UD Las Palmas is in a delicate situation after 52 days without its gold badge captain Jonathan Viera. The former captain is in Thailand with Ratchaburi FC, where he will play with the number 10 jersey. The number 21 jersey remains vacant, and no one wants to take on the double digit. "That number weighs a lot", confirm from the 'pío pío' vestuary.
Viera's career in UD Las Palmas started in the 2010-2011 season with coach Manuel Jémez. After two seasons of yellow, he was transferred to Valencia. The number 21 jersey passed to Peruvian forward Pando. Since the 2013-2014 season, it was owned by Juan Carlos Valerón until the end of the 2015-2016 season. Then, the Flaco handed over the number to Romario de La Feria in the change of reign.
With Viera's sale to Beijing, the number 21 was for Martín Mantovani, Christian Rivera or José Campaña. After the snub with Pimienta (2023), it was Bajcetic's turn. And after the signings of Sergio Ruiz (6), Jefté (7), Acimovic (8) or central Andrés (3), no one wants to take on the double digit of Valerón and the Messiah. The young player Iñaki took the 24.
UD Las Palmas is in sixth position in Segunda División, with 60 points and a +17 difference. They are 8 points behind the leaders Racing Santander. In the pre-season, UD Las Palmas has played several friendly matches, including a 2-2 draw with Cádiz.
UD Las Palmas has scored 47 goals and received 30 in the current season. The number 21 jersey remains vacant, and the situation is becoming increasingly delicate.
