Person in history
Kaoru Mitoma
Kaoru Mitoma, Japanese footballer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1997 · May 20
- Age this year
- 29No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- association football player. Citizenship: Japan
- Born
- 29th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Personal life Mitoma is the childhood friend of fellow Japan international and former Kawasaki Frontale teammate Ao Tanaka , who currently plays for Premier League club Leeds United . Both went to Saginuma Elementary School in Kawasaki , Kanagawa , and promised to make Japan proud as professional footballers. [ 1 ] His older brother, Kousei Yuki is an actor. [ 2 ] ^ "Japan team-mates went to school together and made World Cup promise in year book" . Daily Mirror . Reach plc . 5 December 2022.
Kaoru Mitoma 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.
Early life
Educated at: University of Tsukuba, Municipal Kawasaki Saginuma elementary school, and Municipal Kawasaki Arima Junior High School.
Path and career
Career statistics Club As of match played 9 May 2026 [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National cup [ a ] League cup [ b ] Continental Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals University of Tsukuba 2016 — 1 0 — — — 1 0 2017 — 4 2 — — — 4 2 Total 5 2 — — — 5 2 Kawasaki Frontale 2019 J1 League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0 2020 J1 League 30 13 2 2 5 3 — — 37 18 2021 J1 League 20 8 0 0 — 3 [
Honours Kawasaki Frontale J1 League : 2020 Emperor's Cup : 2020 Japanese Super Cup : 2021 Individual J.League Best XI : 2020 [ 1 ] Japan Pro-Footballers Association Awards MVP: 2022, 2023 [ 2 ] Japan Pro-Footballers Association Awards Best XI: 2022, 2023, 2024 [ 2 ] Premier League Goal of the Month : August 2023 , [ 3 ] February 2025 , [ 4 ] April 2026 [ 5 ] Brighton & Hove Albion Men's Goal of the Season: 2023–24 , [ 6 ] 2024–25 [ 7 ]
Why this date
Kaoru Mitoma appears on our May 20 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1997.
- May 11Deep Blue (chess computer)
- May 101997 Qayen earthquake
- September 11Kurkse tragedy
- July 22Eiichiro Oda
- September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1997Nico HoernerMay 13
- 1997Dennis Smith Jr.November 25
- 1997Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997)January 13
- 1997Francesco BagnaiaJanuary 14
- 1997Lauri MarkkanenMay 22
- 1997Kodak BlackJune 11
- 1997Steven KwanSeptember 5
- 1997Jackie YoungSeptember 16
Sources
Cite this page
“Kaoru Mitoma”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/kaoru-mitoma, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Kaoru Mitoma
When was Kaoru Mitoma born?
May 20 1997.
How old would Kaoru Mitoma be today?
29 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on May 20?
Josh O'Connor, Jamie Chadwick, Stéphane Mbia and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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