He is the star and captain of Seiseki's soccer team. Like Tsukushi, he was a terrible player as a freshman but became an amazing player thanks to extraordinary effort. Now in his final year, he will be joining the Kashima professional soccer team after graduation. He is fond of using neologisms to explain his goals and convey his meaning about plays to the exasperation of most of his team mates.

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)

__Alma Mater:__ Tokyo International University

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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)

Hisahito Mizuki