Calum Kitscha
Kitscha playing for Fulham U21s in July 2014
Personal information
Full name Calum Peter O'Connor-Kitscha[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Ware
Youth career
0000–2010 Bishop's Stortford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Bishop's Stortford
2011–2014 Histon 65 (0)
2012Walton & Hersham (loan)
2014–2015 Hayes & Yeading United 22 (0)
2015–2017 Cheltenham Town 1 (0)
2016Worcester City (loan) 4 (0)
2017 Welling United 2 (0)
2018 Bishop's Stortford 13 (0)
2018 Hoddesdon Town 1 (0)
2018–2019 Welling United 27 (0)
2019– Ware 16 (0)
International career
2014–2015 England C 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:35, 8 May 2019 (UTC)

Calum Peter O'Connor-Kitscha (born 6 April 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ware.

Club career

After starting his career at Bishop's Stortford, Kitscha joined Conference South side Histon in 2011.[2] Kitscha went onto make over fifty appearances for Histon, before leaving to join Hayes & Yeading United for the 2014–15 campaign. On 9 August 2014, Kitscha made his Hayes & Yeading United debut in their 1–0 away victory against St Albans City.[3] Kitscha went onto make twenty more appearances for Hayes & Yeading that season, operating as a back-up to Grant Smith for the remainder of the campaign.

On 9 July 2015, preceding his release from Hayes & Yeading, Kitscha joined National League side Cheltenham Town on a one-year deal.[4] On 12 December 2015, Kitscha made his Cheltenham Town debut in their FA Trophy tie against Chelmsford City, which resulted in a 3–1 victory.[5] On 30 August 2016, after signing a new one-year deal in June 2016, Kitscha made his Football League debut during an EFL Trophy tie against Blackpool, with the fixture resulting in a 2–1 defeat for the Robins.[6] On 9 May 2017, it was announced that Kitscha would leave Cheltenham upon the expiry of his contract in June 2017.[7]

On 10 November 2017, Kitscha joined National League South side Welling United, following his release from Cheltenham in June.[8] In February 2018, he then joined Bishop's Stortford FC.[9] He played 13 games for the club, before he joined Hoddesdon Town. After a brief spell with Hoddesdon Town, Kitsche re-joined Bishop's Stortford FC.[10] On 24 January 2019, he then joined Ware FC.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 November 2017.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Histon 2011–12[2] Conference North 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2012–13[11] Conference North 28 0 1 0 0 0 29 0
2013–14[12] Conference North 35 0 2 0 1[a] 0 38 0
Total 65 0 3 0 1 0 69 0
Hayes & Yeading United 2014–15[13] Conference South 22 0 1 0 0 0 23 0
Cheltenham Town 2015–16[2] National League 1 0 0 0 3[a] 0 4 0
2016–17[2] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 5[b] 0 5 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 9 0
Worcester City (loan) 2015–16[2] National League North 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Welling United 2017–18[2] National League South 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 94 0 4 0 0 0 9 0 107 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Cheltenham Town

Vanarama National League Winners: 2015-16[14]

References

  1. ^ "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "C. Kitscha". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  3. ^ "St Albans City vs. Hayes & Yeading United". Soccerway. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Calum Kitscha: Cheltenham Town sign England C goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Cheltenham Town vs. Chelmsford City". Soccerway. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Blackpool vs. Cheltenham Town". Soccerway. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  7. ^ "11 Players Released by the Club". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Former England C Keeper Joins Wings". Pitchero Non-League. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  9. ^ Latest Moves……, nonleague.pitchero.com, 24 February 2018
  10. ^ a b New duo for Ware, nonleaguedaily.com, 24 January 2019
  11. ^ "PS – 2012/13". Histon Official Site. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  12. ^ "PS – 2013/14". Histon Official Site. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Calum Kitscha". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Cheltenham players mobbed by fans". BBC Sport.

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