Spain national football team records and statistics

The following details the Spain national football team records.

Individual records

Player records

Nationwide

• Most hat-tricks scored: 3 – Fernando Torres & David Villa
• Most consecutive games with at least one goal: 6 – David Villa
• Top scorer in World Cup finals: 9 – David Villa
• Most goals scored in one World Cup: 5 – Emilio Butragueño (1986) & David Villa (2010)
• Most consecutive matches scored in at World Cup: 4 – David Villa (2010)
• Top scorer in European Championship finals: 7 – Álvaro Morata
• Most goals scored in one European Championship: 4 – David Villa (2008)
• Top scorer in Confederations Cup finals: 8 – Fernando Torres
• Most goals scored in one Confederations Cup: 5 – Fernando Torres (2013)
• Top scorer in UEFA Nations League finals: 6 – Ferran Torres
• Most goals scored in one UEFA Nations League: 6 – Ferran Torres (2020–21)

Most caps

Main article: List of Spain international footballers

Sergio Ramos is the most capped player in the history of the national team, with a record of 180 matches.

As of 7 September 2025, the players with the most caps for Spain are:

Rank	Player	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Sergio Ramos	2005–2021	180	23
2	Iker Casillas	2000–2016	167	0
3	Sergio Busquets	2009–2022	143	2
4	Xavi	2000–2014	133	13
5	Andrés Iniesta	2006–2018	131	13
6	Andoni Zubizarreta	1985–1998	126	0
7	David Silva	2006–2018	125	35
8	Xabi Alonso	2003–2014	114	16
9	Cesc Fàbregas	2006–2016	110	15
	Fernando Torres	2003–2014	110	38
11	Gerard Piqué	2009–2018	102	5
	Raúl	1996–2006	102	44
13	Carles Puyol	2000–2013	100	3
14	David Villa	2005–2017	98	59
15	Jordi Alba	2011–2023	93	9
16	Fernando Hierro	1989–2002	89	29
17	Álvaro Morata	2014–	87	37
18	José Antonio Camacho	1975–1988	81	0
	Santi Cazorla	2008–2019	81	15
20	Rafael Gordillo	1978–1988	75	3
21	Koke Resurreción	2013–2022	70	0
22	Emilio Butragueño	1984–1992	69	26
	Carlos Marchena	2002–2011	69	2
24	Luis Arconada	1976–1986	68	0
25	Míchel	1985–1992	66	21
26	Pedro	2010–2017	65	17
27	Luis Enrique	1991–2002	62	12
	Miguel Angel Nadal	1991–2002	62	3
29	Joan Capdevila	2002–2011	60	4
	Víctor Muñoz	1981–1988	60	3
31	Rodri	2018–	59	4
32	Raúl Albiol	2007–2021	58	0

• Bold denotes players still active at international level for the national team.

Longest careers

Spanish players with the longest span between first and last cap:

Player	First match	Last match	Days	Caps
Sergio Ramos	26 Mar 2005	31 Mar 2021	5,849	180
Iker Casillas	3 Jun 2000	1 Jun 2016	5,842	167
Ricardo Zamora	28 Aug 1920	23 Feb 1936	5,657	46
Luis Suárez	30 Jan 1957	12 Apr 1972	5,551	32
Jesús Navas	14 Nov 2009	9 Jul 2024	5,351	56
Paco Gento	18 May 1955	15 Oct 1969	5,264	43
Raúl Albiol	13 Oct 2007	8 Sep 2021	5,079	58
Sergio Busquets	1 Apr 2009	6 Dec 2022	4,997	143
Xavi	15 Nov 2000	13 Jun 2014	4,958	133
Andoni Zubizarreta	23 Jan 1985	24 Jun 1998	4,900	126

Most goals

David Villa is Spain's all-time leading scorer with a tally of 59 goals.

Isidro Lángara holds the best goalscoring ratio, scoring 17 goals in 12 caps.

