
Kaoru Mitoma
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Kaoru Mitoma's performance-implied value at EUR 17.6M-34.4M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 6.6M-17.6M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 6.3M-15.9M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.71x the positional average in the league (1722 minutes, league coefficient 1.30). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.
Acquisition note: Final year of contract: selling club's leverage is reduced.
Bargain Index: 18
What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.
| Performance | Elite | 93.4th pct among ATT peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Unfavorable | 29.1 years |
| Acquisition cost | Very favorable | est. €8.8M vs market €22.0M |
| Expected appreciation | Very low | -63% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Very large | weak predictor on its own |
| Development | Low | |
| League translation | Big-five league | league coefficient 1.3 |
| Tactical fit | Not evaluated | Requires event/role data not available from the current free source. |
| Risk | Moderate | |
| Data confidence | Medium |
Bargain Index = percentile (among all evaluated players) of expected 2-year value relative to estimated cost. See methodology and backtests.
Market value history
Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.
Profile vs positional peers
Percentiles among 900 evaluated ATT players with 900+ minutes.
Performance (last season, league)
- Minutes
- 1722 (50% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.21
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.29
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 93 (Elite)
Adjusted = shrunk toward positional baseline for small samples, corrected for team dominance over opponents, expressed relative to positional peers in the same league.
Context
- League strength
- 1.30 (rank 1)
- Team strength (Elo)
- 1611
- Opponent strength
- 1606
- Possession, role
- Data unavailable
League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.
Potential
- Development
- Low
- Trajectory
- declining
- Breakout probability
- Age > 23
- Resale range (24m)
- €6.3M – €15.9M
Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 26 pts; relative output down 35% vs positional peers.
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -48% (IQR -69% to -30%).
Risk profile
Overall: Moderate
- ⚠Limited sample: 1722 league minutes last season.
- ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
- ⚠Declining trajectory versus previous season.
- ⓘInjury history unavailable from current data source.
League translation
What happened to players who moved from this league to the big-five leagues (observed, not a forecast).
Already playing in a big-five league.
Output is relative to positional peers in each league. Movers are a selected group (clubs buy players who fit), so treat this as context, not a guarantee.
Season-by-season (domestic league)
Context-adjusted values are model outputs.
| Season | Club | League | Pos | Apps | Min | Min share | G | A | G+A/90 | Adj. G+A/90 | Opp. Elo | Team Elo | League str. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | LW | 25 | 1722 | 50% | 3 | 1 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 1606 | 1611 | 1.30 |
| 2024/25 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | LW | 36 | 2609 | 76% | 10 | 4 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 1561 | 1614 | 1.23 |
| 2023/24 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | LW | 19 | 1488 | 44% | 3 | 4 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 1586 | 1520 | 1.14 |
| 2022/23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | LM | 33 | 2318 | 68% | 7 | 6 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 1559 | 1619 | 1.23 |
| 2021/22 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Jupiler Pro League | LM | 21 | 1190 | 39% | 5 | 4 | 0.68 | 0.34 | 1314 | 1499 | 0.49 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Fa Cup | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024/25 | Fa Cup | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 342 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Europa League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 515 | 0 | 1 | 1500 |
| 2022/23 | Fa Cup | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 439 | 2 | 2 | — |
Small continental samples are shown for context only and are not over-weighted.
Historical comparables
Most similar profiles 2+ years ago (same position group) and what happened next. Chosen by similarity only — failures included.
| Player (then) | Age | Value then | ~2y later | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Soldado Premier League · 2014 | 29 | €25.0M | €16.0M | fell |
| Bernard Premier League · 2019 | 27 | €20.0M | €12.0M | fell |
| Raheem Sterling Premier League · 2023 | 29 | €55.0M | €10.0M | fell |
| Jonas Laliga · 2014 | 30 | €12.0M | €11.0M | flat |
| Lucas Moura Premier League · 2021 | 29 | €25.0M | €6.0M | fell |
| Willian José Premier League · 2021 | 30 | €18.0M | €6.0M | fell |
| Adama Traoré Premier League · 2022 | 26 | €20.0M | €9.0M | fell |
| Jordan Ayew Premier League · 2019 | 28 | €8.0M | €8.0M | flat |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2022 | Union SG | Brighton | Free / loan | €2.5M |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Brighton | Union SG | Free / loan | €1.8M |
| 10 Aug 2021 | Kawasaki Front. | Brighton | €3.0M | €1.8M |
| 1 Feb 2020 | Tsukuba Univ. | Kawasaki Front. | Free / loan | €50k |
| 31 Jan 2020 | Kawasaki Front. | Tsukuba Univ. | Free / loan | €50k |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Tsukuba Univ. | Kawasaki Front. | Free / loan | €50k |
| 31 Jan 2019 | Kawasaki Front. | Tsukuba Univ. | Free / loan | €50k |
| 10 Aug 2018 | Tsukuba Univ. | Kawasaki Front. | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 31 Jan 2018 | Kawasaki Front. | Tsukuba Univ. | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 15 Sept 2017 | Tsukuba Univ. | Kawasaki Front. | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Apr 2016 | Frontale U18 | Tsukuba Univ. | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
MoneyballAI identifies statistical opportunities from available data. A player flagged as a potential bargain is not guaranteed to succeed, to transfer, to rise in value, or to generate resale profit. Market values, fees and contracts come from third-party sources; ranges are model estimates with stated confidence.