Alex Ciriaco
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Manuel Ciriaco Somero | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Ylöjärvi, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | JJK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Ylöjärven Ilves | ||
| 2017– | Ilves | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Ilves II | 21 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Ilves | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | JJK | 39 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Dominican Republic U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Dominican Republic U23 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023– | Dominican Republic | 0 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 January 2024 | |||
Alex Manuel Ciriaco Somero (born 21 March 2004) is a footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ykkönen club JJK. Born in Finland, he represents the Dominican Republic internationally.
Career
Ilves
Ciriaco played in a youth of sector of Ylöjärven Ilves in Ylöjärvi, before moving to Tampere and joining Ilves youth academy in 2017.[1] He debuted in senior level on 19 February 2022 with Ilves first team, as a substitute in a pre-season Finnish League Cup loss against FC Lahti.[2] Since the beginning of the 2022 season, he has played for the reserve team Ilves II in third-tier level Kakkonen, along with Ilves U19 youth team.
JJK Jyväskylä
On 23 February 2024, Ciriaco joined Ykkönen club JJK,[3][4] where he unites with his older brother Eduard.
International career
Ciriaco represented Dominican Republic U20 team in the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, playing in all three group stage matches, but eventually the team was knocked out of the competition.[5][6][7] He was also part of the Dominican Republic U23 squad in the 2023 Pan American Games, playing in three games and scoring once against Honduras.[8][9]
Ciriaco was named in the Dominican Republic senior national team squad for 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches in September and October 2023, but he remained an unused substitute.[10]
Personal life
Ciriaco was born in Finland to Finnish mother and to father from the Dominican Republic.[11] He holds a dual Finnish–Dominican Republic citizenship.[6] His older brother Eduard Ciriaco is also a footballer, playing as a defender for JJK Jyväskylä in Finland.
References
- ^ "Tulospalvelu". tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi.
- ^ "Ilves vs Lahti live scores & match info | Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "JJK Jyväskylä - Alex Ciriaco ja Berat Akdogan saapuvat vahvistamaan JJK:n puolustusta".
- ^ Roimela, Tommi (23 February 2024). "Nuorten MM-kisoissakin pelannut Alex Ciriaco vahvistaa JJK-puolustusta – myös Berat Akdogan saapuu kettunuttuun". Keskisuomalainen.
- ^ Rantamaa, Emma (16 September 2022). "Alex Ciriaco valittiin Dominikaanisen tasavallan U20-maajoukkueeseen - Ilvesedustus.fi | Edustusjoukkueiden yhteinen koti". Ilvesedustus.fi | Edustusjoukkueiden yhteinen koti.
- ^ a b "Joku huomasi ylöjärveläisen Alex Ciriacon jalkapallotaidot yleisöstä käsin – sitten tuli kutsu Dominikaanisen tasavallan maajoukkueeseen". Yle Uutiset. 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Alex Ciriaco Dominikaanisen tasavallan avauksessa U20 MM-kisoissa Argentiinassa!". 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Dominican Republic U23 vs Honduras U23 live scores & match info | Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Honduras beats the Dominican Republic and finishes seventh in male's football". Archived from the original on 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Summary - Alex Ciriaco - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Alex Ciriaco hakee paikkaa U20 MM-turnaukseen Dominikaanisen tasavallan joukkueesta". 20 April 2023.
External links
- Alex Ciriaco at Soccerway.com
- Alex Ciriaco at WorldFootball.net
- Alex Ciriaco at kicker (in German)