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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Laxmikant Kattimani
| fullname = Laxmikant Kattimani
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|5|3}}
| birth_place = [[Cansaulim]], [[Goa]], [[India]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Laxmikant Kattimani|url=http://demposportsclub.com/?p=169&show=121|work=Dempo Sports Club|accessdate=20 April 2013}}</ref>
| height = {{height|m=1.84}}
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub = [[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]]
| clubnumber = 25
| years1 = 2008–2009
| clubs1 = [[Vasco S.C.|Vasco]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2009–2016
| clubs2 = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| caps2 = 42
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014
| clubs3 = → [[FC Goa|Goa]] (loan)
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2015
| clubs4 = → [[FC Goa|Goa]] (loan)
| caps4 = 13
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2016
| clubs5 = → [[FC Goa|Goa]] (loan)
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2017–2019
| clubs6 = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| caps6 = 14
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2017
| clubs7 = → [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]] (loan)
| caps7 = 17
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2019–
| clubs8 = [[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]]
| caps8 = 34
| goals8 = 0
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-19 football team|India U19]]
| nationalteam2 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2009–2011
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 24 December 2021
}}

'''Laxmikant Kattimani''' (born 3 May 1989) is an Indian association footballer who plays for [[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]] as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]].

== Club career ==
Born in [[Goa]], Kattimani started his senior professional career with local club [[Vasco S.C.|Vasco]] in 2008. In the following year, he switched to another Goan club [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] and went on to represent the club for seven years.<ref name="LK">{{cite web|title=Laxmikant Kattimani - "Believe In Us, We Will Give Our Best"|url=http://www.mumbaifc.com/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=1608|publisher=Mumbai F.C.|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref> He won the [[I-League]] twice ([[2009–10 I-League|2009–10]] and [[2011–12 I-League|2011–12]]) with the side.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mumbai FC rope in custodian Laxmikant Kattimani|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/mumbai-fc-rope-in-custodian-laxmikant-kattimani-4439703/|publisher=The Indian Express|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref>

On 24 July 2014, Kattimani was drafted by [[FC Goa|Goa]] for their first even [[Indian Super League]] campaign.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian players’ draft process ends|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/indian-players-draft-process-ends/article6243493.ece|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref> He was retained by the franchise in the following year.<ref>{{cite web|title=FC Goa sign four new players|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/FC-Goa-sign-four-new-players/articleshow/46853615.cms|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref> He featured for the club in the final match against [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]], which FC Goa lost by 3–2. He scored an own goal in the final minutes of the match.<ref>{{cite web|title=ISL Final: Chennaiyin FC snatch victory from the jaws of defeat to beat FC Goa 3-2 in thriller|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-final-chennaiyin-fc-snatch-victory-from-the-jaws-of-defeat-to-beat-goa-3-2-in-thriller-2553270.html|publisher=First Post|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref>

Kattimani returned to Dempo for the [[2015–16 I-League 2nd Division]] campaign<ref>{{cite web|title=Dempo SC notch up big win in 2nd Division League|url=http://www.dempos.com/dempo-sc-notch-big-win-2nd-division-league/|publisher=Dempos|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref> and went on to win promotion to the I-League.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dempo SC return to the I-League is a much-needed boost for flagging Goan football|url=https://khelnow.com/news/article/dempo_sc_return_to_the_i_league_is_a_much_needed_boost_for_flagging_goan_football|publisher=Khel Now|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref> Followingly he returned to FC Goa for the [[2016 Indian Super League season]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ISL 2 runners-up FC Goa all set for Rio adventure|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-isl-2-runners-up-fc-goa-all-set-for-rio-adventure-2253664|publisher=DNA India|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref> In December 2016, he joined I-League club [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]] on a loan deal.<ref name="LK"/>

On 5 July 2017, Goa announced that they had retained Kattimani, who signed a three year contract with the franchise.<ref>{{cite web|title=ISL: FC Goa retain local boys Mandar Rao Dessai and Laxmikant Kattimani|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/football/050717/isl-fc-goa-retain-local-boys-mandar-rao-dessai-and-laxmikant-kattimani.html|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref>

==International career==
Kattimani was included in the [[India national under-23 football team|India under-23]] team which won the [[2009 SAFF Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Super League - Laxmikant Kattimani: It was a hard fought victory for us|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/amp/news/7083/isl/2015/10/23/16599692/indian-super-league-laxmikant-kattimani-it-was-a-hard-fought|publisher=Goal|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref>
He further represented the junior squad which competed in the [[2010 Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite web|title=India In Asian Games : Team Profile|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2010/india-in-asian-games-team-profile/|publisher=The Hard Tackle|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref>

On 5 July 2011, [[India national football team]] manager [[Armando Colaco]] called him to the squad for friendlies against Maldives and Qatar.<ref>{{cite web|title=India select squad for football friendlies|url=http://www.news18.com/footballnext/news/india-select-squad-for-football-friendlies-381783.html|publisher=News18|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref>
== Honours ==
=== Club ===
'''Dempo'''
*[[I-League]]: [[2009–10 I-League|2009–10]], [[2011–12 I-League|2011–12]]
'''FC Goa'''
*[[Indian Super Cup]]: [[2019 Indian Super Cup|2019]]<ref>{{cite web |title=FC Goa’s long wait for a trophy ends|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/fc-goas-long-wait-for-a-trophy-ends/article26832013.ece |publisher=thehindu.com |access-date=14 April 2019}}</ref>
'''Hyderabad FC'''
*[[Indian Super League]]: [[2021-22 Indian Super League|2021-22]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Soccerway|73769}}
{{Hyderabad FC squad}}
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[[Category:Footballers from Goa]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Vasco SC players]]
[[Category:Dempo SC players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:FC Goa players]]
[[Category:Association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:India youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]
[[Category:Mumbai FC players]]
[[Category:Hyderabad FC players]]

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