Kiyan Nassiri is now waiting for his debut in the senior national team in the ongoing Intercontinental Cup in Hyderabad. 

The 23-year-old forward has his first national team call-up as the Blue Tigers fight for the Intercontinental Cup in Hyderabad.

“I’m just happy to be here, honestly. It’s my first camp, and I was very excited when my name came up,” said Nassiri. "If the coach feels the time is right to give me my first cap, I'll be ready to take it. But even if it doesn't come, I want to enjoy training with the 25 best players in the country. If I work hard, there will be more chances ahead."

Kiyan hails from a football legacy in Kolkata. His father, Jamshid Nassiri, is considered one of the greats of East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting in the 1980s. However, Nassiri is used to that pressure by now.

Kiyan admitted to the pressure from his society, stating, "People often put pressure on me because of the family I am from. 'You know your father has done this, your father has done that. 'But I never let it affect me. I am trying to find my rhythm. I won't say I'm trying to do that. I've been doing that my whole life," he said.

"My first goal after the last few years in the ISL would have been to be in the national camp, and I have achieved that now. I did not expect the call-up in this window, but I'm just happy that I came," he said. "Now that the first step is done, the second step is to get my debut, and then to do well from thereon," he said.