| Kike Linares | |
| Fullname: | Enrique Linares Fernández |
| Birth Date: | 12 July 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Cádiz, Spain |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Lamphun Warriors |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Vázquez Cultural |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | 26 de Febrero |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | El Palo |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Montijo |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | Bruno's Magpies |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs4: | San Pedro |
| Caps4: | 48 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Lamphun Warriors |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | PSM Makassar |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Lamphun Warriors |
| Caps7: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Philippines U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Philippines |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 26 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 8 September 2023 |
Enrique Linares Fernández (born 12 July 1999), commonly known as Kike Linares, is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He last played for Thai League 1 club Lamphun Warriors.
Linares was a youth product of Vázquez Cultural and 26 de Febrero.
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]
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]
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]
After a short stint in Gibraltar, Linares returned to Spain and joined 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]
Linares was born in Spain and is of Filipino descent through a grandmother.[12]
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.[13] [14]
He debuted in a 2–0 friendly loss to Malaysia on 23 March 2022.[15] [16] [17]
In May 2022, Linares was called-up to represent the Philippines under-23 in the 31st Southeast Asian Games.[18] [19] He made his debut for Philippines U23 in a 4–0 win against Timor-Leste U23.[20] [21]
Linares belongs to a family of footballers, he is cousins with Álvaro Silva – who is also a Philippines international,[12] Enrique Silva – brother of Álvaro, who played for Malaga B[22] and Nacho Linares, who currently plays for the U19 team of his former club, Vázquez Cultural.
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