Orestis Kiomourtzoglou in Rangers no fear vow as he targets dream Hearts home debut

Orestis Kiomourtzolgou may lay claim to having the longest surname in the Premiership and the Hearts midfielder's determined to make the tongue twister last long in the memory.

After weeks of waiting for a visa to allow his career at Gorgie to get off and running, the German also insists his home debut against Rangers this afternoon can become a statement occasion for his side's ambitions this season. The 24-year-old impressed in his first start by helping the Jambos to a 3-1 win against Motherwell before the international break and he's convinced today's encounter can be a proving ground for a team desperate to show they can be a match for the Old Firm during this campaign.

He said: “I would like to make a name for myself here. I am not just here to play and for people to forget me. Everybody wants to be the best version of themselves. I try to give everything on the pitch for my team-mates and fans. Let’s hope it’s worth it. “It’s a big game for us against Rangers, but when you go on the pitch it doesn’t matter who the other team is, you want to win. You don’t think: ‘Oh, it’s Rangers or they have big players who play for their national team’. You go on the pitch wanting to win, it doesn’t matter who they have. If we win, it will send a signal, it will be good if we can.

“Of course there is a gap between Celtic and Rangers and the other teams but I don’t think it is so big from us, especially over the last season, also now with European games. We can show we can also play at this level.”

The former German under-21 international signed a three-year contract with the Edinburgh club from Dutch side Heracles Almelo back on August 28 but had been unable to play or train whilst awaiting the necessary documents. Now