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Dynasties are remembered for titles. Teams, for their names.
Spain will begin the defence of the UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship this Sunday against Switzerland. They do so after winning the last four editions, with a generation forced to live with an expectation they did not fully build themselves: to win again.
But history will not step onto the pitch.
Anna and Laia will. Martina, Nerea, Amaya, Silvia, Emma, and Julia. Elene, Ainoa, Rosalía, Paula, Adriana, and Irune. Celia, Lúa, Natalia, Lucía, Iris Ashley, and Alba.
Twenty footballers who are not at the same point in their careers. Some already compete regularly in Liga F. Others have begun to appear in the first team of their clubs. Several continue to grow in Primera or Segunda Federación.
Eight already know what it means to lift this very trophy. For the others, Bosnia and Herzegovina will be their first European under-19 final tournament.
David Aznar has gathered twenty players and a reserve goalkeeper. This is the squad tasked with proving that Spanish dominance can survive, una vez más, the change of names.
Goalkeepers
Laia López (Real Madrid · Goalkeeper)
U-17 (2024) and U-19 (2025) European champion.
Laia López arrives with international experience that is hard to match in this squad.
She was U-17 European champion in 2024 and was part of the squad that won the U-19 Euros in 2025 in Poland. A year later, she returns to the final tournament as one of the players who already know the flow of a short tournament, the weeks of living together, and the pressure of knockout rounds.
She has also participated in the qualifying process led by David Aznar. Her path in the national team and the experience gained at Real Madrid place her among the candidates to start in goal from the beginning.
Laia does not arrive only with titles. She arrives as one of those responsible for conveying what it takes to defend them.
Read profile: Laia López, from the academy to the first team.
Anna Álvarez (Levante UD · Goalkeeper)
Goalkeeper with Liga F debut and professional experience.
Anna Álvarez represents a different path.
The goalkeeper from Peñíscola, born in 2008, joined the Levante academy when she was nine years old. The club extended her contract for three seasons and progressively integrated her into the first team dynamics.
This season she debuted in Liga F against Barcelona at the Ciutat de València. Later, she faced the Catalan side again and also stood in goal against Alhama.
With Spain, she started in the 3-0 victory against Hungary in the second round of qualifying.
It will be her first Under-19 Euro, but she already knows the demands of professional football. The difference in trajectory compared to Laia does not make her presence ornamental: Spain travels with two goalkeepers who have begun to compete above strictly youth football.
Ziara Vega (Athletic Club · Goalkeeper)
Under-19 European champion (2025) and security in reserve.
Ziara Vega is part of the delegation as a reserve goalkeeper and does not occupy one of the twenty competitive squad places.
The Athletic goalkeeper already played this same role during the 2025 European Championship, won by Spain in Poland. In Bosnia, she will remain ready for any setback that may occur during the tournament.
Defenders
Martina González (FC Barcelona · Defender)
Barcelona B defender with first-team debut experience.
Martina González competes for Barcelona B and has already experienced her first official match with the main Catalan squad.
She debuted in February 2025 during the Copa Catalunya semi-final against AEM, on a day when Barcelona gave minutes to several academy players.
Her inclusion in the final list is also significant. Martina was not part of the squad that played the second round of qualifying against Hungary, Northern Ireland, and Portugal. Aznar recalled her during the June preparation, and she ended up among the twenty chosen.
She does not arrive solely because of continuity within the process. She earned a place during the final stretch of preparation, when the coach had to reduce the squad for the final tournament.
Nerea Carmona (FC Ona Sant Adrià · Defender)
Ona Sant Adrià defender and starter during U-19 qualifiers.
Nerea Carmona is the only representative of Ona Sant Adrià in the Spanish squad.
Her presence prevents the list from being reduced exclusively to the structures of Liga F clubs. Ona continues to be one of those developmental projects capable of producing international players despite having much less exposure than Barcelona or Real Madrid.
Carmona was in the second round of qualifying and started in the victory against Northern Ireland. Her continuity shows that Aznar considers her an integrated player in the team’s defensive structure.
In a squad with twelve players from the two big clubs, her call-up also serves as a reminder that talent does not only grow where the spotlights shine.
Read profile: Nerea Carmona, a certainty among rising stars.
Amaya García (Real Madrid · Defender)
Double youth European champion and Real Madrid B core player.
Amaya García is part of the core that already knows how to finish a European Championship by lifting the trophy.
