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. He last played for Thai League 1 club Lamphun Warriors.

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. In February 2019, Linares scored his first professional goal in a 6–0 home win against Torreperogil.

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.

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.

San Pedro
After a short stint in Gibraltar, Linares returned to Spain and joined División de Honor club San Pedro. He made his debut for the club in a 3-0 home win against Rincón. In May 2021, they have won promotion to Tercera División RFEF.

In 2021–22 season, Linares won the Trofeo Antonio Naranjo – an award given to the best player of San Pedro in a certain season.

International career
Linares was born in Spain and is of Filipino descent through a grandmother.

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.

He debuted in a 2–0 friendly loss to Malaysia on 23 March 2022.

Philippines U23
In May 2022, Linares was called-up to represent the Philippines under-23 in the 31st Southeast Asian Games. He made his debut for Philippines U23 in a 4–0 win against Timor-Leste U23.

Personal life
Linares belongs to a family of footballers, he is cousins with Álvaro Silva – who is also a Philippines international, Enrique Silva – brother of Álvaro, who played for Malaga B 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