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Kei Koizumi
小泉慶
Personal information
Full name	Kei Koizumi
Date of birth	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
2014–2017	Albirex Niigata
2015	→ J.League U-22 (loan)
2018–2019	Kashiwa Reysol
2019–2021	Kashima Antlers
2021–2022	Sagan Tosu
2023–	FC Tokyo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:56, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

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]

Career

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

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	Kashiwa Reysol	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	Sagan Tosu	J1	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

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ 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)
^ 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)
^ "Soccer D.B. : 2023 Kei Koizumi Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 21 February 2023.