As of 7 September 2025, the twenty highest scorers for Spain are:

Rank	Player	Career	Goals	Caps	Average
1	David Villa	2005–2017	59	98	0.608
2	Raúl	1996–2006	44	102	0.431
3	Fernando Torres	2003–2014	38	110	0.345
4	Álvaro Morata	2014–	37	87	0.425
5	David Silva	2006–2018	35	125	0.280
6	Fernando Hierro	1989–2002	29	89	0.326
7	Fernando Morientes	1998–2007	27	47	0.574
8	Emilio Butragueño	1984–1992	26	69	0.377
9	Alfredo Di Stéfano	1957–1961	23	31	0.742
	Sergio Ramos	2005–2021	23	180	0.128
11	Ferran Torres	2020–	22	50	0.440
	Julio Salinas	1986–1996	22	56	0.393
13	Míchel González	1985–1992	21	66	0.318
14	Telmo Zarra	1945–1951	20	20	1.000
15	Isidro Lángara	1932–1936	17	12	1.417
	Mikel Oyarzabal	2016–	17	47	0.362
	Pedro Rodríguez	2010–2017	17	65	0.377
17	Luis Regueiro	1927–1936	16	25	0.640
	Pirri	1966–1978	16	41	0.390
	Xabi Alonso	2003–2014	16	113	0.140

• Bold denotes players still active at international level for the national team.

Most assists

As of 23 March 2025, the highest assist-providers for Spain are:

Rank	Player	Career	Assists	Caps
1	Cesc Fàbregas	2006–2016	33	110
2	David Silva	2006–2018	29	125
3	Andrés Iniesta	2006–2018	27	131
	Xavi	2000–2014		133

• Bold denotes players still active at international level for the national team.
• These are Opta defined assists.

Most penalty goals

Fernando Hierro scored a record ten international penalties for Spain.

As of 23 March 2024.

Penalties	Player
10	Fernando Hierro
9	Míchel
	David Villa
8	Sergio Ramos
5	Xabi Alonso
	Fernando Torres
4	Dani
3	Emilio Butragueño
	Agustín Gaínza
	Pep Guardiola
	Pirri
	Raúl

• Bold denotes players still active at international level for the national team.

Hat-tricks

As of 7 September 2024.

Player	Competition	Against	Venue	Result	Date
Mikel Merino	2026 World Cup qualification	Turkey	Away	0–6	7 September 2025
Mikel Oyarzabal	International Friendly	Andorra	Home	5–0	5 June 2024
Álvaro Morata	Euro 2024 qualifying	Georgia	Away	1–7	8 September 2023
Ferran Torres	2020–21 UEFA Nations League A	Germany	Home	6–0	17 November 2020
Isco	International Friendly	Argentina	Home	6–1	27 March 2018
Fernando Torres 4	2013 FIFA Confederations Cup	Tahiti	Neutral	10–0	20 June 2013
David Villa
Pedro	2014 World Cup qualification	Belarus	Away	0–4	12 October 2012
Roberto Soldado	International Friendly	Venezuela	Home	5–0	29 February 2012
Fernando Torres	2009 FIFA Confederations Cup	New Zealand	Neutral	0–5	14 June 2009
David Villa	International Friendly	Azerbaijan	Away	0–6	9 June 2009
David Villa	UEFA Euro 2008	Russia	Neutral	4–1	10 June 2008
Luis García	2006 World Cup qualification	Slovakia	Home	5–1	12 November 2005
Fernando Torres	2006 World Cup qualification	San Marino	Away	0–5	12 October 2005
Fernando Morientes	International Friendly	Ecuador	Home	4–0	30 April 2003
Julen Guerrero	Euro 2000 qualifying	Cyprus	Home	8–0	8 September 1999
Ismael Urzaiz
Luis Enrique	Euro 2000 qualifying	San Marino	Home	9–0	5 June 1999
Raúl 4	Euro 2000 qualifying	San Marino	Home	9–0	31 March 1999
Raúl 4	Euro 2000 qualifying	Austria	Home	9–0	27 March 1999
Julen Guerrero	1998 World Cup qualification	Malta	Away	0–3	18 December 1996
Alfonso	1998 World Cup qualification	Faroe Islands	Away	2–6	4 September 1996
Julio Salinas	1994 World Cup qualification	Albania	Away	1–5	22 September 1993
Emilio Butragueño 4	Euro 1992 qualifying	Albania	Home	9–0	19 December 1990
Míchel	1990 FIFA World Cup	South Korea	Neutral	1–3	17 June 1990
José María Bakero	Euro 1988 qualifying	Albania	Home	5–0	18 November 1987
Emilio Butragueño 4	1986 FIFA World Cup	Denmark	Neutral	1–5	18 June 1986
Hipólito Rincón 4	Euro 1984 qualifying	Malta	Home	12–1	21 December 1983
Santillana 4
Chus Pereda	1966 World Cup qualification	Republic of Ireland	Home	4–1	27 October 1965
Vicente Guillot	1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying	Romania	Home	6–0	1 November 1962
Justo Tejada 4	International Friendly	Northern Ireland	Home	6–2	15 October 1958
László Kubala	International Friendly	Turkey	Home	3–0	16 November 1957
Alfredo Di Stéfano	International Friendly	Netherlands	Home	5–1	30 January 1957
Telmo Zarra 4	International Friendly	Switzerland	Home	6–3	18 February 1951
Estanislau Basora	International Friendly	France	Away	1–5	19 June 1949
Isidro Lángara 5	1934 World Cup qualification	Portugal	Home	9–0	11 March 1934
Eduardo González Valiño 6	International Friendly	Bulgaria	Home	13–0	21 May 1933
Julio Elícegui
Gaspar Rubio 4	International Friendly	France	Home	8–1	14 April 1929
Gaspar Rubio	International Friendly	Portugal	Home	5–0	17 March 1929

