Musashi Suzuki
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Musashi Suzuki | ||
Date of birth | 11 February 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Montego Bay, Jamaica | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Beerschot | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2008 | FC Ōta | ||
2009–2011 | Kiryu Daiichi High School | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2017 | Albirex Niigata | 97 | (7) |
2014–2015 | → J.League U22 (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2015 | → Mito HollyHock (loan) | 6 | (2) |
2017 | → Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2018 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 29 | (11) |
2019–2020 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 37 | (28) |
2020– | Beerschot | 27 | (22) |
National team‡ | |||
2011 | Japan U17 | 4 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Japan U23 | 10 | (7) |
2019– | Japan | 9 | (1) |
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Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 April 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 January 2021 |
Musashi Suzuki (鈴木 武蔵, Suzuki Musashi, born 11 February 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for the Belgian First Division A team K Beerschot VA. He is a striker who is usually deployed on the left wing.[1][2]
Club career[]
J.League[]
His mother, Mariko, is Japanese and his father, Robert, is Jamaican. He was born in Jamaica but grew up in Ōta, Japan.[2]
Suzuki entered Kiryu Daiichi High School and played for the school football club. In the 2011 season, the team advanced to the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament.[2][3]
After graduating high school in 2012, Suzuki signed a professional contract with Albirex Niigata. On 4 April 2012, Suzuki made his first team debut against Shimizu S-Pulse in the J. League Cup as a 46th-minute substitute.[4] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–3 League Cup victory over Omiya Ardija.[1]
V-Varen Nagasaki[]
V-Varen Nagasaki signed Suzuki before the start of the 2018 J1 season.[5]
International career[]
Born in Jamaica to a Jamaican father and raised in Japan by his Japanese mother, Suzuki is eligible to represent both Jamaica and Japan. In June 2011, Suzuki was called up to the Japan under-17 national team for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He played in four matches.[6]
He participated in the 2016 AFC U23 Championship for Japan, eventually winning the tournament. In August 2016, he was also called up to the Japan under-23 side for the 2016 Summer Olympics. He played in two matches and scored a goal against Nigeria.[6]
He made his senior debut for the Japan on 22 March 2019, starting in a friendly against Colombia.[7]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Albirex Niigata | 2012 | J. League Division 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
2013 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
2014 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 6 | ||
2015 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
2016 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||
2017 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
Total | 97 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 125 | 12 | ||
Mito Hollyhock (loan) | J. League Division 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) | J. League Division 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
V-Varen Nagasaki | 2018 | J. League Division 1 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 |
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | J. League Division 1 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 20 | |
2020 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
Total | 37 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 26 | ||
Beerschot | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
Career total | 196 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 13 | 236 | 62 |
International[]
- As of 24 January 2021[11]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Japan | 7 | 1 | |
2 | 0 | ||
Total | 9 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Suzuki goal.[12]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 December 2019 | Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea | China PR | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
Honours[]
International[]
Japan U23
- AFC U23 Championship: 2016
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Shinichiro Saito (28 June 2012). "Musashi Suzuki scores first goal for Niigata in win over Omiya". J's Goal. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Takahito Ando (4 January 2012). "Musashi Suzuki "A bullet of Jōshū"". Yahoo! Sports navi. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Musashi SUZUKI". FIFA.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ Yoshio Maeshima (5 April 2012). "Match report; Niigata lose 1-0 at Shimizu". J's goal. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "鈴木 武蔵選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). V-Varen Nagasaki. 22 December 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Musashi Suzuki – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Japan v Colombia game report". ESPN. 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Musashi Suzuki » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 137 out of 289)
- ^ Musashi Suzuki at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ Musashi Suzuki at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Suzuki, Musashi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
External links[]
- Musashi Suzuki – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Musashi Suzuki at J.League (in Japanese)
- Profile at J. League
- Profile at V-Varen Nagasaki
- Musashi Suzuki at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Japanese footballers
- Jamaican footballers
- Japan youth international footballers
- Japan international footballers
- Association football people from Gunma Prefecture
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- J3 League players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Albirex Niigata players
- Mito HollyHock players
- J.League U-22 Selection players
- Matsumoto Yamaga FC players
- V-Varen Nagasaki players
- Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players
- K Beerschot VA players
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Olympic footballers of Japan
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Japanese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Association football wingers
- Association football forwards
- Japanese people of Jamaican descent
- Jamaican people of Japanese descent
- Citizens of Japan through descent
- Asian Games competitors for Japan
- Japanese football forward, 1990s birth stubs