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

Ware Ware may refer to: People * Ware (surname) * William of Ware (), English Franciscan theologian Places Canada *Fort Ware, British Columbia United Kingdom *Ware, Devon *Ware, Hertfordshire *Ware, Kent United States * Ware, Elmore County, Al ...

Club career

After starting his career at

Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, England, just west of the M11 motorway on the county boundary with Essex, north-east of central London, and by rail from Liverpool Street station. Stortford had an estimated po ...

, 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 r ...

in 2011. 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. 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. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...

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

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tie against

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, 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

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side

Welling United Welling United Football Club is a professional football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The club's first team play in the National League South, at the sixth tier of English football. History Welling United Foot ...

, 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.New duo for Ware
nonleaguedaily.com, 24 January 2019 On 24 January 2019, he then joined Ware FC.

Career statistics

Honours

Cheltenham Town

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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