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.

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.

Brighton & Hove Albion head coach Fabian Hurzeler says Kaoru Mitoma “has everything” after the left-winger’s influential role in the 3-1 win at Manchester United. Mitoma restored Brighton ...

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.

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

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.

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

Just minutes after having a goal disallowed, Brighton get their go-ahead goal as Kaoru Mitoma gets a touch at the far post to make it 2-1 for the Seagulls at Old Trafford.

Andre Onana has been slammed for his "unacceptable" Manchester United performances as Ruben Amorim is urged to consider a goalkeeping change.

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