| James Kithan | |
| Fullname: | James Kithan |
| Birth Date: | 26 December 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Dimapur, Nagaland, India |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Currentclub: | Delhi |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Clubs1: | Kohima Komets |
| Caps1: | ? |
| Goals1: | ? |
| Clubs2: | Peerless |
| Caps2: | ? |
| Goals2: | ? |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | Mohammedan |
| Caps3: | ? |
| Goals3: | ? |
| Years4: | 2017 |
| Clubs4: | Viva Chennai |
| Caps4: | ? |
| Goals4: | ? |
| Years5: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs5: | Churchill Brothers |
| Caps5: | 39 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021 |
| Clubs6: | Delhi |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Gokulam Kerala |
| Caps7: | 1 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | Delhi |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16:16, 15 January 2023 (UTC) |
James Kithan (born 26 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer.
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.
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
Gokulam Kerala