Spain national football team records and statistics

The following details the Spain national football team records.

Individual records

Player records

Nationwide

• Most hat-tricks scored: 3 – Fernando Torres & David Villa
• Most consecutive games with at least one goal: 6 – David Villa
• Top scorer in World Cup finals: 9 – David Villa
• Most goals scored in one World Cup: 5 – Emilio Butragueño (1986) & David Villa (2010)
• Most consecutive matches scored in at World Cup: 4 – David Villa (2010)
• Top scorer in European Championship finals: 7 – Álvaro Morata
• Most goals scored in one European Championship: 4 – David Villa (2008)
• Top scorer in Confederations Cup finals: 8 – Fernando Torres
• Most goals scored in one Confederations Cup: 5 – Fernando Torres (2013)
• Top scorer in UEFA Nations League finals: 6 – Ferran Torres
• Most goals scored in one UEFA Nations League: 6 – Ferran Torres (2020–21)

Most caps

As of 31 March 2026, the players with the most caps for Spain are:

• Bold denotes players still active at international level for the national team.

Oldest and youngest

• Youngest player: – Lamine Yamal vs , UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, 8 September 2023
• Oldest player: – Jesús Navas vs , UEFA Euro 2024, 9 July 2024
• Oldest debutant: – Ferenc Puskás vs , 1962 FIFA World Cup CAF–UEFA qualification play-off, 12 November 1961
• Largest age difference between two players in the same match: – Jesús Navas and Lamine Yamal vs , UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, 16 November 2023

Longest careers

Spanish players with the longest span between first and last cap:

Most goals

As of 31 March 2026, the twenty highest scorers for Spain are:

• Bold denotes players still active at international level for the national team.

In a single match

• Most goals scored in a match: 6 – Chacho vs , Friendly match, 21 May 1933

Oldest and youngest

• Youngest goalscorer: – Lamine Yamal vs , UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, 8 September 2023
• Oldest goalscorer:  Ã¢Â€Â“ Aritz Aduriz vs , 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, 12 November 2016

Most assists

As of 23 March 2025, the highest assist-providers for Spain are:

• Bold denotes players still active at international level for the national team.
• These are Opta defined assists.

Most penalty goals

As of 15 November 2025.

• Bold denotes players still active at international level for the national team.

Hat-tricks

As of 7 September 2024.

• <small>⁴ Player scored 4 goals</small>
• <small>⁵ Player scored 5 goals</small>
• <small>⁶ Player scored 6 goals</small>

Oldest and youngest

• Youngest player to score a hat trick: &nbsp;– Juan Errazquin vs , Friendly match, 1 June 1925
• Oldest player to score a hat trick: &nbsp;– David Villa vs , 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, 20 June 2013

Discipline

Most yellow cards

Sergio Ramos and Sergio Busquets (25 each)

Most red cards

Miguel Àngel Nadal (2)

List of all players sent off:

Manager records

Most manager appearances

Vicente del Bosque: 114 matches.

More time as a national team:

László Kubala from 5 Oct 1969 to 18 Jun 1980: days (68 matches)

Team records

Team performance records

• World Cup winners: 2010
• Most consecutive wins including friendlies: 15 (2008–2009)
• Most consecutive matches without losing: 31 (1994–1998)
• Most consecutive competitive matches without losing: 31 (2023–)
• Longest streak without conceding a goal: 9 matches (1992–1993)

Global records

• Most consecutive wins achieved by an international coach from debut: 13 – Vicente del Bosque
• Most penalty shoot-outs in one World Cup by one team: 2 at the 2002 FIFA World Cup (shared with in 1990 and 2022, in 2014, in 2014 and 2022, in 2018 and in 2018 and 2022)
• Highest maximum number of points in World Cup qualification: 30 out of 30 (2010) (shared with for 2018)

Biggest wins

Heaviest defeats

<small>Scores from 4–0 and up</small>

FIFA Rankings

Last update was on 21 December 2023. Source:

References