| Eric Kitolano | |
| Fullname: | Eric Bugale Kitolano |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1997 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Lillestrøm |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthyears1: | –2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Gulset |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Odd |
| Years1: | 2013 |
| Clubs1: | Gulset |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2016 |
| Clubs2: | Odd |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Clubs3: | Notodden |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Ull/Kisa |
| Caps4: | 60 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Tromsø |
| Caps5: | 85 |
| Goals5: | 28 |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs6: | Molde |
| Caps6: | 23 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2024- |
| Clubs7: | Lillestrøm |
| Caps7: | 24 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Norway U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 24 November 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 9 May 2021 |
Eric Bugale Kitolano (born 2 September 1997) is a Norwegian football midfielder who plays for Lillestrøm.
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]
On 6 January 2023, Kitolano signed for Molde on a three-year contract.[3]
After only one season at Molde, in February 2024, Kitolano moved to Lillestrøm on a three-year contract.[4]
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | 0 | 38 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | |||
He is the older brother of fellow footballers John and Joshua Kitolano.
Molde