Spain national under-21 football team

The **Spain national under-21 football team** are the under-21s of Spain. It is currently controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

### UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

|Year|Round|GP|W|D*|L|GS|GA||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1978|_Qualifying Stage_|4|2|0|2|5|8||
|1980|_Qualifying Stage_|4|1|2|1|4|2||
|1982|Quarter-Finals|6|5|0|1|14|5||
|1984|**Runners-up**|**10**|**5**|**2**|**3**|**11**|**11**||
|1986|**Champions**|**10**|**7**|**1**|**2**|**18**|**9**||
|1988|Quarter-Finals|8|4|2|2|10|4||
|1990|Quarter-Finals|6|4|0|2|5|4||
|1992|_Qualifying Stage_|7|3|2|2|6|5||
|1994|**Third Place**|**12**|**9**|**2**|**1**|**21**|**9**||
|style="border: 3px solid red"|1996|**Runners-up**|**14**|**10**|**3**|**1**|**34**|**14**|
|1998|**Champions**|**11**|**10**|**1**|**0**|**21**|**6**||
|2000|**Third Place**|**14**|**11**|**3**|**0**|**31**|**7**||
|2002|_Qualification Playoffs_|10|6|1|3|15|9||
|2004|_Qualification Playoffs_|10|6|2|2|17|5||
|2006|_Qualifying Stage_|10|6|2|2|37|8||
|2007|_Qualification Playoffs_|4|2|1|1|8|4||
|2009|Group Stage|13|10|1|2|27|7||
|2011|**Champions**|**15**|**12**|**2**|**1**|**31**|**8**||
|2013|**Champions**|**15**|**14**|**1**|**0**|**47**|**5**||
|2015|_Qualification Playoffs_|10|7|2|1|25|8||
|2017|**Runners-up**|**17**|**11**|**4**|**2**|**44**|**13**||
|2019|**Champions**|**15**|**13**|**0**|**2**|**45**|**16**||
|**Total**|**14/22**|**225**|**157**|**34**|**33**|**476**|**167**||
_*Denotes draws including 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.

### Top appearances

|width="6%"|Rank|width="27%"|Player|width="40%"|Club(s)|width="16%"|Year(s)|width="11%"|U-21 Caps|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="center"|**1**|Gerard Deulofeu|Barcelona, Everton, Sevilla, Milan|2012–2017|align="center"|36||||
|align="center"|**2**|Borja Mayoral|Real Madrid, VfL Wolfsburg, Levante|2015–2019|align="center"|31||||
|align="center"||Jorge Meré|Sporting Gijón, FC Köln|2015–2019|align="center"|31||||
|align="center"||Iker Muniain|Athletic Bilbao|2011–2014|align="center"|31||||
|align="center"|**5**|Dani Ceballos|Betis, Real Madrid|2015–2019|align="center"|29||||
|align="center"|**6**|Santiago Denia|Albacete, Atlético Madrid|1992–1996|align="center"|27||||
|align="center"||David de Gea|Atlético Madrid, Manchester United|2009–2013|align="center"|27||||
|align="center"|**8**|Diego Capel|Sevilla|2007–2011|align="center"|25||||
|align="center"||Mikel Oyarzabal|Real Sociedad|2017–2019|align="center"|25||||
|align="center"||Saúl|Atlético Madrid, Rayo Vallecano|2013–2017|align="center"|25||||
|align="center"||Xavi|Barcelona|1998–2001|align="center"|25||||
**Note:** _Club(s)_ represents all the clubs that players played in at the time they did it too in the Under-21s.

### Top goalscorers

|width="6%"|Rank|width="27%"|Player|width="40%"|Club(s)|width="16%"|Year(s)|width="11%"|U-21 Goals|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="center"|**1**|Gerard Deulofeu|Barcelona, Everton, Sevilla, Milan|2012–2017|align="center"|17||||
|align="center"|**2**|Borja Mayoral|Real Madrid, VfL Wolfsburg, Levante|2015–2019|align="center"|16||||
|align="center"|**3**|Rodrigo|Benfica|2011–2013|align="center"|15||||
|align="center"|**4**|Isco|Málaga, Real Madrid|2011–2014|align="center"|14||||
|align="center"|**5**|Álvaro Morata|Real Madrid, Juventus|2013–2014|align="center"|13||||
|align="center"|**6**|Óscar|Barcelona, Albacete|1992–1996|align="center"|12||||
|align="center"|**7**|Munir|Barcelona|2014–2016|align="center"|10||||
|align="center"|**8**|Pablo Couñago|Celta, Recreativo, Ipswich Town|1999–2001|align="center"|9||||
|align="center"||Adrián|Deportivo, Alavés, Málaga, Atlético Madrid|2007–2011|align="center"|9||||
|align="center"||Saúl|Atlético Madrid, Rayo Vallecano|2013–2017|align="center"|9||||
**Note:** _Club(s)_ represents all the clubs that players played in at the time they did it too in the Under-21s.

