Enrique "Kike" Boula Senobua (born 17 July 1993) is an Equatorial Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Naval. He capped for the Equatorial Guinea national team.[1]

Kike Boula
Personal information
Full name Enrique Boula Senobua
Date of birth (1993-07-17) 17 July 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Naval
Youth career
Oriente
2008–2012 Almería
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Almería B 27 (0)
2013–2015 Mallorca B 41 (5)
2015–2016 Linares 28 (2)
2016–2017 Kissamikos 24 (2)
2017–2018 Xanthi 27 (0)
2019–2020 Ermis Aradippou 30 (5)
2020–2022 Futuro Kings
2023 Atlético Porcuna 9 (0)
2023 Lynx 6 (0)
2024– Naval 19 (2)
International career
2015–2020 Equatorial Guinea 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2020

Club career

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Born in Malabo, Boula graduated from UD Almería's youth setup. He made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2011–12 campaign, in Segunda División B.[2]

In the 2013 summer Boula joined another reserve team, RCD Mallorca B in Tercera División.[3] On 11 July 2015 he signed for Linares Deportivo, newly promoted to the third level.[4] In summer 2016, he signed with Greek Football League club Kissamikos. On 23 June 2017, after being released, he signed for Xanthi.[5]

International career

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On 3 January 2015 Boula was included in Esteban Becker's Equatorial Guinea 23-men list for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[6] Four days later he made his full international debut, coming on as a second half substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw against Cape Verde.[7]

Personal life

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Boula's cousin Sena, was also a footballer. A midfielder, he too was groomed at Almería's youth system.[2]

Statistics

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International

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As of 11 October 2016[8]
Equatorial Guinea
Year Apps Goals
2015 8 0
2016 9 0
Total 17 0

References

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  1. ^ "Oficial: Kike Boula, Igor Engonga y Randy, también regresan a la liga nacional". Ahora EG (in Spanish). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Aleix y Kike sincronizados" [Aleix and Kike synchronized] (in Spanish). El Almería. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Fichajes de nuevos jugadores Guineoecuatorianos" [Signing of new Equatoguinean players] (in Spanish). Diario Rombe. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  4. ^ "El Linares ficha a Kike Boula y renueva por dos años a Lopito" [Linares signs Kike Boula and renews for two years with Lopito] (in Spanish). Ideal. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. ^ Δεύτερη μεταγραφή για την Ξάνθη. Ανακοίνωσε τον Enrique Boula Senobua (in Greek). thrakitoday.com. 24 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Kike Boula convocado por Guinea Ecuatorial" [Kike Boula called up for Equatorial Guinea] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Hopeful tie of the Nzalang against Cape Verde". Equatorial Guinea. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Kike Boula". National-Football-Teams.com.
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