About Kaoru Mitoma
Kaoru Mitoma's average rating over his last two rated league seasons is 0.32 lower than his earlier career average.
Season Performance 26/27
All Competitions
- Matches
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- Goals
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- Assists
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- Goal Contributions
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- Mins/game
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- Avg Rating
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Last 10 matches · rating
Avg 6.86| Date | Opponent | Res | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-0 | 58' | – | – | 6.5 |
| May 2 |  Newcastle United | 1-3 | 90' | – | – | 6.6 |
| Apr 21 |  Chelsea | 3-0 | 82' | – | – | 7.3 |
| Apr 18 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 2-2 | 55' | 1 | – | 7.1 |
| Apr 11 |  Burnley | 2-0 | 10' | – | – | 6.6 |
| Mar 31 |  England | 1-0 | 71' | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Mar 28 |  Scotland | 1-0 | 45' | – | – | 7.0 |
| Mar 21 |  Liverpool | 2-1 | 14' | – | – | 6.5 |
| Mar 4 |  Arsenal | 0-1 | 46' | – | – | 6.5 |
| Mar 1 |  Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | 90' | – | – | 7.0 |
Season 2026 · all comps
Attack
- Goals
- 2
- Penalties
- 0
- Minutes per goal
- 297'
Passing
- Assists
- 3
- Key passes
- 12
- Passes
- 249
- Crosses (accurate)
- 10 (1)
Defence
- Tackles
- 16
- Interceptions
- 9
- Blocks
- 3
Duels
- Total
- 74
- Won
- 35
Minutes
- Started
- 7
- Off the bench
- 2
- Total
- 593'
- Minutes per match
- 66'
Discipline
- Yellow
- 1
- Red
- 0
- Fouls (drawn)
- 8 (11)
Form · 22 matches
Avg 6.83High 7.5Low 6.3
Position
Attacker
Market value & valuation
Brighton & Hove Albion · 4.3% of €608MEstimated market value
€26M
Worldwide#454
Brighton & Hove Albion#7of 32
Japan#3
Attacker#163
Most valuable · Brighton & Hove Albion
- #1Luka Vuskovic€58M
- #2Yasin Ayari€44M
- #3Yankuba Minteh€44M
- #4Bart Verbruggen€42M
- #7Kaoru Mitoma€26M
Contract & transfers
- Contract until 8 mo
- Jun 30, 2027
- Highest fee paid
- €3M2021 · Brighton & Hove Albion
- Latest move
- Loan08/2021 · Union Saint-Gilloise
Career · goals by team
| Team | Apps | Goals | A | G/App | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brighton & Hove Albion21/22– | 135 | 27 | 19 | 0.20 | 6.93 |
 Kawasaki Frontale2017–2021 | 63 | 32 | 16 | 0.51 | 7.40 |
 Union Saint-Gilloise21/22 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0.28 | 7.10 |
 Tsukuba University2018–2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
 Japan2022– | 32 | 9 | 8 | 0.28 | 7.26 |
Club career
- 228
- Apps
- 67
- Goals
- 38
- Assists
- 0.29
- G/App
League · 7 seasons
best 2020 7.4313
8
7
7
3
10
3
2020202121/2222/2323/2424/2525/26
Bars: goals · line: average rating
Honours & transfers
3 titles- 2× J1 League
- 1× Super Cup
Transfers
- 06/2022End of loan
- 08/2021Loan
- 08/2021€3M
- 02/2020Free
- 01/2020End of loan
All matches
Last 22 matches
Nov 9, 2025 — Nov 9, 2026
| Date | Opponent | Result | Mins | G | A | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 9 | | 3 - 0 | 58' | - | - | 1 | - | 6.5 |
May 2 | | 1 - 3 | 90' | - | - | 1 | - | 6.6 |
Apr 21 | | 3 - 0 | 82' | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
Apr 18 | | 2 - 2 | 55' | 1 | - | - | - | 7.1 |
Apr 11 | | 2 - 0 | 10' | - | - | - | - | 6.6 |
Mar 31 | | 1 - 0 | 71' | 1 | - | - | - | 7.5 |
Mar 28 | | 1 - 0 | 45' | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
Mar 21 | | 2 - 1 | 14' | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
Mar 4 | | 0 - 1 | 46' | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
Mar 1 | | 2 - 1 | 90' | - | - | 1 | - | 7.0 |
Feb 21 |  | 2 - 0 | 90' | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
Feb 14 | | 0 - 3 | 28' | - | - | - | - | 6.8 |
Feb 11 |  | 0 - 1 | 81' | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
Feb 8 |  | 0 - 1 | 90' | - | - | - | - | 6.3 |
Jan 31 |  | 1 - 1 | 90' | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
