Barcelona star Pau Cubarsi continued his sensational start to 2024 with a first call to the Spain senior team.
Cubarsi has maintained his starting place for Barcelona in recent weeks, despite initially being drafted in as injury cover only, with the 17-year-old impressing.
Xavi Hernandez hailed his maturity and decision-making and the teenager remains in the first team for the rest of the campaign.
After representing Spain at three minor levels, Cubarsi has now been quickly from the U17 to the panel of Luis de la Fuente.
De la Fuente has developed a reputation for bringing young talent into his plans after giving team-mate Cubarsi to Barcelona Yamal plates a debut at 16 in September.
This decision set a new benchmark for La Roja with Lamine Yamal breaking a new joint record as Spain's youngest appearance creator and goalscorer in a debut win in Georgia aged 16 years and 57 days.
Cubarsi now becomes the player with the third fewest top-flight appearances to be called up for a senior Spain boss, behind his Barcelona star. Gavi.
The Catalan central defender also breaks new ground for defenders, with Sergio Ramos holding that record since March 2005, after making his debut at 18 after 40 games for Sevilla.
