Takahiro Tezuka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tochigi, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bangkok FC | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tomozou SC | |||
| –2016 | Tochigi SC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | University of Tsukuba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 21 | (5) |
| 2022–2025 | Geylang International | 83 | (6) |
| 2025– | Bangkok FC | 15 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:04, 2 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Takahiro Tezuka (手塚 貴大, Tezuka Takahiro; born 25 June 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays mainly as a central-midfielder for Thai League 2 club Bangkok FC. Mainly a central-midfielder, he is also capable of playing as an attacking-midfielder, defensive-midfielder and occasionally as a centre-back.
Club career
Albirex Niigata Singapore
On 23 January 2021, it was announced that Takahiro would join Albirex Niigata (S).[1] He scored his first professional goal on his professional career debut on 13 March in a 3–1 win over Hougang United.
Geylang International
On 14 November 2021, Takahiro joined Geylang International for the 2022 Singapore Premier League season.[2] He started the season as a centre-back, but moving upfield has added another dimension to his game as the season move on.[3] Takahiro make his debut for the club on 4 March 2022 in a league match against Lion City Sailors. He then scored his first goal of the club in the next match against Hougang United in a 3–2 lost on 11 March.
Bangkok FC
After 5 years in Singapore, Takahiro moved to Thailand to sign with Thai League 2 club Bangkok FC.
Personal life
Takahiro is the younger brother of fellow professional footballer Kohei Tezuka who is currently playing in the J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 June 2025.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 2021 | Singapore Premier League | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| Total | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | ||
| Geylang International | 2022 | Singapore Premier League | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| 2023 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| Total | 83 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 8 | ||
| Bangkok | 2025–26 | Thai League 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 121 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 13 | ||
- Notes
References
- ↑ "手塚 貴大選手 筑波大学より加入内定のお知らせ".
- ↑ "手塚 貴大選手 ゲイラン インターナショナルFCへ完全移籍のお知らせ".
- ↑ "Defender-turned-attacker Takahiro Tezuka steps up as injury-hit Albirex push for SPL title". The Straits Times. 21 August 2021.
- ↑ Takahiro Tezuka at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Football people from Tochigi Prefecture
- University of Tsukuba alumni
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Singapore Premier League players
- Tochigi SC players
- Albirex Niigata Singapore F.C. players
- Geylang International FC players
- Thai League 2 players
- Bangkok F.C. players
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Singapore
- Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
- Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese football defender, 1990s birth stubs