Kohei Tezuka Explained

Kohei Tezuka
手塚 康平
Fullname:Kohei Tezuka
Birth Date:6 April 1996
Birth Place:Utsunomiya, Japan
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Sagan Tosu
Clubnumber:7
Youthyears1:2002–2008
Youthclubs1:Tomozo SC
Youthyears2:2009–2014
Youthclubs2:Kashiwa Reysol
Years1:2015
Clubs1:Onehunga Sports
Caps1:22
Goals1:4
Years2:2016–2020
Clubs2:Kashiwa Reysol
Caps2:52
Goals2:3
Years3:2020
Clubs3:Yokohama FC (loan)
Caps3:28
Goals3:0
Years4:2021–2022
Clubs4:Yokohama FC
Caps4:37
Goals4:2
Years5:2022–
Clubs5:Sagan Tosu
Caps5:4
Goals5:0
Pcupdate:18:55, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

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.

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.

Return 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.[1]

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 for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International.

Club statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
JapanLeagueEmperor's CupJ. League CupOtherTotal
Kashiwa Reysol2016J1 League000000colspan="2"-00
20171620021colspan="2"-183
2018181004010231
2019J2 League1802130colspan="2"-231
Total523219110645
Yokohama FC (loan)2020J1 League2800020colspan="2"-300
Yokohama FC20211520050colspan="2"-202
2022J2 League22010colspan="2"-colspan="2"-230
Total652107000732
Sagan Tosu2022J1 League200000colspan="2"-20
Total119531161101397

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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, (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, (p. 67 out of 289)
  4. Web site: Soccer D.B. : 2022 Kohei Tezuka Result by Season . Soccer D.B. . 30 August 2022 . en.