Kohei Tezuka (手塚 康平, Tezuka Kohei, born April 6, 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays primarily as a defensive-midfielder for J1 League club Sagan Tosu. He is also capable of playing as a central-midfielder or occasionally as an attacking-midfielder.

Kohei Tezuka
手塚 康平
Personal information
Full name Kohei Tezuka
Date of birth (1996-04-06) April 6, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Utsunomiya, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sagan Tosu
Number 7
Youth career
2002–2008 Tomozo SC
2009–2014 Kashiwa Reysol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Onehunga Sports 22 (4)
2016–2020 Kashiwa Reysol 52 (3)
2020Yokohama 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

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Onehunga Sports

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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.

Return to Kashiwa Reysol

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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.[1]

Yokohama FC

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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

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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

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Kohei is the older brother of fellow professional footballer, Takahiro Tezuka who is currently playing for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International.

Club statistics

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As of 30 August 2022.[2][3][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 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
  1. ^ Appearances in the AFC Champions League

References

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  1. ^ "J.league.jp Japan Professional Football League".
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Kohei Tezuka Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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