Kike Barja

Kike Barja
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*
Years Team Apps (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.

Club career

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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

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Club

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As of match played 5 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Osasuna B 2013–14[7] Tercera División 28 6 1[a] 0 29 6
2014–15[7] Tercera División 32 4 2[a] 1 34 5
2015–16[7] Tercera División 31 12 4[a] 0 35 12
2016–17[8] Segunda División B 37 8 37 8
2017–18[8] Segunda División B 16 7 16 7
Total 144 37 7 1 151 38
Osasuna 2016–17[8] La Liga 1 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18[8] Segunda División 19 1 1 0 20 1
2018–19[8] Segunda División 34 3 1 0 35 3
2019–20[8] La Liga 8 0 2 0 10 0
2020–21[8] La Liga 33 2 4 4 37 6
2021–22[8] La Liga 21 2 3 0 24 2
2022–23[8] La Liga 8 1 3 0 11 1
Total 124 9 14 4 138 13
Career total 268 46 14 4 7 1 289 51
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

Honours

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Osasuna

Osasuna B

References

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  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. ^ a b c Kike Barja at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kike Barja at Soccerway
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