She was U-17 champion in 2024 and U-19 champion in 2025. She trained at Pozuelo and Madrid CFF before joining Real Madrid, where she has been playing for the reserve team since 2023.
She has also had continuity with the national team during the path to Bosnia. Against Northern Ireland, she formed the centre of defence alongside Nerea Carmona.
Aznar incorporates new players, but maintains pieces capable of providing competitive memory. Amaya already knows the wait between matches, the tension of knockout rounds, and the obligation to respond when Spain starts as favourites.
She is still 19 years old. In this team, however, she already belongs to the group of experienced players.
Silvia Cristóbal (Real Madrid · Defender)
Promising Real Madrid B defender with international caps.
Silvia Cristóbal is one of the youngest players in the defensive line, but her relationship with this generation did not begin at the training camp ahead of the Euros.
She has participated throughout the qualifying process and started the first match of the second round, the 3-0 victory against Hungary.
She trained at Moratalaz and Madrid CFF before joining the Real Madrid academy, with whose reserve team she currently competes.
Silvia was not in the 2025 Under-19 Euro. Bosnia will be her first opportunity to be part of a final tournament in this category.
She arrives without the trophy list of some teammates, but not as a stranger to the coach. Aznar has already used her when a European ticket was on the line.
Emma Moreno (SD Eibar · Defender)
Versatile defender on loan at Eibar with Liga F minutes.
Read detailed profile: Emma Moreno: every position leads forward.
Julia Torres (Sevilla FC · Defender)
Sevilla academy centre-back with confirmed Barcelona transfer.
Julia Torres has advanced rapidly through the Spanish youth categories.
She has been part of the U-17 team, received call-ups for the U-20s, and started the first match of the U-19 second qualifying round against Hungary.
She has also progressively approached professional football with Sevilla. Her future is also decided: the Andalusian club has reached an agreement for her transfer to Barcelona starting next season.
Julia will face the Euros still as a Sevilla representative, but with the next step of her career already mapped out. She will be one of the six players in the defensive line and one of the youngest in the entire expedition.
While some teammates seek their second or third continental title, she is now starting to build her own relationship with this category.
Read profile: Julia Torres is playing beyond her years.
Midfielders
Elene Gurtubay (Athletic Club · Midfielder)
Champion in 2025 and first-team regular at Athletic Club.
Elene Gurtubay finished the season much closer to professional football than when she started.
She debuted with Athletic in December 2025, starting against Levante. She closed the campaign with 21 official matches for the first team and one goal.
The difference in positions is relevant again: the RFEF includes her among the midfielders, while Athletic presents her as a forward. That ability to play at different heights expands Spain’s options.
Elene was already U-19 European champion in 2025. Now she returns after completing a full season of learning between the reserves and the first team.
Few players in the squad combine international experience, tournament knowledge, and recent Liga F minutes so clearly.
Read detailed profile: Elene Gurtubay: keeps the move alive.
Ainoa Gómez (FC Barcelona · Midfielder)
Midfielder with first-team goal for Barcelona, contract until 2029.
Ainoa Gómez arrives after a season that confirmed her position in the Barcelona project.
The reserve midfielder debuted in January with the first team against Madrid CFF and scored her first goal in that same match. In June, she renewed her contract with the club until 2029.
With Spain, she was U-19 European champion in 2025. In the second round of qualifying for Bosnia, she scored the second goal in the victory against Hungary.
Ainoa does not need this Euro to serve only to present her. She has already entered the first-team dynamics at Barcelona, lifted this trophy, and responded with goals during qualifying.
She arrives in Bosnia ready to take on a greater influence in the midfield.
Rosalía Domínguez (FC Barcelona · Midfielder)
Barcelona B midfielder and scorer during the qualifying round.
Rosalía Domínguez belongs to a younger generation than much of the champion core.
She competes for Barcelona B and played a prominent role during the season in Primera Federación. With Spain, she opened the scoring against Hungary in the second qualifying round.
She was not in the 2025 Under-19 Euro. Her arrival represents the renewal needed so that a run of four titles does not always depend on the same players.
Rosalía knows several teammates from sharing the daily routine at Barcelona B. That relationship can ease her entry into the team, but Bosnia will bring a different demand.
She has already participated in the path. Now she must compete in a tournament where every match can decide a championship.
Paula Redruello (RC Deportivo · Midfielder)
Midfielder with 14 Liga F appearances for Deportivo Abanca.
