James Kithan

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

James Kithan
Personal information
Full name James Kithan
Date of birth (1994-12-26) 26 December 1994
Place of birth Dimapur, Nagaland, India
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Gokulam Kerala
Number 40
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kohima Komets ? (?)
Peerless ? (?)
2016 Mohammedan ? (?)
2017 Viva Chennai ? (?)
2017–2020 Churchill Brothers 39 (0)
2021 Delhi FC 4 (0)
2021 Gokulam Kerala (R) 0 (0)
2021– Gokulam Kerala 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Early 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 FC

Kithan joined Gokulam Kerala in 2021.at first he played Kerala Premier League with their reserve team.after watching the quality of his goalkeeping,he was selected to the main team of Gokulam Kerala who was going to play the I-League.

Career statistics
As of 2 January 2018[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Churchill Brothers 2017–18 I-League17000——170
Churchill Brothers 2018–19 I-League14000——140
Churchill Brothers 2019–20 I-League8000——80
Delhi FC 2021 I-League Qualifiers4000——40
Career total 4300000430

References
  1. 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
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