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Spanish footballer In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barja and the second or maternal family name is Afonso.

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

Born in Noáin, Navarre, Barja joined CA Osasuna's youth setup in 2005 at the age of eight. 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.

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. The following 25 September, he again scored two goals in a 3–1 home win against CD Guijuelo in the Segunda División B.

On 15 May 2017, Barja was definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2017–18 season. 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.

Career statistics

Club

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 Tercera División 28 6 — 1 0 29 6
2014–15 Tercera División 32 4 — 2 1 34 5
2015–16 Tercera División 31 12 — 4 0 35 12
2016–17 Segunda División B 37 8 — — 37 8
2017–18 Segunda División B 16 7 — — 16 7
Total 144 37 — 7 1 151 38
Osasuna 2016–17 La Liga 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2017–18 Segunda División 19 1 1 0 — 20 1
2018–19 Segunda División 34 3 1 0 — 35 3
2019–20 La Liga 8 0 2 0 — 10 0
2020–21 La Liga 33 2 4 4 — 37 6
2021–22 La Liga 21 2 3 0 — 24 2
2022–23 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. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

Honours

Osasuna

Osasuna B

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.
  7. ^ Kike Barja at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Kike Barja at Soccerway

External links

CA Osasuna – current squad
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