Musashi Suzuki (鈴木 武蔵, Suzuki Musashi, born 11 February 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Gamba Osaka in the J1 League. He is mainly deployed as a forward.[1][2][3]
Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Musashi Suzuki | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 (age 28) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Montego Bay, Jamaica | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Gamba Osaka | ||||||||||||
Number | 45 | ||||||||||||
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 | (18) | ||||||||||
2020–2022 | Beerschot | 51 | (7) | ||||||||||
2022– | Gamba Osaka | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||
2011 | Japan U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||
2014–2016 | Japan U23 | 10 | (7) | ||||||||||
2019– | Japan | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2021 |
His mother, Mariko, is Japanese and his father, Robert, is Jamaican. He was born in Jamaica but grew up in Ōta, Japan.[3]
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.[3][4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
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.[7]
He made his senior debut for the Japan on 22 March 2019, starting in a friendly against Colombia.[8]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Albirex Niigata | 2012 | J1 League | 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 | ||
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 | J1 League | 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 | ||
Career total | 221 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 13 | 258 | 60 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Japan | 2019 | 7 | 1 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 December 2019 | Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
Japan U23
Gamba Osaka – current squad | |
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Japan men's football squad – 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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