Kohei Tezuka
Kohei Tezuka (手塚 康平, Tezuka Kohei, born April 6, 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Sagan Tosu.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kohei Tezuka | ||
| Date of birth | April 6, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Utsunomiya, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sagan Tosu | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2014 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Onehunga Sports | 22 | (4) |
| 2016–2020 | Kashiwa Reysol | 52 | (3) |
| 2020 | → Yokohama FC (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Yokohama FC | 37 | (2) |
| 2022– | Sagan Tosu | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:55, 5 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Onehunga Sports
While playing in Kashiwa Reysol youth ranks, Kohei opted for an abroad experience in New Zealand, where he signed for Onehunga Sports on 26 March 2015.
Returns to Kashiwa Reysol
On 8 January 2016, Kohei then came back to Reysol, finding his first cap only after a year of orientation. He debuted on 15 March 2017 in a J. League Cup match against Shimizu S-Pulse and he even scored the winning-goal for Reysol.[2]
Yokohama FC
On 1 February 2020, Kohei joined J1 League outfits, Yokohama FC on loan however on 1 February 2021, he joined the club on free after his loan contract expired.
Sagan Tosu
On 25 July 2022, Kohei joined J1 League club, Sagan Tosu. On 10 May 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2-0 away win against Urawa Red Diamonds. Kohei than went on to contribute 3 consecutive assists in 3 games throughout the season.
Personal life
Kohei is the older brother of fellow professional footballer, Takahiro Tezuka who is currently playing in the Singapore Premier League club, Geylang International.
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2016 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 18 | 3 | |||
| 2018 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | J2 League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 52 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 5 | ||
| Yokohama FC (loan) | 2020 | J1 League | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 30 | 0 | |
| Yokohama FC | 2021 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | J2 League | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 65 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 2 | ||
| Sagan Tosu | 2022 | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 119 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 7 | ||
- Appearances in the AFC Champions League
References
- "手塚 康平：横浜ＦＣ：Ｊリーグ.jp".
- "J.league.jp Japan Professional Football League".
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 34 out of 289)
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 67 out of 289)
- "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Kohei Tezuka Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 30 August 2022.