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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 46 (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 6 September 2024
‡ 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

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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

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Kitolano has played a total of 37 games for Norway at international youth level.[6]

Personal life

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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

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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

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  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. ^ a b 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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