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[change | change source]
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 |
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.
Rank | Player | Club(s) | Year(s) | U-21 Caps |
1 | Gerard Deulofeu | Barcelona, Everton, Sevilla, Milan | 2012–2017 | 36 |
2 | Borja Mayoral | Real Madrid, VfL Wolfsburg, Levante | 2015–2019 | 31 |
| Jorge Meré | Sporting Gijón, FC Köln | 2015–2019 | 31 |
| Iker Muniain | Athletic Bilbao | 2011–2014 | 31 |
5 | Dani Ceballos | Betis, Real Madrid | 2015–2019 | 29 |
6 | Santiago Denia | Albacete, Atlético Madrid | 1992–1996 | 27 |
| David de Gea | Atlético Madrid, Manchester United | 2009–2013 | 27 |
8 | Diego Capel | Sevilla | 2007–2011 | 25 |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | Real Sociedad | 2017–2019 | 25 |
| Saúl | Atlético Madrid, Rayo Vallecano | 2013–2017 | 25 |
| Xavi | Barcelona | 1998–2001 | 25 |
Note: Club(s) represents all the clubs that players played in at the time they did it too in the Under-21s.
Rank | Player | Club(s) | Year(s) | U-21 Goals |
1 | Gerard Deulofeu | Barcelona, Everton, Sevilla, Milan | 2012–2017 | 17 |
2 | Borja Mayoral | Real Madrid, VfL Wolfsburg, Levante | 2015–2019 | 16 |
3 | Rodrigo | Benfica | 2011–2013 | 15 |
4 | Isco | Málaga, Real Madrid | 2011–2014 | 14 |
5 | Álvaro Morata | Real Madrid, Juventus | 2013–2014 | 13 |
6 | Óscar | Barcelona, Albacete | 1992–1996 | 12 |
7 | Munir | Barcelona | 2014–2016 | 10 |
8 | Pablo Couñago | Celta, Recreativo, Ipswich Town | 1999–2001 | 9 |
| Adrián | Deportivo, Alavés, Málaga, Atlético Madrid | 2007–2011 | 9 |
| Saúl | Atlético Madrid, Rayo Vallecano | 2013–2017 | 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.
Date | Competition | Location | Opponent | Result | Scorers |
6 September 2020 | 2021 UEFA U-21 qualification | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 1–0 | Dani Olmo 28' (pen.) |
10 September 2020 | 2021 UEFA U-21 qualification | Castellón, Spain | Montenegro | 2–0 | Dani Olmo 3', 9' |
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 | 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 | 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' |
2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship[change | change source]
The current players of the Spain Under-21s.
- Notes
- Players in italics are still active at international level.
- INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.
- PRE = Not part of the current squad but present in a preliminary list.
- COV = Not part of the current squad due to testing positive in SARS-CoV-2.
- 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