Club: Brighton & Hove Albion Age: 28 Position: Winger Caps: 29

Kaoru Mitoma is a name familiar to Premier League fans and has impressed during his five years at Brighton, where he has made 130 appearances across all competitions scoring 26 goals and providing 21 assists.

Following a season-long loan at Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise, Mitoma enjoyed a breakthrough campaign in 2022-23 where he set the record for the most goals scored by a Japanese player in a single English top-flight season (seven).

Mitoma has earned a reputation for spectacular goals and two of his 22 Premier League strikes earned him goal of the month awards.

The winger represented Japan at the 2022 World Cup, coming on as a substitute in all four of their matches and scoring the winning goal in the stunning victory over Spain.

He did, however, also miss a penalty in the shootout as Japan were knocked out by Croatia in the last 16.