Paula Redruello arrives at the Euros after a season split between the reserves and the first team at Deportivo.
She played 14 Liga F matches, three of them as a starter. With Dépor B, she started all 14 matches she played and scored one goal. The club has renewed her contract until 2028, with an option to extend.
Redru had minutes against Hungary during the second qualifying round. Her international participation has been less than that of other midfielders, but she arrives with experience not all share: she has already had to battle for space and possession against professional players.
She does not travel to Bosnia only as a reserve promise. She spent part of the season testing what the top tier demands and is part of her club’s future plans.
Adriana Folgado (Real Madrid · Midfielder)
Real Madrid B midfielder with solid qualifying appearances.
Adriana Folgado has spent several seasons growing in the Real Madrid reserve team.
She joined the white academy in 2020 after passing through Valdeluz, Zona Norte, and Madrid CFF, and has been part of Real Madrid B since 2023. She has also been a U-17 international.
She did not participate in the final won by Spain in 2025, but she was part of this season’s qualifying process. She started in the 3-0 victory against Northern Ireland.
Her relationship with several teammates can be important: she shares a club with five other call-ups and knows their movements, support, and style of play.
Adriana arrives at her first Under-19 Euro without the champion status, but having participated in building the team that earned the ticket.
Irune Dorado (Real Madrid · Midfielder)
Two-time European champion and Spain captain during qualifiers.
Irune Dorado belongs to the group of players who collect titles at an extraordinarily early age.
She was U-17 European champion in 2024 and U-19 champion in 2025. During the second round of qualifying for this tournament, she captained the side against Northern Ireland.
She trained at Fátima and Atlético de Madrid before joining Real Madrid. She currently plays for the white reserve team.
Her importance is not limited to the trophy cabinet. The confidence shown during qualifying and the armband show she already has responsibilities in the group.
Irune knows tight matches, final tournaments, and the moments when Spain must live with the obligation to win. In a squad with several debutants, that learning can be as important as any quality with the ball.
Forwards
Celia Segura (FC Barcelona · Forward)
Top scorer of the qualifiers (5 goals) with Barcelona B.
Celia Segura arrives as the main goalscorer of the qualifying run.
She scored five goals across the two rounds, more than any other Spanish player. She was also U-17 European champion in 2024 and U-19 champion in 2025.
She competes for Barcelona B and has already debuted officially with the first team. In February 2025, she started in the Copa Catalunya semi-final against AEM.
Celia gathers much of what Spain needs to defend the title: goals, final tournament experience, and knowledge of several teammates she plays with all season.
This also increases the attention she will receive. Opposing defences will know her stats, and Spain must avoid their entire attacking threat being reduced to finding her.
Read detailed profile: Celia Segura, the one-two-one.
Lúa Arufe (FC Barcelona · Forward)
One of the youngest players in the squad, from Barcelona B.
Lúa Arufe is one of the youngest players in the call-up and one of the two Galician representatives alongside Lucía Rivas.
She was born in Porto do Son in 2008 and joined Barcelona after training in Galician football. This season she competed with the Barcelona reserve team in Primera Federación.
She started against Hungary in the second qualifying round. She also has experience in Spain’s youth teams and in international U-17 competitions.
Lúa arrives in Bosnia with her path still accelerating. She does not have to carry the same responsibility as the 2025 champions, but she can make use of a tournament that has historically served to accelerate development.
She is still entering the U-19 level. She has already managed to enter the top twenty.
Natalia Escot (FC Barcelona · Forward)
Top goalscorer for Barcelona B during the last campaign.
Natalia Escot is one of David Aznar’s final decisions and arrives at the Euros after completing an important season at Barcelona B.
The forward finished the campaign as the top scorer for the Barcelona reserves. Her time at the club, however, is about to end: Barcelona announced that her contract will expire on June 30.
She was not part of the squad that played the second round of qualifying in Portugal, but returned during the June training camp and earned a spot for the Euros. She has also worked with the U-20 national team.
Her inclusion proves that the list was not closed in advance. Aznar modified part of the group that achieved qualification and reserved one of the twenty final spots for Natalia.
Bosnia can be, at the same time, the end of her Barca era and the start of the next one.
Lucía Rivas (RC Deportivo · Forward)
Deportivo forward with Liga F matches after recovering from injury.
Lucía Rivas had to gain back time before earning this call-up.
