Kaoru Mitoma Brighton

Age: 28
Position: Midfielder
Shirt Number: 7

Birthdate: 1997-05-20
Birthplace: Kawasaki
Height / Weight: 178 cm 73 kg

Clubs

Team	Seasons
Brighton	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022
Union Saint-Gilloise	2021
Kawasaki Frontale	2020, 2019
Tsukuba University	2017

Transfers

Date	From	To	Type
2022-07-01	Union Saint-Gilloise	Brighton	N/A
2021-08-11	Brighton	Union Saint-Gilloise	Loan
2021-08-10	Kawasaki Frontale	Brighton	N/A
2020-02-03	Tsukuba University	Kawasaki Frontale	Free
2018-08-10	Tsukuba University	Kawasaki Frontale	Loan

Match Stats

Match		Rating	G	A	Shoots (On Target)	Passes (Accuracy)	Duels (Won)	/
Brighton - Wolverhampton	58	6.6	0	0	1 (0)	18 (77.8%)	10 (5)	1/0
Newcastle - Brighton	97	5.9	0	0	0 (0)	37 (91.9%)	7 (2)	1/0
Brighton - Chelsea	82	7.7	0	0	3 (1)	32 (90.6%)	9 (4)	0/0
Tottenham Hotspur - Brighton	55	7.7	1	0	1 (1)	13 (100%)	8 (4)	0/0
Burnley - Brighton	17	6.6	0	0	0 (0)	12 (75%)	3 (2)	0/0
Brighton - Liverpool	14	7.2	0	0	1 (1)	8 (62.5%)	6 (3)	0/0
Brighton - Arsenal	45	6.6	0	0	0 (0)	9 (100%)	4 (2)	0/0
Brighton - Nottingham Forest	91	6.9	0	0	3 (2)	36 (83.3%)	6 (2)	1/0
Brentford - Brighton	95	6.6	0	0	2 (2)	30 (80%)	9 (5)	0/0
Liverpool - Brighton	33	6.9	0	0	1 (1)	20 (95%)	4 (2)	0/0
Aston Villa - Brighton	81	7.2	0	0	1 (0)	21 (90.5%)	8 (5)	0/0
Brighton - Crystal Palace	90	7	0	0	0 (0)	28 (89.3%)	12 (6)	0/0
Brighton - Everton	99	7	0	0	1 (0)	30 (80%)	14 (5)	0/0
Fulham - Brighton	96	6.9	0	0	1 (1)	37 (73%)	7 (3)	0/0
Brighton - Bournemouth	101	6.2	0	0	1 (0)	32 (71.9%)	8 (4)	0/0
Manchester United - Brighton	12	6.3	0	0	0 (0)	8 (62.5%)	2 (—)	0/0
Manchester City - Brighton	83	7.9	1	0	2 (1)	17 (88.2%)	6 (1)	1/0
Brighton - Burnley	70	6.9	0	0	0 (0)	38 (78.9%)	7 (4)	0/0
West Ham - Brighton	32	7	0	0	1 (1)	19 (84.2%)	7 (5)	0/0
Brighton - Sunderland AFC	31	6.6	0	0	0 (0)	10 (70%)	5 (1)	0/0
Liverpool - Brighton	26	6.2	0	0	1 (0)	17 (94.1%)	3 (—)	0/0
Chelsea - Brighton	67	6.5	0	0	0 (0)	9 (77.8%)	10 (4)	0/0
Brighton - Tottenham Hotspur	90	6.2	0	0	1 (1)	22 (68.2%)	14 (4)	0/0
Bournemouth - Brighton	95	7.3	1	0	1 (1)	23 (73.9%)	7 (2)	0/0
Brighton - Manchester City	92	7	0	1	1 (1)	23 (73.9%)	8 (2)	0/0
Everton - Brighton	98	7	0	0	1 (0)	28 (92.9%)	8 (2)	0/0

Past Seasons

Season	Team	League	Apps	Min	G	A	/	Rating
2026	Japan	World Cup - Qualification Asia World	7	477	1	3	1/0	7.2
2025	Japan	Friendlies World	2	81	0	0	0/0	7.0
	Brighton	League Cup England	0	—	0	0	0/0	—
	Brighton	Premier League England	9	594	1	1	1/0	6.6
2024	Brighton	FA Cup England	4	342	1	0	0/0	6.8
	Japan	Friendlies World	0	0	0	—	0/0	—
	Brighton	League Cup England	1	15	0	0	0/0	6.9
	Brighton	Premier League England	36	2610	10	4	1/0	7.0
2023	Japan	Asian Cup World	2	45	—	—	0/0	6.6
	Brighton	FA Cup England	0	0	0	—	0/0	—
	Japan	Friendlies World	5	363	2	1	0/0	7.3
	Brighton	League Cup England	1	64	0	—	0/0	6.7
	Brighton	Premier League England	19	1485	3	4	4/0	7.2
	Brighton	Premier League - Summer Series England	3	146	0	—	0/0	—
	Brighton	UEFA Europa League World	6	515	0	1	2/0	6.9
2022	Brighton	FA Cup England	5	440	2	2	1/0	7.5
	Japan	Friendlies World	4	187	2	—	0/0	—
	Japan	Kirin Cup World	2	110	1	—	0/0	—
	Brighton	League Cup England	3	185	1	—	0/0	6.7
	Brighton	Premier League England	33	2316	7	5	0/0	6.9
	Japan	World Cup World	4	161	0	1	0/0	6.8
	Japan	World Cup - Qualification Asia World	3	140	2	—	0/0	—
2021	Kawasaki Frontale	AFC Champions League World	3	267	2	1	0/0	7.5
	Union Saint-Gilloise	Cup Belgium	2	110	1	—	0/0	—
	Kawasaki Frontale	Emperor Cup Japan	0	0	0	—	0/0	—
	Kawasaki Frontale	J1 League Japan	20	1231	8	3	0/0	7.2
	Union Saint-Gilloise	Jupiler Pro League Belgium	27	1630	7	3	4/0	7.0
2020	Kawasaki Frontale	Emperor Cup Japan	2	160	2	—	0/0	—
	Kawasaki Frontale	J-League Cup Japan	5	207	3	—	0/0	—
	Kawasaki Frontale	J1 League Japan	30	1594	13	12	0/0	7.3
	Japan U23	Olympics Men World	3	68	1	—	0/0	—
2019	Kawasaki Frontale	J-League Cup Japan	1	4	0	—	0/0	—
	Japan U22	Tournoi Maurice Revello	2	105	1	—	0/0	—
2018	Japan U23	Asian Games World	2	136	1	—	0/0	—
	Japan U21	Tournoi Maurice Revello	3	165	1	—	0/0	—
2017	Tsukuba University	Emperor Cup Japan	1	90	0	—	0/0	—