Vishal Kaith

Having come up through the state level ranks for Himachal Pradesh, he was recruited by the AIFF to play for the under-16 and under-19 national sides before joining the AIFF Elite Academy in 2011 to play in the under-19 national league, before being picked up by Shillong Lajong.

Shillong Lajong

Vishal Kaith joined Shillong Lajong on 21 July 2014 after spending a year at the AIFF Elite Academy. He played an important role in title winning run of the reserve team in Shillong Premier League and conceded just 10 goals from 17 games throughout the tournament. He made his official debut in the second game of his teams' 2014-15 Indian Federation Cup against Salgaocar and was adjudged as the Man of the Match despite a 2–1 loss. Kaith would go on to obtain the Man of the Match award in his second first team appearance against Mohun Bagan despite a 1–0 loss. Kaith made his senior I-League debut on 28 March 2015 against Sporting Goa in a 1–1 draw but was sent off in the 50th minute for a handball outside the box. Kaith showed good progress in pre-season for the new season and he became a pivotal part of the club. He started in the final of 2015 Shillong Premier League against Royal Wahingdoh on 21 November where he made a big mistake by throwing the ball to Royal Wahingdoh Forward, Nagen Tamang which resulted in an equaliser but Lajong managed to win the final 2–1 in extra time. He started in the first match of 2015-16 I-League season against Mumbai FC which ended in a 0–0 stalemate. This was Vishal's first ever cleansheet on professional level Under the guidance of Thangboi Singto, Kaith became the first choice goalkeeper for Shillong Lajong in entire season. He started in fifteen games and kept five important clean sheets with Shillong finish…

Youth

Kaith was handed his India U19 debut on 4 October 2013 against Qatar U19 in 2014 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers. Kaith kept first clean sheet for India U19 against Nepal U19, in which India U19 defeated Nepal U19 by 1–0. In July 2017, Kaith represented India U23 in AFC U23 Championship Qualifiers which held in Qatar.

Senior

Kaith received his maiden call-up for Indian team camp for AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers match against Kyrgyzstan on 13 June 2017. After being named in squad multiple times as a backup keeper, he was named as the first choice keeper for 2018 SAFF Championship as team manager Stephen Constantine decided for field a young squad. He played in all games where he got his first cleansheets in group games against Sri Lanka and Maldives where both ended in a 2–0 win. He conceded his first goal in semifinal 3–1 win over arch-rivals Pakistan. India lost in the final to Maldives 2–1. He was named in squad for 2019 AFC Asian Cup and was on bench in all games. He was a part of the team which won 2021 SAFF Championship. After a spell out of the national team, Kaith was recalled to the national team for matches against Maldives and Bangladesh in the March 2025 FIFA Window. Kaith played the full 90 minutes against Maldives, keeping a clean sheet in an eventual 3-0 win. With this appearance, Kaith also broke the record for the longest gap between two appearances for a player in Indian senior men's team history, with 2,377 days between his last…

Kaith is a talented and often instinctive goalkeeper, who is recognized for his reflexes, goalkeeping technique, reactions, and ability to get to ground quickly to collect, parry, or even challenge for the ball with his feet; when playing in teams that rely upon high defensive lines, he has often functioned as a sweeper-keeper, frequently rushing out of his area to clear the ball or face opponents who have beaten the offside trap.