Kazuki Kozuka
Kazuki Kozuka (小塚 和季, Kozuka Kazuki, born 2 August 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Suwon Samsung Bluewings, as an attacking midfielder.
| 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 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | ||
| 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 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Japan U-18 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:43, 26 November 2015 (UTC) | |||
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]
International career edit
In April 2012, he was selected in Japan under 18 squad for the TIPOS Slovakia Cup against Norway.[7]
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.
- ^ (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.