Kei Koizumi (小泉 慶, Koizumi Kei, born 19 April 1995) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Sagan Tosu in the J1 League.[1] He is primarily a defensive midfielder but can also play as a right back.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kei Koizumi | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Adachi, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sagan Tosu | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2010 | Yokohama F. Marinos Youth | ||
| 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– | Sagan Tosu | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 19 August 2021 (BST) | |||
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.[3]
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.[4]
Updated to 12 January 2018.[5][6]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| 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 | |||
| 2018 | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 3 |
| 2019 | J2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 185 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 234 | 9 | ||
Sagan Tosu – current squad | |
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