John Kitolano
John Shuguto Kitolano (born 18 October 1999) is a Congolese-Norwegian professional footballer who plays as defender for Eliteserien club Molde on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Shuguto Kitolano | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | DR Congo | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Molde (loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Gulset | ||
| 2014–2016 | Odd | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Odd | 11 | (0) |
| 2018– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | → Molde (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 June 2018 ‡ 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.[2]
On 20 January 2020, Kitolano joined Molde on loan until the end of the 2021 season.[3]
International career
Kitolano has played a total of 37 games for Norway at international youth level.[4]
Career statistics
Club
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s | 2018–19 | Premier League 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Molde (loan) | 2020 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds
Personal life
Kitolano, who has seven siblings, came to Norway from DR Congo in October 2005.[6] Kitolano's younger brother Joshua plays for Odd, whilst older brother Eric plays for Ull/Kisa.
References
- John Kitolano at Soccerway
- "John Kitolano blir Wolverhampton-spiller". www.odd.no (in Norwegian). Odds BK. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- "KITOLANO KLAR FOR MFK!". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- "John Shuguto Kitolano national team profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- "John Kitolano". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Norsk Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- Høidalen, Ida (8 March 2018). "Kitolano-brødrene: – Hadde aldri kommet dit vi er alene". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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