James Kithan

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James Kithan
Personal information
Full name James Kithan
Date of birth (1994-12-26) 26 December 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Dimapur, Nagaland, India
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Delhi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kohima Komets ? (?)
Peerless ? (?)
2016 Mohammedan ? (?)
2017 Viva Chennai ? (?)
2017–2020 Churchill Brothers 39 (0)
2021 Delhi 4 (0)
2021–2023 Gokulam Kerala 1 (0)
2023– Delhi 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:16, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

2023 - 2024 Mohammedan SC Kolkata.


James Kithan (born 26 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for I-League club Mohammedan SC Kolkata.

Career

Earlier career

Born in

Mohammedan in the Calcutta Football League.[1] In 2017, he once again moved south, this time to join Viva Chennai.[1]

Churchill Brothers

Kithan joined

Shillong Lajong. He couldn't help Churchill Brothers keep a clean sheet though as they fell 2–0.[2] In playing the match, Kithan became only the second player in I-League history to come from Nagaland.[3]

Gokulam Kerala

Kithan joined

reserve team. After showing the quality of his goalkeeping, Kithan was selected to the main team of Gokulam Kerala who was going to play the I-League
.

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 January 2023[4]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Churchill Brothers 2017–18 I-League 17 0 0 0 17 0
2018–19 14 0 0 0 14 0
2019–20 8 0 0 0 8 0
Total 39 0 0 0 0 0 39 0
Delhi
2021
I-League 2nd Division
4 0 0 0 4 0
Gokulam Kerala 2021–22 I-League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23
1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Delhi 2023–24 I-League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 44 0 0 0 0 0 44 0

Honours

Gokulam Kerala

References

  1. ^ a b c Resu, Zhovezo (29 December 2017). "Meet the three Naga footballers in the Hero Indian League". Eastern Mirror Nagaland. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Shillong Lajong 2-0 Churchill Brothers". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "James Kithan debuts at I-League for Churchill Brothers SC". Eastern Mirror Nagaland. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ^ James Kithan at Soccerway
  5. ^ TEAM SPORTSTAR, 21:22 IST (14 May 2022). "Gokulam Kerala 2-1 Mohammedan SC Highlights: GKFC becomes 1st club in 15 years to defend the I-League". sportstar.thehindu.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)