Kirian Rodríguez Explained

Kirian Rodríguez
Full Name:Kirian Rodríguez Concepción
Birth Date:5 March 1996
Birth Place:Candelaria, Spain
Height:1.80 m
Position:Central midfielder
Currentclub:Las Palmas
Clubnumber:20
Youthclubs1:Tenerife
Youthclubs2:Ofra
Youthyears3:2014–2015
Youthclubs3:Las Palmas
Years1:2015–2018
Caps1:14+
Goals1:13+
Years2:2017–2019
Caps2:48
Goals2:4
Years3:2019–
Caps3:138
Goals3:12
Club-Update:5 June 2024

Kirian Rodríguez Concepción (born 5 March 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Las Palmas as a central midfielder.

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]

Career statistics

[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCopa del ReyTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Las Palmas2018–19Segunda División200020
2019–20Segunda División26121282
2020–21Segunda División33020350
2021–22Segunda División34510355
2022–23Segunda División500000
2023–24La Liga28610296
Career total128126113413

Honours

Individual

November 2023 (with Alberto Moleiro)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. El Dorsal. es. 12 September 2018. 3 June 2019.
  2. Web site: "El Kirian del taconazo evolucionó". "The Kirian of the backheel pass evolved". Tinta Amarilla. es. 5 April 2018. 3 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Kirian Rodríguez renueva su contrato con Las Palmas Atlético hasta 2020. Kirian Rodríguez renews his contract with Las Palmas Atlético until 2020. UD Las Palmas. es. 14 September 2018. 3 June 2019.
  4. Web site: A Las Palmas y Almería sólo les faltó el gol. To Las Palmas and Almería only the goal is missing. Marca. es. 2 June 2019. 2 June 2019.
  5. Web site: 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. 10 July 2019.
  6. Web site: Las Palmas cierra la temporada con una 'manita' al Extremadura. Las Palmas end the season with a 'fiver' over Extremadura. Marca. es. 20 July 2020. 22 January 2021.
  7. Web site: Kirian anuncia que padece cáncer: "Tengo un linfoma de Hodgkin". Kirian announced that he suffers from cancer: "I have a Hodgkin lymphoma". Marca. es. 2 August 2022. 14 August 2022.
  8. Web site: Kirian Rodríguez . 28 March 2024 . Soccerway.
  9. News: Kirian Rodríguez named LALIGA EA SPORTS Player of the Month for January. La Liga. 2 February 2024. 2 February 2024.