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Kaoru Mitoma (三笘 薫, Mitoma Kaoru, born 20 May 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Japan national team.

Kaoru Mitoma
三笘 薫
Mitoma with Brighton & Hove Albion in 2022
Personal information
Full name Kaoru Mitoma[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth Kanagawa, Japan[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 22
Youth career
Saginuma SC
0000–2015 Kawasaki Frontale
2016–2019 University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Kawasaki Frontale 50 (21)
2021– Brighton & Hove Albion 9 (1)
2021–2022Union SG (loan) 27 (7)
National team
2018 Japan U21 3 (1)
2017–2021 Japan U23 9 (4)
2021– Japan 9 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:06, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career



Early years


Born in Kanagawa, Mitoma grew up in the Kawasaki area and joined the Frontale academy at the U10 level. Offered a promotion from the U-18s to the senior team coached by Yahiro Kazama, he chose instead the University of Tsukuba, a Japanese university football powerhouse who had recently produced Frontale stalwarts such as Shogo Taniguchi and Shintaro Kurumaya. Mitoma professed to feel unprepared to enter professional football at age 18, citing the struggles of fellow Kawasaki academy products Ko Itakura and Koji Miyoshi to win regular playing time with the senior squad.[4][5]

During his time at Tsukuba, Mitoma was selected to represent Japan at the 2017 and 2019 Universiade tournaments, as well as the 2018 Asian Games and the 2019 Toulon Tournament with the under-23 national team. Playing in the Kanto University Soccer League with Tsukuba, he was named to the all-league XI in his final three seasons while majoring in physical education. In addition, Tsukuba appeared in the 2016 and 2017 Emperor's Cup tournaments making an upstart run to the round of 16 in the latter edition, upsetting J.League clubs YSCC Yokohama, Vegalta Sendai (against whom Mitoma scored a brace), and Avispa Fukuoka along the way. While enrolled in college, Mitoma also occasionally joined Frontale's senior team for training sessions as a Special Designated Player starting in his sophomore year, appearing in a single J.League Cup match in 2019.[5]


Kawasaki Frontale


In July 2018, Mitoma agreed on a professional contract with Kawasaki Frontale senior team starting in 2020.[6] He made his official pro debut on the opening matchday of the 2020 J1 League and quickly established himself after the league resumed following the COVID-19 outbreak, becoming the first rookie to reach double digits in goals in the first division since Yoshinori Muto.[5]


Brighton & Hove Albion


On 10 August 2021, Mitoma joined Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion on a four-year deal, joining Union SG on loan for the first year.[7] Mitoma scored his first goal for Union SG on 16 October, where he scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 home victory over Seraing.[8]

On 13 August 2022, Mitoma made his Premier League debut for Brighton, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for Leandro Trossard in a 0–0 draw with Newcastle United at the Falmer Stadium.[9] He made his first Albion start on 24 August, playing 67 minutes of the 3–0 away win over League One side Forest Green Rovers in the EFL Cup second round.[10] Mitoma made his first Premier League start on 29 October, setting up Leandro Trossard's fifth minute opener in the eventual 4–1 home thrashing over Chelsea.[11] A week later, he scored his first goal for the Seagulls heading them level from a Adam Lallana cross in the eventual 3–2 away win over Wolves. Mitoma also helped Brighton in both other goals with his run into the box creating Pascal Groß's 83rd minute winner.[12] Mitoma scored again in Brighton's next match four days later, putting Albion in front in the eventual 3–1 away win over Arsenal in the EFL Cup third round.[13]


International career


After being capped at youth level, Mitoma was called up to the Japan senior squad for the first time in November 2021 for 2022 World Cup qualfiers against Oman.[14] He made his debut on 16 November, coming on as a substitute in the 1–0 away win over Oman.[15]

On 24 March 2022, Mitoma scored his first two international goals in a 2–0 World Cup qualification win against Australia. Coming from the bench at the 86th, the winger opens the score three minutes later. He score another during the added time. This win confirms Japan's qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[16] Mitoma's double offers him his First "A" international titularisation at the following game, five days later, against Vietnam.

