Juan Errazquin


Juan Errazquin Tomás was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Leones, Argentina to Basque parents, Errazquin moved to the Basque town of Irun as a child. In 1921, Errazquin made his debut for Real Unión B, at the age of 15, before working his way up to Real Unión's first team by 1923, starting in Real Unión's 1924 Copa del Rey Final win at the age of 17.

International career

On 1 June 1925, Errazquin made his debut for Spain in a 3–0 win against Switzerland, scoring all three goals. At the age of 18 and 344 days, Errazquin became the youngest goalscorer in Spain's history, until Ansu Fati's goal against Ukraine on 6 September 2020 at the age of 17 years and 311 days broke Errazquin's 95-year-old record.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
11 June 1925Stadion Neufeld, Bern, Switzerland2–03–0Friendly
21 June 1925Stadion Neufeld, Bern, Switzerland2–03–0Friendly
31 June 1925Stadion Neufeld, Bern, Switzerland3–03–0Friendly
414 June 1925Mestalla, Valencia, Spain1–01–0Friendly
519 December 1926Campo de Coia, Vigo, Spain1–04–2Friendly
619 December 1926Campo de Coia, Vigo, Spain4–24–2Friendly

Death

On 6 January 1931, Errazquin died at the age of 24 following, what Mundo Deportivo described as, a "cruel disease".