Calum Kitscha
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Calum Kitscha
| image = Calum_Kitscha.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Kitscha playing for Fulham U21s in July 2014
| fullname = Calum Peter O'Connor-Kitscha{{cite web|title=Retained List 2016-17|url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-released-and-retained-list---2016-17.pdf|publisher=English Football League|accessdate=13 June 2017}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|4|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Enfield, England
| height = {{height|m=1.88}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Ware
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2010
| youthclubs1 = Bishop's Stortford
| years1 = 2010–2011
| clubs1 = Bishop's Stortford
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2011–2014
| clubs2 = Histon
| caps2 = 65
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2012
| clubs3 = → Walton & Hersham (loan)
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2014–2015
| clubs4 = Hayes & Yeading United
| caps4 = 22
| goals4 = 0
| years6 = 2015–2017
| clubs6 = Cheltenham Town
| caps6 = 1
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2016
| clubs7 = → Worcester City (loan)
| caps7 = 4
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2017
| clubs8 = Welling United
| caps8 = 2
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2018
| clubs9 = Bishop's Stortford
| caps9 = 13
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2018
| clubs10 = Hoddesdon Town
| caps10 = 1
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2018–2019
| clubs11 = Welling United
| caps11 = 27
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2019–
| clubs12 = Ware
| caps12 = 16
| goals12 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam1 = England C
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 16:35, 8 May 2019 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}
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.{{Cite news |title=C. Kitscha |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/calum-kitscha/196779/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=1 May 2017}} 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.{{Cite news |title=St Albans City vs. Hayes & Yeading United |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/08/09/england/conference-n--s/st-albans-city-fc/hayes-and-yeading-fc/1753251/ |publisher=Soccerway |date=9 August 2014 |accessdate=1 May 2017}} 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.{{Cite news |title=Calum Kitscha: Cheltenham Town sign England C goalkeeper |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33462649 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 July 2015 |accessdate=1 May 2017}} 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.{{Cite news |title=Cheltenham Town vs. Chelmsford City |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/12/12/england/fa-trophy/cheltenham-town-fc/chelmsford-city-fc/2171040/ |publisher=Soccerway |date=12 December 2015 |accessdate=1 May 2017}} 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.{{Cite news |title=Blackpool vs. Cheltenham Town |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/08/30/england/football-league-trophy/blackpool-fc/cheltenham-town-fc/2319421/ |publisher=Soccerway |date=30 August 2016 |accessdate=1 May 2017}} On 9 May 2017, it was announced that Kitscha would leave Cheltenham upon the expiry of his contract in June 2017.{{Cite news |title=11 Players Released by the Club |url=http://www.ctfc.com/news/article/2016-17/cheltenham-town-released-list-2017-3711130.aspx |publisher=Cheltenham Town Official Site |date=9 May 2017 |accessdate=9 May 2017}}
On 10 November 2017, Kitscha joined National League South side Welling United, following his release from Cheltenham in June.{{Cite news |title=Former England C Keeper Joins Wings |url=http://nonleague.pitchero.com/headlines/former-england-c-keeper-joins-wings/ |publisher=Pitchero Non-League |date=10 November 2017 |accessdate=24 November 2017}} In February 2018, he then joined Bishop's Stortford FC.[http://nonleague.pitchero.com/features/latest-moves-30/ Latest Moves……], nonleague.pitchero.com, 24 February 2018 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.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20190127042348/http://nonleaguedaily.com/new-duo-for-ware/ New duo for Ware]}}, nonleaguedaily.com, 24 January 2019 On 24 January 2019, he then joined Ware FC.
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 18 November 2017.}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4" valign="center"|Histon
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13{{Cite news |title=PS – 2012/13 |url=http://www.histonfc.co.uk/ps201213/ |publisher=Histon Official Site |accessdate=1 May 2017}}
|Conference North |28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14{{Cite news |title=PS – 2013/14 |url=http://www.histonfc.co.uk/ps201314/ |publisher=Histon Official Site |accessdate=1 May 2017}}
|Conference North |35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1Appearance(s) in FA Trophy | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!65 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 69 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" valign="center"|Hayes & Yeading United
|2014–15{{Cite news |title=Calum Kitscha |url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/calum-kitscha/ |publisher=Aylesbury United FC |accessdate=1 May 2017}} |22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3" valign="center"|Cheltenham Town
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1" valign="center"|Worcester City (loan)
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" valign="center"|Welling United
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!94 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 107 | 0 |
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Honours
=Cheltenham Town=
References
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External links
- [http://www.warefc.co.uk/teams/72309/player/calum-kitscha-2196761 Calum Kitscha] at Ware FC's website
- [http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/calum-kitscha#playingcareer Calum Kitscha] at Aylesbury United
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Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Enfield
Category:People from Enfield, London
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Bishop's Stortford F.C. players
Category:Walton & Hersham F.C. players
Category:Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players
Category:Cheltenham Town F.C. players
Category:Worcester City F.C. players
Category:Welling United F.C. players
Category:Hoddesdon Town F.C. players
Category:National League (English football) players