Las Palmas keeper Cillessen recovering from surgery after his intestine was perforated during game

By Canadian Press on April 1, 2025.

MADRID (AP) — Dutch goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen successfully underwent emergency surgery after his intestine was perforated in a collision with another player in a Spanish league game, his club Las Palmas said Tuesday.

Cillessen had to be carried off the field on a stretcher near the half-hour mark of Las Palmas’ 1-1 draw at Celta Vigo on Monday.

The 35-year-old goalkeeper was hit in the abdomen by the left knee of Celta player Borja Iglesias while diving to get to the ball before the striker.

Cillessen was taken to a hospital in Vigo where the keyhole surgery was performed.

“Our goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen has successfully undergone surgery for a perforated small intestine,” the club said in a statement.

Las Palmas did not say for how long Cillessen is expected to be sidelined.

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