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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = James Kithan
| image =
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| fullname = James Kithan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|12|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Wokha]], [[Nagaland]]
| height =
| currentclub = [[Delhi FC]]
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| youthyears1 =
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| years1 =
| clubs1 = [[Kohima Komets]]
| caps1 =
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| clubs2 = [[Peerless SC|Peerless]]
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2016
| clubs3 = [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2017
| clubs4 = Viva Chennai
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| years5 = 2017–2020
| clubs5 = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| caps5 = 27
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2020
| clubs6 = [[Northeast United FC]]
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'''James Kithan''' (born 26 December 1994) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Delhi FC]].

==Career==
===Early career===
Born in [[Wokha]], [[Nagaland]], Kithan began his career in his native state with [[Kohima Komets]].<ref name="EMN">{{cite news|last1=Resu|first1=Zhovezo|title=Meet the three Naga footballers in the Hero Indian League|url=http://www.easternmirrornagaland.com/meet-the-three-naga-footballers-in-the-hero-indian-league/|accessdate=2 January 2018|work=Eastern Mirror Nagaland|date=29 December 2017}}</ref> He soon moved to [[Kolkata]] to play for Peerless and then [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]] in the [[Calcutta Football League]].<ref name="EMN"/> In 2017, he once again moved south, this time to join Viva Chennai.<ref name="EMN"/>

===Churchill Brothers===
Kithan joined [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|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 F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]. He couldn't help Churchill Brothers keep a clean sheet though as they fell 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shillong Lajong 2-0 Churchill Brothers|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/02/india/i-league/lajong-sc/churchill-brothers-sc/2683968/|website=Soccerway}}</ref> In playing the match, Kithan became only the second player in [[I-League]] history to come from [[Nagaland]].<ref>{{cite news|title=James Kithan debuts at I-League for Churchill Brothers SC|url=http://www.easternmirrornagaland.com/james-kithan-debuts-at-i-league-for-churchill-brothers-sc/|accessdate=2 January 2018|work=Eastern Mirror Nagaland|date=2 December 2017}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|2 January 2018}}<ref>{{soccerway|james-kithan/524707}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|[[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]
|[[I-League]]||5||0||0||0||—||—||5||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!5!!0
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}{{NorthEast United FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kithan, James}}
[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Wokha district]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players]]
[[Category:Churchill Brothers FC Goa players]]
[[Category:Association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Nagaland]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:NorthEast United FC players]]
[[Category:Peerless SC players]]

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