Enrique Linares Fernández (born 12 July 1999), commonly known as Kike Linares, is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Thai League 1 club Lamphun Warriors and the Philippines national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enrique Linares Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Cádiz, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lamphun Warriors | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2017 | Vázquez Cultural | ||
| 2017–2018 | 26 de Febrero | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | El Palo | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Montijo | 10 | (0) |
| 2020 | Bruno's Magpies | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | San Pedro | 48 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Lamphun Warriors | 18 | (3) |
| 2023 | PSM Makassar | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Lamphun Warriors | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Philippines U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Philippines | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:50; 18 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editLinares was a youth product of Vázquez Cultural and 26 de Febrero.
El Palo
editLinares joined Tercera División RFEF club El Palo on a season-long deal. He made his league debut for the club in a 0–1 away win against Atarfe Industrial.[1] In February 2019, Linares scored his first professional goal in a 6–0 home win against Torreperogil.[2][3]
Montijo
editAfter a season with El Palo, Linares joined Montijo. He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 away defeat against Calamonte.[4]
Bruno's Magpies
editIn 2020, Linares joined Gibraltar National League club Bruno's Magpies. He made his debut for the club in a 2–3 away win against Lions Gibraltar.[5]
San Pedro
editAfter a short stint in Gibraltar, Linares returned to Spain and joined División de Honor club San Pedro.[6][7] He made his debut for the club in a 3-0 home win against Rincón.[8] In May 2021, they have won promotion to Tercera División RFEF.[9][10]
In 2021–22 season, Linares won the Trofeo Antonio Naranjo – an award given to the best player of San Pedro in a certain season.[11]
International career
editLinares was born in Spain and is of Filipino descent through a grandmother.[12]
Philippines
editIn 2019, it was reported that Linares received an invitation to train with the Philippines.
Linares was included in the 25-man squad of the Philippines for 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series.[13][14]
He debuted in a 2–0 friendly loss to Malaysia on 23 March 2022.[15][16][17]
Philippines U23
editIn May 2022, Linares was called-up to represent the Philippines under-23 in the 31st Southeast Asian Games.[18][19] He made his debut for Philippines U23 in a 4–0 win against Timor-Leste U23.[20][21]
Personal life
editLinares belongs to a family of footballers, he is cousins with Álvaro Silva – who is also a Philippines international,[12] Enrique Silva – brother of Álvaro, who played for Malaga B[22] and Nacho Linares, who currently plays for the U19 team of his former club, Vázquez Cultural.
Honours
editIndividual
- Trofeo Antonio Naranjo (San Pedro Player of the Year): 2021–22
References
edit- ^ "El Atarfe Industrial 0-1 El Palo" (in Spanish). El Español. October 4, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Sonrojante derrota del CD Torreperogil ante el CD El Palo" (in Spanish). El Deporte De Jaén. February 3, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ Serrano, Paco (February 3, 2019). "El Torreperogil sale goleado del nuevo San Ignacio (6-0)" (in Spanish). Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "El Calamonte vence en casa al Montijo por 2-1" (in Spanish). Sport. August 16, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Lions Gibraltar 2-3 Magpies". BeSoccer. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "El San Pedro rejuvenece su plantilla con la llegada de Kike Linares". Marbella 24 Horas (in Spanish). August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ "La UD San Pedro comenzó a entrenar de cara a la próxima temporada" (in Spanish). September 8, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "UD San Pedro 3-0 CD Rincón". BeSoccer. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Definidos los play off a Segunda RFEF y confirmado un nuevo equipo malagueño en Tercera" (in Spanish). El Des Marque. May 16, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ Pérez, Ignacio (May 16, 2021). "La UD San Pedro asciende a tercera RFEF" (in Spanish). Sport Direct Radio. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Kike Linares conquista el Trofeo Antonio Naranjo al mejor de la UD San Pedro". Marbella 24 Horas (in Spanish). May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ^ a b "Kike Linares recibe la llamada para jugar con la selección de Filipinas". Marbella 24 Horas (in Spanish). March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Philippines MNT To Face Malaysia And Singapore In FAS Tri-Nations Series". Philippine Football Federation. March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (March 19, 2022). "Schrock, Etheridge to return to Azkals for Tri-Nations meet". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ Caacbay, Kennedy (March 23, 2022). "Azkals bow to Malaysia 2-0 at FAS Tri-Nations Series". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (March 23, 2022). "Azkals folds to Akhyar Rashid, Malaysia in Tri-Nations". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Malaysia vs Filipina: Debut Kim Pan Gon Diwarnai Kemenang 2-0" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Kike Linares es convocado por la selección sub-23 de Filipinas" (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ "Philippines Under-23 Squad For The 31st Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Football Federation. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ "Philippines U23 4-0 Timor-Leste U23". Philippine Football Federation. May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ "Philippines take lead in Group A". ASEAN Football Federation. May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ "Kike Silva: Enrique Silva Linares". BDFutbol. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
External links
edit- Kike Linares at Soccerway
- Kike Linares at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kike Linares at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)