Sōichirō Kōzuki

Sōichirō Kōzuki (上月 壮一郎, Kōzuki Sōichirō; born 22 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger, most recently for German 3. Liga club 1860 Munich.

Sōichirō Kōzuki
上月 壮一郎

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Uji, Japan
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right midfielder, winger
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)
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 27 August 2025

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]

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

As of match played 12 August 2025^[10][11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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
Career total			107	21	3	1	3	0	113	22

1. Includes Emperor's Cup, DFB-Pokal
2. Apperances in the Bavarian Cup