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Vishal Kaith
Personal information
Full name Vishal Kaith
Date of birth (1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Rohru, Himachal Pradesh, India
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 ATK Mohun Bagan
Youth career
2011–2014 AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Shillong Lajong 34 (0)
2016 → Pune City (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2019 Pune City 21 (0)
2019–2022 Chennaiyin 49 (0)
2022– ATK Mohun Bagan 4 (0)
International career‡
2013–2016 India U19 4 (0)
2017 India U23 1 (0)
2018– India 4 (0)
Medal record
Representing  India
SAFF Championship
Winner 2021 Maldives
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:33, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 September 2018

Vishal Kaith (born 22 July 1996) is an Indian footballer born in Rohru a small town of Himachal Pradesh who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club ATK Mohun Bagan.[1]

Youth years

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.[2]

Club career

Shillong Lajong

Vishal Kaith joined Shillong Lajong after spending a year at the AIFF Elite Academy in 2014 and made his official debut in the second game of his teams' 2014-15 Indian Federation Cup against Salgaocar and was adjudged as the Man of the Match.[3] Kaith would go on to obtain the Man of the Match award in his second first team appearance against Mohun Bagan.[4]

Kaith made his senior I-League debut on 28 March 2015 against Sporting Goa but was sent off in the 2nd-half for a handball outside the box.[5] He saved penalty which was taken by Sunil Chettri against Bengaluru in Federation Cup. Kaith showed good progress in pre-season for the new season and he became a pivotal part of the club and started all matches for Lajong in 2015-16 I-League season.

Under the guidance of Thangboi Singto, Kaith became the first choice goalkeeper for Shillong Lajong in entire season. He started in all matches and kept half a dozen important clean sheets.

Pune City (loan)

On 25 May 2016, Indian Super League club Pune City signed Kaith on loan from Shillong Lajong for the third edition of league where he would be a squad 'keeper and would make no appearances during the season.

Chennaiyin

On August 31, 2019, Vishal Kaith signed for Chennaiyin on a long-term permanent deal with the club after spending the previous three seasons at Pune City.

ATK Mohun Bagan FC

In June 2022, Vishal Kaith signed for ATK Mohun Bagan from Chennaiyin FC on a three-year deal.[6]

International career

Youth

Kaith was handed his India U19 debut on 4 October 2013 against Qatar U19 in 2014 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers. Kaith kept first clean sheet for India U19 against Nepal U19, in which India U19 defeated Nepal U19 by 1–0. In July 2017, Kaith represented India U23 in AFC U23 Championship Qualifiers which held in Qatar.

Senior

Kaith was called for India team camp before AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers match against Kyrgyzstan on 13 June.

Style of play

Kaith is a talented, complete, aggressive, and often instinctive goalkeeper, who is recognised 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.

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 February 2022[7]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shillong Lajong 2014–15 I-League 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2015–16 15 0 0 0 — 15 0
2016–17 18 0 3[a] 0 — 21 0
Shillong Lajong total 34 0 3 0 0 0 39 0
Pune City (loan) 2016 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Pune City 2017–18 17 0 1[b] 0 — 18 0
2018–19 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
Pune City 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
Chennaiyin total 49 0 0 0 0 0 49 0
ATKMohun Bagan 2022-23 Indian Super

League

0 0 1[b] 0
Career total 104 0 4 0 0 0 108 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup

Honours

India

References

  1. ^ "Goalkeeper Vishal Kaith completes move to ATK Mohun Bagan". Khel Now. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Shillong Lajong FC - Official Website - Vishal Kaith". Shillonglajong.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  3. ^ Press Trust of India (31 December 2014). "Salgaocar FC edge past Shillong Lajong 2-1". Business-standard.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  4. ^ Gupta Vishal (6 January 2015). "Impressive Mohun Bagan finish their campaign with 1-0 win over Shillong Lajong". Sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Welcome to All India Football Federation". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Goalkeeper Vishal Kaith completes move to ATK Mohun Bagan". Khel Now. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  7. ^ Vishal Kaith at Soccerway
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