Kiyan Nassiri
{{short description|Indian footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kiyan Nassiri
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| fullname = Kiyan Nassiri Giri
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|11|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kolkata, West Bengal, India
| height = 1.80m
| position = Attacking midfielder / Winger
| currentclub = Chennaiyin
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| youthclubs1 = CC&FC{{cite web|url=https://xtratimebangla.in/know-about-kiyan-nassiris-old-times-from-ccfc-and-keventer-cup/|title=ডার্বির হিরো কিয়ানের পায়েখড়ি হওয়া সিসিএফসির প্রতিটা ঘাস আজ যেন গর্বিত|trans-title=Today, every grass of CC&FC where the hero of the derby Kiyan first played, is proud|date=30 January 2022|access-date=31 October 2023|website=xtratimebangla.in|publisher=এক্সট্রা টাইম ওয়েব ডেস্ক|language=bn|location=Kolkata|archive-date=31 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031102705/https://xtratimebangla.in/know-about-kiyan-nassiris-old-times-from-ccfc-and-keventer-cup/}}
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Mohammedan
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| youthclubs3 = Mohun Bagan
| years1 = 2019–2024
| clubs1 = Mohun Bagan
| caps1 = 46
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2024–
| clubs2 = Chennaiyin
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
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| club-update = 20:34, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
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Kiyan Nassiri Giri (born 17 November 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as an winger for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin.
Personal life
Kiyan is the son of former Iran national youth team player and East Bengal legend Jamshid Nassiri.{{Cite web|first=Shamik|last=Chakrabarty|title=Jamshid Nassiri left Iran and became a Maidan legend in Kolkata. Now, he hopes his son Kiyan will play for India|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/jamshid-nassiri-iran-maidan-legend-in-kolkata-his-son-kiyan-nassiri-india-7749500/|date=31 January 2022|access-date= 25 July 2022|website=indianexpress.com|publisher=The Indian Express|location=Kolkata, West Bengal|archive-date=31 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131071537/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/jamshid-nassiri-iran-maidan-legend-in-kolkata-his-son-kiyan-nassiri-india-7749500/}} His mother Suzanne hails from Shillong.{{cite web|url=https://eisamay.com/sports/football/news/atk-mohun-bagan-footballer-kiyan-nassiri-mother-dreams-the-hattrick-of-his-son-even-today-in-kolkata-derby-match-against-sc-east-bengal/articleshow/89249105.cms|title=ছেলের হ্যাটট্রিক এখনও স্বপ্ন মনে হচ্ছে কিয়ানের মায়ের|trans-title=His son's hat-trick is still a dream of Kiyan's mother|language=bn|date=31 January 2022|first=Partha|last=Dutta|location=Kolkata|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131162518/https://eisamay.com/sports/football/news/atk-mohun-bagan-footballer-kiyan-nassiri-mother-dreams-the-hattrick-of-his-son-even-today-in-kolkata-derby-match-against-sc-east-bengal/articleshow/89249105.cms|archive-date=31 January 2022|website=eisamay.com|publisher=Ei Samay|access-date=21 August 2022}} He grew up in Queens Mansion at Park Street. He was a student of St. James' School, where he led the school team to victory in the Debanjan Cup Interschool Tournament in 2015.[https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/little-messis-amp-neymars-fight-it-out-in-keventer-cup/cid/1493838 The Telegraph news]
Club career
=Earlier career=
Kiyan is the son of East Bengal legend Jamshid Nassiri.{{cite news|first=Sooraj|last=Kamath|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/father-son-duo-to-have-graced-indian-football/5o84721k8pnt1ktbxc47igp19|title=Father-son duos to have graced Indian football|website=Goal.com|date=9 April 2020|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424060223/https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/father-son-duo-to-have-graced-indian-football/5o84721k8pnt1ktbxc47igp19|archive-date=24 April 2020|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://bangla.asianetnews.com/football/isl-derby-hat-tric-star-kiyan-nassiri-son-of-east-bengal-striker-jamshid-nassiri-image-gone-viral-spb-r6icin|title=Kiyan Nassiri:ছোট্ট কিয়ানকে কীভাবে গড়ে তুলেছেন জামশিদ, দেখুন ভাইরাল ছবি|website=bangla.asianetnews.com|date=30 January 2022|access-date=31 January 2022|language=bn|archive-date=31 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131102655/https://bangla.asianetnews.com/football/isl-derby-hat-tric-star-kiyan-nassiri-son-of-east-bengal-striker-jamshid-nassiri-image-gone-viral-spb-r6icin|url-status=live}} He was always passionate about football and during his school days he was called up for the Bengal U14 camp in Kalyani in 2014. During the U14 camp in Kalyani, in which he made 5 appearances and scored 6 goals. He went on to play for the Mohammedan Sporting U16 I-league squad. During the 2017–18 season, he joined Calcutta Football Club,{{Cite web|title=Kiyan ready to shoulder Nassiri burden|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/kiyan-ready-to-shoulder-nassiri-burden/articleshow/75261099.cms|date=21 April 2020|access-date=2021-02-11|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India|first=Marcus|last=Mergulhao|location=Panaji, Goa|language=en|archive-date=14 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814100509/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/kiyan-ready-to-shoulder-nassiri-burden/articleshow/75261099.cms|url-status=live}} and was the highest scorer in the league helping the team to promotion that season.