- Caps and goals correct as of 3 September 2020.

## Recent results

|width="13%"|Date|width="18%"|Competition|width="14%"|Location|width="13%"|Opponent|width="5%"|Result|width="24%"|Scorers|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|6 September 2020|2021 UEFA U-21 qualification|Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan||1–0|Dani Olmo|||||||
|10 September 2020|2021 UEFA U-21 qualification|Castellón, Spain||2–0|Dani Olmo|||||||
|10 October 2019|Friendly|Córdoba, Spain||1–1|Manu García|||||||
|15 October 2019|2021 UEFA U-21 qualification|Podgorica, Montenegro||2–0|Buñuel , Cucurella|||||||
|14 November 2019|2021 UEFA U-21 qualification|Alcorcón, Spain||3–0|Manu García , Serafimov , Pedrosa|||||||
|19 November 2019|2021 UEFA U-21 qualification|Ramat Gan, Israel||1–1|Óscar|||||||
|3 September 2020|2021 UEFA U-21 qualification|Skopje, North Macedonia||1–0|Hugo Duro|||||||
|8 October 2020|2021 UEFA U-21 qualification|Tórsvøllur, Faroe Islands||2–0|Brahim Díaz|||||||
|13 October 2020|2021 UEFA U-21 qualification|Alcorcón, Spain||3–0|Guillamón , Dani Gómez|||||||
|12 November 2020|2021 UEFA U-21 qualification|Marbella, Spain||2–0|Pedrosa , Roberto López|||||||
|17 November 2020|2021 UEFA U-21 qualification|Marbella, Spain||3–0|Roberto López , Barrenetxea , Moncayola|||||||
|24 March 2021|2021 UEFA U-21 group stage|Maribor, Slovenia||3–0|Puado , Gonzalo Villar , Miranda|||||||
|27 March 2021|2021 UEFA U-21 group stage|Maribor, Slovenia||0–0||||||||
|30 March 2021|2021 UEFA U-21 group stage|Celje, Slovenia||2–0|Dani Gómez|||||||

## Forthcoming fixtures

|width="13%"|Date|width="18%"|Competition|width="14%"|Location|width="13%"|Opponent|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|31 May 2021|2021 UEFA U-21 quarter-finals|Maribor, Slovenia||||||

## Players

The current players of the Spain Under-21s.

