Taylor Swift power play: Brighton’s unique bid for player of the month

Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club has used Taylor Swift's fan base to nominate winger Mitoma for the Premier League's Player of the Month award. The club's Twitter account tagged Mitoma as a big fan of Swift, a move inspired by Real Madrid's success. The club's goal is to see if the dedicated fanbase of "Swifties" will make a significant impact in the world of football.

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Mitoma And Taylor Swift
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Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club has once again seized the spotlight by tapping into the enormous popularity and fan influence of global sensation Taylor Swift. Following in the footsteps of Real Madrid and Barcelona, the Premier League team is using the Taylor Swift phenomenon in a distinctive manner.

This time, the spotlight is on Brighton’s winger, Mitoma, who has earned a nomination for the Premier League’s Player of the Month award for his outstanding performance in August. The club’s creative approach involves reaching out to Taylor Swift’s vast fan base to secure votes for their deserving player.

Brighton’s official Twitter account made a bold statement, tweeting, “Did you know that Mitoma is a big fan of Taylor Swift?” and tagging the music icon. The tweet continues, “It doesn’t belong in the store, of course. Mitoma is tied for the Premier League’s best player of the month and best goalscorer of the month awards.”

This strategic move takes inspiration from Real Madrid’s experience, where Taylor Swift fans rallied to support their beloved singer. Now, all eyes are on whether Taylor Swift’s dedicated fanbase, affectionately known as “Swifties,” will once again make a significant impact in the world of football, helping Mitoma secure the coveted Player of the Month award.

Kaoru Mitoma

Kaoru Mitoma

Forwarder, Midfielder

JapanJapan

Age: 27

178 cm

kg

Season 2023/2024
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Played 19 19 Missed
Minutes 1485 78.2 Avg
Goals 3 0.2 Avg
Assist 4 0.2 Avg
Attempt 79 4.2 Avg
Passes 573 30.282.1% AvgSucc
Yellow 4 0.2 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 4 times for 351 minutes for Premier League.

Kaoru Mitoma scored 1 goal for Brighton & Hove Albion. He procured 3 assists. He received 2 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 6th in Premier League. In the last match Brighton & Hove Albion won 3-1 against Newcastle United.

Brighton & Hove Albion performance and stats

Brighton & Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi
Premier League
Rank 10th
Win 12
Draw 12
Loss 12
Goals 54-58
Diff -4
Europa League
Rank 1st
Win 4
Draw 1
Loss 1
Goals 10-5
Diff 5
Top 3 Scorers
J.Pedro (6)
A.Fati (2)
S.Adingra (1)
This season
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Brighton & Hove Albion is currently 6th in the Premier League with 9 points.

In the last 4 games, it has won twice, drawn once, and lost once. In its last match, Brighton & Hove Albion won 3-1 against Newcastle United.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 12 goals and conceding 6.​

Brighton & Hove Albion will play the next match in Premier League against Manchester United on Saturday 16th of September in Manchester.​