Kike Linares

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

Kike Linares
Personal information
Full name Enrique Linares Fernández
Date of birth (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999
Place of birth Cádiz, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 PSM Makassar
Number 2
Youth career
2010–2017 Vázquez Cultural
2017–2018 26 De Febrero
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 El Palo 0 (0)
2019–2020 Montijo 10 (0)
2020 Bruno's Magpies 3 (0)
2020–2022 San Pedro 48 (5)
2022–2023 Lamphun Warriors 18 (3)
2023– PSM Makassar 1 (0)
International career‡
2022 Philippines U23 4 (0)
2022– Philippines 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 October 2023

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. "El Atarfe Industrial 0-1 El Palo" (in Spanish). El Español. October 4, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  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. Serrano, Paco (February 3, 2019). "El Torreperogil sale goleado del nuevo San Ignacio (6-0)" (in Spanish). Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  4. "El Calamonte vence en casa al Montijo por 2-1" (in Spanish). Sport. August 16, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  5. "Lions Gibraltar 2-3 Magpies". BeSoccer. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  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. "La UD San Pedro comenzó a entrenar de cara a la próxima temporada" (in Spanish). September 8, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  8. "UD San Pedro 3-0 CD Rincón". BeSoccer. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  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. Pérez, Ignacio (May 16, 2021). "La UD San Pedro asciende a tercera RFEF" (in Spanish). Sport Direct Radio. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  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. "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. "Philippines MNT To Face Malaysia And Singapore In FAS Tri-Nations Series". Philippine Football Federation. March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  14. del Carmen, Lorenzo (March 19, 2022). "Schrock, Etheridge to return to Azkals for Tri-Nations meet". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  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. del Carmen, Lorenzo (March 23, 2022). "Azkals folds to Akhyar Rashid, Malaysia in Tri-Nations". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  17. "Malaysia vs Filipina: Debut Kim Pan Gon Diwarnai Kemenang 2-0" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  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. "Philippines Under-23 Squad For The 31st Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Football Federation. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  20. "Philippines U23 4-0 Timor-Leste U23". Philippine Football Federation. May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  21. "Philippines take lead in Group A". ASEAN Football Federation. May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  22. "Kike Silva: Enrique Silva Linares". BDFutbol. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
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