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Kike Linares

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.

Kike Linares
Personal information
Full name Enrique Linares Fernández
Date of birth (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 25)
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 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:15; 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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

El Palo

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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

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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

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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

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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]

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

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Linares was born in Spain and is of Filipino descent through a grandmother.[12]

Philippines

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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.[13][14]

He debuted in a 2–0 friendly loss to Malaysia on 23 March 2022.[15][16][17]

Philippines U23

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In 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

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Linares 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

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Individual

  • Trofeo Antonio Naranjo (San Pedro Player of the Year): 2021–22

References

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  1. ^ "El Atarfe Industrial 0-1 El Palo" (in Spanish). El Español. October 4, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Sonrojante derrota del CD Torreperogil ante el CD El Palo" (in Spanish). El Deporte De Jaén. February 3, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  3. ^ Serrano, Paco (February 3, 2019). "El Torreperogil sale goleado del nuevo San Ignacio (6-0)" (in Spanish). Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "El Calamonte vence en casa al Montijo por 2-1" (in Spanish). Sport. August 16, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Lions Gibraltar 2-3 Magpies". BeSoccer. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "El San Pedro rejuvenece su plantilla con la llegada de Kike Linares". Marbella 24 Horas (in Spanish). August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "La UD San Pedro comenzó a entrenar de cara a la próxima temporada" (in Spanish). September 8, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "UD San Pedro 3-0 CD Rincón". BeSoccer. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Pérez, Ignacio (May 16, 2021). "La UD San Pedro asciende a tercera RFEF" (in Spanish). Sport Direct Radio. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Philippines MNT To Face Malaysia And Singapore In FAS Tri-Nations Series". Philippine Football Federation. March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  14. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (March 19, 2022). "Schrock, Etheridge to return to Azkals for Tri-Nations meet". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  15. ^ Caacbay, Kennedy (March 23, 2022). "Azkals bow to Malaysia 2-0 at FAS Tri-Nations Series". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  16. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (March 23, 2022). "Azkals folds to Akhyar Rashid, Malaysia in Tri-Nations". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  17. ^ "Malaysia vs Filipina: Debut Kim Pan Gon Diwarnai Kemenang 2-0" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  18. ^ "Kike Linares es convocado por la selección sub-23 de Filipinas" (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  19. ^ "Philippines Under-23 Squad For The 31st Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Football Federation. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  20. ^ "Philippines U23 4-0 Timor-Leste U23". Philippine Football Federation. May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  21. ^ "Philippines take lead in Group A". ASEAN Football Federation. May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  22. ^ "Kike Silva: Enrique Silva Linares". BDFutbol. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
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