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{{short description|Indian football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kiyan Nassiri
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| 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 = [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|Attacking midfielder]] / [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]]
| currentclub = [[Mohun Bagan SG]]
| clubnumber = 25
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Calcutta Cricket and Football Club|Calcutta Football Club]]
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
| years1 = 2019–
| clubs1 = [[Mohun Bagan SG]]
| caps1 = 24
| goals1 = 4
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 21:29, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Kiyan Nassiri Giri''' (born 17 November 2000) is an Indian professional [[footballer]] who plays as an [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]] or [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]] for [[Mohun Bagan SG]] in the [[Indian Super League]].

==Personal life==
Kiyan is the son of former Iran national youth team player and [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]] legend [[Jamshid Nassiri]].<ref>{{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/}}</ref> Grew up in Queens Mansion on Park Street, Kiyan's mother Suzanne was born and brought up in Shillong. <ref name="Ei Samay">{{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}}</ref> He was also a student of [[St. Xavier's Collegiate School]].<ref name="Ei Samay"/>

==Club career==
===Earlier career===
Kiyan is the son of [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]] legend [[Jamshid Nassiri]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> He was always passionate about football and during his school days he was called up for the [[Bengal]] U14 camp in [[Kalyani, West Bengal|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]],<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He made his debut at the senior level on 1 March 2020, by coming as a substitute against [[TRAU FC]] in the [[I-League]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

=== Mohun Bagan SG===
Following the merger of [[ATK (football club)|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.<ref>[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] {{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</ref> He debuted for the side against Nasaf.<ref>{{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: ATK 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}}</ref>

He scored a hat-trick for ATK Mohun Bagan in their 3–1 [[Kolkata Derby|derby]] win against [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]] on 29 January 2022,<ref>{{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 ATK 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}}</ref> and became [[List of Indian football first tier top scorers#Records|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 FC|Rajasthan United]] at the [[2022 Durand Cup|131st edition]] of [[Durand Cup]], in which he scored the opener but lost the match by 3–2.<ref>{{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 ATK 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}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
=== Club ===
{{updated|21 January 2023}}<ref>{{Soccerway|kiyan-nassiri/645144}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
|[[2019–20 Mohun Bagan AC season|2019–20]]
| rowspan="1" |[[I-League]]
|1||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||1||0
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Mohun Bagan SG| Mohun Bagan]]
|[[2020–21 ATK Mohun Bagan FC season|2020–21]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Indian Super League]]
|0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||0||0
|-
|[[2021–22 ATK Mohun Bagan FC season|2021–22]]
|13||3||0||0||6{{efn|name=statsAFCC|Appearance(s) in [[AFC Cup]]}}||0||19||3
|-
|[[2022–23 ATK Mohun Bagan FC season|2022–23]]
|10||0||4{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearance(s) in [[Durand Cup]]}}||2|| colspan="2" |—||14||2
|-
! colspan="2" |MBSG total
!23!!3!!4!!2!!6!!0!!33!!5
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!24!!3!!4!!2!!6!!0!!34!!5
|}
{{notelist}}

==Honours==
'''Mohun Bagan'''
* [[I-League]]: [[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]]
* [[Indian Super League]]: [[2022–23 Indian Super League|2022–23]]

'''Individual'''
*Mohun Bagan Best Forward Award: 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Amitabha|last=Das Sharma|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/shyam-thapa-awarded-mohun-bagan-ratna-indian-football/article65699929.ece/amp/|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}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==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'' ([[All India Football Federation|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:Living people]]
[[Category:2000 births]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan AC players]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan SG players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:Indian people of Iranian descent]]
[[Category:Sportspeople of Iranian descent]]

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