How many long balls Spain complete, and who completes most.
Updated 6 October 2026, after the last game
Rodri has completed the most long balls for Spain in 2026, 56 in 15 appearances, 3.73 a game, ahead of Unai Simón with 38 and Pedri with 30, across all competitions.
Spain complete more long balls at home, 22.3 a game in their last 10 home games against 18.0 in their last nine away.
Spain completed 27 long balls at home to Saudi Arabia on 21 June, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 19.8 across their 16 games, and their fewest was four away at Croatia on 6 October.
| Player | Apps | Accurate Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodri | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 10 |
| Unai Simón | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 9 |
| Pedro Porro | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 5 |
| Aymeric Laporte | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 7 |
| Pedri | 10 | 12 | 1.20 | 8 |
| Pau Cubarsí | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 8 |
| Dani Olmo | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 6 |
| Lamine Yamal | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 5 |
| Marc Cucurella | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 5 |
| Álex Baena | 10 | 6 | 0.60 | 4 |
| Martín Zubimendi | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Fabián Ruiz | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 3 |
| Dean Huijsen | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| David Raya | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 3 |
| Robin Le Normand | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Fermín López | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Mikel Merino | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 2 |
| Eric García | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Fran García | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Iván Fresneda | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Marcos Llorente | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Nico Williams | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Gavi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Borja Iglesias | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Roberto Fernández | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Yéremy Pino | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Víctor Muñoz | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marc Pubill | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ferran Torres | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Player | Apps | Accurate Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodri | 15 | 56 | 3.73 | 14 |
| Unai Simón | 13 | 38 | 2.92 | 13 |
| Pedri | 15 | 30 | 2.00 | 13 |
| Aymeric Laporte | 14 | 28 | 2.00 | 11 |
| Pau Cubarsí | 13 | 24 | 1.85 | 11 |
| Pedro Porro | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 9 |
| Lamine Yamal | 14 | 13 | 0.93 | 8 |
| Marc Cucurella | 13 | 12 | 0.92 | 9 |
| Dani Olmo | 15 | 12 | 0.80 | 7 |
| Fabián Ruiz | 11 | 11 | 1.00 | 6 |
| Álex Baena | 14 | 10 | 0.71 | 7 |
| Dean Huijsen | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 2 |
| Eric García | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 3 |
| Martín Zubimendi | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 4 |
| Marcos Llorente | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | 13 | 5 | 0.38 | 4 |
| David Raya | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 2 |
| Fermín López | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 4 |
| Gavi | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 |
| Robin Le Normand | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Jon Martín | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Cristhian Mosquera | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Marc Pubill | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Yéremy Pino | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Ferran Torres | 13 | 2 | 0.15 | 2 |
| Mikel Merino | 14 | 2 | 0.14 | 2 |
| Carlos Soler | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Fran García | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Beñat Turrientes | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Javi Guerra | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Iván Fresneda | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Javi Rodríguez | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Nico Williams | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Jesús Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Sergio Gómez | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Leo Román | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ander Barrenetxea | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Roberto Fernández | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gonzalo García | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marc Bernal | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Pablo Fornals | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Joan García | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Borja Iglesias | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Víctor Muñoz | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Spain | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | Croatia (A) | UEFA Nations League | 1-2 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | Czech Republic (H) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 25 | 22 | 47 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Croatia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 4-1 | 17 | 21 | 38 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | England (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-3 | 15 | 19 | 34 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Argentina (H) | World Cup | 1-0 | 23 | 25 | 48 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | France (A) | World Cup | 0-2 | 14 | 19 | 33 |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Belgium (H) | World Cup | 2-1 | 21 | 20 | 41 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Portugal (A) | World Cup | 0-1 | 18 | 25 | 43 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Austria (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 23 | 15 | 38 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Uruguay (A) | World Cup | 0-1 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Spain | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | Croatia (A) | UEFA Nations League | 1-2 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | Czech Republic (H) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 25 | 22 | 47 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Croatia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 4-1 | 17 | 21 | 38 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | England (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-3 | 15 | 19 | 34 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Argentina (H) | World Cup | 1-0 | 23 | 25 | 48 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | France (A) | World Cup | 0-2 | 14 | 19 | 33 |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Belgium (H) | World Cup | 2-1 | 21 | 20 | 41 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Portugal (A) | World Cup | 0-1 | 18 | 25 | 43 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Austria (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 23 | 15 | 38 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Uruguay (A) | World Cup | 0-1 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Saudi Arabia (H) | World Cup | 4-0 | 27 | 14 | 41 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Cape Verde (H) | World Cup | 0-0 | 24 | 18 | 42 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Peru (A) | Friendly International | 1-3 | 24 | 24 | 48 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Iraq (H) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 22 | 26 | 48 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Egypt (H) | Friendly International | 0-0 | 15 | 23 | 38 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Serbia (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 26 | 30 | 56 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain accurate long balls | Over 12.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Spain accurate long balls | Over 14.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Spain accurate long balls | Over 16.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Spain accurate long balls | Over 18.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Spain accurate long balls | Over 20.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 12.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 14.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 16.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 18.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 20.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 25.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 30.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 35.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 40.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 45.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |