Spain national under-18 football team

The Spain national under-18 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-18

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)
Head coach	Paco Gallardo
Most caps	Javier Delgado (23) José Luis Gallardo (23) Sebastián Nadal (23)
Top scorer	Chuzo (13)
FIFA code	ESP
First colours Second colours
First international
Spain 4–1 England  (Barcelona, Spain; 15 April 1952)
Biggest win
Spain 9–0 Andorra  (Cádiz, Spain; 12 March 1999)
Biggest defeat
Romania 5–1 Spain  (Graz, Austria; 20 April 1960)  England 5–1 Spain  (Walsall, England; 22 July 1993) Records for competitive matches only.
European Under-18 Championship
Appearances	14 (first in 1981)
Best result	Winners (1995)

Spain national under-18 football team

Medal record
U-18 European Championship
	1990 Hungary	Team
	1993 England	Team
	1994 Spain	Team
	1995 Greece	Team
	1996 France & Luxembourg	Team
	1997 Iceland	Team
	2001 Finland	Team

Spain national under-18 football team

Medal record
UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup
	1997 Portugal	Team
	1999 South Africa	Team
	2001 Italy	Team
	2003 Egypt	Team
	2005 Turkey	Team

Competitive record

FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1948	did not enter
1949
1950
1951
1952	Champions	2	1	1	0	4	1
1953	Fourth place	4	2	0	2	13	7
1954	Champions	5	4	1	0	14	3
Total	3/7	11	7	2	2	31	11

UEFA Youth Tournament Under-18 record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1955	Group stage	3	2	1	0	8	3
1956	did not enter
1957	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	18	5
1958	Group stage	3	2	1	0	7	4
1959	Group stage	3	2	0	1	10	2
1960	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	8
1961	Fourth place	4	1	1	2	10	9
1962	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	4
1963	Qualifying round	2	0	1	1	4	5
1964	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	10	7
1965	Group stage	2	0	1	1	2	3
1966	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	6	6
1967	Group stage	5	1	0	4	6	8
1968	Qualifying round	2	0	1	1	1	2
1969	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5
1970	Qualifying round	4	2	0	2	7	10
1971	Group stage	3	1	1	1	2	2
1972	Fourth place	5	2	3	0	11	4
1973	Qualifying round	4	1	1	2	7	7
1974	Group stage	5	2	2	1	3	3
1975	Qualifying round	2	0	1	1	1	2
1976	Third place	7	5	1	1	17	4
1977	Qualifying round	4	1	2	1	5	3
1978	Group stage	5	3	1	1	7	3
1979	Qualifying round	2	1	0	1	3	4
1980	Group stage	5	4	0	1	9	2
Total	18/26	94	41	21	32	162	115

UEFA European Under-18 Championship record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1981	Fourth place	7	3	4	0	12	5
1982	Second round	5	1	1	3	7	6
1983	Second round	5	2	1	2	4	3
1984	Second round	5	2	1	2	7	6
1986	First round	6	2	2	2	7	8
1988	Fourth place	9	7	0	2	22	4
1990	Third place	9	6	1	2	17	9
1992	Qualifying round	6	0	3	3	2	9
1993	Third place	8	6	1	1	22	12
1994	Third place	4	3	0	1	14	8
1995	Champions	8	7	1	0	24	9
1996	Runners-up	8	4	3	1	12	3
1997	Third place	8	5	2	1	13	7
1998	Group stage	9	7	0	2	18	10
1999	Group stage	8	3	4	1	20	7
2000	Intermediary round	5	3	1	1	11	2
2001	Third place	8	6	1	1	19	8
Total	14/17	118	67	26	25	231	116

UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1997	Runners-up	5	2	2	1	9	6
1999	Champions	5	4	1	0	14	3
2001	Champions	4	3	1	0	9	1
2003	Champions	4	4	0	0	16	1
2005	Third place	4	4	0	0	9	0
Total	5/5	22	17	4	1	57	11

Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2018	Gold medalists	1st	4	4	0	0	11	5
Total	1 Title	1/1	4	4	0	0	11	5

• 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.
• Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Current squad

• The following players were called up for as friendly against Italy.^[1]
• Match dates: 15 January 2025
• Caps and goals correct as of: 15 January 2025, after the match against Italy

