Tokuma Suzuki
Japanese professional footballer
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Tokuma Suzuki (鈴木 徳真, Suzuki Tokuma; born 12 March 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Gamba Osaka.[1]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tokuma Suzuki | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tochigi, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Gamba Osaka | |||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | FC Koga | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Maebashi Ikuei High School | |||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | University of Tsukuba | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Tokushima Vortis | 85 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Cerezo Osaka | 44 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | Gamba Osaka | 65 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 May 2019 | ||||||||||||||
Early life
Suzuki was selected as an outstanding player of the tournament after as captain, he helped the team to a runner-up finish in the All Japan High School Soccer Championship.[2]
Career
On 21 September 2018, Tokushima Vortis announced that Suzuki would join the team from the 2019 season.[3] He scored his first league goal against FC Machida Zelvia on 21 July 2019, scoring in the 17th minute.[4] During the 2019 playoffs, he scored the first goal in the 20th minute, but Tokushima Vortis were unable to win promotion to the J1 League.[5]
After three seasons with Tokushima Vortis, Suzuki moved to Cerezo Osaka in 2022.[6] He signed a new multi-year contract with the club on 9 December 2022.[7]
Suzuki was announced at Gamba Osaka on 11 January 2024.[8] The move re-united him with his former manager, Dani Poyatos.[9]
International career
Suzuki was part of the Japan U-17 squad at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[10] He has represented Japan at U-16, U-17 and U-18 level.[1]
Club statistics
- As of match played 8 March 2022[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
| Tokushima Vortis | 2019 | J2 League | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 20 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 40 | 2 | ||||
| 2021 | J1 League | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 39 | 0 | ||
| Total | 85 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 99 | 4 | ||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2022 | J1 League | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 88 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 104 | 4 | ||
