Kaoru Mitoma

jp
K. Mitoma
86

38.96

M.€

22

28

years

LW

Profile of Kaoru Mitoma

Performance in the last match

Premier League, 4 days ago
Brighton & Hove Albion
>Brighton & Hove Albion
1 - 1
>Fulham
Fulham
60'
83'
83'
Yellow card
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K. Mitoma

Kaoru Mitoma
28
years
JPN
Japan
71
kgs
For
position
178
cms
22
shirt number
38.96
M.€
86
ELO

Born on 20 May 1997 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa

Personal data
Country of birth
Japan Japan
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Asia
Region of birth
Asia Oriental
Career details
Status
Very high
Current competition
Premier League Premier League
Previous competition
Belgian Pro League Belgian Pro League
Historical competition
Premier League Premier League
Most common shirt number
22
Other shirt numbers
7, 9, 18, 11, 14, 8, 20

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
Premier League
0%
Wins
0 W
1 D
0 L
Carabao Cup
0%
Wins

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 38 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
6
Aston Villa
Aston Villa 66 38 19 9 10 58 51 +7
7
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest 65 38 19 8 11 58 46 +12
8
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion 61 38 16 13 9 66 59 +7
9
AFC Bournemouth
AFC Bournemouth 56 38 15 11 12 58 46 +12
10
Brentford
Brentford 56 38 16 8 14 66 57 +9

Position on the pitch

Main position
Left winger 86%
Other positions
  • Left midfielder 14%
LW
LM
Football pitch

Rating progression

86
92393 16
1450 19
7551 21
5652 22
Highest value in career
90 (2025)
Rankings
General
242º
Age
22º
By country
4º
By position
71º F
By position
20º LW LW

Evolution of market value

38 M€ ▲ 9.9
92393 16
1450 19
7551 21
5652 22
Highest value in career
38M (2025)
Rankings
General
296º
Age
29º
By country
4º
By position
83º F
By position
24º LW LW
Contract information
Provider
Puma
Start of contract
10/08/2021
End of contract
30/06/2027
Contract length
21/08/2031
Last signing
30/06/2022
Total transfer window transactions
3M€

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
21/22 30/06/2022
Union Saint-Gilloise
Union Saint-Gilloise
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
End of loan
21/22 11/08/2021
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
Union Saint-Gilloise
Union Saint-Gilloise
Loan
21/22 10/08/2021
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
Transfer
19/20 01/02/2020
Tsukuba University
Tsukuba University
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
Free transfer
19/20 31/01/2020
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
Tsukuba University
Tsukuba University
End of loan
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 0

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Calendar year 23
8
0.35
88
Last 6 months 15
4
0.27
89
Last 365 days 48
11
0.23
86
Last 3 years 127
28
0.22
83
Last 5 years 219
63
0.29
77
Career 238
75
0.32
76

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
2025/26
1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 83' 28 5 86
Premier League
Premier League
1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 83' 28 5 86
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
2024/25
41 11 4 1 0 41 32 9 2967' 28 7 86
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
2023/24
26 3 5 6 0 26 22 4 2064' 26 6.6 85
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
2022/23
41 10 8 1 0 41 30 11 2880' 26 7.2 78
Union Saint-Gilloise
Union Saint-Gilloise
2021/22
29 8 3 4 0 29 17 12 1740' 25 6.8 70

Teammates

Player rating and role
Maxim De Cuyper
D
Maxim De Cuyper
91
6
B. Verbruggen
GK
B. Verbruggen
88
6
J. Van Hecke
D
J. Van Hecke
87
4
Carlos Baleba
MF
Carlos Baleba
82
8
Danny Welbeck
F
Danny Welbeck
82
1
Yankuba Minteh
F
Yankuba Minteh
81
7
Matt O'riley
MF
Matt O'riley
80
0
Lewis Dunk
D
Lewis Dunk
80
-4
O. Boscagli
D
O. Boscagli
79
-1
G. Rutter
F
G. Rutter
79
2
J. Hinshelwood
MF
J. Hinshelwood
78
3
Joël Veltman
D
Joël Veltman
78
-3
Yasin Ayari
MF
Yasin Ayari
78
10
D. Coppola
D
D. Coppola
77
5
Mats Wieffer
MF
Mats Wieffer
77
0
F. Kadıoğlu
D
F. Kadıoğlu
77
-6
Julio Enciso
MF
Julio Enciso
76
5
Diego Gómez
MF
Diego Gómez
75
-2
Igor Julio
D
Igor Julio
74
-1

