Vishal Kaith
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vishal Kaith | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Himachal Pradesh, India | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pune City | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| 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–present | Pune City | 18 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2016 | India U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017– | India U23 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:07, 3 October 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:07, 3 October 2018 (UTC) | |||
Vishal Kaith (born 22 July 1996) is an Indian footballer, playing as goalkeeper for the Indian Super League club, Pune City .
Youth years
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
Shillong Lajong
Vishal Kaith joined Shillong Lajong after spending a year at the AIFF Elite Academy in 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.[2] Kaith would go on to obtain the Man of the Match award in his second first team appearance against Mohun Bagan[3]
2014-15 season
Kaith made his senior I-League debut on 28 March 2015 against Sporting Goa but was sent off in the 2nd-half for a handball outside the box.[4]He saved penalty which was taken by Sunil Chettri against Bengaluru FC in Federation Cup.
2015-16 season
Kaith showed good progress in pre-season for the new season and he became a pivotal part of the club and started all matches for Lajong in 2015-16 I-League season.
2016-17 season
Under the guidance of Thangboi Singto, Kaith became the first choice goalkeeper for Shillong Lajong in entire season. He started in all matches and kept half a dozen important clean sheets.
Pune City (loan)
On 25 May 2016, Indian Super League club Pune City signed Kaith on loan from Shillong Lajong for the third edition of league where he would be a squad 'keeper and would make no appearances during the season.
Pune City
On 7 July 2017, FC Pune City announced the signing of young goalkeeper Vishal Kaith. Pune has signed Vishal on long term contract after paying transfer fee to Shillong Lajong FC.
International career
Youth
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
Kaith was called for India team camp before AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers match against Kyrgyzstan on 13 June.
Style of play
Kaith is a talented, complete, aggressive, and often instinctive goalkeeper, who is recognised 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
- As of 1 June 2018[5]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Super CUp | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shillong Lajong | 2014–15 | I-League | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | I-League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | I-League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Shillong Lajong total | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Pune City (loan) | 2016 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Pune City | 2017-18 | Indian Super League | 17 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Career total | 51 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
References
- 1 2 "Shillong Lajong FC - Official Website - Vishal Kaith". Shillonglajong.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ Press Trust of India (31 December 2014). "Salgaocar FC edge past Shillong Lajong 2-1". Business-standard.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ Gupta Vishal (6 January 2015). "Impressive Mohun Bagan finish their campaign with 1-0 win over Shillong Lajong". Sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=6334
- ↑ "India - V. Kaith - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.