Kei Koizumi

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Kei Koizumi (小泉 慶, Koizumi Kei; born 19 April 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or right back for J1 League club FC Tokyo.^[1]

Kei Koizumi
小泉 慶

Personal information
Full name	Kei Koizumi
Date of birth	(1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Adachi, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, right back
Team information
Current team	FC Tokyo
Number	37
Youth career
	Kashiwa Russell FC
2002–2010	Yokohama F. Marinos
2011–2013	RKU Kashiwa High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Albirex Niigata	110	(4)
2015	→ J.League U-22 (loan)	1	(0)
2018–2019	Kashiwa Reysol	28	(1)
2019–2021	Kashima Antlers	46	(1)
2021–2022	Sagan Tosu	41	(1)
2023–	FC Tokyo	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:56, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

Career

Koizumi started his career as a junior player with Yokohama F. Marinos, but the club did not promote him to their Under-18 team. He entered Ryutsu Keizai University Kashiwa High School and started playing for the school. He subsequently became a regular in the school team that won the Prince Takamado Cup in 2013.^[2]

In 2014, Koizumi joined J. League Division 1 club Albirex Niigata and has added some versatility to the Albirex squad. His ability to play in a number of positions across defence and midfield made him an attractive proposition and boss Masaaki Yanagishita was delighted to be able to prise him away from The Big Swan Stadium.^[3]

Club statistics

As of 21 February 2023.^[4][5][6]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia		Total
2014	Albirex Niigata	J1	26	0	2	0	6	1	-		34	1
2015			21	2	0	0	5	0	-		26	2
2016			30	0	1	0	4	0	-		35	0
2017			33	2	1	0	0	0	-		34	2
Total			110	4	4	0	15	1	-		119	5
2015	J.League U-22 (loan)	J3	1	0	0	0	-		-		1	0
Total			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2018	Kashiwa Reysol	J1	27	1	2	1	4	0	5	1	38	3
2019		J2	1	0	0	0	4	0	-		5	0
Total			28	1	2	1	8	0	5	1	43	3
2019	Kashima Antlers	J1	7	0	2	0	3	0	2	0	14	0
2020			22	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	24	1
2021			17	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	23	0
Total			46	1	3	0	10	0	2	0	61	1
2021	Sagan Tosu	J1	11	0	0	0	0	0	-		11	0
2022			30	1	2	0	2	0	-		34	1
Total			41	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	46	1
2023	FC Tokyo	J1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career Total			227	7	11	1	35	1	7	1	280	10