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Mohun Bagan Super Giant's goalkeeper Vishal Kaith has etched himself in the storied history of the Indian Super League, following his clean sheet against Bengaluru FC in a 1-0 victory yesterday.
Significantly, it was Kaith's 49th clean sheet in ISL history, joining him with elite footballers such as Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Amrinder Singh, who all have 49 ISL clean sheets to their name. However, Kaith has managed to touch the 49-mark in just 137 appearances.
The Guardians of ISL! 🏆
— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) January 28, 2025
Three giants of Indian football – Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, and Vishal Kaith– have etched their names in history with 49 clean sheets each in the Indian Super League.#ISL #IndianFootball #gurpreetsinghsandhu#VishalKaith #IndianSuperLeague pic.twitter.com/btA9GpA9ai
Vishal Kaith can definitely demand his legend tag now, as he is leading the ISL 2024-25 Golden Glove race with 10 clean sheets in 18 appearances this season. He also won his maiden ISL Golden Glove in the 2022-23 season, with 11 clean sheets.
Vishal Kaith joins an elite club with 49 clean sheets in ISL
The current Mohun Bagan SG keeper started off his ISL career with FC Pune City in 2016, though he stayed on the bench as a third-choice keeper.
However, he made his ISL debut with Pune City in the following 2017 season, but after playing only four games, he failed to find his place in the starting eleven.
The turning point of Kaith's career was signing for Chennaiyin FC in 2019, when he kept four clean sheets in 20 appearances, being an integral part of the 2019-20 campaign. Chennaiyin fell short to ATK in the final, but Kaith made his first-ever major final appearance.
However, joining Mohun Bagan SG ahead of the 2022-23 season skyrocketed his skills and excelled his performance between the sticks. Kaith kept 11 clean sheets in 24 appearances to win the ISL Golden Glove that season.
Since then, he has been the first-choice keeper for Mohun Bagan SG and has cemented his place in the starting eleven. This season, Kaith has already managed 10 clean sheets in just 18 appearances, and he will surely add more to his tally in the upcoming games.
The two-time ISL Golden Glove winner and Bengaluru FC keeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu has 49 clean sheets in 156 ISL appearances as of now. On the other hand, Odisha FC custodian Amrinder Singh has achieved the same feat in 179 appearances.