Dave Kitson

Dave Kitson is the kind of footballer I instinctively root for. He did not arrive through an academy conveyor belt; he came up through non-league sides like Hitchin and Arlesey before Cambridge United, then earned a real move to Reading in 2003. That is a grafter's path, and at 191 cm he learned to make his frame count as a goalscorer rather than just a tall presence. I have a soft spot for players forged in the unglamorous lower divisions, because their success is unmistakably earned. Kitson struck me as honest and a touch unpolished in the best way, and that authenticity is what I remember most.

Name (English)

Dave Kitson

Name (Japanese)

デイヴ・キットソン

Reading

でいゔ・きっとそん

Born

January 21, 1980 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Monkey

Origin

Hitchin, United Kingdom

Height

191 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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