• ⁴ Player scored 4 goals
• ⁵ Player scored 5 goals
• ⁶ Player scored 6 goals

Discipline

Most yellow cards

Sergio Ramos and Sergio Busquets (25 each)

Most red cards

Miguel Àngel Nadal (2)

List of all players sent off

As of 8 September 2024

Player	Date	Against	Location	Result	Type of Game
Ricardo Zamora	2 Sep 1920	Italy	Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp	2–0	1920 Summer Olympics
Jesús Larraza	25 May 1924	Italy	Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes	0–1	1924 Summer Olympics
José María Peña	27 Sep 1925	Austria	Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienne	0–1	Friendly
Severino Reija	8 May 1965	Wales	Hampden Park, Glasgow	0–0	Friendly
Eladio Silvestre	23 Feb 1969	Belgium	Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege	2–1	1970 World Cup Qualifier
José Claramunt	25 Sep 1974	Denmark	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen	1–2	Euro 1976 Qualifier
Isidoro San José	4 Apr 1979	Romania	Stadionul Ion Oblemenco, Craiova	2–2	Euro 1980 Qualifier
José Ramón Alexanco	10 Oct 1979	Yugoslavia	Estadio Luis Casanova, València	0–1	Euro 1980 Qualifier
Tente Sánchez	24 Mar 1982	Wales	Estadio Luis Casanova, València	1–1	Friendly
Chendo	1 Apr 1987	Austria	Praterstadion, Vienna	2–3	Euro 1988 Qualifier
Manolo Sanchís	22 jan 1989	Austria	National Stadium, Ta'Qali	0–2	1990 World Cup Qualifier
Toni Muñoz	14 Oct 1992	Northern Ireland	Windsor Park, Belfast	0–0	1994 World Cup Qualifier
Juan Manuel López	18 Nov 1992	Republic of Ireland	Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville	0–0	1994 World Cup Qualifier
Andoni Zubizarreta	17 Nov 1993	Denmark	Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville	1–0	1994 World Cup Qualifier
Miguel Àngel Nadal	17 Jun 1994	Denmark	Cotton Bowl, Dallas	2–2	1994 World Cup
	15 Nov 1995	Macedonia	Estadio Martínez Valero, Elx	3–0	Euro 1996 Qualifier
Juan Antonio Pizzi	9 Jun 1996	Bulgaria	Elland Road, Leeds	1–1	Euro 1996
Guillermo Amor	18 Dec 1996	Malta	National Stadium, Ta' Qali	0–3	1998 World Cup Qualifier
Sergi Barjuán	23 Sep 1998	Russia	Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes, Granada	1–0	Friendly
Fernando Hierro	15 Nov 2000	Netherlands	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville	1–2	Friendly
Xabi Alonso	8 Sep 2007	Iceland	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík	1–1	Euro 2008 Qualifier
Gerard Piqué	30 Jun 2013	Brazil	Estádio de Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro	0–3	2013 Confederations Cup
Diego Llorente	5 Sep 2019	Romania	Arena Națională, Bucharest	1–2	Euro 2020 Qualifier
Daniel Carvajal	5 Jul 2024	Germany	Neckarstadion, Stuttgart	2–1	Euro 2024
Robin Le Normand	8 Sep 2024	Switzerland	Stade de Genève, Lancy	1–4	2024–25 UEFA Nations League A

Manager records

Main article: List of Spain national football team managers

Most manager appearances

Vicente del Bosque: 114 matches.

