James Kithan
| 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 | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rajsthan United | ||
| 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– | 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 for I-League club Rajsthan United.
Career
[edit | edit source]Earlier career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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]
Gokulam Kerala
[edit | edit source]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.
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of 15 January 2023[4]
| 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 | ||
Honours
[edit | edit source]Gokulam Kerala
References
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Wokha district
- Indian men's footballers
- Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players
- Churchill Brothers FC players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Footballers from Nagaland
- I-League players
- Indian Super League players
- 21st-century Indian sportsmen
- NorthEast United FC players
- Peerless SC players
- Gokulam Kerala FC players
- Delhi FC players