Kaoru Mitoma

Age 29

Brighton

Japan

22.0 M €

20 May 1997 (29)

178 cm

Performance

Average Rating

6.8

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

6.7

6.9

6.7

6.8

7.3

6.4

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

22M €

20 May 1997

29 Age

Nationality

Japan

Height / Weight

178 cm / 73 kg

Contract Until

6/29/2027

Place of Birth

Position Info

Main Position Left Winger

Other Left Midfielder

Strong Foot Right

Club Career

Kaoru Mitoma career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
25/26	Brighton	27	19	3	1	5
	Premier League	25	19	3	1	5
	FA Cup	2	0	0	0	0
24/25	Brighton	41	32	11	4	1
	Premier League	36	28	10	4	1
	FA Cup	4	4	1	0	0
	EFL Cup	1	0	0	0	0
23/24	Brighton	26	22	3	5	6
	Premier League	19	15	3	4	4
	EFL Cup	1	1	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	6	6	0	1	2
22/23	Brighton	41	30	10	9	1
	Premier League	33	24	7	7	0
	FA Cup	5	5	2	2	1
	EFL Cup	3	1	1	0	0
21/22	Union Gilloise K	27	16	7	3	4
	Pro League	27	16	7	3	4
2021	Frontale	27	20	10	4	0
	J.League	20	13	8	3	0
	Super Cup	1	1	0	0	0
	AFC Champions League Elite	6	6	2	1	0
2020	Frontale	32	13	15	12	0
	J.League	30	11	13	12	0
	Emperor Cup	2	2	2	0	0
Total		221	152	59	38	17

National Team Career

Kaoru Mitoma career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026	Japan	2	1	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1	1	0	0
2025	Japan	7	6	1	3	1
	AFC Asian Qualifiers 2026	7	6	1	3	1
2023	Japan	4	1	1	1	0
	AFC Asian Cup	2	0	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1	1	1	0
2022	Japan	13	4	5	3	0
	World Cup	4	0	0	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	6	3	3	1	0
	AFC Asian Qualifiers 2026	3	1	2	1	0
Total		26	12	8	7	1

National Youth Team Career

Kaoru Mitoma career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
2021	Japan	3	0	1	0
	Olympic Tournament	3	0	1	0
2019	Japan	1	0	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	0	1	0
2019	Japan	1	1	1	1
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	1	1
2018	Japan	2	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1	0	0
Total		7	2	3	1

Club Career Summary

Club Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2022-Today	Brighton	135	103	27	19
2021-2022	Union Gilloise	27	16	7	3
2020-2021	Frontale	59	33	25	16

National Team Career Summary

National Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2022-Today	Japan	26	12	8	7

National Youth Team Career Summary

National Youth Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2021	Japan	3	0	1	0
2019	Japan	1	0	1	0
2019	Japan	1	1	1	1
2018	Japan	2	1	0	0

General Statistics — 25/26 Premier League

3 Goals

1 Assists

6.8 Avg. Pts

25 Matches

19 Starting XI

1723 Minutes

Shots

11 Off-target Shots 0.57

On-target Shots

13 0.68

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

6.8

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

6.7

6.9

6.7

6.8

7.3

6.4

Season Performance

Season Performance — 25/26 Premier League
Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	3	%64
Assists	1	%38
Goal Contribution	4	%54
Expected Goals (xG)	3.56	%72
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	3.86	%72
Big Chances Created	4	%61
Big Chances Missed	10	%5
Penalty	-	%49
Free-kick Goal	-	%49
Shots
Total Shots	32	%66
Shots on Target	13	%69
Shots off Target	11	%26
Blocked Shots	8	%42
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	82.4%	%56
Passes	574	%74
Accurate Passes	473	%74
Key Passes	30	%78
Passes in Final Third	36	%55
Chances Created	28	%77
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	63.2%	%64
Long Balls	19	%64
Accurate Long Balls	12	%65
Cross Accuracy %	17.4%	%35
Crosses	46	%68
Accurate Crosses	8	%54
Defense
Clearances	17	%78
Interceptions	9	%65
Tackles	18	%57
Individual
Touches	925	%64
Dribbles	63	%76
Successful Dribbles	28	%74
Successful Dribble %	44.4%	%54
Duels	205	%69
Duels Won %	40%	%24
Duels Won	82	%64
Possession Lost	249	%32
Dispossessed	23	%39
Offsides	4	%31
Fouls Won	21	%62
Free Kicks Taken	21	%62
Discipline
Fouls	31	%12
Yellow Cards	5	%11
Red Cards	-	%54

Teammates

Opponent Players

Opponent Teams

Transfers
Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
29.06.22	Union Gilloise	Brighton	Loan Return
10.08.21	Brighton	Union Gilloise	Loan
09.08.21	Frontale	Brighton	3M €

Club Honors

Club Honors
Success	Count	Team	Seasons
J. League Best XI	1		2020
Japanese champion	1	Kawasaki Frontale	2020
Japanese Super Cup winner	1	Kawasaki Frontale	2021
Japanese cup winner	1	Kawasaki Frontale	2020

Kaoru Mitoma: profile and statistics summary

Kaoru Mitoma is a 29-year-old footballer in the Left Winger position. Holds Japan nationality and was born on 20 May 1997. Stands 178 cm tall and weighs 73 kg. Preferred foot: Right.

Currently plays for Brighton. Under contract until 6/29/2027. Current market value: 22.0 M €.

In the 25/26 season, made 25 appearances in Premier League for a total of 1723 minutes. Contributed 3 goals and 1 assist in that time. Average match rating: 7.00.

Across a career spanning 3 clubs, made 221 appearances and scored 59 goals. Made 26 appearances for Japan. Honours won include J. League Best XI, Japanese champion, Japanese Super Cup winner.

Brighton squad, fixtures and league table