Paul Kitson

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Paul Kitson
Personal information
Full name	Paul Kitson
Date of birth	9 January 1971 (1971-01-09) (age 37)
Place of birth	Murton, County Durham, England
Playing position	Forward
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1989–1992 1992–1994 1994–1997 1997–2002 1999–2000 2000 2002–2003 2003–2004 2005	Leicester City Derby County Newcastle United West Ham United → Charlton Athletic (loan) → Crystal Palace (loan) Brighton & Hove Albion Rushden Aldershot Town	050 0(6) 105 (36) 036 (10) 063 (18) 006 0(1) 004 0(0) 010 0(2) 028 0(5) 001 0(0)
National team
1991–1992	England U21	007 0(3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Paul Kitson (born 9 January 1971 in Murton, County Durham) is a footballer who plays as a striker.

Kitson attended Easington Comprehensive School,^[1] and has played for Leicester, Derby, Newcastle, West Ham, Charlton, Crystal Palace, Brighton, Rushden and Diamonds and Aldershot Town.

He signed for Harry Redknapp's struggling West Ham side for 2.3 million pounds and he made his home debut, against Tottenham on 22 February 1997, which West Ham won 4-3. Kitson scored West Ham's second goal, with other new signing John Hartson getting the third goal to also score on his debut.

Kitson bagged two against Chelsea in a 3-2 win, two against Everton in a 2-2 draw and bagged a hat-trick against Sheffield Wednesday in a 5-1 win. West Ham survived relegation despite a tough season. He also came out of the wilderness to score a hat-trick in the 4-4 draw with Charlton Athletic in November 2001 for West Ham.

He is not related to Dave Kitson the Reading striker who is often confused with him.

Paul is married to his wife Faith and now lives in Wynyard, Teesside.

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