Kohei Tezuka

Kohei Tezuka (手塚 康平, Tezuka Kohei; born April 6, 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays primarily as a defensive-midfielder for J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol. He is also capable of playing as a central-midfielder or occasionally as an attacking-midfielder.

Kohei Tezuka
手塚 康平

Personal information
Full name	Kohei Tezuka
Date of birth	(1996-04-06) April 6, 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Utsunomiya, Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kashiwa Reysol
Number	17
Youth career
2002–2008	Tomozo SC
2009–2014	Kashiwa Reysol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Onehunga Sports	22	(4)
2016–2020	Kashiwa Reysol	52	(3)
2020	→ Yokohama FC (loan)	28	(0)
2021–2022	Yokohama FC	37	(2)
2022–2024	Sagan Tosu	46	(1)
2024–	Kashiwa Reysol	12	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:55, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Onehunga Sports

While playing in Kashiwa Reysol youth ranks, Kohei opted for an abroad experience in New Zealand, where he signed for Onehunga Sports on 26 March 2015.

Return to Kashiwa Reysol

On 8 January 2016, Kohei then came back to Reysol, finding his first cap only after a year of orientation. He debuted on 15 March 2017 in a J. League Cup match against Shimizu S-Pulse and he even scored the winning-goal for Reysol.^[1]

Yokohama FC

On 1 February 2020, Kohei joined J1 League outfits, Yokohama FC on loan however on 1 February 2021, he joined the club on free after his loan contract expired.

Sagan Tosu

On 25 July 2022, Kohei joined J1 League club, Sagan Tosu. On 10 May 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 away win against Urawa Red Diamonds. Kohei than went on to contribute 3 consecutive assists in 3 games throughout the season.

Third stint at Kashiwa Reysol

On 5 August 2024, Kohei returned to his former club Kashiwa Reysol.

Personal life

Kohei is the older brother of fellow professional footballer, Takahiro Tezuka who is currently playing for Thai League 2 club Bangkok FC

Club statistics

As of 30 August 2022.^[2][3][4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Other		Total
Kashiwa Reysol	2016	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
	2017		16	2	0	0	2	1	-		18	3
	2018		18	1	0	0	4	0	1[a]	0	23	1
	2019	J2 League	18	0	2	1	3	0	-		23	1
	Total		52	3	2	1	9	1	1	0	64	5
Yokohama FC (loan)	2020	J1 League	28	0	0	0	2	0	-		30	0
Yokohama FC	2021		15	2	0	0	5	0	-		20	2
	2022	J2 League	22	0	1	0	-		-		23	0
	Total		65	2	1	0	7	0	0	0	73	2
Sagan Tosu	2022	J1 League	2	0	0	0	0	0	-		2	0
Total			119	5	3	1	16	1	1	0	139	7

1. Appearances in the AFC Champions League