Kike Linares

Enrique Fernandez Linares (born 12 July 1999), known as Kike Linares, is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for San Pedro. Born in Spain, he plays for the Philippines national team.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Fernandez and the surname or paternal family name is Linares.
Kike Linares
Personal information
Full name Enrique Fernandez Linares
Birth name Enrique Linares Fernández
Date of birth (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999
Place of birth Cádiz, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 San Pedro
Number 4
Youth career
2010–2017 Vázquez Cultural
2017–2018 26 De Febrero
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 El Palo 3 (1)
2019–2020 Montijo 10 (0)
2020 Bruno's Magpies 3 (0)
2020– San Pedro 47 (5)
National team‡
2022– Philippines U23 0 (0)
2022– Philippines 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:23, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:05, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Linares was a youth product of Vázquez Cultural and 26 De Febrero.

El Palo

Linares 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

After 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

In 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

After 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]

International career

Linares was born in Spain and is of Filipino descent through a grandmother.[11]

Philippines

In 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.[12][13]

He debuted in a 2–0 friendly loss to Malaysia on 23 March 2022.[14][15][16]

Philippines U23

In May 2022, Linares was called-up to represent the Philippines U23 in the 31st Southeast Asian Games.[17]

Personal life

Linares belongs to a family of footballers, he is cousins with Álvaro Silva – who is also a Philippines international,[11] Enrique Silva – brother of Álvaro, who played for Malaga B[18] and Nacho Linares, who currently plays for the U19 team of his former club, Vázquez Cultural.

References
  1. "El Atarfe Industrial 0-1 El Palo" (in Spanish). El Español. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. "Sonrojante derrota del CD Torreperogil ante el CD El Palo" (in Spanish). El Deporte De Jaén. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. Serrano, Paco (3 February 2019). "El Torreperogil sale goleado del nuevo San Ignacio (6-0)" (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  4. "El Calamonte vence en casa al Montijo por 2-1" (in Spanish). Sport. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. "Lions Gibraltar 2-3 Magpies". BeSoccer. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  6. "El San Pedro rejuvenece su plantilla con la llegada de Kike Linares". Marbella 24 Horas (in Spanish). 13 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  7. "La UD San Pedro comenzó a entrenar de cara a la próxima temporada" (in Spanish). 8 September 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  8. "UD San Pedro 3-0 CD Rincón". BeSoccer. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  9. "Definidos los play off a Segunda RFEF y confirmado un nuevo equipo malagueño en Tercera" (in Spanish). El Des Marque. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  10. Pérez, Ignacio (16 May 2021). "La UD San Pedro asciende a tercera RFEF" (in Spanish). Sport Direct Radio. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  11. "Kike Linares recibe la llamada para jugar con la selección de Filipinas". Marbella 24 Horas (in Spanish). 18 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  12. "Philippines MNT To Face Malaysia And Singapore In FAS Tri-Nations Series". Philippine Football Federation. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  13. del Carmen, Lorenzo (19 March 2022). "Schrock, Etheridge to return to Azkals for Tri-Nations meet". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  14. Caacbay, Kennedy (23 March 2022). "Azkals bow to Malaysia 2-0 at FAS Tri-Nations Series". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  15. del Carmen, Lorenzo (23 March 2022). "Azkals folds to Akhyar Rashid, Malaysia in Tri-Nations". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  16. "Malaysia vs Filipina: Debut Kim Pan Gon Diwarnai Kemenang 2-0" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  17. "Kike Linares es convocado por la selección sub-23 de Filipinas" (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  18. "Kike Silva: Enrique Silva Linares". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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