Kirian Rodríguez
Spanish footballer (born 1996)
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Kirian Rodríguez Concepción (born 5 March 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for and captains La Liga club Las Palmas.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kirian Rodríguez Concepción | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Candelaria, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Las Palmas | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tenerife | |||
| Ofra | |||
| 2014–2015 | Las Palmas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Las Palmas C | ||
| 2018–2019 | Las Palmas B | 48 | (4) |
| 2019– | Las Palmas | 185 | (16) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 June 2026 | |||
Career
Rodríguez was born in Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands,[1] and joined UD Las Palmas' youth setup in 2014, from CD Ofra.[2] He spent his first senior years playing with the C-team in the regional leagues, before being promoted to the reserves in January 2018, after scoring 13 goals with the C's.
On 14 September 2018, Rodríguez renewed his contract with the club until 2020.[3] He made his first-team debut the following 2 June, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Fabio González in a 0–0 home draw against UD Almería in the Segunda División.[4]
On 17 June 2019, Rodríguez was one of the five players from the B-side who were definitely promoted to the main squad.[5] He scored his first professional goal on 20 July of the following year, netting the opener in a 5–1 home routing of Extremadura UD.[6]
Personal life
On 2 August 2022, Kirian announced through a press conference that he was diagnosed with a Hodgkin lymphoma.[7] In February 2025, he was ruled out for the rest of the season after relapsing with cancer.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 June 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Las Palmas | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 5 | |
| 2022–23 | Segunda División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 6 | |
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Segunda División | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| Career total | 185 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 192 | 17 | ||
Honours
Individual