| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gladwin Shitolo [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Giyani, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back, right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lamontville Golden Arrows | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Jomo Cosmos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Jomo Cosmos | 71 | (0) |
| 2014–2022 | Orlando Pirates | 27 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Platinum Stars (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Lamontville Golden Arrows (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2019 | → Chippa United (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Lamontville Golden Arrows (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Lamontville Golden Arrows (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2022– | Lamontville Golden Arrows | 38 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | South Africa U20 | 2 | (0) |
| South Africa U23 | |||
| 2020– | South Africa | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:27, 13 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Gladwin Shitolo (born 10 August 1989) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder, centre-back or right-back for South African Premier Division side Lamontville Golden Arrows.
He started his career at Jomo Cosmos, joining the club at the age of 17 in 2006, [4] before joining the first-team in 2009. [5]
He signed for Orlando Pirates in summer 2014. [6]
Shitolo spent the second half of the 2014–15 season on loan at Platinum Stars, before joining Lamontville Golden Arrows on loan for the 2015–16 season. [7]
On 16 January 2019, he joined Chippa United on loan. [8]
He again joined Lamontville Golden Arrows on loan in summer 2019. [3]
In October 2020, he returned to Golden Arrows on a season-long loan. [9] [10]
Shitolo has represented South Africa at under-20 and under-23 levels, representing the former at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [11] [12] [5]
He was called up to the South Africa national team for the first time in 2013 for the COSAFA Cup, but did not feature. [13]
He was again called up to the national side in 2020, but the fixtures were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa. [13] [14] He made his international debut on 8 October 2020 in a 1–1 draw with Namibia. [15] [16]