| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Kithan | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Dimapur, Nagaland, India | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kohima Komets | |||
| Peerless | |||
| 2016 | Mohammedan | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Viva Chennai | ||
| 2017–2020 | Churchill Brothers | 39 | (0) |
| 2021 | Delhi | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Gokulam Kerala | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Delhi | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | Mohammedan | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Rajsthan United | 10 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:32, 6 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
James Kithan (born 26 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
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]
Kithan joined Churchill Brothers prior to the 2017–18 I-League season. On 2 December 2017, he made his professional debut for the club against Shillong Lajong. [2] Thereby, Kithan became the second player in I-League history to come from Nagaland. [3]
Kithan joined Gokulam Kerala in 2021. At first, he played Kerala Premier League with their reserve team. Thereafter, Kithan was promoted to the main team of Gokulam Kerala to play in the I-League.
| 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 | ||
Gokulam Kerala
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