James Kithan (born 26 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for I-League club Gokulam Kerala. 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 Honours '''Gokulam Kerala I-League: 2021–22 References 1994 births Living people People from Wokha district Indian footballers Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Churchill Brothers FC Goa players Association football goalkeepers Footballers from Nagaland I-League players Indian Super League players NorthEast United FC players Peerless SC players Gokulam Kerala FC players