Cozzolino was born in Ichigaya, Shinjuku to a Japanese mother and Italian father. He grew up in Japan and had his first experience with racing at eight years old, thanks to his dad's passion for cars. When Cozzolino turned 14, his family moved to Florence, Italy, where he studied at an international school.
Cozzolino started karting at the age of nine, competing and winning in various competitions in Japan and around the world. His karting career concluded in 2005 when he switched to racing cars. In 2006, Cozzolino made his debut in auto racing in the Formula Toyota series, finishing tenth out of eleven finishers. The following year, he competed in the Formula Challenge Japan and Formula Toyota classes. He won one race in the Formula Challenge Japan, which was supported by Nissan, Toyota, and Honda. In the final season of the Formula Toyota series, Cozzolino won the title. At the final round of the season at Fuji International Speedway, Cozzolino qualified second and won the race, while Keisuke Kunimoto did not finish, securing the championship for Cozzolino.
Following his 2007 Formula Toyota championship, Cozzolino moved to the All-Japan Formula Three Championship driving a Dallara F308 for Now Motor Sport. He achieved four podium finishes and a ninth-place finish in the championship. He also participated in the 2008 Macau Grand Prix Formula Three, finishing fifteenth. For the 2009 season, Cozzolino switched to the Honda-powered entry of Toda Racing, achieving his first win in Formula Three at Twin Ring Motegi. He finished fourth in the championship, behind the dominant Toyota Tom's team.
In 2010, Cozzolino graduated to Formula Nippon, the highest racing class in Japan, participating in a Toyota-powered Swift FN09 entered by Team LeMans. His best finish was fourth place at Autopolis. During the non-championship Fuji Sprint Cup, he achieved his first pole position and finished tenth in the standings.
After more than a year without racing, Cozzolino was announced as a replacement for Alberto Cerqui for the Guia Race of Macau in the World Touring Car Championship. He qualified 22nd and finished 20th in the first race, and was the last running driver in 19th place in the second race.
Cozzolino has competed extensively in endurance racing. In the 2018–2019 season, he drove the Ferrari 488 GT3 for the CAR GUY team, with teammates Takeshi Kimura and James Calado, winning all four legs of the Asian Le Mans Series. This achievement earned the team an auto-invitation to the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans. Cozzolino has made three appearances at Le Mans (2019, 2020, and 2023), finishing fifth in class in 2019. In the 2023 edition, driving the Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GTE EVO number 74, he finished ninth in class.
He secured a contract to compete for the MR Racing team in the FIA WEC 2019–2020 season, teaming up with Olivier Beretta and Motoaki Ishikawa. Their best performance was a third-place finish in the opening round at Silverstone. MR Racing later withdrew from the series due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cozzolino returned to the series for the final round in Bahrain with Red River Sport. In 2023, he joined Kessel Racing for the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Monza events, and subsequently returned with AF Corse for the Fuji and Bahrain rounds.
Cozzolino made his debut in the Super GT series in 2016, driving the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 as a member of the Direction Racing team. His return to the series occurred in 2020 when he replaced Nicki Thiim for the Pacific - D'station Racing team, driving the Aston Martin Vantage GT3. In 2021, Cozzolino debuted the Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo with the PACIFIC NAC CARGUY Racing Team, partnering with Naoki Yokomizo. For the 2024 season, Cozzolino rejoined Super GT as part of the PONOS Racing team, piloting the Ferrari 296 GT3 alongside Ferrari Factory Driver Lilou Wadoux.
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