Sōichirō Kōzuki

Sōichirō Kōzuki
上月壮一郎
Personal information
Date of birth	22 December 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Uji, Japan
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	1860 Munich
Number	14
Youth career
2016–2018	Kyoto Sanga
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2022	Kyoto Sanga
2022	1. FC Düren
2022–2023	Schalke 04 II
2023–2024	Schalke 04
2024	→ Górnik Zabrze (loan)
2024–	1860 Munich
International career
2015	Japan U16
2017	Japan U17
2018	Japan U18
2018	Japan U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:27, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

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

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]

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 14 December 2024^[9]^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Total
Club	Season	Division	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	14	2	—		14	2
Career total			88	20	3	1	91	21

^ Includes Emperor's Cup, DFB-Pokal

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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Sōichirō Kōzuki at Soccerway
^ Sōichirō Kōzuki at WorldFootball.net

External links

Sōichirō Kōzuki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

[11] Includes Emperor's Cup, DFB-Pokal

[1] "Soichiro Kozuki" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. Retrieved 22 July 2024.

[2] Sōichirō Kōzuki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

[3] "Soichiro Kozuki stürmt für den 1. FC Düren". kicker (in German). 11 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[4] "Verstärkung vom Aufsteiger: Soichiro Kozuki wechselt zur königsblauen U23". FC Schalke 04 (in German). 26 August 2022.

[:0-5] "Soichiro Kozuki signs a professional contract valid until 2025". Schalke 04. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[6] "fc-schalke-04-vs-rb-leipzig". Bundesliga. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[7] "Soichiro Kozuki dołącza do Trójkolorowych!" [Soichiro Kozuki joins the Tricolor!] (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

[8] "Soichiro Kozuki joins TSV 1860 München". FC Schalke 04. 3 September 2024.

[9] Sōichirō Kōzuki at Soccerway

[10] Sōichirō Kōzuki at WorldFootball.net

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