Vishal Kaith
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Full name | Vishal Kaith | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 22 July 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rohru, Himachal Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Mohun Bagan | |||||||||||||||||||
Number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | AIFF Elite Academy | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Shillong Lajong B | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Shillong Lajong | 34 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | → Pune City (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Pune City | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Chennaiyin | 49 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2022– |
Mohun Bagan | 40 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2016 |
India U19 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2017 | India U23 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2018– | India | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 6 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 15 September 2018 (UTC) |
Vishal Kaith (born 22 July 1996) is an Indian professional
Early life and career
Having come up through the state level ranks for Himachal Pradesh, he was recruited by the AIFF to play for the under-16 and under-19 national sides before joining the AIFF Elite Academy in 2011 to play under-19 national league, before being picked up by Shillong Lajong.[1]
Club career
Shillong Lajong
Vishal Kaith joined
Kaith showed good progress in pre-season for the new season and he became a pivotal part of the club. He started in the final of 2015 Shillong Premier League against
Loan To Pune City
On 25 May 2016,
Return from loan and departure
He returned to Lajong ahead of
Pune City
On 7 July 2017, Vishal Kaith signed for
Chennaiyin
On August 31, 2019, Vishal Kaith signed for
He played his first game of
Mohun Bagan SG
2022–23: ISL Champion and AFC Cup
In June 2022, Vishal Kaith signed for
He started in 2023 ISL final against Bengaluru FC on 18 March 2023 which was his second, the first one being in 2020. The match went into shootout after a 2–2 draw. Vishal once again became a hero and saved two penalties in 4–3 shootout win guiding his team to first ever ISL Trophy.[42] He was awarded with golden glove for keeping 12 cleansheets in 24 appearances which was the highest in the league.[43] He was also named in the ISL Team Of The Season.[44] He also started in 3–0 and 1–0 losses to Jamshedpur and Goa respectively in Super Cup.[45] He ended the season in Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC competitions where he registered his third shootout victory in 4–3 win over Hyderabad after a 1–1 draw helping his team seal AFC Cup qualifying play-off spot.[46] He was named as Mohun Bagan Player of the Year(Shibdas Bahaduri Award) for keeping 14 cleansheets in 31 appearances in the season and making many stellar saves.[47]
2023– : Durand Cup, ISL 100th and Mohun Bagan 50th Appearance
He started the season with a cleansheet against
International career
Youth
Kaith was handed his
Senior
Kaith received his maiden call-up for Indian team camp for AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers match against Kyrgyzstan on 13 June 2017.[58] After being named in squad multiple times as a backup keeper, he was named as the first choice keeper for 2018 SAFF Championship as team manager Stephen Constantine decided fo field a young squad.[59] He played in all games where he got his first cleansheets in group games against Sri Lanka and Maldives where both ended in a 2–0 win.[60] He conceded his first goal in semifinal 3–1 win over arch-rivals Pakistan.[61] India lost in the final to Maldives 2–1.[62] He was named in squad for 2019 AFC Asian Cup and was on bench in all games. He was a part of the team which won 2021 SAFF Championship.
Style of play
Kaith is a talented, complete, aggressive, and often instinctive goalkeeper, who is recognized for his reflexes, prowess, and anticipation when coming off his line in one on one situations, as well as his confidence, goalkeeping technique, reactions, and ability to get to ground quickly to collect, parry, or even challenge for the ball with his feet; when playing in teams that rely upon high defensive lines, he has often functioned as a sweeper-keeper, frequently rushing out of his area to clear the ball or face opponents who have beaten the offside trap.[63]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 3 March 2024[64]
Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Shillong Lajong B | 2014–15 | Shillong Premier League | 17 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
Shillong Lajong | 2014–15 | I-League | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2015–16 | 15 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | 18 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
Total | 34 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
Pune City (loan) | 2016 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Pune City | 2017–18
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17 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Chennaiyin | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
2020–21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
Mohun Bagan SG | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 24 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 31 | 0 |
2023–24
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16 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 7[f] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
Total | 40 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
Career total | 164 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 193 | 0 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- Super Cup
- ^ 1 Appearance in AFC Cup and 1 Appearance in play-off for AFC Cup qualifying play-off
- ^ Appearances in Durand Cup
- ^ Appearances in AFC Cup
International
- As of 13 January 2024[65]
Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|
2018 | 4 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Honours
Shillong Lajong
- Shillong Premier League: 2014,[66] 2015[67]
Mohun Bagan
India
Individual
- Indian Super League Golden Glove: 2022–23[72]
- Shibdas Bhaduri Award (Mohun Bagan Best Player): 2023[73]
- Durand Cup Golden Glove: 2023[74]
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