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Full nameKaoru Mitoma
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age29
Date of birth20 May 1997
BirthplaceKawasaki
Height178 cm
Shirt number#22
ClubBrighton
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
25
Appearances
3
Goals
1
Assists
1721
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Brighton.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of Brighton's ~38 games this season through 5 injury absences (ankle, hamstring). He still appeared 25 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League253117216.81
FA Cup200406.45

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

K. Mitoma is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder at Brighton, rated 54.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 290th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (57.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.21 goal contributions per 90 (0.16 goals, 0.05 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mitoma.

Judged on this season alone, Mitoma graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 45th of 73 of the 73 attacking midfielders in the Premier League, on 3 goals and 1 assist in 25 appearances (0.209 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 49 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 55, 64th of 73 of the 73 attacking midfielders in the Premier League. At 29 Mitoma is in his prime years, and a market index of 36 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Mitoma missed 5 games through injury (ankle, hamstring) out of roughly 38 this season. The 25 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential64th of 73 attacking midfielders · Premier LeagueCurrent season45th of 73 attacking midfielders · Premier League45th-best attacking midfielder in the Premier League290th in the Premier League · potential64th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Premier League
54.5
Ratingi
64th of 73 attacking midfielders
21
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
57.9%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.21
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Brighton finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

3
Goals
1
Assists
4
G+A
0.12
Goals / app

3 goals in 25 appearances (0.12 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 96.3/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 57.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.21 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.41 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

With a Rating of 54.5, Mitoma carries the 64th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Premier League of 73. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.21 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.