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Andorra national under-21 football team

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Andorra U21
AssociationFederació Andorrana de Fútbol
Head coachEloy Casals
CaptainEric de las Heras
Most capsEric de las Heras (24)
Top scorerJordi Aláez
Albert Rosas
Ricard Fernández (4)
First colours
Second colours
First international
Andorra Andorra 0–0 Iceland Iceland
Andorra la Vella, 3 May 2006
Biggest win
Andorra Andorra 2–0 Turkey Turkey
Andorra la Vella, 19 November 2019
Biggest defeat
Czech Republic Czech Republic 8–0 Andorra Andorra
Mladá Boleslav, 10 August 2011
Netherlands Netherlands 8–0 Andorra Andorra
Doetinchem, 10 November 2017
UEFA U-21 Championship
AppearancesNone

The Andorra national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Andorra and is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation.

The team played the first match against Iceland, in an extra preliminary round for the 2007 European Under-21 Football Championship.[1] They drew the first game 0–0 at home and lost the away leg 2–0.[2] Andorra under-21 did not take part in the 2009 Under-21 European Championship qualifying, but was back again for the 2011 Under-21 Championship qualifying in 2009. They won their first competitive match on 16 June 2015, beating Lithuania 1–0 at home.

UEFA U-21 Championship record

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UEFA U-21 Championship record UEFA U-21 Championship Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pld W D L GF GA GD
Netherlands 2007 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2
Sweden 2009 Did not compete
Denmark 2011 Did not qualify 10 0 1 9 3 25 −22
Israel 2013 8 0 0 8 2 32 −30
Czech Republic 2015 10 0 1 9 1 35 −34
Poland 2017 10 1 0 9 1 26 −25
ItalySan Marino 2019 10 0 3 7 1 28 −27
HungarySlovenia 2021 10 1 2 7 10 24 −14
RomaniaGeorgia (country) 2023 10 0 0 10 1 28 −27
Slovakia 2025 10 0 3 7 4 16 −12
Total 0/9 80 2 11 67 23 216 −193

Current squad

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  • The following players were called up for the matches against Wales and Belgium.
  • Match date: 20 and 23 March 2025
  • Opposition:  Wales &  Belgium
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 20 March 2025, after the match against  Wales.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Adrià Cornella (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 21) 0 0 Spain Gimnàstic Manresa
13 1GK Marc de Castro (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 21) 6 0 Spain Tres Cantos
3 2DF Gerard Sánchez (2005-10-03) 3 October 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Andorra City Escaldes
4 2DF Pere Simonet (2007-01-23) 23 January 2007 (age 18) 1 0 Andorra Andorra
5 2DF Àlex Cornella (2006-09-18) 18 September 2006 (age 18) 2 0 Spain Atlètic Sant Just
8 2DF Guillem Acosta (2006-02-04) 4 February 2006 (age 19) 10 0 Spain Europa
20 2DF Daniel de Sa (2007-06-28) 28 June 2007 (age 17) 1 0 Andorra Andorra
21 2DF Marc Rodríguez (2005-06-21) 21 June 2005 (age 19) 8 0 Spain Mollet
6 3MF Daniel Bienert (2004-10-15) 15 October 2004 (age 20) 10 0 Spain Sarrià
7 3MF Nelson Mendes (2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 21) 1 0 Andorra La Massana
10 3MF Marc Torné (2005-03-27) 27 March 2005 (age 20) 1 0 Spain Lliçà d'Amunt
11 3MF Nil Linares (2005-12-17) 17 December 2005 (age 19) 13 0 Spain Canyelles
18 3MF Gerard Estrada (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 20) 1 0 Andorra City Escaldes
23 3MF Yedid Santaella (2007-07-12) 12 July 2007 (age 17) 1 0 Andorra Andorra
9 4FW Gerard Solà (C) (2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 21) 15 1 Spain Binéfar
14 4FW Iván Rodríguez (2005-09-18) 18 September 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Andorra City Escaldes
17 4FW Haroun Dchar (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Andorra Andorra
19 4FW Jan Rodríguez (2007-05-21) 21 May 2007 (age 17) 1 0 Spain Mercantil

Recent call-ups

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The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up


DF Ian Olivera (2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 20) 10 0 Spain Barbastro v.  Portugal, 15 October 2024
DF Iker Álvarez (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 21) 7 0 Andorra Rànger's v.  Croatia, 11 October 2024
DF Alessio Montenegro (2003-09-13) 13 September 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Spain Puigreig v.  Croatia, 11 October 2024
MF Pau Babot (2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 (age 21) 18 0 Germany Hanauer SC 1960 v.  Portugal, 15 October 2024
MF Hugo Ferreira (2004-07-12) 12 July 2004 (age 20) 5 0 Andorra FC Santa Coloma v.  Portugal, 15 October 2024
FW Aron Rodrigo (2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 (age 20) 10 1 Spain Huesca B v.  Portugal, 15 October 2024
FW Eric Balastegui (2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 (age 21) 9 0 Andorra Esperança v.  Portugal, 15 October 2024
FW Pau Silva (2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 21) 7 0 Spain Ribert v.  Portugal, 15 October 2024
FW Jan Gumà (2006-09-27) 27 September 2006 (age 18) 3 0 Spain Gimnàstic Manresa v.  Portugal, 15 October 2024
Notes
  • Players in italics have been capped for the senior team.

Records

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Most appearances

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Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Eric de las Heras 24 1 2019–2024
2 Éric Vales 20 0 2018–2022
Albert Rosas 4 2019–2024
4 Albert Reyes 19 0 2014–2018
5 Xavier Vieira 18 1 2011–2014
Àlex Martínez 0 2015–2020
Joel Guillén 0 2019–2022
Izan Fernández 0 2019–2022
Pau Babot 0 2021–2024
10 Claudi Bové 17 0 2014–2018
Kiko Pomares 0 2016–2020

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Jordi Aláez 4 15 0.267 2015–2020
Ricard Fernández 15 0.267 2016–2020
Albert Rosas 20 0.2 2019–2024
4 Luigi San Nicolás 2 15 0.133 2010–2013
Christian García 15 0.133 2016–2020

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Football Europe: Andorran Football Federation". UEFA. Archived from the original on 9 May 2007. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
  2. ^ "UEFA European U-21 C'ship". UEFA. Archived from the original on April 3, 2007. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
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