Enrique Fernandez Linares (born July 12, 1999), known as Kike Linares, is a professional footballer who plays as a

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for Thai League 1 Lamphun Warrior. Born in Spain, he represents 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

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on a season-long deal. He made his league debut for the club in a 0–1 away win against Atarfe Industrial. In February 2019, Linares scored his first professional goal in a 6–0 home win against

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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.

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.

San Pedro

After a short stint in Gibraltar, Linares returned to Spain and joined División de Honor club San Pedro. He made his debut for the club in a 3-0 home win against Rincón. In May 2021, they have won promotion to Tercera División RFEF. In 2021–22 season, Linares won the Trofeo Antonio Naranjo – an award given to the best player of San Pedro in a certain season.

International career

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

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

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. He debuted in a 2–0 friendly loss to Malaysia on 23 March 2022.

Philippines U23

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

Personal life

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

Honours

Individual

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

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