John Kitolano
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Shuguto Kitolano[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | DR Congo | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aalesund | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Gulset | ||
| 2014–2016 | Odd | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Odd | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Molde (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Odd (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Odd | 32 | (0) |
| 2022– | Aalesund | 33 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Norway U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 |
Norway U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | Norway U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2017 |
Norway U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Norway U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | Norway U20 | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2019 | |||
John Shuguto Kitolano (born 18 October 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as defender for Eliteserien club Aalesund.[3]
Club career
On 9 August 2018, Kitolano moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.[4]
On 20 January 2020, Kitolano joined Molde on loan until the end of the 2021 season.[5]
International career
Kitolano has played a total of 37 games for Norway at international youth level.[6]
Personal life
Kitolano, who has seven siblings, came to Norway from DR Congo in October 2005.[7] Kitolano's younger brother Joshua plays for Sparta Rotterdam, whilst older brother Eric plays for Molde.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Odd | 2017 | Eliteserien | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s | 2018–19 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Molde (loan) | 2020 | Eliteserien | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Odd (loan) | 2020 | Eliteserien | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Odd | 2021 | Eliteserien | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 0 | ||||
| Aalesund | 2022 | Eliteserien | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 85 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "John Shuguto Kitolano" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Norway" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ a b John Kitolano at Soccerway
- ^ "John Kitolano blir Wolverhampton-spiller". www.odd.no (in Norwegian). Odds BK. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "KITOLANO KLAR FOR MFK!". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "John Shuguto Kitolano national team profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Høidalen, Ida (8 March 2018). "Kitolano-brødrene: – Hadde aldri kommet dit vi er alene". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "John Kitolano". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Norsk Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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