Kiyan Nassiri Explained

Kiyan Nassiri
Fullname:Kiyan Nassiri Giri
Birth Date:17 November 2000
Birth Place:Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Height:1.80m
Position:Attacking midfielder / Winger
Currentclub:Chennaiyin
Youthclubs1:CC&FC[1]
Youthclubs2:Mohammedan
Youthclubs3:Mohun Bagan SG
Years1:2019–2024
Clubs1:Mohun Bagan SG
Caps1:46
Goals1:3
Years2:2024–
Clubs2:Chennaiyin
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Club-Update:20:34, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

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.[2] Grew up in Queens Mansion on Park Street, Kiyan's mother Suzanne was born and brought up in Shillong. [3] He was also a student of St. James' School, where he led the school team to victory in the Debanjan Cup Interschool Tournament in 2015.[4]

Club career

Earlier career

Kiyan is the son of East Bengal legend Jamshid Nassiri.[5] [6] 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,[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

Mohun Bagan SG

Following the merger of ATK and Mohun Bagan in 2020 to become Mohun Bagan SG, 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.[10] He debuted for the side against Nasaf.[11]

He scored a hat-trick for Mohun Bagan SG in their 3–1 derby win against East Bengal on 29 January 2022,[12] 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.[13]

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupAFCOthersTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mohun Bagan2019–20I-League1010
Mohun Bagan SG2020–21Indian Super League001010
2021–2213340173
2022–231603142233
2023–24161305131273
Total4646110173699
Chennaiyin2024–25Indian Super League0000
Career total4646110173699

Honours

Mohun Bagan

Individual

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ডার্বির হিরো কিয়ানের পায়েখড়ি হওয়া সিসিএফসির প্রতিটা ঘাস আজ যেন গর্বিত. Today, every grass of CC&FC where the hero of the derby Kiyan first played, is proud. 30 January 2022. 31 October 2023. xtratimebangla.in. এক্সট্রা টাইম ওয়েব ডেস্ক. bn. Kolkata. 31 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231031102705/https://xtratimebangla.in/know-about-kiyan-nassiris-old-times-from-ccfc-and-keventer-cup/.
  2. Web site: Shamik. Chakrabarty. Jamshid Nassiri left Iran and became a Maidan legend in Kolkata. Now, he hopes his son Kiyan will play for India. 31 January 2022. 25 July 2022. indianexpress.com. The Indian Express. Kolkata, West Bengal. 31 January 2022. 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/.
  3. Web site: ছেলের হ্যাটট্রিক এখনও স্বপ্ন মনে হচ্ছে কিয়ানের মায়ের. His son's hat-trick is still a dream of Kiyan's mother. bn. 31 January 2022. Partha. Dutta. Kolkata. 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. 31 January 2022. eisamay.com. Ei Samay. 21 August 2022.
  4. https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/little-messis-amp-neymars-fight-it-out-in-keventer-cup/cid/1493838 The Telegraph news
  5. News: Sooraj. Kamath. Father-son duos to have graced Indian football. Goal.com. 9 April 2020. 2 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20200424060223/https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/father-son-duo-to-have-graced-indian-football/5o84721k8pnt1ktbxc47igp19. 24 April 2020. dead.
  6. Web site: Kiyan Nassiri:ছোট্ট কিয়ানকে কীভাবে গড়ে তুলেছেন জামশিদ, দেখুন ভাইরাল ছবি. bangla.asianetnews.com. 30 January 2022. 31 January 2022. bn. 31 January 2022. 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. live.
  7. Web site: Kiyan ready to shoulder Nassiri burden. 21 April 2020. 2021-02-11. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Marcus. Mergulhao. Panaji, Goa. en. 14 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210814100509/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/kiyan-ready-to-shoulder-nassiri-burden/articleshow/75261099.cms. live.
  8. Web site: 2020-03-02. Hero I-League: I want to enjoy my game, says former Iranian striker Jamshid's son Kiyan Nassiri — myKhel. 2021-02-11. www.mykhel.com. en.
  9. Web site: 2020-03-02. Kiyan Nassiri: I try to think like Fran Gonzalez and Dhanachandra Singh. 2021-02-11. Khel Now. en-US. 26 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220626152259/https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2019-20-jamshid-nassiri-kiyan-nassiri-mohun-bagan-interview. live.
  10. https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/kauko-included-in-atk-mb-squad-for-afc-cup/article36525247.ece/amp/ Kauko included in ATK Mohun Bagan squad
  11. Web site: AFC Cup: ATK Mohun Bagan ousted after 0-6 drubbing at hands of FC Nasaf. 23 September 2021. First Post. 27 September 2021. 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. live.
  12. Web site: ISL 2021-22 Highlights ATK Mohun Bagan vs SC East Bengal: Hat-trick hero Kiyan guides ATKMB to 3-1 win against SC East Bengal. sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 29 January 2022. 29 January 2022. 29 January 2022. 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. live.
  13. Web site: Durand Cup HIGHLIGHTS ATK Mohun Bagan loses 2–3 to Rajasthan United, ATKMB vs RUFC; Mariners lose first match. sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. The Hindu. Kolkata, West Bengal. Neeladri. Bhattacharjee. 20 August 2022. 20 August 2022. 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. 20 August 2022.
  14. Web site: Former India player Shyam Thapa to be conferred with Mohun Bagan Ratna. 7 July 2022. 9 July 2022. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Kolkata, West Bengal. 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. 9 July 2022. live.
  15. Web site: Amitabha. Das Sharma. Shyam Thapa conferred the Mohun Bagan Ratna. sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 29 July 2022. 12 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221013154828/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/shyam-thapa-awarded-mohun-bagan-ratna-indian-football/article65699929.ece. 13 October 2022.