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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Career

Earlier career

Born in Dimapur, Nagaland, Kithan began his career in his native state with Kohima Komets. [1] He soon moved to Kolkata to play for Peerless and then 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 Churchill Brothers prior to the 2017–18 I-League season. He made his professional debut for the club on 2 December 2017 against 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 Gokulam Kerala in 2021.at first he played Kerala Premier League with their 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]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Churchill Brothers 2017–18 I-League 17000—170
2018–19 14000—140
2019–20 8000—80
Total3900000390
Delhi 2021 I-League 2nd Division 4000—40
Gokulam Kerala 2021–22 I-League0000—00
2022–23 1000—10
Total10000010
Delhi 2023–24 I-League0000—00
Career total4400000440

    Honours

    Gokulam Kerala

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 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)
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