Enrique Fernandez Linares (born July 12, 1999), known as Kike Linares, is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
center-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Thai League 1
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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
El Palo
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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
Torreperogil
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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
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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
2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series
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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
References
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1999 births
Living people
Filipino footballers
Philippines international footballers
Citizens of the Philippines through descent
Spanish footballers
Spanish people of Filipino descent
Filipino people of Spanish descent
Footballers from Cádiz
Association football defenders
Gibraltar National League players
Kike Linares
Kike Linares
Tercera Federación players
Spanish expatriate footballers
Spanish expatriates in Gibraltar
Expatriate footballers in Gibraltar
Competitors at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games
Expatriate footballers in Thailand
Southeast Asian Games competitors for the Philippines