| John Kitolano | |
| Fullname: | John Shuguto Kitolano[1] |
| Birth Date: | 18 October 1999[2] |
| Birth Place: | DR Congo |
| Height: | 1.74 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Aalesund |
| Clubnumber: | 25 |
| Youthyears1: | –2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Gulset |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Odd |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Odd |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Molde (loan) |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Odd (loan) |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Odd |
| Caps5: | 32 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022– |
| Clubs6: | Aalesund |
| Caps6: | 53 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Norway U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Norway U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam3: | Norway U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam4: | Norway U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam5: | Norway U19 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam6: | Norway U20 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 14 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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.
On 9 August 2018, Kitolano moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.[3]
On 20 January 2020, Kitolano joined Molde on loan until the end of the 2021 season.[4]
Kitolano has played a total of 37 games for Norway at international youth level.[5]
Kitolano, who has seven siblings, came to Norway from DR Congo in October 2005.[6] Kitolano's younger brother Joshua plays for Sparta Rotterdam, whilst older brother Eric plays for Molde.
| 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 | 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 | 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 | |||
| 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 | |||