On 1 November, Mitoma was named in Japan's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[17]


Career statistics



Club


As of match played 9 November 2022[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
University of Tsukuba 2016 1010
2017 4242
Total 5252
Kawasaki Frontale 2018 J1 League 00000000
2019 J1 League 00001010
2020 J1 League 301322533718
2021 J1 League 20800003[lower-alpha 3]21[lower-alpha 4]22412
Total 5021226332126230
Brighton & Hove Albion 2021–22 Premier League 00000000
2022–23 Premier League 910021112
Total 9100210000112
Union SG (loan) 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 2772100298
Career total 86299574321210642
  1. Includes Emperor's Cup, FA Cup and Belgian Cup
  2. Includes J.League Cup and EFL Cup
  3. All appearances in AFC Champions League
  4. Appearance in Japanese Super Cup

International


As of match played 27 September 2022[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan
202110
202285
Total95
As of match played 23 September 2022[20]
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mitoma goal.
List of international goals scored by Kaoru Mitoma
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
124 March 2022Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia Australia1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
22–0
32 June 2022Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan Paraguay3–14–12022 Kirin Challenge Cup
410 June 2022Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan Ghana2–14–12022 Kirin Cup
523 September 2022Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany United States2–02–02022 Kirin Challenge Cup

Honours


Kawasaki Frontale

Individual


References


  1. "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. "三笘薫さん(サッカー)インタビュー". Players Japan. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. "Kaoru Mitoma: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  4. Ando, Takahito (28 May 2018). "フロンターレ昇格を蹴って進学。筑波大・三笘薫、人生の選択について。". Sports Graphic Number (in Portuguese). Bungeishunjū. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. Bontempo, Tiago (5 September 2020). "Mitoma, a sensação da J.League que só virou profissional aos 22 anos para 'garantir seu futuro' na faculdade". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Grupo Globo. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  6. "三笘薫選手加入内定のお知らせ". Kawasaki Frontale. 13 July 2018.
  7. "Mitoma signs for Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  8. "Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Union SG - RFC Seraing: 4-2". rusg.brussels. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  9. "Brighton and Hove Albion - Newcastle United: 0-0". brightonandhovealbion.com. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  10. "Forest Green 0-3 Brighton: Albion to face Arsenal in third round - BBC Sport". BBC Sport Sport. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  11. "Brighton & Hove Albion 4-1 Chelsea: Seagulls spoil former boss Graham Potter's Amex Stadium". BBC Sport. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  12. "Wolves 2-3 Brighton: Pascal Gross secures late victory for visitors". BBC Sport. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  13. "Carabao Cup: Arsenal 1-3 Brighton - Seagulls move into last 16 with win at Emirates Stadium". BBC Sport. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  14. "Albion's players in World Cup qualifying action". Brighton & Hove Albion. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  15. "'Bring him back' - Brighton fans send transfer message after loanee stars on international duty - SussexLive". SussexLive. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  16. "Japan secure dramatic win over Australia to qualify for World Cup". BBC Sport. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  17. "Kaoru Mitoma set to realize World Cup dream after injury scare". The Japan Times. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  18. Kaoru Mitoma at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  19. Kaoru Mitoma - Statistics (in Japanese)
  20. Kaoru Mitoma at National-Football-Teams.com



На других языках


[de] Kaoru Mitoma

Kaoru Mitoma (jap. .mw-parser-output .Hani{font-size:110%}三笘 薫, Mitoma Kaoru; * 20. Mai 1997 in Kawasaki, Präfektur Kanagawa) ist ein japanischer Fußballspieler.
- [en] Kaoru Mitoma

[es] Kaoru Mitoma

Kaoru Mitoma (Prefectura de Ōita, 20 de mayo de 1997) es un futbolista japonés que juega de delantero en el Brighton & Hove Albion F. C. de la Premier League.

[fr] Kaoru Mitoma

Kaoru Mitoma (三笘 薫, Mitoma Kaoru?), né le 20 mai 1997 à Kawasaki au Japon, est un footballeur international japonais qui évolue au poste d'ailier gauche à Brighton & Hove.

[it] Kaoru Mitoma

Kaoru Mitoma (三笘 薫 Mitoma Kaoru?; Ōita, 20 maggio 1997) è un calciatore giapponese, centrocampista o attaccante del Brighton e della nazionale giapponese.



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