Calum Peter O'Connor-Kitscha (born 6 April 1993) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

After starting his career at

Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. It is in the London metropolitan area, London commuter belt, near the border with Essex, just west of the ...

, Kitscha joined

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side

Histon Histon is a village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is immediately north of Cambridge – and is separated from the city – by the A14 road (England), A14 road which runs eas ...

in 2011. Kitscha went onto make over fifty appearances for Histon, before leaving to join

Hayes & Yeading United Hayes & Yeading United Football Club is an association football club based in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. The club was formed in 2007 from a merger of Hayes Football Club (founded in 1909) and Yeading Football Club (f ...

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. 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

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side

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1887, ...

on a one-year deal. On 12 December 2015, Kitscha made his Cheltenham Town debut in their

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tie against Chelmsford City, which resulted in a 3–1 victory. On 30 August 2016, after signing a new one-year deal in June 2016, Kitscha made his

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debut during an

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tie against

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, with the fixture resulting in a 2–1 defeat for the Robins. On 9 May 2017, it was announced that Kitscha would leave Cheltenham upon the expiry of his contract in June 2017. On 10 November 2017, Kitscha joined

National League South The National League South, officially Vanarama National League South, is a professional Association football league in England. National League South is the second division of the National League (English football), National Leagues and step ...

side

Welling United Welling United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The most prominent aspect of the club is its men's first team, who play in the , the seventh level of the E ...

, following his release from Cheltenham in June. In February 2018, he then joined Bishop's Stortford FC. 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., nonleaguedaily.com, 24 January 2019 On 24 January 2019, he then joined Ware FC.

Career statistics

Honours

Cheltenham Town

Vanarama National League The National League of English Football Clubs is a professional football league in England that consists of 72 teams, divided equally between the National League (division), National League North and National League South. The National League ...

Winners: 2015-16

References

External links

Calum Kitscha
at Ware FC's website
Calum Kitscha
at Aylesbury United {{DEFAULTSORT:Kitscha, Calum 1993 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Enfield People from Enfield, London English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Bishop's Stortford F.C. players Histon F.C. players Walton & Hersham F.C. players Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Worcester City F.C. players Welling United F.C. players Hoddesdon Town F.C. players Ware F.C. players National League (English football) players England men's semi-pro international footballers 21st-century English sportsmen