| Gladwin Shitolo | |
| Fullname: | Gladwin Shitolo[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 August 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Giyani, South Africa |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder, centre-back, right-back |
| Currentclub: | Lamontville Golden Arrows |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Jomo Cosmos |
| Years1: | 2009–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Jomo Cosmos |
| Caps1: | 71 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Orlando Pirates |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | → Platinum Stars (loan) |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs4: | → Lamontville Golden Arrows (loan) |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | → Chippa United (loan) |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs6: | → Lamontville Golden Arrows (loan) |
| Caps6: | 24 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | → Lamontville Golden Arrows (loan) |
| Caps7: | 22 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022– |
| Clubs8: | Lamontville Golden Arrows |
| Caps8: | 38 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009 |
| Nationalteam1: | South Africa U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalteam2: | South Africa U23 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam3: | South Africa |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 1 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 21:27, 13 November 2020 (UTC) |
Gladwin Shitolo (born 10 August 1989) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder, centre-back or right-back for South African Premier Division side Lamontville Golden Arrows.
Shitolo was born in Giyani.[2]
He started his career at Jomo Cosmos, joining the club at the age of 17 in 2006,[3] before joining the first-team in 2009.[4]
He signed for Orlando Pirates in summer 2014.[5]
Shitolo spent the second half of the 2014–15 season on loan at Platinum Stars, before joining Lamontville Golden Arrows on loan for the 2015–16 season.[6]
On 16 January 2019, he joined Chippa United on loan.[7]
He again joined Lamontville Golden Arrows on loan in summer 2019.
In October 2020, he returned to Golden Arrows on a season-long loan.[8] [9]
Shitolo has represented South Africa at under-20 and under-23 levels, representing the former at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10] [11]
He was called up to the South Africa national team for the first time in 2013 for the COSAFA Cup, but did not feature.[12]
He was again called up to the national side in 2020, but the fixtures were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.[13] He made his international debut on 8 October 2020 in a 1–1 draw with Namibia.[14] [15]