Kohei Tezuka
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kohei Tezuka | ||
| Date of birth | April 6, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Utsunomiya, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | 14 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 September 2025 | |||
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.
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
