Kike Hermoso
Spanish footballer (born 1999)
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Enrique Gómez "Kike" Hermoso (born 10 August 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enrique Gómez Hermoso | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alcobendas | |||
| 2017 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Rayo Vallecano B | 41 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Huesca | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Ejea | 17 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Betis B | 36 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Betis | 1 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Vilafranquense | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Rayo Majadahonda | 31 | (4) |
| 2024–2026 | Arka Gdynia | 44 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:08, 21 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Hermoso was born in Madrid, and joined Rayo Vallecano's youth setup in 2017 from Alcobendas CF.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 2 September of that year, starting in a 2–0 Tercera División home win against RSD Alcalá.
Hermoso scored his first senior goal on 12 November 2017, netting the opener in a 4–1 home routing of CD Los Yébenes San Bruno. On 9 July 2019, he moved to SD Huesca and was assigned to the farm team in Segunda División B.[2]
Hermoso made his professional debut on 18 August 2019, starting in a 1–0 away defeat of UD Las Palmas.[3] On 1 October of the following year, he moved to another reserve team, Betis Deportivo Balompié in the third division.[4]
On 29 August 2022, Liga Portugal 2 side Vilafranquense announced the signing of Hermoso.[5]
On 7 August 2023, Hermoso signed for Primera Federación club Rayo Majadahonda.[6]
On 7 July 2024, he moved to Polish second-tier club Arka Gdynia on a one-year deal with an option for another year.[7] At the end of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa season, where Arka were relegated after just one season in the top flight,[8] the club announced that he would leave Arka at the expiration of his contract.[9][10] Overall, he made 44 appearances for Arka.[10]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rayo Vallecano B | 2017–18 | Tercera División | 20 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Tercera División | 21 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| Huesca | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Ejea | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Betis B | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 23 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Betis | 2021–22 | La Liga | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| Vilafranquense | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Rayo Majadahonda | 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | |
| Arka Gdynia | 2024–25 | I liga | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 3 | |
| 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Total | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 44 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 178 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 12 | ||
- Includes Copa del Rey, Taça de Portugal
- Appearance in Taça da Liga