Jan 24 |  | 1 - 2 | 90' | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
Jan 19 |  | 1 - 1 | 90' | - | - | - | - | 6.9 |
Jan 7 |  | 1 - 1 | 83' | 1 | - | 1 | - | 7.5 |
Jan 3 | | 2 - 0 | 70' | - | - | - | - | 6.8 |
Dec 30 |  | 2 - 2 | 32' | - | - | - | - | 7.2 |
Dec 20 |  | 0 - 0 | 26' | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
Dec 13 | | 0 - 2 | 26' | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
6 months • 22 matches
Career
Club Career
MGAGxGRtg
Brighton & Hove Albion
2021/2022 - now
13527190.209,7056.93
Kawasaki Frontale
2017 - 2021
6332160.513,6397.40
Union Saint-Gilloise
2021/2022
29830.281,7417.10
Tsukuba University
2018 - 2019
1000.0090-
Total
22867380.2915,175
National Team
MGAGxGRtg
Japan
2022 - now
32980.281,5997.26
Youth Career
MGAGxGRtg
Japan U23
2020/2021
3100.33686.94
Japan U21
2018/2019
3100.33165-
Japan U22
2019/2020
2110.50135-
Club Career
MGAG+A/90Rtg
Brighton & Hove Albion
25/26
27311,7630.205—6.73
Brighton & Hove Albion
24/25
411142,9660.461—6.95
Brighton & Hove Albion
23/24
26362,0670.396—7.13
Brighton & Hove Albion
22/23
411082,9090.561—6.92
Union Saint-Gilloise
21/22
29831,7410.574—7.10
Kawasaki Frontale
2021
261441,7300.94——7.36
Kawasaki Frontale
2020
3618121,9051.42——7.43
Kawasaki Frontale
2019
1004———-
Tsukuba University
2017
100900.00——-
National Team
MGAG+A/90Rtg
Japan
2026
12345931.061—7.30
Japan
2025
2001090.00——6.70
Japan
2023
7224080.88——7.11
Japan
2022
11424891.10——7.40
Youth Career
MGAG+A/90Rtg
Japan U23
2020
31068———6.94
Japan U22
2019
2111351.33——-
Japan U21
2018
3101650.55——-
League seasons, computed
| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | J1 League | 30 | 1594 | 13 | 12 | 1.41 | 7.43 |
| 2021 | J1 League | 20 | 1231 | 8 | 3 | 0.8 | 7.32 |
| 2021/2022 | Pro League | 27 | 1631 | 7 | 3 | 0.55 | 7.1 |
| 2022/2023 | Premier League | 33 | 2315 | 7 | 6 | 0.51 | 6.86 |
| 2023/2024 | Premier League | 19 | 1488 | 3 | 4 | 0.42 | 7.17 |
| 2024/2025 | Premier League | 36 | 2609 | 10 | 4 | 0.48 | 6.96 |
| 2025/2026 | Premier League | 25 | 1723 | 3 | 1 | 0.21 | 6.75 |
Kaoru Mitoma: career in numbers
- Best-rated season
- 2020 · 7.43J1 League
- Lowest-rated season
- 2025/2026 · 6.75Premier League
- Rating trend
- -0.32last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them
- Career involvement (league)
- 0.6 G+A per 9051 goals + 33 assists across 7 league seasons (per-90 from 12591 minutes on record)
- League seasons on record
- 7 (2020–2025)
- Clubs with recorded appearances
- 4
- Rating percentile
- 51strating 6.75 vs 80 rated peers
- Goals rank
- #39 of 803 goals
- G+A per 90 percentile
- 24th0.21 per 90
Cohort: 80 Premier League forwards, 2025/2026, min. 450 minutes.
Rival Clubs(49)
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fulham | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Manchester City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brentford | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Burnley | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Antwerp | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Barnsley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luton Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Club Brugge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sporting Charleroi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zulte-Waregem | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 OH Leuven | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gent | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 KAS Eupen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 KV Oostende | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1–20 of 49
Rival National Teams(1)
Player stats against each opponent national team
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portugal U19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
Transfer Value History
Transfer History
Trophies & Awards
3 titles won
Championships
J1 League
2x Winner(2020, 2021)
2x
Super Cup
1x Winner(2021)
1x