Eric Kitolano

Eric Kitolano

Personal information
Full name	Eric Bugale Kitolano
Date of birth	(1997-09-02) 2 September 1997 (age 27)
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	24	(3)
International career^‡
2015	Norway U18	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024 ‡ 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 24 November 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	24	3	4	1	—		28	4
Career total			225	48	26	8	11	0	261	56

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

• Norwegian Cup: 2023

References

1. 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