Kike Barja
_Kike_(cropped).jpg) Barja with Osasuna in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enrique Barja Afonso | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Noáin, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| 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 | 201 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Spain U17 | 1 | (1) |
| 2015 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Basque Country | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025 | |||
Enrique "Kike" Barja Afonso (born 1 April 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a wide midfielder or winger for and captains La Liga club Osasuna.
Club career
[edit]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]
International career
[edit]Barja was called up to the Basque Country national team for a friendly match against Palestine on 15 November 2025.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 5 January 2023
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Osasuna B | 2013–14[8] | Tercera División | 28 | 6 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 29 | 6 | |
| 2014–15[8] | Tercera División | 32 | 4 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 34 | 5 | ||
| 2015–16[8] | Tercera División | 31 | 12 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 35 | 12 | ||
| 2016–17[9] | Segunda División B | 37 | 8 | — | — | 37 | 8 | |||
| 2017–18[9] | Segunda División B | 16 | 7 | — | — | 16 | 7 | |||
| Total | 144 | 37 | — | 7 | 1 | 151 | 38 | |||
| Osasuna | 2016–17[9] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[9] | Segunda División | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19[9] | Segunda División | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20[9] | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[9] | La Liga | 33 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 37 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22[9] | La Liga | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23[9] | 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 | ||
Honours
[edit]Osasuna
- Segunda División: 2018–19
- Copa del Rey: runner-up 2022–23[10]
Osasuna B
References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Kike Barja sigue aupando a Osasuna B" [Kike Barja keeps raising Osasuna B] (in Spanish). Vavel. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ "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]
- ↑ "Pitos para Sampaoli, aplausos para el Sevilla" [Boos for Sampaoli, applauses for Sevilla] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ "Jagoba Arrasatek deialdia iragarri du" [Jagoba Arrasate announces the call] (in Basque). Basque Football Federation. 7 November 2025.
- 1 2 3 Kike Barja at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kike Barja at Soccerway
- ↑ "Crónica | El Real Madrid tiñe la Copa de blanco tras una vibrante final (2-1)" [Report | Real Madrid dyes the Cup white after a thrilling final (2-1)]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 6 May 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Kike Barja at BDFutbol
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Navarre
- Men's association football wingers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- CA Osasuna B players
- CA Osasuna players
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
- People from Cuenca de Pamplona
- Basque Country men's international footballers