James Kithan
# James Kithan

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

## Career

### Earlier career

Born in Dimapur, Nagaland, Kithan began his career in his native state with Kohima Komets. He soon moved to Kolkata to play for Peerless and then Mohammedan in the Calcutta Football League. In 2017, he once again moved south, this time to join Viva Chennai.

### 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. In playing the match, Kithan became only the second player in I-League history to come from Nagaland.

### Gokulam Kerala

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

## Career statistics

### Club

    As of 15 January 2023

| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | AFC | AFC | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Churchill Brothers | 2017–18 | I-League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Churchill Brothers | 2018–19 | I-League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Churchill Brothers | 2019–20 | I-League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Churchill Brothers | Total | 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 |
| Gokulam Kerala | 2022–23 | I-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Gokulam Kerala | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Delhi | 2023–24 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 |

## Honours

Gokulam Kerala

* I-League: 2021–22
