Joshua Kitolano

Norwegian footballer (born 2001)

Joshua Kitolano
Personal information
Kitolano with Sparta Rotterdam in 2023
Full name	Joshua Gaston Kitolano
Date of birth	(2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	Malawi
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sparta Rotterdam
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2017	Gulset
2017	Odd
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Odd	108	(7)
2022–	Sparta Rotterdam	58	(8)
International career^‡
2016	Norway U15	8	(1)
2017	Norway U16	14	(2)
2018	Norway U17	12	(2)
2019	Norway U18	9	(0)
2019	Norway U19	6	(0)
2021	Norway U20	1	(0)
2020–	Norway U21	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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.^[2]

Club career

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.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 March 2024^[4]^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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
	Total		58	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	61	8
Career total			166	15	12	1	0	0	0	0	178	16

Personal life

Kitolano, who has seven siblings, came to Norway from DR Congo in October 2005.^[5] Kitolano's older brother John plays for Aalesund, whilst his oldest brother Eric plays for Molde.

References

^ "Fra flyktninger til proffspillere: – De har et talent fra Gud". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
^ ^a ^b Joshua Kitolano at Soccerway
^ "NOREN LAURITSEN EN KITOLANO NAAR SPARTA" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
^ "Joshua 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.