Vishal Kaith
Vishal Kaith (born 22 July 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan SG.
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| Full name | Vishal Kaith | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rohru, Himachal Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Mohun Bagan SG | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | AIFF Elite Academy | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Shillong Lajong | 34 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Pune City (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Pune City | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Chennaiyin | 49 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Mohun Bagan SG | 25 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | India U19 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | India U23 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | India | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:56, 24 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 15 September 2018 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Early life and career edit
Having come up through the state level ranks for Himachal Pradesh, he was recruited by the AIFF to play for the under-16 and under-19 national sides before joining the AIFF Elite Academy in 2011 to play under-19 national league, before being picked up by Shillong Lajong.[1]
Club career edit
Shillong Lajong edit
Vishal Kaith joined Shillong Lajong after spending a year at the AIFF Elite Academy on 21 July 2014 and made his official debut in the second game of his teams' 2014-15 Indian Federation Cup against Salgaocar and was adjudged as the Man of the Match despite a 2–1 loss.[2] Kaith would go on to obtain the Man of the Match award in his second first team appearance against Mohun Bagan despite a 1–0 loss.[3] Kaith made his senior I-League debut on 28 March 2015 against Sporting Goa in a 1–1 draw but was sent off in the 50th minute for a handball outside the box.[4]
Kaith showed good progress in pre-season for the new season and he became a pivotal part of the club. He started in the first match of 2015-16 I-League season against Mumbai FC which ended in a 0–0 stalemate. This was Vishal's first ever cleansheet on professional level [5] Under the guidance of Thangboi Singto, Kaith became the first choice goalkeeper for Shillong Lajong in entire season. He started in fifteen games and kept five important clean sheets with Shillong finish sixth in league. He also played in Lajong's all four games in 2015–16 Indian Federation Cup where Lajong defeated East Bengal in first leg of quarterfinals 2–1 and second leg ended in a 2–2 draw after extra time.[6][7] Lajong lost to Mohun Bagan in first leg of semi-finals 5–0 and second leg ended in a 0–0 draw.[8][9]
Pune City (loan) edit
On 25 May 2016, Indian Super League club Pune City signed Kaith on loan from Shillong Lajong for the third edition of Indian Super League where he was third choice keeper and made no appearances during the season.[10]
Return from loan and departure edit
He returned to Lajong from loan on 1 January 2017 ahead of 2016-17 I-League season. He made his competitive return in Lajong colours in a 3–0 loss to defending champions Bengaluru FC.[11] He played in all league games and kept three cleansheets. Lajong ended their campaign with a 1–1 draw to eventual champions Aizawl FC. He also played in all group games of Federation Cup where first two games ended in a 3–2 loss to Bengaluru FC and Mohun Bagan respectively. He received a straight red card in the seventy fifth minute of last group game against DSK Shivajians which ended in a 3–2 win but not enough to help Lajong qualify for semifinals.[12]
Pune City edit
Chennaiyin edit
On August 31, 2019, Vishal Kaith signed for Chennaiyin on a long-term permanent deal with the club after spending the previous three seasons at Pune City. On 4 January 2021, He played his 50th ISL match against Hyderabad FC which ended in a 4–1 loss.
Mohun Bagan SG edit
In June 2022, Vishal Kaith signed for Mohun Bagan SG on a three-year deal.[13] He made his debut in 2022 Durand Cup in a 1–1 draw against Mumbai City FC.
International career edit
Youth edit
Kaith was handed his India U19 debut on 4 October 2013 against Qatar U19 in 2014 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers. Kaith kept first clean sheet for India U19 against Nepal U19, in which India U19 defeated Nepal U19 by 1–0. In July 2017, Kaith represented India U23 in AFC U23 Championship Qualifiers which held in Qatar.