### Recent callups

|scope="col" style="width:4%"|Pos.|scope="col"|Player|scope="col"|Date of birth (age)|scope="col" style="width:8%"|Caps|scope="col" style="width:8%"|Goals|scope="col"|Club|scope="col"|Latest call-up|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|GK||||||||||||||
|style="text-align:left"|<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1999-03-02</span>) </span>2 March 1999<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 22)</span>|1|0|style="text-align:left"|<span class="flagicon"></span> Barcelona B|style="text-align:left"|v. <span class="flagicon"> </span>Israel, 17 November 2020|||||||
|GK||||||||||||||
|style="text-align:left"|<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1998-07-08</span>) </span>8 July 1998<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 22)</span>|3|0|style="text-align:left"|<span class="flagicon"></span> Betis|style="text-align:left"|v. <span class="flagicon"> </span>North Macedonia, 3 September 2020|||||||
|colspan="7" style="border:0;opacity:.75"|---|||||||||||||
|DF||||||||||||||
|style="text-align:left"|<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">2000-03-02</span>) </span>2 March 2000<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 21)</span>|0|0|style="text-align:left"|<span class="flagicon"></span> Borussia Dortmund|style="text-align:left"|v. Under-21 EURO, 19 March 2021|||||||
|DF||||||||||||||
|style="text-align:left"|<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1999-09-13</span>) </span>13 September 1999<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 21)</span>|7|0|style="text-align:left"|<span class="flagicon"></span> Sporting CP|style="text-align:left"|v. <span class="flagicon"> </span>Israel, 17 November 2020|||||||
|DF||||||||||||||
|style="text-align:left"|<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1999-03-04</span>) </span>4 March 1999<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 22)</span>|3|0|style="text-align:left"|<span class="flagicon"></span> Logroñés|style="text-align:left"|v. <span class="flagicon"> </span>Israel, 17 November 2020|||||||
|DF||||||||||||||
|style="text-align:left"|<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1998-07-19</span>) </span>19 July 1998<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 22)</span>|2|0|style="text-align:left"|<span class="flagicon"></span> Ponferradina|style="text-align:left"|v. <span class="flagicon"> </span>Israel, 17 November 2020|||||||
|DF||||||||||||||
|style="text-align:left"|<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">2000-08-24</span>) </span>24 August 2000<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 20)</span>|1|0|style="text-align:left"|<span class="flagicon"></span> Osasuna|style="text-align:left"|v. <span class="flagicon"> </span>Israel, 17 November 2020|||||||
|DF||||||||||||||
|style="text-align:left"|<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1999-08-14</span>) </span>14 August 1999<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 21)</span>|1|0|style="text-align:left"|<span class="flagicon"></span> Rayo Vallecano|style="text-align:left"|v. <span class="flagicon"> </span>Kazakhstan, 13 October 2020|||||||
|colspan="7" style="border:0;opacity:.75"|---|||||||||||||
|MF||||||||||||||
|style="text-align:left"|<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1998-06-28</span>) </span>28 June 1998<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 22)</span>|8|1|style="text-align:left"|<span class="flagicon"></span> Sevilla|style="text-align:left"|v. <span class="flagicon"> </span>Israel, 17 November 2020|||||||
|MF||||||||||||||
|style="text-align:left"|<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">2002-11-25</span>) </span>25 November 2002<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 18)</span>|4|0|style="text-align:left"|<span class="flagicon"></span> Barcelona|style="text-align:left"|v. <span class="flagicon"> </span>Israel, 17 November 2020|||||||
|MF||||||||||||||
|style="text-align:left"|<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1998-01-05</span>) </span>5 January 1998<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 23)</span>|3|0|style="text-align:left"|<span class="flagicon"></span> Getafe|style="text-align:left"|v. <span class="flagicon"> </span>North Macedonia, 3 September 2020|||||||
|colspan="7" style="border:0;opacity:.75"|---|||||||||||||
|FW||||||||||||||
|style="text-align:left"|<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">2000-04-24</span>) </span>24 April 2000<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 21)</span>|2|2|style="text-align:left"|<span class="flagicon"></span> Real Sociedad|style="text-align:left"|v. <span class="flagicon"> </span>Israel, 17 November 2020|||||||
|FW||||||||||||||
|style="text-align:left"|<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">2001-02-11</span>) </span>11 February 2001<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 20)</span>|3|0|style="text-align:left"|<span class="flagicon"></span> Eibar|style="text-align:left"|v. <span class="flagicon"> </span>Israel, 17 November 2020|||||||
|FW||||||||||||||
|style="text-align:left"|<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">2000-04-16</span>) </span>16 April 2000<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 21)</span>|2|0|style="text-align:left"|<span class="flagicon"></span> Rayo Vallecano|style="text-align:left"|v. <span class="flagicon"> </span>Kazakhstan, 13 October 2020|||||||
|FW||||||||||||||
|style="text-align:left"|<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1999-07-11</span>) </span>11 July 1999<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 21)</span>|7|0|style="text-align:left"|<span class="flagicon"></span> Rayo Vallecano|style="text-align:left"|v. <span class="flagicon"> </span>North Macedonia, 3 September 2020|||||||
|FW||||||||||||||
|style="text-align:left"|<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1998-07-30</span>) </span>30 July 1998<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 22)</span>|1|1|style="text-align:left"|<span class="flagicon"></span> Real Madrid B|style="text-align:left"|v. <span class="flagicon"> </span>North Macedonia, 3 September 2020|||||||
|FW||||||||||||||
|style="text-align:left"|<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1999-11-23</span>) </span>23 November 1999<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 21)</span>|0|0|style="text-align:left"|<span class="flagicon"></span> Girona|style="text-align:left"|v. <span class="flagicon"> </span>North Macedonia, 3 September 2020|||||||

- Notes

- Players in _italics_ are still active at international level.
- <sup>INJ</sup> = Not part of the current squad due to injury.
- <sup>PRE</sup> = Not part of the current squad but present in a preliminary list.
- <sup>COV</sup> = Not part of the current squad due to testing positive in SARS-CoV-2.

## Former squads

- 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Spain
- 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Spain
- 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Spain
- 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Spain
- 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Spain
- 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Spain
- 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Spain
- 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Spain
- 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Spain

## Related pages

- Spain national football team

## Other websites

- by RFEF
- Tournament archive at UEFA
- Europe – U-23/U-21 Tournaments at RSSSF

## Infobox (national football team)

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- **first game**: 4–1
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- **largest win**: 14–0
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- **largest loss**: 5–0
(Utrecht, Netherlands; 16 February 1983)
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- **uefau21champ apps**: 13
- **uefau21champ first**: 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 1982
- **uefau21champ best**: Winners (1986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 1986, 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 1998, 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2011, 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2013, 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2019)
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- **most caps**: Gerard Deulofeu (36)
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- **association**: Royal Spanish Football Federation
- **confederation**: UEFA (Europe)
- **coach**: Luis de la Fuente Castillo, Luis de la Fuente
- **captain**: Marc Cucurella
- **top scorer**: Gerard Deulofeu (17)
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