Kike Linares

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Linares and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Kike Linares
Personal information
Full 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
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)
2024–2025 Lamphun Warriors 29 (0)
International career‡
2022 Philippines U23 4 (0)
2022– Philippines 12 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 December 2024

Enrique Linares Fernández (born 12 July 1999), commonly known as Kike Linares, is a Filipino-Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Thai League 1 club Lamphun Warriors and the Philippines national team.

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 sixth tier 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]

Lamphun Warriors

On 9 July 2022, Linares moved to Southeast Asia to joined Thai League 1 club Lamphun Warriors. He make his debut on 14 August in a goalless draw against Port. On 197 September, Linares scored his first goal for the club against Nakhon Ratchasima equalising for the team in a 2–2 draw. On 22 October, he scored the only goal in the match where he help his team to gained the three points in the league against Nongbua Pitchaya.

PSM Makassar

In July 2023, Linares moved to Liga 1 club PSM Makassar. He make his debut on 20 October in a league match against Arema.

Return to Lamphun Warriors

On 8 January 2024, Linares rejoined his former club Lamphun Warriors.

International career

Linares was born in Spain and has Filipino lineage through his grandmother.[12]

Philippines U23

In May 2022, Linares was called-up to represent the Philippines under-23 in the 31st Southeast Asian Games.[13][14] He made his debut for Philippines U23 in a 4–0 win against Timor-Leste U23.[15][16]

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.[17][18]

He debuted in a 2–0 friendly lost to Malaysia on 23 March 2022.[19][20][21]

During the first leg of the 2024 ASEAN Championship semi-finals match on 27 December 2024 against Thailand, Linares scored in the 90+5' stoppage time header to secured a 2–1 win which then see Philippines beating Thailand for the first time in 52 years.[22]

Personal life

Linares belongs to a family of footballers, he is cousins with Álvaro Silva who is also a former Philippines international[12] and also Enrique Silva, brother of Álvaro, who played for Malaga B[23] and Nacho Linares, who currently plays for the U19 team of his former club, Vázquez Cultural.

Career statistics

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 December 2024 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines  Thailand 2–1 2–1 2024 ASEAN Championship

Honours

Individual

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

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 conquista el Trofeo Antonio Naranjo al mejor de la UD San Pedro". Marbella 24 Horas (in Spanish). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Kike Linares recibe la llamada para jugar con la selección de Filipinas". Marbella 24 Horas (in Spanish). 18 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Kike Linares es convocado por la selección sub-23 de Filipinas" (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  14. ^ Admin (5 May 2022). "Philippines Under-23 Squad For The 31st Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Football Federation. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  15. ^ Admin (6 May 2022). "Philippines U23 4-0 Timor-Leste U23". Philippine Football Federation. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Philippines take lead in Group A". ASEAN Football Federation. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  17. ^ Admin (19 March 2022). "Philippines MNT To Face Malaysia And Singapore In FAS Tri-Nations Series". Philippine Football Federation. Archived from the original on 13 July 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  18. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (19 March 2022). "Schrock, Etheridge to return to Azkals for Tri-Nations meet". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  19. ^ Caacbay, Kennedy (23 March 2022). "Azkals bow to Malaysia 2-0 at FAS Tri-Nations Series". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  20. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (23 March 2022). "Azkals folds to Akhyar Rashid, Malaysia in Tri-Nations". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  21. ^ "Malaysia vs Filipina: Debut Kim Pan Gon Diwarnai Kemenang 2-0" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  22. ^ Demigillo, Kiko (28 December 2024). "Kike Linares ecstatic to score first goal for Philippines in Mitsubishi Cup semis stunner over Thailand". OneSports.ph. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  23. ^ "Kike Silva: Enrique Silva Linares". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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