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James Kithan
Personal information
Full name	James Kithan
Date of birth	26 December 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Dimapur, Nagaland, India
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Rajasthan United
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Kohima Komets
	Peerless
2016	Mohammedan
2017	Viva Chennai
2017–2020	Churchill Brothers
2021	Delhi
2021–2023	Gokulam Kerala
2023–2024	Delhi
2024	Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)
2024-	Rajasthan United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Kithan (born 26 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer.

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]

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.

As of 15 January 2023^[4]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
Club	Season	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	I-League	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

^ ^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
^ TEAM SPORTSTAR, 21:22 IST (14 May 2022). "Gokulam Kerala 2-1 Mohammedan SC Highlights: GKFC becomes 1st club in 15 years to defend the I-League". sportstar.thehindu.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)