Quique Ribes

Quique Ribes
Personal information
Full name Enrique Ribes Recaj
Date of birth (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Celta B
Number 3
Youth career
2009–2014 Valencia
2014–2018 Levante
2018–2023 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Real Madrid C 22 (1)
2023–2025 Real Madrid B 42 (2)
2025– Celta B 17 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2026

Enrique "Quique" Ribes Recaj (born 16 January 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for RC Celta Fortuna.

Career

Born in Valencia, Ribes represented Valencia CF and Levante UD as a youth.[1] In April 2023, he agreed to a deal with Real Madrid, effective as of July.[2]

After making his senior debut with the C-team in Tercera Federación, Ribes subsequently started to feature with the reserves in Primera Federación,[3] He was definitely promoted to Castilla in May 2024,[4] and subsequently established himself as a starter for the side.[5]

On 21 August 2025, Ribes moved to another reserve team, RC Celta Fortuna also in division three, on a four-year deal.[6] A backup to Pablo Meixús and Anxo Rodríguez, he finished the season with 20 appearances overall as the club achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda División.

Ribes made his professional debut on 15 August 2026, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Cádiz CF.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Quique Ribes: "Un capitán debe transmitir confianza y dar ejemplo en el vestuario"" [Quique Ribes: "A captain must inspire confidence and set an example in the dressing room"] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "El Real Madrid rebusca en la cantera del Valencia" [Real Madrid go after Valencia's youth academy again] (in Spanish). Las Provincias. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Enrique Ribes, el prometedor defensa protagonista en los filiales del Real Madrid CF" [Enrique Ribes, the promising defender protagonist in Real Madrid CF's reserve sides] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Quique Ribes coge el ascensor" [Quique Ribes takes the elevator] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "FUTURAS ESTRELLAS | Quique Ribes, el central se afianza en el RM Castilla" [FUTURE STARS | Quique Ribes, the centre-back who establishes himself at RM Castilla] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Celta Fortuna strengthens its defense with the addition of Quique Ribes". RC Celta Vigo. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Ezkieta y Coke Carrillo cierran las porterías en Cádiz" [Ezkieta and Coke Carrillo lock down the goal in Cádiz] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
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