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, on loan from Orlando Pirates.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gladwin Shitolo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-08-10) 10 August 1989 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Giyani, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back, right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Lamontville Golden Arrows (on loan from Orlando Pirates) | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Jomo Cosmos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Jomo Cosmos | 71 | (0) |
| 2014– | Orlando Pirates | 27 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Platinum Stars (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Lamontville Golden Arrows (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2019 | → Chippa United (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Lamontville Golden Arrows (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2020– | → Lamontville Golden Arrows (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | South Africa U20 | 2 | (0) |
| South Africa U23 | |||
| 2020– | South Africa | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:27, 13 November 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:27, 13 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Shitolo was born in Giyani.[3]
He started his career at Jomo Cosmos, joining the club at the age of 17 in 2006,[4] before joining the first-team in 2009.[5]
He signed for Orlando Pirates in summer 2014.[6]
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.[7]
On 16 January 2019, he joined Chippa United on loan.[8]
He again joined Lamontville Golden Arrows on loan in summer 2019.[3]
In October 2020, he returned to Golden Arrows on a season-long loan.[9][10]
Shitolo has represented South Africa at under-20 and under-23 levels, representing the former at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[11][12][5]
He was called up to the South Africa national team for the first time in 2013 for the COSAFA Cup, but did not feature.[13]
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][14] He made his international debut on 8 October 2020 in a 1–1 draw with Namibia.[15][16]
Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. – current squad | |
|---|---|
|