Kike Barja

Enrique "Kike" Barja Afonso (born 1 April 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CA Osasuna mainly as a right winger.

Kike Barja
Barja with Osasuna in 2018
Personal information
Full name Enrique Barja Afonso
Date of birth (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997
Place of birth Noáin, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Osasuna
Number 19
Youth career
2005–2014 Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Osasuna B 146 (38)
2014– Osasuna 53 (4)
National team
2014 Spain U17 1 (1)
2015 Spain U18 2 (0)
2015 Spain U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 June 2019
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Barja and the second or maternal family name is Afonso.

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 for the Segunda División B championship.[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]

Honours

Osasuna

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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.
  6. "Pitos para Sampaoli, aplausos para el Sevilla" [Boos for Sampaoli, applauses for Sevilla] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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