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Simón García	(2007-04-19) 19 April 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Athletic Bilbao
	1GK	Eder Aller	(2007-04-04) 4 April 2007 (age 18)	2	0	Barcelona
	2DF	Davinchi	(2007-10-16) 16 October 2007 (age 17)	4	0	Recreativo de Huelva
	2DF	Jorge Salinas	(2007-04-02) 2 April 2007 (age 18)	4	0	Racing de Santander
	2DF	Landry Farré	(2007-01-07) 7 January 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Barcelona
	2DF	Romeo Hueso	(2007-04-03) 3 April 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Atlético Madrid
	2DF	Carlos Alós	(2007-02-10) 10 February 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Valencia
	2DF	Mario Rivas	(2007-03-16) 16 March 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Real Madrid
	2DF	Jesús Fortea	(2007-03-26) 26 March 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Real Madrid
	2DF	Jofre Torrents	(2007-01-28) 28 January 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Barcelona
	3MF	Quim Junyent	(2007-03-25) 25 March 2007 (age 18)	7	1	Barcelona
	3MF	Xavi Espart	(2007-05-21) 21 May 2007 (age 18)	4	0	Barcelona
	3MF	Andrés Antañón	(2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 18)	4	0	Celta de Vigo
	3MF	Juan Hernández	(2007-07-21) 21 July 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Barcelona
	3MF	Beñat García	(2007-01-21) 21 January 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Basconia
	3MF	Alex Marchal	(2007-09-17) 17 September 2007 (age 17)	1	0	Real Sociedad
	3MF	Miguel Lodoño	(2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Espanyol
	4FW	Ousmane Diallo	(2007-06-12) 12 June 2007 (age 18)	4	2	Borussia Dortmund
	4FW	Daniel Yáñez	(2007-03-28) 28 March 2007 (age 18)	4	0	Real Madrid
	4FW	Adrián Arnu	(2007-03-04) 4 March 2007 (age 18)	4	0	Real Valladolid
	4FW	David Otorbi	(2007-10-16) 16 October 2007 (age 17)	4	0	Valencia
	4FW	Sergio Esteban	(2007-03-20) 20 March 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Atlético Madrid

Recent call-ups

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
DF	Diego Aguado	(2007-02-06) 6 February 2007 (age 18)	3	1	Real Madrid	v.  Portugal, 15 October 2024
DF	Albert Navarro	(2007-05-24) 24 May 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Atalanta	v.  Portugal, 15 October 2024
DF	Guillem Víctor	(2007-05-03) 3 May 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Barcelona	v.  Portugal, 15 October 2024
MF	Hugo López	(2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 18)	3	1	Villarreal	v.  Portugal, 15 October 2024
MF	Pol Durán	(2007-03-08) 8 March 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Real Madrid	v.  Portugal, 15 October 2024
MF	Leo Salazar	(2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 18)	2	0	Espanyol	v.  Portugal, 15 October 2024
FW	Igor Oyono	(2008-02-07) 7 February 2008 (age 17)	4	0	Athletic Bilbao	v.   Switzerland, 25 April 2024
FW	Sydney Osazuwa	(2007-04-21) 21 April 2007 (age 18)	3	2	Leganés	v.  Portugal, 15 October 2024
FW	Toni Fernández	(2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 (age 17)	3	1	Barcelona	v.  Portugal, 15 October 2024
FW	Jaime Barroso	(2007-09-23) 23 September 2007 (age 17)	1	0	Real Madrid	v.  Portugal, 15 October 2024

Player records

Top appearances

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-18 caps
1	Javier Delgado	Damm	1988–1990	23
	José Luis Gallardo	Espanyol	1988–1990	23
	Sebastián Nadal	Mallorca, Atlético Madrid	1979–1982	23
2	Luis Cuartero	Zaragoza	1993–1994	22
	Mario Rosas	Barcelona	1996–1999	22
3	Juan Luis Bernal	Betis	1989–1991	21
	Gonzalo Colsa	Racing de Santander	1996–1998	21
	Gerardo García	Real Madrid	1991–1993	21
	Míchel	Real Madrid	1980–1981	21
	Javier López	Osasuna	1991–1994	21
	Luis Márquez	Betis	1988–1990	21

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-18s.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-18 goals
1	Chuzo	Atlético Madrid	1957–1958	13
2	Albert Aguilà	Real Madrid	1987–1988	12 Wellington phoenix
4	Javi Moreno	Barcelona	1992–1993	10
	Fernando Morientes	Albacete	1993–1994	10
5	Jorge Perona	Barcelona	2000–2001	9
6	Abel Ruiz	Barcelona	2018	7
	Carlitos	Sevilla	1994–1995	7
	Pepe Gálvez	Mallorca	1991–1993	7
	Gerardo	Real Madrid	1991–1993	7
	Martín Criado	Real Madrid	1986–1988	7
	Sebastián Nadal	Mallorca, Atlético Madrid	1979–1982	7
	Alberto Rivera	Real Madrid	1995–1996	7

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-18s.

See also

• Spain national football team
• Spain national under-23 football team
• Spain national under-21 football team
• Spain national under-20 football team
• Spain national under-19 football team
• Spain national under-17 football team
• Spain national under-16 football team
• Spain national under-15 football team
• Spain national youth football team