| Kike Salas | |
| Full Name: | Enrique Jesús Salas Valiente |
| Birth Date: | 23 April 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Morón de la Frontera, Spain |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | Sevilla |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sevilla |
| Years1: | 2021 |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps2: | 31 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Caps3: | 37 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Tenerife (loan) |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam1: | Spain U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 9 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19 November 2024 |
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.
Born in Morón de la Frontera, Seville, Andalusia, Salas joined Sevilla FC's youth setup in 2013, aged 11.[1] 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 away loss against Yeclano Deportivo.[2]
On 27 April 2021, while still a youth, Salas renewed his contract until 2024.[3] 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.[4] [5] The following 31 January, he signed a contract extension with Sevilla through to 2026, and joined Segunda División club CD Tenerife on loan for the remainder of the season.[6]
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.[7]
| Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sevilla | 2022–23 | La Liga | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 4 | |||
| Tenerife (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 44 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 4 | |||
Salas' uncle Víctor was also a footballer.[1] [8] A midfielder, he too was groomed at Sevilla.