The player Jorge de Frutos has been called up by manager Luis de la Fuente for the Spain national team. His call-up is to replace the injured Ander Barrenetxea, just ahead of the next fixture away to Czechia on Thursday 12 November.
De Frutos will join the group at the Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas. The player returns to the national team after over a year. His last call-up was in November 2025. He made his debut for the national team in a win against Turkey, when he came on to replace Pedri.
This season with Rayo Vallecano, the winger from Segovia has scored two goals and provided two assists. De Frutos becomes the second player born in Segovia to play for Spain, after Luis Minguela, and the first to do so in an official match.
He replaces Ander Barrenetxea, who was injured during Real Sociedad's match against Rayo Vallecano. The Basque club's medical report did not specify a recovery timeline, but the forward is expected to be out for several weeks.
Spain faces its final two Nations League group stage matches having already qualified for the quarter-finals. De la Fuente's side is on a four-game winning streak, with a record of four wins and zero draws in its last four matches. This run includes the last result, a 1-2 win over Croatia on Tuesday 6 October, featuring two goals from Mikel Merino. Previously, the team beat Czechia 3-1, with goals from Lamine Yamal, Rodrigo, and Merino, and also secured victories against Croatia and England.
Their next fixture is away to Czechia in Prague. Three days later, they host England at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid.
With Barrenetxea's absence, De la Fuente gains depth on the right flank, where the team's top scorer this season, Mikel Oyarzabal, is a key attacking reference. Oyarzabal has scored five goals in eight appearances for the national team this campaign.
Jorge de Frutos will have a new opportunity with the Spanish national team. The training camp in Las Rozas will run until after the match against England in Madrid.
The original report is at Unión Rayo
