Mitoma Makes History: Japan’s Top Scorer in the Premier League
Kaoru Mitoma has officially made his mark in Premier League history! With his goal during Brighton & Hove Albion's 3-1 victory over Manchester United, he’s now the highest-scoring Japanese player in the league, netting 15 goals—just ahead of former Leicester City star Shinji Okazaki.
Most goals/assists by Japanese players
| Player | Goals | Player | Assists |
| Kaoru Mitoma (三笘 薫) | 15 | Kaoru Mitoma (三笘 薫) | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinji Okazaki (岡崎 慎司) | 14 | Shinji Kagawa (香川 真司) | 6 |
| Maya Yoshida (吉田 麻也) | 6 | Junichi Inamoto (稲本 潤一) | 6 |
| Takumi Minamino (南野 拓実) | 6 | Shinji Okazaki (岡崎 慎司) | 4 |
| Shinji Kagawa (香川 真司) | 6 | Takehiro Tomiyasu (冨安 健洋) | 3 |
But that’s not all! Mitoma also added an assist at Old Trafford, bringing his Premier League total to 12, which is double the number of assists by any other Japanese player. His impressive goal has now placed him among the top five Asian players for the most goals scored in the league, tying him with former Swansea City midfielder Ki Sung-yueng.
Most goals/assists by Asian players
| Player | Goals | Player | Assists |
| Son Heung-min (孫興慜) | 126 | Son Heung-min (孫興慜) | 68 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwang Hee-chan (黄喜燦) | 22 | Park Ji-sung (朴智星) | 21 |
| Park Ji-sung (朴智星) | 19 | Kaoru Mitoma (三笘 薫) | 12 |
| Kaoru Mitoma (三笘 薫) | 15 | Lee Chung-yong (李青龍) | 10 |
| Ki Sung-yueng (奇誠庸) | 15 | Ki Sung-yueng (奇誠庸) | 9 |
With 12 assists, Mitoma ranks third among Asian players in that category. Of course, Tottenham's Son Heung-min still leads the pack by a significant margin.
After 74 appearances in the Premier League, Mitoma finds himself third among Japanese players and tenth among all Asian players. It’s clear he’s making waves and setting new records!
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三笘薰在白禮頓3-1戰勝曼聯的比賽中創造了歷史。他成為英超歷史上攻入最多入球的日本球員，總共攻入15球，超越了前李斯特城前鋒岡崎慎司的紀錄。
在作客奧脫福比賽中，三笘薰同時送出了一次助攻，使他的英超助攻總數達到12次，比第二位香川真司及稲本潤一多出一倍。
他的入球也讓他進入亞洲球員英超入球榜前五名，現在他與前史雲斯的南韓中場奇誠庸並列。而三笘薰的12次英超助攻在亞洲球員中排名第三。
熱刺球星孫興慜則在亞洲球員的入球和助攻方面領先不少。
在出場次數方面，三笘薰目前在英超出場74次，這在日本球員中排名第三，在亞洲球員中排名第十。
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