Vishal Kaith, the pride of Himachal is to play for India, Under 23 Football Team. As part of preparation for the forthcoming AFC U-23 Championships to be held in Doha, the Indian Under-23 football team is playing two international friendlies against Singapore.
Born on 22 July, 1996, Vishal is from Rohru, Himachal Pradesh who got breakthrough in his football career by playing for Indian National Under 19 Football Team and as Goalkeeper for Shillong Lajong Football Club. 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 under-19 national league, before being picked up by Shillong Lajong. Pune has signed Vishal on long term contract after paying transfer fee to Shillong Lajong FC. He has also been playing in I-League and ISL.