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(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Las Palmas | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tenerife | |||
| Ofra | |||
| 2014–2015 | Las Palmas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Las Palmas | 138 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 | |||
Career
editRodríguez 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
editOn 2 August 2022, Kirian announced through a press conference that he was diagnosed with a Hodgkin lymphoma.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 17 March 2024[8]
| 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 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 | |
| Career total | 128 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 134 | 13 | ||
Honours
editIndividual
References
edit- ^ "Kirian Rodríguez, un tinerfeño que 'lidera' al filial de la UD Las Palmas" [Kirian Rodríguez, a tinerfeño who leads the reserve team of UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). El Dorsal. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ ""El Kirian del taconazo evolucionó"" ["The Kirian of the backheel pass evolved"] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Kirian Rodríguez renueva su contrato con Las Palmas Atlético hasta 2020" [Kirian Rodríguez renews his contract with Las Palmas Atlético until 2020] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "A Las Palmas y Almería sólo les faltó el gol" [To Las Palmas and Almería only the goal is missing] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Miguel Ángel Ramírez: "Josep, Fabio, Kirian, Edu Espiau and Cristian Cedrés will sign professional terms with the first team squad"". UD Las Palmas. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Las Palmas cierra la temporada con una 'manita' al Extremadura" [Las Palmas end the season with a 'fiver' over Extremadura] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Kirian anuncia que padece cáncer: "Tengo un linfoma de Hodgkin"" [Kirian announced that he suffers from cancer: "I have a Hodgkin lymphoma"] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Kirian Rodríguez". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Kirian Rodríguez named LALIGA EA SPORTS Player of the Month for January". La Liga. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
External links
edit- Kirian Rodríguez at BDFutbol
- Kirian Rodríguez at Soccerway