Honors
- MLS SuperDraft Eligible List: 2023
- United Soccer Coaches All-American: 2021 (3rd)
- United Soccer Coaches All-Region: 2021 (1st), 2022Â (1st)
- MVC Midfielder of the Year: 2021
- All-MVC: 2020-21Â (1st), 2021 (1st), 2022Â (1st), 2023 (2nd)
- MVC All-Freshman Team: 2019
- CoSIDA/CSC Academic All-American: 2021 (3rd), 2022 (2nd)
- CoSIDA/CSC Academic All-District: 2020-21, 2021, 2022, 2023
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American: 2021 (1st)
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region: 2021 (1st)
- MVC Scholar-Athlete Team: 2020-21 (1st), 2021 (1st), 2022 (1st), 2023 (1st)
- Dr. Charlotte West Student-Athlete Award: 2024
- MVC Board of Directors Academic Excellence: 2022-23
- MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2020-21, 2022-23
- MVC Academic Honor Roll: 2019-20, 2020-21, 2022-23
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023
2023
Played all 19 games with 16 starts...Logged 1,101 minutes to cap off four straight seasons of over 1,000 minutes played...Had tied for team-most four assists to reach 22 in career, good for third in Bears history...Assists came at Tulsa (9/5/23), at Northern Illinois (9/16/23), and consecutive games against Drake on Senior Day (11/1/23) and against UIC in MVC Tournament semifinal (11/8/23)...Named to All-MVC Second Team...Made MVC Scholar-Athlete Team and CSC Academic All-District for fourth straight season.
2022
United Soccer Coaches All-Region first team and All-MVC first-team selection...Started all 18 matches while clocking 1,196 minutes...Tied for third-most goals (4) on the squad...Found back of the net vs. Lindenwood (9/5/22) UTRGV (9/10/22), UIC (10/15/22) and Bradley (11/10/22)... Led the team in assists (5) which ranked second in the Missouri Valley Conference...Led the Bears in corner kicks...Named CSC Academic All-American for the second straight year...MVC Scholar-Athlete Team honoree...Earned a spot on the 2023 Major League Soccer SuperDraft Eligible List...Honored by MVC on its three academic lists: MVC Board of Directors Academic Excellence, MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll... Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters.Â
2021
United Soccer Coaches All-America third team selection, All-MVC first team pick and MVC Midfielder of the Year...Started 18 of the Bears' 19 matches, while logging 1,447 minutes...Led MSU in assists (8), including a pair against Central Arkansas (8/8/21)...Ended the season tied for most assists in the MVC...Scored two goals on the season including the game-winner off a free kick against Bradley (10/2/21) and another at home vs. Kansas City (10/12/21)...Led the team in corner kicks...CoSIDA Academic All-American...Earned MVC and United Soccer Coaches Scholar Athlete distinctions.
2020-21
Named to the All-MVC first team…Started all 14 matches of the split 2020-21 COVID season…Totaled 1,171 minutes while playing a dynamic role in the midfield and taking a majority of the corner kicks for the Bears…Scored the game-winning goal in overtime at Bradley (3/18/21)…Tallied 4 assists on the season and set up MSU goals in back-to-back games at Evansville (3/30/21) and at Central Arkansas (4/3/21)…Earned MVC Scholar-Athlete first team and CoSIDA Academic All-District honors.
2019
Selected to the MVC All-Freshman Team...Made 17 appearances in his debut season with the Bears…Totaled 5 shots, including one on goal, in his 436 minutes of action…Earned his first career points on an assist at Valparaiso (10/30/19).
Personal
Kian Yari was born on 10/13/2000 in Manchester, England...Son of Fari and Kaz Yari...Has a brother, Bobby, and a sister, Nooshin...Majoring in Professional Studies (MPS).