More time as a national team

László Kubala from 5 Oct 1969 to 18 Jun 1980: 3,909 days (68 matches)

Team records

Worldwide

• World Cup winners: 2010
• Most consecutive wins including friendlies: 15 (2008–2009)
• Most consecutive wins achieved by an international coach from debut: 13 – Vicente del Bosque
• Longest streak without conceding a goal: 9 matches (1992–1993)
• Most penalty shoot-outs in one World Cup by one team: 2 at the 2002 FIFA World Cup (shared with   Argentina in 1990 and 2022,   Costa Rica in 2014,   Netherlands in 2014 and 2022,   Russia in 2018 and   Croatia in 2018 and 2022)
• Highest maximum number of points in World Cup qualification: 30 out of 30 (2010) (shared with   Germany for 2018)

Biggest wins

Best results by Spain
	Date	Opponent	Round	Result	Difference
1	21 May 1933	Bulgaria	Friendly	13–0	+13
2	21 December 1983	Malta	Euro 1984 qualification	12–1	+11
3	20 June 2013	Tahiti	2013 Confederations Cup	10–0	+10
4	11 March 1934	Portugal	1934 World Cup qualification	9–0	+9
	19 December 1990	Albania	Euro 1992 qualification
	27 March 1999	Austria	Euro 2000 qualification
	5 June 1999	San Marino	Euro 2000 qualification
8	8 September 1999	Cyprus	Euro 2000 qualification	8–0	+8
	5 September 2016	Liechtenstein	2018 World Cup qualification
	5 September 2017	Liechtenstein	2018 World Cup qualification

Heaviest defeats

Scores from 4–0 and up

Worst results by Spain
	Date	Opponent	Round	Venue	Result	Difference
1	4 June 1928	Italy	1928 Olympics	A	1–7	–6
	9 December 1931	England	Friendly	A
2	13 July 1950	Brazil	1950 World Cup	A	1–6	−5
3	13 June 1963	Scotland	Friendly	H	2–6	–4
	13 June 2014	Netherlands	2014 World Cup	A	1–5
	19 April 1942	Italy	Friendly	A	0–4
	17 November 2010	Portugal	Friendly	A

FIFA Rankings

Last update was on 21 December 2023. Source: ^[1]

Spain's FIFA world rankings
	Rank	Year	Matches Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Best		Worst
							Rank	Move	Rank	Move
	8	2023	10	8	1	1	8	2	10	0
	10	2022	13	7	4	2	6	1	10	3
	7	2021	18	10	2	6	6	0	8	1
	6	2020	8	3	1	4	6	1	8	0
	8	2019	10	8	0	2	6	2	9	1
	9	2018	14	7	2	5	6	3	10	2
	6	2017	10	8	0	2	6	3	11	1
	10	2016	15	9	2	4	3	1	11	3
	3	2015	9	8	0	1	3	5	12	2
	9	2014	12	7	0	5	1	1	10	7
	1	2013	16	12	2	2	1	0	1	0
	1	2012	16	13	3	0	1	0	1	0
	1	2011	12	9	1	2	1	1	2	1
	1	2010	17	13	1	3	1	1	2	1
	1	2009	16	15	0	1	1	1	2	1
	1	2008	16	15	1	0	1	3	4	0
	4	2007	12	10	2	0	4	2	12	2
	12	2006	14	8	2	4	5	1	12	3
	5	2005	12	8	4	0	5	2	9	2
	5	2004	13	7	5	1	3	0	5	1
	3	2003	11	18	2	1	2	1	3	1
	3	2002	13	7	5	1	3	4	8	1
	7	2001	9	7	1	1	6	2	8	2
	7	2000	14	7	3	4	4	1	7	0
	4	1999	10	8	1	1	4	6	9	2
	15	1998	10	5	2	3	9	16	25	12
	11	1997	6	4	2	0	2	4	11	8
	8	1996	11	6	5	0	4	2	10	3
	4	1995	9	5	4	0	2	4	6	3
	2	1994	15	9	4	2	2	4	9	2
	5	1993	9	7	1	1	5	7	14	1
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References

1. "Spain men's ranking". Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.