| Joshua Kitolano | |
| Fullname: | Joshua Gaston Kitolano |
| Birth Date: | 3 August 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Malawi |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Currentclub: | Sparta Rotterdam |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Gulset |
| Youthyears2: | 2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Odd |
| Years1: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Odd |
| Caps1: | 108 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | Sparta Rotterdam |
| Caps2: | 69 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Norway U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Norway U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | Norway U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam4: | Norway U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam5: | Norway U19 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam6: | Norway U20 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears7: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam7: | Norway U21 |
| Nationalcaps7: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 9 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 28 June 2023 |
Joshua Gaston Kitolano (born 3 August 2001, in Malawi[1]) is a Norwegian football player who plays as midfielder for the Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam.
On 21 June 2022, Kitolano signed a four-year contract with Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam that came into effect at the end of July 2022. He moved together with fellow Odd player Tobias Lauritsen.[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Odd | 2018 | Eliteserien | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 26 | 2 | |||||
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 27 | 4 | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||||||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |||||
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 108 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 8 | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 69 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 177 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 16 | |||
Kitolano, who has seven siblings, came to Norway from DR Congo in October 2005.[4] Kitolano's older brother John plays for Aalesund, whilst his oldest brother Eric plays for Molde.