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Full nameKazuki Kozuka
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age32
Date of birth2 Aug 1994
BirthplaceMitsuke
Height173 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubShimizu S-pulse
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
17
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
437
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Shimizu S-pulse.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League17204376.85
J-League Cup10061

Scout report

Experienced headAttacking midfielder

K. Kozuka is a 32-year-old attacking midfielder at Shimizu S-pulse, rated 15.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (12.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.41 goal contributions per 90 (0.41 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kozuka.

On the season, Kozuka graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 0 assists in 17 appearances (0.412 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 5 → 7). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16. At 32 Kozuka is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Kozuka is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistent4 clubs
15.5
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
6.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
12.8%
Minutes
limited game time
0.41
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Shimizu S-pulse finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

2
Goals
0
Assists
2
G+A
0.12
Goals / app

2 goals in 17 appearances (0.12 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.41 goal contributions per 90 (0.41 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 12.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 15.5 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.41 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.