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Kike Linares

Kike Linares

Filipino footballer

Enrique Linares Fernández (born 12 July 1999), commonly known as Kike Linares, is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Thai League 1 club Lamphun Warriors.

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Club career

Linares was a youth product of Vázquez Cultural and 26 De Febrero.

El Palo

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]

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.[4]

Bruno's Magpies

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]

San Pedro

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]

International career

Linares was born in Spain and is of Filipino descent through a grandmother.[12]

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.[13][14]

He debuted in a 2–0 friendly loss to Malaysia on 23 March 2022.[15][16][17]

Philippines U23

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]

Personal life

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.

Honours

Individual

  • Trofeo Antonio Naranjo (San Pedro Player of the Year): 2021–22

References

  1. [1]
    "El Atarfe Industrial 0-1 El Palo" (in Spanish). El Español. October 4, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Sonrojante derrota del CD Torreperogil ante el CD El Palo" (in Spanish). El Deporte De Jaén. February 3, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  3. [3]
    Serrano, Paco (February 3, 2019). "El Torreperogil sale goleado del nuevo San Ignacio (6-0)" (in Spanish). Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  4. [4]
    "El Calamonte vence en casa al Montijo por 2-1" (in Spanish). Sport. August 16, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Lions Gibraltar 2-3 Magpies". BeSoccer. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  6. [6]
    "El San Pedro rejuvenece su plantilla con la llegada de Kike Linares". Marbella 24 Horas (in Spanish). August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  7. [7]
    "La UD San Pedro comenzó a entrenar de cara a la próxima temporada" (in Spanish). September 8, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  8. [8]
    "UD San Pedro 3-0 CD Rincón". BeSoccer. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Definidos los play off a Segunda RFEF y confirmado un nuevo equipo malagueño en Tercera" (in Spanish). El Des Marque. May 16, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  10. [10]
    Pérez, Ignacio (May 16, 2021). "La UD San Pedro asciende a tercera RFEF" (in Spanish). Sport Direct Radio. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  11. [11]
    "Kike Linares conquista el Trofeo Antonio Naranjo al mejor de la UD San Pedro". Marbella 24 Horas (in Spanish). May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  12. [12]
    "Kike Linares recibe la llamada para jugar con la selección de Filipinas". Marbella 24 Horas (in Spanish). March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  13. [13]
    "Philippines MNT To Face Malaysia And Singapore In FAS Tri-Nations Series". Philippine Football Federation. March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  14. [14]
    del Carmen, Lorenzo (March 19, 2022). "Schrock, Etheridge to return to Azkals for Tri-Nations meet". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  15. [15]
    Caacbay, Kennedy (March 23, 2022). "Azkals bow to Malaysia 2-0 at FAS Tri-Nations Series". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  16. [16]
    del Carmen, Lorenzo (March 23, 2022). "Azkals folds to Akhyar Rashid, Malaysia in Tri-Nations". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  17. [17]
    "Malaysia vs Filipina: Debut Kim Pan Gon Diwarnai Kemenang 2-0" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  18. [18]
    "Kike Linares es convocado por la selección sub-23 de Filipinas" (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  19. [19]
    "Philippines Under-23 Squad For The 31st Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Football Federation. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  20. [20]
    "Philippines U23 4-0 Timor-Leste U23". Philippine Football Federation. May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  21. [21]
    "Philippines take lead in Group A". ASEAN Football Federation. May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  22. [22]
    "Kike Silva: Enrique Silva Linares". BDFutbol. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
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