Sōichirō Kōzuki
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Uji, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shonan Bellmare | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Kyoto Sanga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Kyoto Sanga | 18 | (0) |
| 2022 | 1. FC Düren | 11 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Schalke 04 II | 17 | (11) |
| 2023–2024 | Schalke 04 | 10 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | 1860 Munich | 33 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | Viktoria Köln | 19 | (2) |
| 2026– | Shonan Bellmare | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Japan U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2017 | Japan U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | Japan U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Japan U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 May 2026 | |||
Sōichirō Kōzuki (上月 壮一郎, Kōzuki Sōichirō; born 22 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Shonan Bellmare.
Club career
Kōzuki was promoted to the first team of J2 League club Kyoto Sanga in 2018.[2]
He joined German club 1. FC Düren of the fifth-tier Mittelrheinliga in February 2022.[3]
On 26 August 2022, Kōzuki agreed to join Bundesliga side Schalke 04, where he was initially assigned to the reserve team.[4] 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.[5] He scored his first Bundesliga goal in his second debut against RB Leipzig.[6]
On 30 January 2024, Kōzuki moved on loan to Górnik Zabrze in Poland until the end of 2024, with an option to buy.[7]
On 3 September 2024, 3. Liga club 1860 Munich announced that they had signed Kōzuki.[8] On 26 August 2025, 1860 announced that Kōzuki had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[9] On the same day, he signed with Viktoria Köln, also in the 3. Liga.[10]
On 15 June 2026, Kōzuki returned to Japan and joined Shonan Bellmare.[11]
International career
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.[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 1860 Munich | 2024–25 | 3. Liga | 32 | 3 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| 2025–26 | 3. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |||
| Viktoria Köln | 2025–26 | 3. Liga | 19 | 2 | — | 3[c] | 1 | 22 | 3 | |
| Career total | 126 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 135 | 25 | ||
- ↑ Includes Emperor's Cup, DFB-Pokal
- 1 2 Appearances in the Bavarian Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Middle Rhine Cup
References
- ↑ "Soichiro Kozuki" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ↑ Sōichirō Kōzuki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- ↑ "Soichiro Kozuki stürmt für den 1. FC Düren". kicker (in German). 11 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ↑ "Verstärkung vom Aufsteiger: Soichiro Kozuki wechselt zur königsblauen U23". FC Schalke 04 (in German). 26 August 2022.
- 1 2 "Soichiro Kozuki signs a professional contract valid until 2025". Schalke 04. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ↑ "fc-schalke-04-vs-rb-leipzig". Bundesliga. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ↑ "Soichiro Kozuki dołącza do Trójkolorowych!" [Soichiro Kozuki joins the Tricolor!] (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ↑ "Soichiro Kozuki joins TSV 1860 München". FC Schalke 04. 3 September 2024.
- ↑ "Kozuki verlässt die Löwen". tsv1860.de (in German). TSV 1860 Munich. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ↑ "Viktoria verpflichtet Soichiro Kozuki - "Kann den Unterschied ausmachen"" [Viktoria signs Soichiro Kozuki - "Can make the difference"] (in German). FC Viktoria Köln. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ↑ "上月壮一郎選手 新加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of Soichiro Kozuki joining the team] (in Japanese). Shonan Bellmare. 15 June 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ Sōichirō Kōzuki at Soccerway
- ↑ Sōichirō Kōzuki at WorldFootball.net
External links
- Sōichirō Kōzuki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- 2000 births
- People from Uji
- Football people from Kyoto Prefecture
- Living people
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Japanese men's footballers
- Kyoto Sanga FC players
- FC Schalke 04 II players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- Górnik Zabrze players
- TSV 1860 Munich players
- FC Viktoria Köln players
- Shonan Bellmare players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- Oberliga (football) players
- J2 League players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Poland