Vishal Kaith (born 22 July 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan and the India national team.Often praised for his quick reflexes and shot stopping ability, kaith is considered as one of the best goalkeepers of India currently.

[1] Vishal Kaith joined Shillong Lajong on 21 July 2014 after spending a year at the AIFF Elite Academy.

[2] 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.

[3] 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.

[5] 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.

This was Vishal's first ever cleansheet on professional level [8] Under the guidance of Thangboi Singto, Kaith became the first choice goalkeeper for Shillong Lajong in entire season.

He received a straight red card in the seventy fifth minute of last group game against DSK Shivajians which ended in a 3–2 win but not enough to help Lajong qualify for semifinals.

[16] On 7 July 2017, Vishal Kaith signed for FC Pune City permanently with the transfer fee reported to be 80 lakh Indian Rupees.

On August 31, 2019, Vishal Kaith signed for Chennaiyin on a long-term permanent deal with the club after spending the previous three seasons at Pune City.

[35] 2 weeks later, he made his continental debut in 3–1 loss to Kuala Lumpur City in Inter-zone play-off semi-finals of AFC Cup.

[36] He played his first ISL game in 2–1 loss to his former club Chennaiyin where he gave away a penalty to Kwame Karikari which costed a goal.

Despite Kaith saying "I am okay", he was subbed off, left the field on feet and sent to hospital for scans in an eventual 2–0 win over Odisha FC in knockout round.

[46] He was named as Mohun Bagan Player of the Year(Shibdas Bahaduri Award) for keeping 14 cleansheets in 31 appearances in the season and making many stellar saves.

[49] He was heavily tested by Nandhakumar Sekar and other forwards but he saved all six shots on target and kept a cleansheet in an eventual 1–0 victory in the Kolkata Derby.

[52] He kept his first AFC Cup cleansheet in opening group stage match against Odisha FC in a 4–0 win at Kalinga Stadium on 19 September.

Kaith received his maiden call-up for Indian team camp for AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers match against Kyrgyzstan on 13 June 2017.

Kaith is a talented, complete, aggressive, and often instinctive goalkeeper, who is recognized for his reflexes, prowess, and anticipation when coming off his line in one on one situations, as well as his confidence, 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.