Kike Salas
Spanish footballer (born 2002)
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Enrique Jesús "Kike" Salas Valiente (born 23 April 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Sevilla.
| 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 | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sevilla | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2021 | Sevilla | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Sevilla C | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Sevilla B | 31 | (1) |
| 2022– | Sevilla | 84 | (9) |
| 2023 | → Tenerife (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024–2025 | Spain U21 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024 | |||
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 8 November 2025[8]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| Total | 84 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 97 | 10 | ||
| Tenerife (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 91 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 104 | 10 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Personal life
Salas' uncle Víctor was also a footballer.[1][9] A midfielder, he too was groomed at Sevilla. In January 2025, he was arrested for investigation on suspicion of deliberately obtaining yellow cards in order to benefit his friends in sports betting schemes. [10]