=Mohun Bagan=
In 2019, he joined Mohun Bagan to play for their U-19 side in the Zee Bangla Football League and was sent on trial for the senior team. Kibu Vicuna was impressed by his performance at 2019–20 pre-season trial in Goa and promoted him to the senior team.{{Cite web|date=2020-03-02|title=Hero I-League: I want to enjoy my game, says former Iranian striker Jamshid's son Kiyan Nassiri — myKhel|url=https://www.mykhel.com/football/hero-i-league-i-want-to-enjoy-my-game-says-former-iranian-striker-jamshid-son-kiyan-nassiri-139121.html|access-date=2021-02-11|website=www.mykhel.com|language=en}} He made his professional debut on 1 March 2020, by coming as a seventy ninth minute substitute against TRAU FC in a 3–1 win.{{Cite web|date=2020-03-02|title=Kiyan Nassiri: I try to think like Fran Gonzalez and Dhanachandra Singh|url=https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2019-20-jamshid-nassiri-kiyan-nassiri-mohun-bagan-interview/|access-date=2021-02-11|website=Khel Now|language=en-US|archive-date=26 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626152259/https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2019-20-jamshid-nassiri-kiyan-nassiri-mohun-bagan-interview|url-status=live}}
=Mohun Bagan=
Following the merger of ATK and Mohun Bagan in 2020 to become Mohun Bagan, he signed a long term contract with the club and was included in senior squad for the 2021–22 Indian Super League season. Ahead of the team's inter-zonal semifinal match against Uzbek side FC Nasaf in the 2021 AFC Cup, Kiyan was called up in twenty-two member squad.[https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/kauko-included-in-atk-mb-squad-for-afc-cup/article36525247.ece/amp/ Kauko included in Mohun Bagan squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918103845/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/kauko-included-in-atk-mb-squad-for-afc-cup/article36525247.ece/amp/ |date=18 September 2021 }} The Hindu. Retrieved 18 September 2021 He debuted for the side against Nasaf.{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/afc-cup-atk-mohun-bagan-ousted-after-0-6-drubbing-at-hands-of-fc-nasaf-9988771.html/amp|title=AFC Cup: Mohun Bagan ousted after 0-6 drubbing at hands of FC Nasaf|access-date=23 September 2021|website=First Post|archive-date=27 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927115947/https://www.firstpost.com/sports/afc-cup-atk-mohun-bagan-ousted-after-0-6-drubbing-at-hands-of-fc-nasaf-9988771.html/amp|url-status=live}}
He scored a hat-trick for Mohun Bagan in their 3–1 derby win against East Bengal on 29 January 2022,{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/2021-2022/news/isl-live-atkmb-vs-sceb-atk-mohun-bagan-vs-sc-east-bengal-live-isl-score/article38344728.ece|title=ISL 2021-22 Highlights Mohun Bagan vs SC East Bengal: Hat-trick hero Kiyan guides ATKMB to 3-1 win against SC East Bengal|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|publisher=Sportstar|date=29 January 2022|access-date=29 January 2022|archive-date=29 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129160847/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/2021-2022/news/isl-live-atkmb-vs-sceb-atk-mohun-bagan-vs-sc-east-bengal-live-isl-score/article38344728.ece|url-status=live}} and became the youngest ever player in the Indian Super League to do so. As 2022–23 season began, Nassiri appeared with the club on 20 August against Rajasthan United at the 131st edition of Durand Cup, in which he scored the opener but lost the match by 3–2.{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/durand-cup-atk-mohun-bagan-vs-rajasthan-united-live-streaming-score-atkmb-vs-arft-when-where-to-watch-india-telecast-highlights/article65790319.ece|title=Durand Cup HIGHLIGHTS Mohun Bagan loses 2–3 to Rajasthan United, ATKMB vs RUFC; Mariners lose first match|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|publisher=Sportstar|agency=The Hindu|location=Kolkata, West Bengal|first=Neeladri|last=Bhattacharjee|date=20 August 2022|access-date=20 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820165038/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/durand-cup-atk-mohun-bagan-vs-rajasthan-united-live-streaming-score-atkmb-vs-arft-when-where-to-watch-india-telecast-highlights/article65790319.ece|archive-date=20 August 2022}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|4 May 2024}}{{Soccerway|kiyan-nassiri/645144}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Durand Cup !colspan="2"|Super Cup !colspan="2"|AFC !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="1" |Mohun Bagan
