John Kitolano
Personal information
Full name John Shuguto Kitolano[1]
Date of birth (1999-10-18) 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)
2020Molde (loan) 10 (1)
2020Odd (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

As of match played 16 May 2023[8][3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Odd 2017 Eliteserien 40402[lower-alpha 1]0100
2018 Eliteserien 7040110
Total 1108020210
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 2018–19 00
2019–20 1[lower-alpha 2]010
Total 1010
Molde (loan) 2020 Eliteserien 10100101
Odd (loan) 2020 Eliteserien 800080
Odd 2021 Eliteserien 27020290
2022 Eliteserien 16010170
Total 43030460
Aalesund 2022 Eliteserien 800080
2023 Eliteserien 500050
Total 13000130
Career total 8511102010991
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds
  2. Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

  1. "John Shuguto Kitolano" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. 1 2 John Kitolano at Soccerway
  4. "John Kitolano blir Wolverhampton-spiller". www.odd.no (in Norwegian). Odds BK. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. "KITOLANO KLAR FOR MFK!". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  6. "John Shuguto Kitolano national team profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. Høidalen, Ida (8 March 2018). "Kitolano-brødrene: – Hadde aldri kommet dit vi er alene". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  8. "John Kitolano". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Norsk Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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