He is a high school freshman who plays as forward for Seiseki High School. Although quite clumsy at the start, Tsukushi shows amazing perseverance and effort which allow him to become a fundamental part of the team. Tsukushi lost his dad as a child and lives with his mom, who is paralyzed and has to use a wheelchair.

The anime centers on two boys who were never meant to meet: Tsukushi Tsukamoto, who has no special skills but secretly hides a passionate heart, and Jin Kazama, an isolated soccer genius. On a stormy night, the two meet, and that meeting creates a whirlwind in the world of high school soccer.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

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During his last spring break before starting high school, Tsukushi Tsukamoto meets Jin Kazama, who invites him to a pick-up soccer game. Their chance meeting, and his first-ever experience with soccer, move kind-hearted, timid Tsukushi to enroll in his new high school's soccer club, which is among the strongest in all of Japan. Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, there's something amazing hidden inside Tsukushi's heart … and through his trials and tribulations in the soccer club, it's beginning to blossom!
 
(Source: Kodansha USA)
 Note: Won the 40th Kodansha Manga Award for Shounen in 2016.

The All-Japan High School Soccer Tournament Finals with Touin Academy.
 
Note: Bundled with limited editions of the 26th-28th volumes of the Days manga. (Source: Anidb)

“The world is full of good people. They’re just hiding in plain sight.”
 
This collection of fragments reveals the untold secrets of how the Keiogawara Soccer Club came to be, how Ryozan’s Ikariya feels about his family, how it feels to be an alternate on a championship-winning team, and three other tales taken from the past and future of DAYS! Catch a glimpse of what the new year has in store for your favorite characters in this coda to the award-winning manga!
 
(Source: Kodansha USA)
 
Note: Released as volume 43rd of DAYS by Kodansha USA.