Kaoru Mitoma
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Mitoma playing for Brighton & Hove Albion in 2022 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kaoru Mitoma | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hita, Ōita, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | |||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| –2005 | Saginuma SC | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2015 | Kawasaki Frontale | |||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | University of Tsukuba | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Kawasaki Frontale | 50 | (21) | |||||||||||
| 2021– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 107 | (22) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Union SG (loan) | 27 | (7) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Japan U21 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Japan U23 | 9 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2021– | Japan | 29 | (8) | |||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:56, 4 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:31, 10 September 2025 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Kaoru Mitoma (三笘 薫, Mitoma Kaoru; born 20 May 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Japan national team. He is best known for his dribbling ability.