Senior edit
Kaith received his maiden call-up for Indian team camp for AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers match against Kyrgyzstan on 13 June 2017.[14] After being named in squad multiple times as a backup keeper, he was named as the first choice keeper for 2018 SAFF Championship as team manager Stephen Constantine decided fo field a young squad.[15] He played in all games where he got his first cleansheets in group games against Sri Lanka and Maldives where both ended in a 2–0 win.[16] He conceded his first goal in semifinal 3–1 win over arch-rivals Pakistan.[17] India lost in the final to Maldives 2–1.[18] He was named in squad for 2019 AFC Asian Cup and was on bench in all games. He was a part of the team which won 2021 SAFF Championship.
Style of play edit
Kaith is a talented, complete, aggressive, and often instinctive goalkeeper, who is recognized for his reflexes, prowess, and anticipation when coming off his line in one on one situations, as well as his confidence, goalkeeping technique, reactions, and ability to get to ground quickly to collect, parry, or even challenge for the ball with his feet; when playing in teams that rely upon high defensive lines, he has often functioned as a sweeper-keeper, frequently rushing out of his area to clear the ball or face opponents who have beaten the offside trap.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 6 August 2023[19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shillong Lajong | 2014–15 | I-League | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 15 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 18 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Shillong Lajong total | 34 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Pune City (loan) | 2016 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Pune City | 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Pune City total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Chennaiyin | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Chennaiyin total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Mohun Bagan SG | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 24 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Career total | 128 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- ^ 3 Appearance(s) in Durand Cup and 2 Appearances in Super Cup
- ^ 1 Appearance in AFC Cup and 1 Appearance in play-off for AFC Cup qualifying play-off
Honours edit
Shillong Lajong
Mohun Bagan
- Durand Cup: 2023
- Indian Super League:Winner 2022–23
India
Individual
- Indian Super League Golden Glove: 2022–23[22]
- Shibdas Bhaduri Award (Mohun Bagan Best Player): 2023[23]
References edit
- ^ . Shillonglajong.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ Press Trust of India (31 December 2014). "Salgaocar FC edge past Shillong Lajong 2-1". Business-standard.com. from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ Gupta Vishal (6 January 2015). "Impressive Mohun Bagan finish their campaign with 1-0 win over Shillong Lajong". Sportskeeda.com. from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Welcome to All India Football Federation". from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "Shillong Lajong held to 0-0 draw by Mumbai FC in I-League". 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Shillong Lajong beat East Bengal 2-1 in Fed Cup football". 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Federation Cup: Shillong Lajong oust East Bengal 4-3 with extra-time winner, enter semis". 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Fed Cup: Bagan thrashes Lajong FC 5-0". 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Federation Cup: Mohun Bagan enter final despite draw at Shillong". 14 May 2016.
- ^ "FC Pune City sign Vishal Kaith & Zodingliana Ralte for ISL-3!". 9 May 2016.
- ^ "I-League 2017 fulltime: Bengaluru FC 3-0 Shillong Lajong". 7 January 2017.
- ^ "Fed Cup 2017: Ten man Shillong Lajong leave it late to defeat DSK Shivajians". 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Goalkeeper Vishal Kaith completes move to ATK Mohun Bagan". Khel Now. 23 June 2022. from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "India announce list of probables for AFC Asian Cup Qualifier against Kyrgyzstan". 13 May 2017.
- ^ "India announce 20-man squad for SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018". 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Dominant India beats Sri Lanka 2-0 in SAFF Championship opener". 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Manvir Singh scores brace as India beat Pakistan 3-1 to enter SAFF Cup final". 12 September 2018.
- ^ "SAFF Cup Highlights: Maldives beat India 2-1 to become new champions". 15 September 2018.
- ^ Vishal Kaith at Soccerway
- ^ Bharat, Khelchandra (22 November 2015). "Shillong Lajong FC Emerge as Shillong Premier League Champions". indianfootballnetwork.com. Shillong: Indian Football Network. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ . NDTV Sports. 21 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ ISL Media Team (19 March 2023). "Hero ISL 2022-23: A list of all individual and team awards at the end of the season". indiansuperleague.com. Indian Super League. from the original on 19 March 2023.
- ^ . sportstar.thehindu.com. Kolkata: Sportstar. 15 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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