Calum Peter O'Connor-Kitscha (born 6 April 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ware.
 Kitscha playing for Fulham U21s in July 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Calum Peter O'Connor-Kitscha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ware | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Bishop's Stortford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Bishop's Stortford | ||
| 2011–2014 | Histon | 65 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Walton & Hersham (loan) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Hayes & Yeading United | 22 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Cheltenham Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Worcester 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) | |||
Club career
editAfter 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
edit- 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 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
Honours
editCheltenham Town
editVanarama National League Winners: 2015-16[14]
References
edit- ^ "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "C. Kitscha". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "St Albans City vs. Hayes & Yeading United". Soccerway. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Calum Kitscha: Cheltenham Town sign England C goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Cheltenham Town vs. Chelmsford City". Soccerway. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Blackpool vs. Cheltenham Town". Soccerway. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "11 Players Released by the Club". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Former England C Keeper Joins Wings". Pitchero Non-League. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ Latest Moves……, nonleague.pitchero.com, 24 February 2018
- ^ a b New duo for Ware[usurped], nonleaguedaily.com, 24 January 2019
- ^ "PS – 2012/13". Histon Official Site. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "PS – 2013/14". Histon Official Site. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Calum Kitscha". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Cheltenham players mobbed by fans". BBC Sport.
External links
edit- Calum Kitscha at Ware FC's website
- Calum Kitscha at Aylesbury United