Kazuki Kozuka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kazuki Kozuka | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Mitsuke, Niigata, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Albirex Niigata | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Teikyo Nagaoka High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Albirex Niigata | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | →J.League U-22 Selection | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Renofa Yamaguchi (loan) | 46 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Japan U18 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 March 2016. | |||
Kazuki Kozuka (小塚和季 Kozuka Kazuki, born 2 August 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Albirex Niigata, as a Midfielder.
Club career
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.[1]
Kozuka joined Albirex Niigata as an apprentice professional in 2012.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
International career
In April 2012, he was selected in the Japan under 18 squad for the TIPOS Slovakia Cup against Norway.[6]
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Albirex Niigata | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Renofa Yamaguchi | 2014 | 13 | 2 | – | – | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2015 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 33 | 6 | ||
| Albirex Niigata | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 8 | |
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Tipos Slovakia Cup 2012: Nórsko - Japonsko 1:1" (in Slovak). Slovak Football Association. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ 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
- Kazuki Kozuka profile at Soccerway