Kaoru Mitoma Net Worth: Investments, Salary & Endorsements

Kaoru Mitoma is a Japanese professional soccer player who has a net worth of $6 million. His income sources include football contracts, salary, endorsements, sponsorship bonuses, Instagram page, and other businesses.Born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Mitoma grew up in Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki City, and joined the Kawasaki Frontale academy at the U10 level. Offered a promotion from the U18s to the senior team coached by Yahiro Kazama, he chose the University of Tsukuba, a powerhouse in Japanese college soccer that has recently produced Frontale veterans such as Shogo Taniguchi and Shintaro Kurumaya. Mitoma has stated that he felt unprepared to enter professional soccer at the age of 18, citing the struggles of fellow Kawasaki academy products Ko Itakura and Koji Miyoshi to gain regular playing time with the senior team. He wrote his university thesis on dribbling.

In July 2018, Mitoma agreed a professional contract with Kawasaki Frontale and would become a member of the team in 2020. He made his debut in the first match of the 2020 J1 League and quickly established himself after the league resumed following the COVID-19 outbreak, becoming the first rookie to reach double figures in goals in the top flight since Yoshinori Muto. On 1 January 2021, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory over Gamba Osaka in the 2020 Emperor’s Cup final.

On 10 August 2021, Mitoma joined Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion on a four-year deal, joining Union SG on loan for the first year. He scored his first goal for Union SG on 16 October against Seraing, in a match where they were trailing 0–2 and with 10 men in the first half, scoring a hat-trick to end the game in a 4–2 home win.

Kaoru Mitoma Salary and Earnings

Kaoru Mitoma has a salary of £12,480,000 remaining on his Brighton contract, expiring on 30 June 2027. Kaoru Mitoma will earn a salary of £4,160,000 for the 2024–25 season, or £80,000 per week, not including bonuses.

Kaoru Mitoma Endorsements

Kaoru Mitoma’ other sponsors are unknown, it is known that the player has a long-term agreement with sporting goods company NIKE regarding his boot sponsors. As an aspiring and developing player, Endo will certainly have more sponsors chasing his signature in the future.