JapanAttacker
Position
Midfield — left
Typical role
Japan
Nationality
Japan's dribbling wizard who wrote a university thesis on the skill. Mitoma glides past defenders with mesmerizing close control.
International career
32
Caps
7
Intl goals
7
Intl assists
Career clubs
Career transfers
- 1 Jul 2022
- 11 Aug 2021Loan
- 10 Aug 2021
Honours
Super Cup
WinnerJapan · 2× (2021, 2019)
Emperor Cup
WinnerJapan · 1× (2020/2021)
J1 League
WinnerJapan · 2× (2020, 2018)
J-League Cup
WinnerJapan · 1× (2019)
Kirin Cup
Runner-upWorld · 1× (2022)
First Division A
Runner-upBelgium · 1× (2021/2022)
Tournoi Maurice Revello
Runner-upWorld · 1× (2019)
Asian Games
Runner-upAsia · 1× (2018)
Injury record
Heel Injury
May 2025
Heel Injury
May 2025
Heel Injury
Apr 2025
Knee Injury
Mar 2025
Knock
Nov 2024 – Dec 2024
Back Injury
Feb 2024 – Jul 2024
Ankle Injury
Dec 2023 – Jan 2024
Knock
Nov 2023
Tired
Oct 2023
Ankle/Foot Injury
Oct 2022
36 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.
Competitions
Recent form
Season by season
| Season | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Brighton | 28 | 3 | 1 | 6.81 |
| 2024 | Brighton | 41 | 11 | 4 | 6.96 |
| 2023 | Brighton | 36 | 5 | 6 | 7.09 |
| 2022 | Brighton | 54 | 15 | 8 | 6.94 |
| 2021 | Union St. Gilloise | 52 | 18 | 7 | 7.08 |
Discipline
18
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
229
Fouls
Strengths
Attribute profile — pace, shooting, passing, dribbling, defending, physical.
World Cup history
2022: Group stage (famous goal-line moment vs Spain) | 2026: Japan's star winger
Career highlights
- PhD-level dribbling study
- Brighton's Premier League sensation
- Japan's key attacker