Spain U17 is the national under-17 selection representing Spain within the Royal Spanish Football Federation pathway. The team brings together emerging players from the country’s academy network for international competition, with its identity shaped by technical quality, possession and coordinated movement. Its schedule combines UEFA qualification, final tournament football and selected friendlies. The page presents the latest recorded squad, coaching chronology, selection-based movement, competition history and the wider development setting surrounding one of Europe’s most closely followed youth national teams.
Spain U17 Upcoming matches by league
UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification
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- Group Stage - 1
Spain U17No H2HLiechtenstein U17 -
- Group Stage - 1
Spain U17No H2HIsrael U17
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- Group Stage - 1
Switzerland U17No H2HSpain U17
Friendlies
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- Friendlies
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Italy U17
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- Friendlies
Spain U17
Italy U17
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- Group Stage
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Italy U17
Spain U17 Last matches by league
UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification
UEFA U17 Championship
Friendlies
World Cup - U17
Spain U17 Team Roster
The latest recorded Spain U17 squad contains 22 players, spanning attack, defence, midfield and goalkeeping. Listed attackers include A. K. Badji, C. Mitogo, E. Alves and J. M. Sanchez Flores. The defensive group features J. Pesquer, Jorge Dominguez and R. Exposito, while C. Fofana, E. Tunkara, Holmes Zamorano and I. Mencia add midfield options. G. Ponce and D. Osuchukwu are the recorded goalkeeping names. This snapshot shows a broad positional spread without implying permanent selection.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
R. Exposito
J. Pesquer
M. Diaz
S. Mayans
A. C. Urraca
Jorge Dominguez
M. Carreras
position Midfielder
I. Mencia
R. Hernandez
M. Valeiro
E. Tunkara
Holmes Zamorano
C. Fofana
S. del Pino
R. Tomas
position Attacker
Last Spain U17 Coachs
The latest recorded coaching start is José Lana, dated 1 November 2023, with the entry ending on the same date. Hernán Pérez is listed from 1 October 2023 with no recorded end date, while Kenio Gonzalo appears across the 2022 to 2024 period. Earlier entries show Julen Guerrero from 2020 to 2023 and David Gordo from 2018 to 2019. Together, the entries trace changes across several youth-team periods. These dates do not establish a current holder.
José María Lana Fernández
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
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| José María Lana Fernández | Spain | 1 November 2023 | 1 November 2023 |
| Hernán Pérez Cuesta | Spain | 1 October 2023 | |
| Eugenio González Martín | Spain | 1 October 2022 | 1 May 2024 |
| Julen Guerrero López | Spain | 1 January 2020 | 1 June 2023 |
| Juan David Gordo Mansilla | Spain | 1 July 2018 | 1 December 2019 |
| Albert Celades López | Andorra | 1 October 2017 | 1 November 2017 |
| Santiago Denia Sánchez | Spain | 1 September 2011 | 1 July 2018 |
Spain U17 Transfers
Spain U17 has no recorded market arrivals because a national selection does not sign, buy or loan players. Additions take place through eligibility decisions, federation call-ups and returns to the selection group from club duties. The latest recorded squad contains 22 players, but that snapshot does not identify individual incoming call-ups or measure the full movement cycle. Selection changes can also reflect age rules, availability and international windows rather than permanent registration. This section therefore describes the national-team mechanism, not a transfer total.
Spain U17 has no recorded market departures because a national selection does not sell, loan or release players through a club transfer system. Players leave a camp or selection cycle through omission, withdrawal, ineligibility, return to club duties or the end of an international window. No individual omission or withdrawal is identified here, so the latest 22-player squad cannot be used to calculate departures. The movement described is therefore selection-based and temporary, with no claim about permanent registrations, fees or a complete departure total.
Transfers Synthesis
Spain U17’s movement model is built around selection windows rather than recruitment activity. Players become available through eligibility for the age group, federation assessment, call-ups and participation in camps or competitive fixtures. The latest recorded 22-player squad is a snapshot of one stage in that cycle, not a permanent register. Entrants may join for a qualifying phase, friendly programme or tournament group, while others may be omitted, withdraw or return to club duties as availability changes. Because no individual arrivals or departures are recorded, there is no supported basis for naming a selection change or measuring complete turnover. The pattern is best understood as a fluid youth pathway connecting club academies with the RFEF’s international age-group structure. Continuity comes from the national programme, while player membership changes with age limits, form, fitness, eligibility and the demands of each window.
Leagues Spain U17 has participated in
Spain U17’s recent recorded competition activity centres on UEFA U17 Championship qualification, with participation recorded from 2022 through 2026 and activity extending into the recent 2026 cycle. Friendlies are also recorded for 2025, indicating a recent preparation stream. The UEFA U17 Championship finals appear in the historical record from 2022 to 2024, while World Cup U17 participation is recorded from 2019 to 2023 and is historical. The competition picture is therefore led by qualification and preparation activity, with finals and world championship entries representing earlier recorded cycles.
More about Spain U17
Spain U17 is the national under-17 football selection of Spain, operating within the Royal Spanish Football Federation, or RFEF, and UEFA’s European framework. Spain’s national football identity is dated to 1913, placing this age-group side inside a century-plus tradition rather than a club structure. It has no permanent home ground or private club ownership. Fixtures are staged at changing municipal grounds, regional training centres and neutral tournament venues, with the Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas among the settings associated with Spain’s national-team programme.
The side is commonly associated with the country’s red national colours and the federation crest. Its appeal extends beyond results: supporters and Spanish football media follow the group as an early view of the next generation. Every cycle brings together prospects from club academies and regional development systems, then tests them against international opposition before players move into older national age groups or the senior pathway.
Spain has long been regarded as one of Europe’s leading youth development nations. The late 1990s, 2000s and 2010s established a strong culture of competitive under-age football, while regular involvement in UEFA European Under-17 Championship campaigns and FIFA Under-17 World Cup cycles has kept the programme prominent internationally. Encounters with France, Italy and Germany carry particular weight because those teams frequently meet in decisive European stages.
Technically, Spain’s youth identity is associated with secure possession, quick combinations, spatial awareness and proactive use of the ball. That style is not a guarantee of results, but it reflects the development principles often linked to Spanish football. The under-17 selection acts as a bridge between academy football and the RFEF’s U19, U21 and senior teams, giving emerging players an international environment in which tactical discipline, adaptation and collective responsibility are developed. Its core purpose is therefore both competitive and developmental, with each generation renewing Spain’s long-term national programme.
Last matches statistics for Spain U17
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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Finland U17
0 - 7
Spain U17
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Spain U17
2 - 0
Northern Ireland U17
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Spain U17
3 - 0
Scotland U17
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Turkey U17
0 - 0
Spain U17
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Spain U17
4 - 0
Ukraine U17
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Spain U17
3 - 1
Ukraine U17
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Estonia U17
1 - 4
Spain U17
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Belgium U17
0 - 1
Spain U17
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Spain U17
2 - 3
Croatia U17
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Italy U17
1 - 1
Spain U17
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Spain U17
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).