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Full nameEric Bugale Kitolano
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityNorway
Age28
Date of birth2 Sept 1997
BirthplaceUvira
Height175 cm
Shirt number#17
ClubLillestrom
Attacking midfielder
14
Appearances
4
Goals
4
Assists
1224
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Lillestrom.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
1. Division144412247.09
NM Cupen3103306.47

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Attacking midfielder

E. Kitolano is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at Lillestrom, rated 25.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 99th of 161 on scout potential in the 1. Division. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (45.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.59 goal contributions per 90 (0.29 goals, 0.29 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kitolano.

Judged on this season alone, Kitolano graded 23 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 9% of the 23 attacking midfielders in the 1. Division, on 4 goals and 4 assists in 14 appearances (0.588 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 16th of 23 of the 23 attacking midfielders in the 1. Division. At 28 Kitolano is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelStepped up 2021/22
Current potential16th of 23 attacking midfielders · 1. Division · 14 appsCurrent season2nd of 23 attacking midfielders · 1. Division · 14 apps2nd-best attacking midfielder in the 1. Division99th in the 1. Division · potential16th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the 1. Division
25.6
Ratingi
16th of 23 attacking midfielders
23.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
45.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.59
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · Lillestrom finished 1st of 16 · a title-challenging side

4
Goals
4
Assists
8
G+A
0.29
Goals / app

4 goals in 14 appearances (0.29 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 8 goal contributions (0.57 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.59 goal contributions per 90 (0.29 goals, 0.29 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 45.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.69 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 25.6, Kitolano carries the 16th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the 1. Division of 23 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.59 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

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