Kaoru Mitoma

29 yrs · Left winger (also LM) · Japan
Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League · Foot: right · Height: 178 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2027
Market value
€22.0M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€6.6M – €17.6M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€17.6M – €34.4M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€6.3M – €15.9M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
€47k – €27.8M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.

Estimated acquisition€6.6M – €17.6M
Model value (performance-implied)€17.6M – €34.4M
Projected value (24 months)€6.3M – €15.9M
Dashed line: current market value (€22.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

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.

PerformanceElite93.4th pct among ATT peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable29.1 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €8.8M vs market €22.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-63% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery largeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 1.3
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskModerate
Data confidenceMedium

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.

Highest recorded: €50.0M

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.

SeasonClubLeaguePosAppsMinMin shareGAG+A/90Adj. G+A/90Opp. EloTeam EloLeague str.
2025/26Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier LeagueLW25172250%310.210.29160616111.30
2024/25Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier LeagueLW36260976%1040.480.46156116141.23
2023/24Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier LeagueLW19148844%340.420.42158615201.14
2022/23Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier LeagueLM33231868%760.500.25155916191.23
2021/22Union Saint-GilloiseJupiler Pro LeagueLM21119039%540.680.34131414990.49

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Fa CupBrighton & Hove Albion24000—
2024/25Fa CupBrighton & Hove Albion434210—
2023/24Uefa Europa LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion6515011500
2022/23Fa CupBrighton & Hove Albion543922—

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)AgeValue then~2y laterOutcome
Roberto Soldado
Premier League · 2014
29€25.0M€16.0Mfell
Bernard
Premier League · 2019
27€20.0M€12.0Mfell
Raheem Sterling
Premier League · 2023
29€55.0M€10.0Mfell
Jonas
Laliga · 2014
30€12.0M€11.0Mflat
Lucas Moura
Premier League · 2021
29€25.0M€6.0Mfell
Willian José
Premier League · 2021
30€18.0M€6.0Mfell
Adama Traoré
Premier League · 2022
26€20.0M€9.0Mfell
Jordan Ayew
Premier League · 2019
28€8.0M€8.0Mflat

Transfer history

Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.

DateFromToFeeMV at time
30 Jun 2022Union SGBrightonFree / loan€2.5M
11 Aug 2021BrightonUnion SGFree / loan€1.8M
10 Aug 2021Kawasaki Front.Brighton€3.0M€1.8M
1 Feb 2020Tsukuba Univ.Kawasaki Front.Free / loan€50k
31 Jan 2020Kawasaki Front.Tsukuba Univ.Free / loan€50k
19 Apr 2019Tsukuba Univ.Kawasaki Front.Free / loan€50k
31 Jan 2019Kawasaki Front.Tsukuba Univ.Free / loan€50k
10 Aug 2018Tsukuba Univ.Kawasaki Front.Free / loanData unavailable
31 Jan 2018Kawasaki Front.Tsukuba Univ.Free / loanData unavailable
15 Sept 2017Tsukuba Univ.Kawasaki Front.Free / loanData unavailable
1 Apr 2016Frontale U18Tsukuba Univ.Free / loanData 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.

Kaoru Mitoma · MoneyballAI