Kirian Rodríguez Concepción (born 5 March 1996) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for and

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club

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Career

Rodríguez was born in Candelaria,

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, and joined

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' 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

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in the

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. 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

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Personal life

On 2 August 2022, Kirian announced through a press conference that he was diagnosed with a

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. In February 2025, he was ruled out for the rest of the season after relapsing with cancer.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual *

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: January 2024 * La Liga Play of the Month: November 2023 (with Alberto Moleiro)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Kirian 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Tenerife Footballers from the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players UD Las Palmas C players UD Las Palmas Atlético players UD Las Palmas players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen