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 29)
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)
2015J.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, correct as of 22:56, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

Career

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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

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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

References

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  1. ^ "小泉 慶:FC東京:Jリーグ.jp". Jリーグ.jp(日本プロサッカーリーグ) (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. ^ "新潟、流経大柏小泉と契約" [Koizumi signs with Niigata]. Gekisaka (in Japanese). Kodansha. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. ^ "2014シーズン総括会見" [The 2014 year in review] (in Japanese). Albirex Niigata. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  4. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 121 out of 289)
  5. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 126 out of 289)
  6. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2023 Kei Koizumi Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
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