The forward from Caldas de Reis debuted with the Deportivo first team in January 2024. A knee injury later slowed her progress, but this season she returned to play 14 Liga F matches, five as a starter, and scored one goal.
She also played for the reserves in Segunda Federación. With Spain, she already knows what it means to be U-17 European champion.
During the second round of qualifying, she participated in the victories against Hungary and Northern Ireland. Against the Hungarians, she replaced Lúa Arufe; against the Northern Irish, she came on for Alba Cerrato.
Lucía brings experience against adult rivals and the learning from a career that has not always progressed in a straight line. Bosnia arrives after an injury, a recovery, and the return to the top tier.
Read detailed profile: Lucía Rivas, arriving twice.
Iris Ashley Santiago (Real Madrid · Forward)
Real Madrid B forward and scorer during the qualifying stage.
Iris Ashley Santiago arrives at her first Under-19 Euro after participating in the qualifying run.
The forward from Guadalajara trained at Alcalá, Rayo Vallecano, and Madrid CFF, and joined Real Madrid in 2022. Since 2024, she has played for the reserve team.
In the second round, she scored Spain’s third goal against Hungary in stoppage time. She also started against Northern Ireland.
She was not part of the 2025 winning squad. Her challenge will not be to defend a title she has already won personally, but to earn a place in the next generation.
Iris is one of the players who can use the Euros to shift their standing in the squad: arrive as part of the rotation and leave as one of its protagonists.
Alba Cerrato (Sevilla FC · Forward)
Triple European youth champion and former U-17 Euro MVP.
Alba Cerrato is one of the players with the most continental experience in the squad.
She was U-17 European champion in 2024 and was part of the squads that won the U-19 Euros in 2024 and 2025. Before starting the tournament in Bosnia, she already collects three youth European titles.
In the 2024 U-17 Euros, she was also the top scorer and chosen as the tournament’s player of the tournament.
She also had a major participation during qualifying for Bosnia. She scored two goals and provided one assist in the 8-0 win over the Faroe Islands, and scored again in the 5-0 win over Germany.
Sevilla has progressively integrated her into the first team dynamics, and her name has been appearing for several seasons among the standout forwards of the youth national teams.
Alba does not arrive to find out what a Euro demands. She has already lived that competition, already scored, and already won. Now she belongs to the group that must help the others understand it.
Read detailed profile: Alba Cerrato, the goalscorer searching for her right to start.
A squad prepared to change without breaking
The versatility of the called-up players does not allow predicting on its own how Spain will play. For that, we must watch Aznar’s decisions during the tournament. It does explain, however, the list’s possibilities.
The coach can change heights, add attacking presence, or alter the distribution of roles without necessarily replacing half the lineup.
It also gathers very different experiences.
Eight players already won this championship in 2025: Laia López, Amaya García, Emma Moreno, Elene Gurtubay, Ainoa Gómez, Irune Dorado, Celia Segura, and Alba Cerrato.
Several have competed this season in Liga F. Others have debuted with the first team of their clubs. Some still develop most of their football in the reserves and will face their first U-19 final tournament.
The challenge lies in turning those differences into resources. That experience does not produce immovable hierarchies. That the newcomers find their space. That the competition to play does not prevent building a team.
Twenty footballers, not twenty identical promises
The list can be summarized with two numbers.
Barcelona and Real Madrid contribute six players each. Twelve of the twenty come from the two major academies of Spanish football.
But the call-up does not end there.
Athletic contributes a player who has already played 21 official matches with their first team. Levante brings a goalkeeper who debuted this season in Liga F. Deportivo presents two players with 14 games each in the top flight. Eibar, Sevilla, and Ona Sant Adrià complete a selection built through different paths.
There is no single route to reach Bosnia.
Some players have been in Spanish call-ups for several seasons. Others entered the final list after not playing the second round. Some have already won three European youth titles. Others have not played any yet.
Nor is there a guarantee of what will happen next.
Not all will reach the senior national team. Not all will have a linear career. Some will soon establish themselves in Liga F. Others will need loans, club changes, new positions, or more time in the reserves.
During the next two weeks, however, all will share the same category.
They will not be the first-team players and the reserve players. Nor the champions and the debutants. Nor those from Barcelona, Real Madrid, or those arriving from the other six represented clubs.
They will be the twenty of Spain.
Those tasked with proving that a dynasty is not preserved by repeating previous names.
It is preserved by finding the next ones.
