James Kithan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Kithan | ||
Date of birth | 26 December 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Wokha, Nagaland, India | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Churchill Brothers | ||
Number | 40 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Kohima Komets | |||
Peerless | |||
2016 | Mohammedan | ||
2017 | Viva Chennai | ||
2017– | Churchill Brothers | 27 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:19, 11 January 2019 (UTC) |
James Kithan (born 26 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Churchill Brothers in the I-League.
Career
Early career
Born in Wokha, 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]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Churchill Brothers | 2017–18 | I-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b c Resu, Zhovezo (29 December 2017). "Meet the three Naga footballers in the Hero Indian League". Eastern Mirror Nagaland. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Shillong Lajong 2-0 Churchill Brothers". Soccerway.
- ^ "James Kithan debuts at I-League for Churchill Brothers SC". Eastern Mirror Nagaland. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ James Kithan at Soccerway