Eric Kitolano

Norwegian footballer (born 1997)
Eric Kitolano
Personal information
Full name Eric Bugale Kitolano
Date of birth (1997-09-02) 2 September 1997 (age 26)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lillestrøm
Number 17
Youth career
–2013 Gulset
2014–2016 Odd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Gulset 12 (3)
2016 Odd 0 (0)
2017 Notodden 21 (4)
2018–2019 Ull/Kisa 60 (6)
2020–2022 Tromsø 85 (28)
2023–2024 Molde 23 (4)
2024- Lillestrøm 0 (0)
International career‡
2015 Norway U18 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 May 2021

Eric Bugale Kitolano (born 2 September 1997) is a Norwegian football midfielder who plays for Lillestrøm.

Career

Kitolano started his career in Gulset IF, playing on the senior team on the sixth tier before joining the junior team of Odd in 2014. He made his senior debut for Odd in the 2016 Norwegian Football Cup, with two cup games against Tollnes and FK Tønsberg. However he was shipped out to Notodden FK, and Ull/Kisa in 2018.

In 2020 Kitolano joined Tromsø IL, helped win promotion from the 2020 1. divisjon by scoring double digits, and made his Eliteserien debut in May 2021 against Bodø/Glimt.[1][2][3]

On 6 January 2023, Kitolano signed for Molde on a three-year contract.[4]

After only one season at Molde, in February 2024, Kitolano moved to Lillestrøm on a three-year contract.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 February 2024[1][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gulset 2013 5. divisjon 12 3 0 0 — 12 3
Total 12 3 0 0 — 12 3
Odd 2016 Tippeligaen 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
Total 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
Notodden 2017 2. divisjon 21 4 3 0 — 24 4
Total 21 4 3 0 — 24 4
Ullensaker/Kisa 2018 1. divisjon 30 2 3 1 — 33 3
2019 30 4 2 1 — 32 5
Total 60 6 5 2 — 65 8
Tromsø 2020 1. divisjon 28 11 — — 28 11
2021 Eliteserien 28 4 2 0 — 30 4
2022 29 13 3 3 — 32 16
Total 85 28 5 3 — 90 31
Molde 2023 Eliteserien 23 4 7 2 9[a] 0 38 6
2024 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 2 0
Total 23 4 7 2 11 0 40 6
Lillestrøm 2024 Eliteserien 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 201 45 22 7 11 0 233 52
  1. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League and five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

Personal life

He is the older brother of fellow footballers John and Joshua Kitolano.

Honours

Club

Molde

References

  1. ^ a b Eric Kitolano at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ "Klar for sitt endelege gjennombrot" (in Norwegian). Sogndal Fotball. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Totland har signert" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. 7 January 2021. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. ^ "ERIC KITOLANO KLAR FOR MOLDE!". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Eric Kitolano klar for LSK: - Gleder meg veldig til å spille foran fansen" (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm Sk. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  6. ^ Eric Kitolano at Soccerway
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