Kaoru Mitoma

MFJPN20 May 1997 · age 29
Available

Eligibility

PL homegrown
No

Not homegrown: no qualifying FA/FAW registration before 21 on record.

UEFA training origin
Not locally trained

Not locally trained on record.

Work permit / GBE
Exceptions Panel — 0/15 points

Registration & availability

On squad lists
PL 25 · UEFA List A
Availability
Available

No injury or suspension on record.

UEFA cup-tie
Free

Contract & caps

Contract term
2021 → 2027 · £80,000/wk
Transfer fee / amortisation
£2,560,000 · £0.4m/yr over 6y

Pre-2023 deal — original amortisation kept (§6).

Senior caps
31

Claims & citations

Every live claim on record for this player, grouped by what it establishes — the provenance behind the derived values above.

  • Tier 1 · Official — primary governing-body record1Official
  • Tier 3 · Press — reported by established media3Press
  • Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4Aggregator
  • Tier 5 · User — community-submitted, unverified5User
Nationality
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

JPN1997-05-20 → live

“22 | MF | JPN | Kaoru Mitoma”

WikipediaBrighton & Hove Albion F.C. - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Club history3
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

Brighton & Hove Albion2021 → live

“2021– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 113 | 23”

WikipediaKaoru Mitoma - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

Kawasaki Frontale2018 → 2021

“2018–2021 | Kawasaki Frontale | 50 | 21”

WikipediaKaoru Mitoma - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

Union SG2021 → 2022

“2021–2022 | Union SG (loan) | 27 | 7”

WikipediaKaoru Mitoma - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Registration
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

#22 MF2026-07-01 → live

“22 | MF | JPN | Kaoru Mitoma”

WikipediaBrighton & Hove Albion F.C. - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Contract3
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

Contract term2021-08-10 → 2027-06-30

“Joined: Aug 10, 2021 / Contract expires: Jun 30, 2027”

TransfermarktKaoru Mitoma - Player profile | Transfermarkt ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 3 · Press — reported by established media3

GBP 2,560,000 fee2021-08-10 → 2027-06-30

“I'm seeing €3 million (£2.56 million) being reported as a transfer fee which is a VERY high figure for someone who's yet to earn his first senior international cap.”

SussexLiveKaoru Mitoma to Brighton: '£2.5m' transfer fee, emulating Percy Tau's path and Olympics hurdle ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 3 · Press — reported by established media3

GBP 80,000/wk2021-08-10 → 2027-06-30

“Kaoru Mitoma's new contract at Brighton provides him with a weekly salary of £80,000 ($105,703)”

Goal.comKaoru Mitoma salary: How much does Brighton star earn per week and annually in Premier League? ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Work permit
Tier 3 · Press — reported by established media3

points · granted2026-07-01 → live

“thanks to racking up the caps for his country, he is now eligible to play in the Premier League after earning enough points to secure a Governing Body Endorsement (GBE).”

SussexLivesource ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Int'l caps
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

31 caps (JPN)2026-07-01 → live

“31 caps for the Japan national team, scoring 9 goals as of 31 March 2026”

WikipediaKaoru Mitoma - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13