Alex Ciriaco

Alex Ciriaco
Personal information
Full name Alex Manuel Ciriaco Somero
Date of birth (2004-03-21) 21 March 2004
Place of birth Ylöjärvi, Finland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 JJK
Number 6
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 64 (6)
International career‡
2022– Dominican Republic U20 7 (0)
2023– Dominican Republic U23 3 (1)
2023– Dominican Republic 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2026
‡ 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.

Club 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

  1. ↑ "Tulospalvelu". tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi.
  2. ↑ "Ilves vs Lahti live scores & match info | Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ "JJK Jyväskylä - Alex Ciriaco ja Berat Akdogan saapuvat vahvistamaan JJK:n puolustusta".
  4. ↑ Roimela, Tommi (23 February 2024). "Nuorten MM-kisoissakin pelannut Alex Ciriaco vahvistaa JJK-puolustusta – myös Berat Akdogan saapuu kettunuttuun". Keskisuomalainen.
  5. ↑ Rantamaa, Emma (16 September 2022). "Alex Ciriaco valittiin Dominikaanisen tasavallan U20-maajoukkueeseen - Ilvesedustus.fi | Edustusjoukkueiden yhteinen koti". Ilvesedustus.fi | Edustusjoukkueiden yhteinen koti.
  6. 1 2 "Joku huomasi ylöjärveläisen Alex Ciriacon jalkapallotaidot yleisöstä käsin – sitten tuli kutsu Dominikaanisen tasavallan maajoukkueeseen". Yle Uutiset. 4 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Alex Ciriaco Dominikaanisen tasavallan avauksessa U20 MM-kisoissa Argentiinassa!". 22 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Dominican Republic U23 vs Honduras U23 live scores & match info | Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ↑ "Honduras beats the Dominican Republic and finishes seventh in male's football". Archived from the original on 30 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Summary - Alex Ciriaco - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ↑ "Alex Ciriaco hakee paikkaa U20 MM-turnaukseen Dominikaanisen tasavallan joukkueesta". 20 April 2023.
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