Kike Salas

Kike Salas
Personal information
Full name	Enrique Jesús Salas Valiente
Date of birth	23 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Morón de la Frontera, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Sevilla
Number	4
Youth career
2013–2021	Sevilla
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021	Sevilla C
2021–2022	Sevilla B
2022–	Sevilla
2023	→ Tenerife (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 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.

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] 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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 September 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Copa del Rey		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sevilla	2022–23	La Liga	6	1	2	0	2^[a]	0	10	1
	2023–24	La Liga	23	3	3	0	2^[a]	0	28	3
	2024–25	La Liga	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
	Total		34	4	5	0	4	0	43	4
Tenerife (loan)	2022–23	Segunda División	7	0	—		—		7	0
Career total			41	4	5	0	4	0	50	4

^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Personal life

Salas' uncle Víctor was also a footballer.^[1]^[9] 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 signs contract extension to 2026 and moves on loan to CD Tenerife". Sevilla FC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ "Kike Salas, con ficha del primer equipo del Sevilla FC" [Kike Salas, with a registration of the first team of Sevilla FC] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
^ Kike Salas at Soccerway
^ "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

[UCL-9] Appearances in UEFA Champions League

[ED-1] "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.

[2] "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.

[3] "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.

[4] "El Sevilla 'salva' la cabeza de Julen" [Sevilla 'save' Julen's head] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

[5] "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.

[6] "Kike Salas signs contract extension to 2026 and moves on loan to CD Tenerife". Sevilla FC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

[7] "Kike Salas, con ficha del primer equipo del Sevilla FC" [Kike Salas, with a registration of the first team of Sevilla FC] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

[SW-8] Kike Salas at Soccerway

[10] "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.

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