ratings updated 15 Sept 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Lillestrom.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eliteserien | 5 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 6.8 |
Scout report
E. Kitolano is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Lillestrom, rated 24.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 193rd of 231 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (39.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kitolano.
Judged on this season alone, Kitolano graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 43 of the 43 central midfielders in the Eliteserien, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.558 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 8). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 38th of 43 of the 43 central midfielders in the Eliteserien. At 29 Kitolano is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Lillestrom finished 5th of 16 · an upper-table side
2.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 10 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 39.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 24.4, Kitolano carries the 38th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eliteserien of 43 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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