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Kaoru Mitoma, known in Japanese as 三笘 薫, is a Japanese male association football player born on May 20, 1997. He was educated at the University of Tsukuba and speaks Japanese and English. His native language is Japanese. He has siblings, including Kousei Yuki.
Mitoma plays as a midfielder and left wing. He represents Japan in international competition and has participated in the men's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. His club career includes membership in Kawasaki Frontale, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, and the Japan men's national football team.
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Key facts
- 2018
- Japan U21
- 2021
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Full name
- Kaoru Mitoma
- Date of birth
- ( 1997-05-20 ) 20 May 1997 (age 29)
- Place of birth
- Hita , Ōita , Japan
- Height
- 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
- Positions
- Left winger wide midfielder attacking midfielder
- Current team
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- 0000 2005
- Saginuma SC
- 2006 2015
- Kawasaki Frontale
- Years
- Team
- 2016 2019
- University of Tsukuba
- 2018 2021
- Kawasaki Frontale
- 2021 2022
- → Union SG (loan)
- 2017 2021
- Japan U23
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- Brighton and Hove Albion
- Position
- Left Wing
- Nationality
- Japan
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Kawasaki
- Sibling
- Kousei Yuki
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Japanese
- Participant in
- football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Japan men's national football team
- Position played
- midfielder
- Country for sport
- Japan
- Image
- Kaoru Mitoma 00-01-48.01.png
- Height
- 1.78
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- date of birth
- 1997-05-20
- social media followers
- 1395982
- Commons category
- Kaoru Mitoma
- name in native language
- 三笘 薫
- name in kana
- みとま かおる
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:30, 9 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:31, 31 March 2026 (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 and pace.
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