Kike Barja

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Kike Barja
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Barja with Osasuna in 2018
Personal information
Full name Enrique Barja Afonso
Date of birth (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Noáin, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Osasuna
Number 11
Youth career
2005–2014 Osasuna
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2018 Osasuna B 144 (37)
2014– Osasuna 159 (9)
International career
2014 Spain U17 1 (1)
2015 Spain U18 2 (0)
2015 Spain U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024

Enrique "Kike" Barja Afonso (born 1 April 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Osasuna.

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Club career

Born in Noáin, Navarre, Barja joined CA Osasuna's youth setup in 2005 at the age of eight. [1] He made his senior debut for the reserves on 25 August 2013 at the age of 16, coming on as a second-half substitute for Miguel Olavide and scoring the last in a 2–0 Tercera División home win against CD Huarte. [2]

On 28 November 2015, Barja scored a brace in a 4–0 away routing over UD Mutilvera; he added another double seven days later, in a 5–0 thrashing of CD Erriberri. [3] The following 25 September, he again scored two goals in a 3–1 home win against CD Guijuelo in the Segunda División B. [4]

On 15 May 2017, Barja was definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2017–18 season. [5] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut five days later, replacing Carlos Clerc in a 0–5 away loss to Sevilla FC, as his side was already relegated. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Copa del Rey OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Osasuna B 2013–14 [7] Tercera División 286—1 [a] 0296
2014–15 [7] Tercera División324—2 [a] 1345
2015–16 [7] Tercera División3112—4 [a] 03512
2016–17 [8] Segunda División B 378——378
2017–18 [8] Segunda División B167——167
Total14437—7115138
Osasuna 2016–17 [8] La Liga 1000—10
2017–18 [8] Segunda División 19110—201
2018–19 [8] Segunda División34310—353
2019–20 [8] La Liga8020—100
2020–21 [8] La Liga33244—376
2021–22 [8] La Liga21230—242
2022–23 [8] La Liga8130—111
Total1249144—13813
Career total268461447128951
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

Honours

Osasuna

Osasuna B

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References

  1. ↑ "Kike Barja: "Tengo la sensación de haber cumplido un sueño"" [Kike Barja: "I have the feeling of fulfilling a dream"] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "La nueva perla de Osasuna que estuvo a punto de recalar en Lezama: Kike Barja" [The new pearl of Osasuna who were near to end up in Lezama: Kike Barja] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Kike Barja capitanea las últimas goleadas del Promesas" [Kike Barja captains the last routings of Promesas] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kike Barja sigue aupando a Osasuna B" [Kike Barja keeps raising Osasuna B] (in Spanish). Vavel. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Kike Barja formará parte de la primera plantilla del Club Atlético Osasuna la próxima temporada" [Kike Barja will be a part of the first team of Club Atlético Osasuna the following season] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Pitos para Sampaoli, aplausos para el Sevilla" [Boos for Sampaoli, applauses for Sevilla] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 Kike Barja at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kike Barja at Soccerway
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