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
4 109 85 7994' 24 9
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
3 62 32 3535' 30 0
Union Saint-Gilloise
Union Saint-Gilloise
1 29 17 1740' 8 4
Tsukuba University
Tsukuba University
2 5 3 213' 3 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Premier League
Premier League
4 89 68 6494' 20 6
J1 League
J1 League
2 50 24 2825' 21 0
Pro League
Pro League
1 21 11 1185' 5 2
FA Cup
FA Cup
2 9 9 751' 3 1
Emperor Cup
Emperor Cup
3 7 5 373' 5 0

Teams played for

Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
4 season
24
109
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
3 season
30
62
Union Saint-Gilloise
Union Saint-Gilloise
1 season
8
29
Tsukuba University
Tsukuba University
2 season
3
5

For the national team

3798
27 times at International
12 times at U23
4 times at U21
8
Average number of goals
0.3
8
1
0
Other information
Times called up
29
Matches as a starter
15
Off the bench
12
Debut
16/11/2021
Age on debut
24.5 years
Last match
20/3/2025
Age in last game
27.8 years

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Japan
Japan
2025
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 76' 27 5.6 89
WC Qual. Asia
WC Qual. Asia
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 76' 27 5.6 89
Japan
Japan
2024
8 1 3 1 0 8 5 3 446' 27 6 84
Japan
Japan
2023
5 2 2 0 0 5 5 0 363' 26 6.7 83
Japan
Japan
2022
12 5 2 0 0 12 4 8 525' 25 5.5 71
Japan
Japan
2021
1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 44' 24 4.9 69

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
Ritsu Doan
F
Ritsu Doan
89
0
Zion Suzuki
GK
Zion Suzuki
88
0
D. Kamada
MF
D. Kamada
87
0
K. Machida
D
K. Machida
86
0
Take Kubo
F
Take Kubo
85
0
T. Minamino
F
T. Minamino
84
0
Ko Itakura
D
Ko Itakura
83
0
Junya Ito
F
Junya Ito
83
0
D. Maeda
F
D. Maeda
83
0
Wataru Endo
MF
Wataru Endo
82
0
Y. Sugawara
D
Y. Sugawara
82
0
M. Yamane
D
M. Yamane
82
0
Y. Nagatomo
D
Y. Nagatomo
81
0
K. Nakamura
F
K. Nakamura
81
0
Hiroki Ito
D
Hiroki Ito
81
0
H. Morita
MF
H. Morita
81
0
K. Osako
GK
K. Osako
79
0
Ao Tanaka
MF
Ao Tanaka
78
0
S. Taniguchi
D
S. Taniguchi
78
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Japan
Japan
5 27 15 1454' 8 1
Japón U23
Japón U23
2 6 3 234' 2 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
3 10 8 611' 4 0
WC Qual. Asia
WC Qual. Asia
4 10 7 617' 3 1
World Cup
World Cup
1 4 0 131' 0 0
Olympic Games
Olympic Games
1 3 0 37' 1 0
Asian Cup
Asian Cup
1 2 0 45' 0 0

Titles

  • Japanese league cup winner
    Japanese league cup winner
  • Japanese champion
    Japanese champion
  • Japanese cup winner
    Japanese cup winner
  • Japanese Super Cup winner
    Japanese Super Cup winner
  • Asian Games Silver Medal
    Asian Games Silver Medal

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day

Best performances