Kiyan Nassiri

Kiyan Nassiri Giri (born 17 November 2000), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for ATK Mohun Bagan in the Indian Super League. He is the son of former Iran national youth team player and East Bengal legend Jamshid Nassiri.

Kiyan Nassiri Giri
Personal information
Full name Kiyan Nassiri Giri
Date of birth (2000-11-17) 17 November 2000
Place of birth Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current team
 ATK Mohun Bagan
Number 25
Youth career
Calcutta Football Club
Mohammedan
Mohun Bagan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Mohun Bagan 1 (0)
2020– ATK Mohun Bagan 13 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:29, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Career

Earlier career

Kiyan is the son of East Bengal legend Jamshid Nassiri.[1][2] 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,[3] and was the highest scorer in the league helping the team to promotion that season.

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.

Mohun Bagan

Kibu Vicuna was impressed by his performance at 2019–20 pre-season trial in Goa and promoted him to the senior team.[4] He made his debut at the senior level on 1 March 2020, by coming as a substitute against TRAU FC in the I-League.[5]

ATK Mohun Bagan

Following the merger of ATK and Mohun Bagan in 2020 to become ATK 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.[6] He debuted for the side against Nasaf.[7]

He scored a hat-trick for ATK Mohun Bagan in their 3–1 derby win against East Bengal on 29 January 2022,[8] and became the youngest ever player in the Indian Super League to do so.

Career statistics

Club
As of 19 April 2022[9]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mohun Bagan 2019–20 I-League 1000—10
ATK Mohun Bagan 2020–21 Indian Super League 0000—00
2021–22 133003[lower-alpha 1]0163
Career total 1430030173
  1. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup

References
  1. Kamath, Sooraj (9 April 2020). "Father-son duos to have graced Indian football". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. "Kiyan Nassiri:ছোট্ট কিয়ানকে কীভাবে গড়ে তুলেছেন জামশিদ, দেখুন ভাইরাল ছবি". bangla.asianetnews.com (in Bengali). 30 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. "Kiyan ready to shoulder Nassiri burden - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  4. "Hero I-League: I want to enjoy my game, says former Iranian striker Jamshid's son Kiyan Nassiri - myKhel". www.mykhel.com. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  5. "Kiyan Nassiri: I try to think like Fran Gonzalez and Dhanachandra Singh". Khel Now. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  6. Kauko included in ATK Mohun Bagan squad The Hindu. Retrieved 18 September 2021
  7. "AFC Cup: ATK Mohun Bagan ousted after 0-6 drubbing at hands of FC Nasaf". First Post. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  8. "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. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  9. Kiyan Nassiri at Soccerway


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