Spain national under-20 football team

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Spain U-20
Nickname(s)La Rojita (The Little Red One)
La Furia Roja
(the red fury)
Association Royal Spanish Football Federation
(Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Most caps Pablo Couñago
Jaime Gavilán
Francisco Jusué
(13 each)
Top scorer Adrián (5)
FIFA code ESP
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2–1 France  Flag of France.svg
(Radès, Tunisia; 28 June 1977)
Biggest win
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8–0 Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg
(Cairo, Egypt; 25 September 2009)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3–0 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg
(Doha, Qatar; 25 April 1995)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3–0 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg
(Montevideo, Uruguay; February 1, 1998)
Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1977 )
Best resultWinners (1999)
Spain national under-20 football team
Medal record
U-20 World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Soviet Union Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Nigeria Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 United Arab Emirates Team
Spain national under-20 football team
Medal record
U-20 Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Pescara, Italy Team

The Spain national under-20 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), the governing body for football in Spain.

Contents

Competitive Record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

 Champions   Runners-up   Fourth Place

YearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg 1977 Group stage7th311133
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1979 Quarter-finals6th421*132
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1981 Group stage13th302157
Flag of Mexico.svg 1983 Did not qualify
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1985 Runners-up2nd622*288
Flag of Chile.svg 1987 Did not qualify
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1989 Group stage15th310247
Flag of Portugal (official).svg 1991 Quarter-finals7th421183
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1993 Did not qualify
Flag of Qatar.svg 1995 Fourth place4th64021912
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1997 Quarter-finals7th5401103
Flag of Nigeria.svg 1999 Champions1st752*0165
Flag of Argentina.svg 2001 Did not qualify
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2003 Runners-up2nd750284
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2005 Quarter-finals7th5401174
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2007 Quarter-finals5th532*0138
Flag of Egypt.svg 2009 Round of 1611th4301143
Flag of Colombia.svg 2011 Quarter-finals5th532*0134
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 Quarter-finals6th540194
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015 Did not qualify
Flag of South Korea.svg 2017
Flag of Poland.svg 2019
Flag of Argentina.svg 2023
Flag of Chile.svg 2025 In progress421144
Total1 title16/247645141715481

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games record
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGA
Flag of Greece.svg 1991 did not enter
Flag of France.svg 1993
Flag of Italy.svg 1997 Fourth place4th411224
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2001 did not qualify
Flag of Spain.svg 2005 See Spain national under-23 football team
Flag of Italy.svg 2009 Gold medalists1st431094
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 did not enter
Flag of Spain.svg 2018 See Spain national under-18 football team
Total1 Gold medal2/68422118

Individual awards

In addition to team victories, Spanish players have won individual awards at FIFA World Youth Cups.

YearGolden Boot
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1985 Sebastián Losada
Fernando Gómez
Flag of Qatar.svg 1995 Joseba Etxeberria
Flag of Nigeria.svg 1999 Pablo Couñago

Player records

Top appearances

RankPlayerClub(s)Year(s)U-20 Caps
1 Pablo Couñago Celta Vigo, Numancia 1998–199913
  Jaime Gavilán Valencia, Tenerife 2003–200513
  Francisco Jusué Osasuna 1998–199913
4 Pablo Orbaiz Osasuna 1998–199912
  Israel Puerto Sevilla 2012–201312
  Rubén Suárez Sporting Gijón 1998–199912
7 Sergio García Barcelona 200311
  Aarón Rangers, Celta Vigo 200911
  Dani Parejo Real Madrid, Getafe 200911
  Carlos Peña Barcelona 200311
  Juanfran Real Madrid 2003–200511

Note:Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-20s.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClub(s)Year(s)U-20 Goals
1 Adrián Deportivo 200710
  Joseba Etxeberria Real Sociedad 19957
  Sergio García Barcelona 20037
  Aarón Rangers, Celta Vigo 20097
5 Pablo Couñago Celta Vigo, Numancia 1998–19996
6 Fernando Llorente Athletic Bilbao 20055
  Jesé Real Madrid 20135
  Álvaro Vázquez Espanyol 20115
9 Emilio Nsue Castellón, Real Sociedad 20094
  David Silva Eibar 20054
  Ismael Urzaiz Real Madrid 1989–19914

Note:Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-20s.

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup, between 27 September – 19 October 2025. [1]

Caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2025, after the match against Ukraine.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Fran González (2005-06-24) 24 June 2005 (age 20)40 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
131 GK Raúl Jiménez (2006-02-16) 16 February 2006 (age 19)10 Flag of Spain.svg Valencia
211 GK Vicent Abril (2005-02-15) 15 February 2005 (age 20)10 Flag of Spain.svg Valencia

22 DF Pau Navarro (2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 20)50 Flag of Spain.svg Villarreal
32 DF Julio Díaz (2005-01-10) 10 January 2005 (age 20)60 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid
42 DF Álvaro Cortés (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 20)20 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
52 DF Andrés Cuenca (2007-06-11) 11 June 2007 (age 18)60 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
162 DF Jesús Fortea (2007-03-26) 26 March 2007 (age 18)40 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
202 DF Diego Aguado (2007-02-07) 7 February 2007 (age 18)30 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid

63 MF Izan Merino (2006-04-15) 15 April 2006 (age 19)30 Flag of Spain.svg Málaga
73 MF Rayane Belaid (2005-02-11) 11 February 2005 (age 20)60 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid
83 MF Rodri Mendoza (2005-03-15) 15 March 2005 (age 20)50 Flag of Spain.svg Elche
123 MF Thiago Pitarch (2007-08-03) 3 August 2007 (age 18)50 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
153 MF Cristian Perea (2005-08-17) 17 August 2005 (age 20)30 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
183 MF Peio Canales (2005-01-17) 17 January 2005 (age 20)30 Flag of Spain.svg Racing Santander

94 FW Adrián Liso (2005-04-02) 2 April 2005 (age 20)50 Flag of Spain.svg Getafe
104 FW Iker Bravo (2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 (age 20)42 Flag of Italy.svg Udinese
114 FW David Mella (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 20)60 Flag of Spain.svg Deportivo La Coruña
144 FW Joel Roca (2005-06-07) 7 June 2005 (age 20)20 Flag of Spain.svg Girona
174 FW Pablo García (2006-06-13) 13 June 2006 (age 19)42 Flag of Spain.svg Real Betis
194 FW Jan Virgili (2006-07-26) 26 July 2006 (age 19)60 Flag of Spain.svg Mallorca

Former squads

See also

References

  1. "Estos son los 21 futbolistas que defenderán a España en el Mundial de Chile" (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Fútbol. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Spain's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.