John Kitolano

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John Kitolano
Personal information
Full name John Shuguto Kitolano [1]
Date of birth (1999-10-18) 18 October 1999 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth DR Congo
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Aalesund
Number 25
Youth career
–2013 Gulset
2014–2016 Odd
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 62 (1)
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 as of 23 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 May 2019

John Shuguto Kitolano (born 18 October 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as defender for Norwegian First Division club Aalesund. [3]

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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 Lillestrøm.

Career statistics

As of match played 16 May 2023 [8] [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Odd 2017 Eliteserien 40402 [a] 0—100
2018 Eliteserien7040——110
Total1108020——210
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 2018–19 ————00
2019–20 ———1 [b] 010
Total———1010
Molde (loan) 2020 Eliteserien10100——101
Odd (loan) 2020 Eliteserien 8000——80
Odd 2021 Eliteserien27020——290
2022 Eliteserien16010——170
Total43030——460
Aalesund 2022 Eliteserien 8000——80
2023 Eliteserien5000——50
Total13000——130
Career total8511102010991
  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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