

9 4FW Abel Ruiz (2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 (age 22) 15 7 Braga
11 4FW Bryan Gil (2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 21) 11 4 Valencia
17 4FW Hugo Novoa (2003-01-24) 24 January 2003 (age 19) 1 0 RB Leipzig
21 4FW Sergio Camello (2001-02-10) 10 February 2001 (age 21) 4 0 Rayo Vallecano
22 4FW Rodrigo Riquelme (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 22) 4 1 Mirandés

Recent call-ups


The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Joan García (2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 (age 21) 2 0 Espanyol B v.  Slovakia, 29 March 2022
GK Leo Román (2000-07-06) 6 July 2000 (age 22) 0 0 Mallorca v.  Slovakia, 29 March 2022
GK Gaizka Ayesa (2001-04-02) 2 April 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Real Sociedad B v.  Russia, 16 November 2021

DF Sergio Carreira (2000-10-13) 13 October 2000 (age 22) 4 0 Mirandés v.  Slovakia, 29 March 2022
DF Raúl Torrente (2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 (age 21) 1 0 Granada B v.  Slovakia, 29 March 2022
DF Hugo Guillamón (captain) (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 22) 13 3 Valencia v.  Russia, 16 November 2021
DF José Fontán (2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 (age 22) 3 0 Celta Vigo v.  Russia, 16 November 2021
DF Miguel Gutiérrez (2001-07-27) 27 July 2001 (age 21) 1 0 Real Madrid B v.  Northern Ireland, 12 October 2021

MF Beñat Turrientes (2002-01-31) 31 January 2002 (age 20) 8 1 Real Sociedad B v.  Slovakia, 29 March 2022 INJ
MF Antonio Blanco (2000-07-23) 23 July 2000 (age 22) 4 0 Real Madrid B v.  Slovakia, 29 March 2022
MF Nico González (2002-01-03) 3 January 2002 (age 20) 3 0 Barcelona v.  Slovakia, 29 March 2022
MF Álex Baena (2001-07-20) 20 July 2001 (age 21) 1 1 Girona v.  Slovakia, 29 March 2022 INJ
MF Oihan Sancet (2000-04-25) 25 April 2000 (age 22) 4 0 Athletic Bilbao v.  Lithuania, 25 March 2022 INJ
MF Gaspar Campos (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 22) 3 0 Sporting Gijón v.  Russia, 16 November 2021
MF Francho Serrano (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 (age 21) 2 0 Zaragoza v.  Russia, 16 November 2021
MF Nico Melamed (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 21) 1 0 Espanyol v.  Northern Ireland, 12 October 2021
MF Raúl Moro (2002-12-05) 5 December 2002 (age 19) 1 0 Lazio v.  Northern Ireland, 12 October 2021
MF Roberto López (2000-04-24) 24 April 2000 (age 22) 3 2 Real Sociedad B v.  Lithuania, 7 September 2021

FW Sergio Gómez (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 22) 8 6 Manchester City v.  Slovakia, 29 March 2022 INJ
FW Jon Karrikaburu (2002-09-19) 19 September 2002 (age 20) 2 0 Real Sociedad B v.  Slovakia, 29 March 2022
FW Nico Williams (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 20) 5 0 Athletic Bilbao v.  Lithuania, 25 March 2022 INJ
FW Fer Niño (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 22) 5 2 Mallorca v.  Northern Ireland, 12 October 2021
FW Yeremy Pino (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 20) 6 3 Villarreal v.  Lithuania, 7 September 2021
FW Ander Barrenetxea (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 20) 5 1 Real Sociedad v.  Lithuania, 7 September 2021
FW Iván Azón (2002-12-24) 24 December 2002 (age 19) 1 0 Zaragoza v.  Lithuania, 7 September 2021
FW Rober (2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Betis v.  Russia, 3 September 2021 INJ
Notes

Former squads



See also



Notes



    References


    1. "La sub 21 regresa al lugar donde nació el 'tiqui-taca'" [The under-21 team returns to the birthplace of tiki-taka] (in Spanish). MARCA. 2011-06-09.
    2. "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions". fifa.com. FIFA. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
    3. "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs". uefa.com. UEFA. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
    4. | Lista de convocados de la Selección española Sub-21 para la Fase de Clasificación para la EURO 2023. SEFútbol (in Spanish). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.



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