| Sōichirō Kōzuki 上月 壮一郎 | |
| Birth Date: | 22 December 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Uji, Japan |
| Height: | 1.82 m[1] |
| Position: | Right midfielder, winger |
| Currentclub: | Górnik Zabrze |
| Clubnumber: | 41 |
| Youthyears1: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Kyoto Sanga |
| Years1: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Kyoto Sanga |
| Caps1: | 18 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | 1. FC Düren |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | Schalke 04 II |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 11 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Schalke 04 |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | → Górnik Zabrze (loan) |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Japan U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | Japan U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam4: | Japan U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 27 July 2024 |
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Polish Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze, on loan from Schalke 04.
Kōzuki was promoted to the first team of J2 League club Kyoto Sanga in 2018.
He joined German club 1. FC Düren of the fifth-tier Mittelrheinliga in February 2022.[2]
On 26 August 2022, Kōzuki agreed to join Bundesliga side Schalke 04, where he was initially assigned to the reserve team.[3] However, following his performances in the Regionalliga West, in December of the same year the Japanese player was promoted to the first team and signed his first professional contract in the process, by penning a deal until 2025, with an option for an automatic extension based on a certain number of appearances.[4] He scored his first Bundesliga goal in his second debut against RB Leipzig.[5]
On 30 January 2024, Kōzuki moved on loan to Górnik Zabrze in Poland until the end of 2024, with an option to buy.[6]
Kōzuki has represented Japan at various youth international levels, having played for all the national teams from the under-16 to the under-19 setup.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Kyoto Sanga | 2018 | J2 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | J2 League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | J2 League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | J2 League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 1. FC Düren | 2021–22 | Mittelrheinliga | 11 | 5 | — | 11 | 5 | ||
| Schalke 04 II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga West | 14 | 8 | — | 14 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga West | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | |||
| Total | 17 | 11 | — | 17 | 11 | ||||
| Schalke 04 | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 72 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 19 | |||