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 1{{efn|Appearances in Calcutta League}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="5" |Mohun Bagan SG
| rowspan="4" |Indian Super League |0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22
|13 | 3 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 5{{efn|name=statsAFCC|Appearance(s) in AFC Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 18 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23
|16 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1{{efn|name=statsAFCC|Appearance(s) in AFC Cup}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC competitions}} | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| 2023–24
|16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=statsAFCC|Appearance(s) in AFC Cup}} | 1 | 3{{efn|Appearances in Calcutta League}} | 1 | 27 | 3 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!46 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 69 | 9 | |||
| Chennaiyin
|Indian Super League |2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!48 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 71 | 9 |
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Honours
Mohun Bagan
Individual
- Mohun Bagan Best Forward Award: 2022{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/former-india-player-shyam-thapa-to-be-conferred-with-mohun-bagan-ratna/articleshow/92730814.cms#_ga=2.65641000.709007170.1657375300-amp-jjRv2CPdera5-SKQSehKr2P9DtYCe77OfpHVHhGYKxDcqQTzU_if2oPdXHw49Y1p|title=Former India player Shyam Thapa to be conferred with Mohun Bagan Ratna|date=7 July 2022|access-date=9 July 2022|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India|location=Kolkata, West Bengal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709140914/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/former-india-player-shyam-thapa-to-be-conferred-with-mohun-bagan-ratna/articleshow/92730814.cms?from=mdr|archive-date=9 July 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Amitabha|last=Das Sharma|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/shyam-thapa-awarded-mohun-bagan-ratna-indian-football/article65699929.ece/|title=Shyam Thapa conferred the Mohun Bagan Ratna|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|publisher=Sportstar|date=29 July 2022|access-date=12 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013154828/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/shyam-thapa-awarded-mohun-bagan-ratna-indian-football/article65699929.ece|archive-date=13 October 2022}}
References
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Further reading
- {{cite web|url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/sports/football/shyam-thapa-has-been-conferred-mohun-bagan-ratna-of-this-year/|language=bn|trans-title=This year's 'Mohunbagan Ratna' is legend Shyam Thapa, 'Subhash Bhowmik' award received by Kian Nasiri|title=এবারের 'মোহনবাগান রত্ন' কিংবদন্তি শ্যাম থাপা, 'সুভাষ ভৌমিক অ্যাওয়ার্ড' পাচ্ছেন কিয়ান নাসিরি|first=Krishanu|last=Mazumder|website=sangbadpratidin.in|publisher=Sangbad Pratidin|location=Kolkata|date=7 July 2022|access-date=21 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924170856/https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/sports/football/shyam-thapa-has-been-conferred-mohun-bagan-ratna-of-this-year/|archive-date=24 September 2022}}
External links
- {{Facebook|100063649513010}}
- {{Soccerway|645144}}
- [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/56214?type=club Kiyan Nassiri] at the-aiff.com (AIFF)
- {{GSA player|kiyan-nassiri/387392}}
- [https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=788232&epoca_id=152 Kiyan Nassiri] at PlaymakerStats
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Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:Footballers from Kolkata
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Mohun Bagan Super Giant players
Category:Indian Super League players
Category:Indian people of Iranian descent
Category:Sportspeople of Iranian descent
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