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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
AlbaniaSerbia 2027 TBD 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4
Total 0/9 81 2 11 69 23 220 −197

Current squad

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  • The following players were called up for the matches against Moldova.
  • Match date: 10 June 2025
  • Opposition:  Moldova
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 10 June 2025, after the match against  Moldova.
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) 8 0 Spain Tres Cantos

3 2DF Daniel de Sa (2007-06-28) 28 June 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Andorra Andorra
4 2DF Daniel Lima (2007-04-12) 12 April 2007 (age 18) 1 0 Andorra Andorra
5 2DF Àlex Cornella (2006-09-18) 18 September 2006 (age 18) 4 0 Spain Atlètic Sant Just
15 2DF Guillem Acosta (2006-02-04) 4 February 2006 (age 19) 12 0 Spain Europa
21 2DF Marc Rodríguez (2005-06-21) 21 June 2005 (age 19) 10 0 Spain Mollet

6 3MF Daniel Bienert (2004-10-15) 15 October 2004 (age 20) 12 0 Spain Sarrià
8 3MF Hugo Ferreira (2004-07-12) 12 July 2004 (age 20) 7 0 Andorra FC Santa Coloma
11 3MF Nil Linares (2005-12-17) 17 December 2005 (age 19) 14 0 Spain Canyelles
18 3MF Marcel Carrau (2005-09-18) 18 September 2005 (age 19) 2 0 Spain AEM
22 3MF Marc Torné (2005-03-27) 27 March 2005 (age 20) 3 0 Spain Lliçà d'Amunt
23 3MF Yedid Santaella (2007-07-12) 12 July 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Andorra Andorra

7 4FW Jan Gumà (2006-09-27) 27 September 2006 (age 18) 5 0 Spain Gimnàstic Manresa
9 4FW Gerard Solà (C) (2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 21) 17 1 Spain Binéfar
10 4FW Ot Remolins (2004-02-25) 25 February 2004 (age 21) 17 0 Andorra FC Santa Coloma
14 4FW Iván Rodríguez (2005-09-18) 18 September 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Andorra City Escaldes
17 4FW Saúl Fernandes (2007-03-23) 23 March 2007 (age 18) 1 0 Andorra Andorra
19 4FW Haroun Dchar (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 19) 2 0 Andorra Andorra
20 4FW Pau Silva (2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 21) 8 0 Spain Ribert

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 Gerard Sánchez (2005-10-03) 3 October 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Andorra City Escaldes v.  Wales, 20 March 2025
DF Pere Simonet (2007-01-23) 23 January 2007 (age 18) 1 0 Andorra Andorra v.  Wales, 20 March 2025
DF Ian Olivera (2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 20) 10 0 Spain Barbastro v.  Portugal, 15 October 2024

MF Gerard Estrada (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 20) 1 0 Andorra City Escaldes v.  Wales, 20 March 2025
MF Nelson Mendes (2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 21) 1 0 Andorra La Massana v.  Wales, 20 March 2025

FW Jan Rodríguez (2007-05-21) 21 May 2007 (age 18) 1 0 Spain Mercantil v.  Wales, 20 March 2025
FW Aron Rodrigo (2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 (age 20) 10 1 Spain Huesca B 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
Gerard Solà 1 2021–
Ot Remolins 0 2021–

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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