Scoring his first goal for the Seagulls in only his second Premier League start for the club away at Wolves, the attacker who arrived from Kawasaki Frontale has gone on to reach a

Hurzeler likes Mitoma to be a far-post threat as play develops on the other side. He said: “When Kaoru always stays active when he is not near the ball, when he knows how to use the ball, when he understands how he has to make the deep runs in the right moment, then he is a big player.

Mitoma is now the outright highest-scoring Japanese player in Premier League history, with 15 goals, moving one clear of former Leicester City striker Shinji Okazaki. Mitoma also got an assist on Sunday at Old Trafford, taking him to 12 in his Premier League career, double the total of any other Japanese player.

Brighton attacker Kaoru Mitoma has become the most successful Japanese player in Premier League history. With his strike in victory at Manchester United on Sunday, it marked Mitoma 's 15th goal in the Premier League.

Forest meanwhile have accrued more points from their last 10 league commitments than any other side. Moreover, the visitors have conceded the fewest goals in that period and for all that Chris Wood's prolificacy is gaining deserved headlines this is an outstanding campaign built on an extremely well-constructed rearguard.

Kaoru Mitoma rewrote the record for most goals by a Japanese football player in the English Premier League on Sunday as

The wily Seagulls midfielder bundled the south coast side ahead in the second half at Manchester United. And with it, he became the Premier League's highest-scoring Japanese player ever. That's now 15 for Mitoma and we're going to go out on a limb and say that record will be extended in the seasons to come.

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Yankuba Minteh and Kaoru Mitoma registered a goal and assist each as Brighton secured their third straight win at Old Trafford.

The result sent hosts back into the relegation zone as they were punished for failing to take their first-half chances

Kaoru Mitoma has been a revelation for Brighton since returning from an initial loan spell at Union Saint-Gilloise during the 2021/22 campaign. Scoring his first goal for the Seagulls in only his

In the English Premier League, Japan's Mitoma Kaoru has become the league's highest-scoring Japanese soccer player with 15 goals.