 Juanfran made his full side debut on 26 May 2012, playing the entire match in a 2–0 friendly win with Serbia in St. Gallen, as a right-back.He was selected by manager Vicente del Bosque for his squad for UEFA Euro 2012, being an unused player as Spain won the tournament in Poland and Ukraine.Juanfran scored his first international goal on 16 November 2013, playing the entire 2–1 friendly victory in Equatorial Guinea.