Kazuki Kozuka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kazuki Kozuka | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Mitsuke, Niigata, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Seoul E-Land FC | ||
| Number | 81 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Teikyo Nagaoka High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Albirex Niigata | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | → J.League U-22 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Renofa Yamaguchi (loan) | 46 | (8) |
| 2017 | → Renofa Yamaguchi (loan) | 39 | (8) |
| 2018 | Ventforet Kofu | 31 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Oita Trinita | 41 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Kawasaki Frontale | 22 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 27 | (1) |
| 2024– | Seoul E-Land FC | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Japan U-18 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:43, 26 November 2015 (UTC) | |||
Kazuki Kozuka (小塚 和季, Kozuka Kazuki, born 2 August 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Seoul E-Land FC, as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Kozuka was born in Mitsuke, Niigata. He played junior football for Mitsuke FC and Nagaoka Junior Youth FC in the Hokushin'etsu Youth League while attending Mitsuke Minami Junior High School, before being offered a spot at Teikyo Nagaoka High School on a football scholarship.[2]
Kozuka joined Albirex Niigata as an apprentice professional in 2012.[3] He turned full-time professional with Albirex at the start of the 2013 season and made his first-team debut against Tokushima Vortis in the first round of the Nabisco Cup.[4] His first J. League appearance was in the 2–1 away win over Tokushima Vortis on 26 April 2014.
On 8 July 2014, Kozuka joined Japan Football League side Renofa Yamaguchi on loan until December. He scored his first goal for Rnofa against Sony Sendai on 2 August.[5] He became regular for Renofa, creating a strong attacking partnership with Kazuhito Kishida. Kozuka impressed at Renofa, and his loan deal was eventually extended to the end of the 2015 season. On 6 April 2015, in the 3–0 league victory at Fujieda, Kozuka scored a 60-yard goal from the halfway line.[6]
On 21 June 2024, he was traded with Peter Makrillos and moved to Seoul E-Land FC.[7]
International career
[edit]In April 2012, he was selected in Japan under 18 squad for the TIPOS Slovakia Cup against Norway.[8]
Club statistics
[edit]| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2013 | Albirex Niigata | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Renofa Yamaguchi | JFL | 13 | 2 | – | – | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | J3 League | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 33 | 6 | ||
| 2016 | Albirex Niigata | J1 League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| 2017 | Renofa Yamaguchi | J2 League | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | 39 | 8 | |
| 2018 | Ventforet Kofu | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 8 | |
| 2019 | Oita Trinita | J1 League | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Career total | 157 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 171 | 26 | ||
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kazuki Kozuka" (in Japanese). Kawasaki Frontale. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ 小塚 和季選手（帝京長岡高）来季新加入内定のお知らせ (in Japanese). Albirex Niigata. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ 帝京長岡高校 小塚 和季選手 JFA・Jリーグ特別指定選手に承認 (in Japanese). Albirex Niigata. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "2014J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup/B 1st Sec". J. League. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ 第16回日本フットボールリーグ - 2014A0031614 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Football League. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ J3第4節…昇格組の山口が開幕3連勝で首位キープ. Gekisaka (in Japanese). Kodansha. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ [오피셜] 서울이랜드FC - 수원삼성, 피터 ↔ 카즈키 1:1 트레이드 (in Korean). Kodansha. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Tipos Slovakia Cup 2012: Nórsko - Japonsko 1:1" (in Slovak). Slovak Football Association. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ 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. 156 out of 289)
- ^ Japan - K. Kozuka - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway
- ^ 小塚 和季選手 復帰のお知らせ (in Japanese). Albirex Niigata. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
External links
[edit]- Profile at Ventforet Kofu
- Kazuki Kozuka at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Kazuki Kozuka at Soccerway
- Kazuki Kozuka on Twitter
- Kazuki Kozuka on Instagram
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Niigata Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- J3 League players
- Albirex Niigata players
- Renofa Yamaguchi FC players
- J.League U-22 Selection players
- Ventforet Kofu players
- Oita Trinita players
- Men's association football midfielders
- K League 1 players
- K League 2 players
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings players
- Seoul E-Land FC players
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in South Korea