Calum Kitscha

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Calum Kitscha
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Kitscha playing for Fulham U21s in July 2014
Personal information
Full name Calum Peter O'Connor-Kitscha [1]
Date of birth (1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Ware
Youth career
–2010 Bishop's Stortford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 Bishop's Stortford
2011–2014 Histon 65 (0)
2012 → Walton & Hersham (loan)
2014–2015 Hayes & Yeading United 22 (0)
2015–2017 Cheltenham Town 1 (0)
2016 → Worcester City (loan) 4 (0)
2017 Welling United 2 (0)
2018 Bishop's Stortford 13 (0)
2018 Hoddesdon Town 1 (0)
2018–2019 Welling United 27 (0)
2019– Ware 16 (0)
International career
2014–2015 England C 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:35, 8 May 2019 (UTC)

Calum Peter O'Connor-Kitscha (born 6 April 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ware.

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Club career

After starting his career at Bishop's Stortford, Kitscha joined Conference South side Histon in 2011. [2] Kitscha went onto make over fifty appearances for Histon, before leaving to join Hayes & Yeading United for the 2014–15 campaign. On 9 August 2014, Kitscha made his Hayes & Yeading United debut in their 1–0 away victory against St Albans City. [3] Kitscha went onto make twenty more appearances for Hayes & Yeading that season, operating as a back-up to Grant Smith for the remainder of the campaign.

On 9 July 2015, preceding his release from Hayes & Yeading, Kitscha joined National League side Cheltenham Town on a one-year deal. [4] On 12 December 2015, Kitscha made his Cheltenham Town debut in their FA Trophy tie against Chelmsford City, which resulted in a 3–1 victory. [5] On 30 August 2016, after signing a new one-year deal in June 2016, Kitscha made his Football League debut during an EFL Trophy tie against Blackpool, with the fixture resulting in a 2–1 defeat for the Robins. [6] On 9 May 2017, it was announced that Kitscha would leave Cheltenham upon the expiry of his contract in June 2017. [7]

On 10 November 2017, Kitscha joined National League South side Welling United, following his release from Cheltenham in June. [8] In February 2018, he then joined Bishop's Stortford FC. [9] He played 13 games for the club, before he joined Hoddesdon Town. After a brief spell with Hoddesdon Town, Kitsche re-joined Bishop's Stortford FC. [10] On 24 January 2019, he then joined Ware FC. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 November 2017.
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Histon 2011–12 [2] Conference North 2000—0020
2012–13 [11] Conference North28010—00290
2013–14 [12] Conference North35020—1 [a] 0380
Total65030—10690
Hayes & Yeading United 2014–15 [13] Conference South 22010—00230
Cheltenham Town 2015–16 [2] National League 1000—3 [a] 040
2016–17 [2] League Two 0000005 [b] 050
Total1000008090
Worcester City (loan)2015–16 [2] National League North 4000—0040
Welling United 2017–18 [2] National League South 2000—0020
Career total9404000901070
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Cheltenham Town

Vanarama National League Winners: 2015-16 [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "C. Kitscha". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "St Albans City vs. Hayes & Yeading United". Soccerway. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Calum Kitscha: Cheltenham Town sign England C goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Cheltenham Town vs. Chelmsford City". Soccerway. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Blackpool vs. Cheltenham Town". Soccerway. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "11 Players Released by the Club". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Former England C Keeper Joins Wings". Pitchero Non-League. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  9. ↑ Latest Moves……, nonleague.pitchero.com, 24 February 2018
  10. 1 2 New duo for Ware [ usurped ], nonleaguedaily.com, 24 January 2019
  11. ↑ "PS – 2012/13". Histon Official Site. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "PS – 2013/14". Histon Official Site. Retrieved 1 May 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  13. ↑ "Calum Kitscha". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "Cheltenham players mobbed by fans". BBC Sport.
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