Musashi Suzuki
Japanese footballer (born 1994)
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Musashi Suzuki (鈴木 武蔵, Suzuki Musashi; born 11 February 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J2 League club Yokohama FC. He is mainly deployed as a forward.[1][2][3]
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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 | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Yokohama FC | |||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | FC Ōta | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Kiryu University 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 | (18) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Beerschot | 51 | (7) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Gamba Osaka | 29 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2024 | → Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (loan) | 32 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | Yokohama FC | 19 | (2) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Japan U17 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Japan U23 | 10 | (7) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Japan | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 January 2021 | ||||||||||||||
Club career
Suzuki entered Kiryu Daiichi High School and played for the school football club.[4] In the 2011 season, the team advanced to the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament.[3][5]
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.[6] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–3 League Cup victory over Omiya Ardija.[2]
V-Varen Nagasaki signed Suzuki before the start of the 2018 J1 season.[7]
On 30 June 2022, Suzuki was announced at Gamba Osaka.[8]
On 25 December 2023, Suzuki was announced at Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo on loan.[9]
On 6 January 2025, Suzuki was announced at newly promoted club Yokohama FC for the 2025 season.[10]
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.[11]
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.[12] He played in two matches and scored a goal against Nigeria.[11]
He made his senior debut on 22 March 2019, starting in a friendly against Colombia[13]
Personal life
Suzuki's mother, Mariko, is Japanese and his father, Robert Hamilton, is Jamaican. He was born in Jamaica but grew up in Ōta, Japan.[3] Growing up black in Japan, Suzuki said he was a victim of racial abuse, which went to the point that he "tried to whiten his skin with baby powder", which his mother said, "I like the color you are, Musashi."[4]
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 Div 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 | J1 League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Mito HollyHock (loan) | 2015 | J2 League | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Albirex Niigata | 2016 | J1 League | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 2017 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) | 2017 | J2 League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 2018 | J1 League | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 |
| Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 2019 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 20 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Beerschot | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| 2021–22 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Gamba Osaka | 2022 | J1 League | 9 | 1 | – | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (loan) | 2024 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 7 | |
| Yokohama FC | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 290 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 32 | 14 | 337 | 72 | ||
International
- As of 24 January 2021[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2019 | 7 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Suzuki goal.[18]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 December 2019 | Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea |  China | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
Honours
International
Japan U23
