Enrique Jesús "Kike" Salas Valiente (born 23 April 2002) is a Spanish professional
footballer who plays as a
central defender for
La Liga club
Sevilla.
Club career
Born in
Morón de la Frontera,
Seville,
Andalusia, Salas joined
Sevilla FC's youth setup in 2013, aged 11.
He made his senior debut with
the reserves on 10 January 2021, coming on as a half-time
substitute for
Juan María Alcedo in a 3–1
Segunda División B
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away loss against
Yeclano Deportivo.
On 27 April 2021, while still a youth, Salas renewed his contract until 2024. He subsequently established himself as a regular for the B-side, and scored his first senior goal on 9 January 2022, in a 1–0
Primera División RFEF home win over
Real Balompédica Linense.
Salas made his first team – and
La Liga – debut on 10 September 2022, starting in a 3–2 away win over
RCD Espanyol. The following 31 January, he signed a contract extension with Sevilla through to 2026, and joined
Segunda División
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club
CD Tenerife on loan for the remainder of
the season.
Upon returning, Salas started to feature regularly in the main squad of the ''Nervionenses'', and was definitely promoted to it on 31 January 2024, being assigned the number 2 jersey.
Career statistics
Club
Personal life
Salas' uncle
Víctor was also a footballer.
References
External links
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2002 births
Living people
Footballers from the Province of Seville
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Primera Federación players
Segunda División B players
Tercera Federación players
Sevilla FC C players
Sevilla Atlético players
Sevilla FC players
CD Tenerife players