Kike Salas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enrique Jesús Salas Valiente | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Morón de la Frontera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sevilla | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2021 | Sevilla | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Sevilla C | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Sevilla B | 31 | (1) |
| 2022– | Sevilla | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2022 | |||
Enrique Jesús "Kike" Salas Valiente (born 23 April 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Sevilla FC.
Club career
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]
Personal life
Salas' uncle Víctor was also a footballer.[1][6] A midfielder, he too was groomed at Sevilla.
References
- ^ a b "Kike Salas, la última perla de la cantera del Sevilla FC y campeón del mundo de pádel" [Kike Salas, the latest pearl of the youth setup of Sevilla FC and world champion of paddle tennis] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Kike Salas debuta en 2ªB con el Sevilla Atlético" [Kike Salas debuts in 2ª B with Sevilla Atlético] (in Spanish). Morón Información. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Kike Salas, central del División de Honor, renueva hasta 2024" [Kike Salas, División de Honor stopper, renews until 2024] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "El Sevilla 'salva' la cabeza de Julen" [Sevilla 'save' Julen's head] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Kike Salas, del pádel a superviviente de Corea del Sur" [Kike Salas, from paddle tennis to surviving in South Korea] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Kike Salas, la «coordinación» de un campeón del mundo de pádel" [Kike Salas, the "coordination" of a world champion of paddle tennis] (in Spanish). ABC. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
External links
- Kike Salas at BDFutbol
- Kike Salas at Soccerway
- CS1 Spanish-language sources (es)
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- 2002 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from the Province of Seville
- Spanish footballers
- Footballers from Andalusia
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera Federación players
- Sevilla FC C players
- Sevilla Atlético players
- Sevilla FC players