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.
Career Rodríguez was born in Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, and joined UD Las Palmas' youth setup in 2014, from CD Ofra. 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. 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.
On 17 June 2019, Rodríguez was one of the five players from the B-side who were definitely promoted to the main squad. 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.
Personal life On 2 August 2022, Kirian announced through a press conference that he was diagnosed with a Hodgkin lymphoma. In February 2025, he was ruled out for the rest of the season after relapsing with cancer.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCopa del ReyTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLas Palmas2018–19Segunda División2000202019–20Segunda División261212822020–21Segunda División330203502021–22Segunda División345103552022–23Segunda División5000002023–24La Liga376103862024–25La Liga210102202025–26Segunda División27400274Career total185167119217
Honours Individual La Liga Player of the Month: January 2024 La Liga Play of the Month: November 2023 (with Alberto Moleiro)
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