Enrique "Kike" Boula Senobua (born 17 July 1993) is an Equatorial Guinean professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Club career

Born in

Malabo Malabo ( , ; formerly Santa Isabel) is the capital of Equatorial Guinea and the province of Bioko Norte. It is located on the north coast of the island of Bioko, ( bvb, Etulá, and as ''Fernando Pó'' by the Europeans). In 2018, the city had a p ...

, Boula graduated from UD Almería's youth setup. He made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2011–12 campaign, in

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. In the 2013 summer Boula joined another reserve team, RCD Mallorca B in Tercera División. On 11 July 2015 he signed for Linares Deportivo, newly promoted to the third level. In summer 2016, he signed with Greek

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club Kissamikos. On 23 June 2017, after being released, he signed for

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International career

On 3 January 2015 Boula was included in

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23-men list for the

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. Four days later he made his full international debut, coming on as a second half substitute in a 1–1

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draw against

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Personal life

Boula's cousin

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, was also a footballer. A midfielder, he too was groomed at Almería's youth system.

Statistics

International

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Futbolme profile
* * 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Malabo Equatoguinean footballers Association football forwards Super League Greece players Xanthi F.C. players Football League (Greece) players Cypriot First Division players Cypriot Second Division players Ermis Aradippou FC players Futuro Kings FC players Bubi people Equatorial Guinea international footballers 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players Equatoguinean expatriate footballers Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Greece Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Equatoguinean emigrants to Spain Naturalised citizens of Spain Footballers from Almería Spanish footballers Segunda División B players Tercera División players UD Almería B players RCD Mallorca B players Linares Deportivo footballers Spanish people of Bubi descent Spanish expatriate footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus {{EquatorialGuinea-footy-bio-stub