John Kitolano

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

John Kitolano

Personal information
Full name	John Shuguto Kitolano[1]
Date of birth	(1999-10-18) 18 October 1999 (age 25)[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	53	(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, correct as of 14 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2019

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
		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

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. 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.