Musashi Suzuki

Musashi Suzuki
鈴木 武蔵
Personal information
Full name Musashi Suzuki
Date of birth (1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Montego Bay, Jamaica
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (on loan from Gamba Osaka)
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 FC (loan) 9 (0)
2018 V-Varen Nagasaki 29 (11)
2019–2020 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 37 (18)
2020–2022 Beerschot 51 (7)
2022– Gamba Osaka 29 (2)
2024– → Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (loan) 29 (5)
International career‡
2011 Japan U17 4 (0)
2014–2016 Japan U23 10 (7)
2019– Japan 9 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
AFC U-23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:10, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ 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 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, on loan from Gamba Osaka in the J1 League. He is mainly deployed as a forward.[1][2][3]

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]

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.[10]

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.[10]

He made his senior debut on 22 March 2019, starting in a friendly against Colombia[11]

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

As of 23 January 2021.[12][13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
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

International

As of 24 January 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.[16]
List of international goals scored by Musashi Suzuki
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

References

  1. ^ "鈴木 武蔵選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of Musashi Suzuki's signing] (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "2 players with foreign roots hope to make Olympic soccer team". The Mainichi. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Musashi SUZUKI". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "鈴木 武蔵選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ". www.gamba-osaka.net (in Japanese).
  9. ^ "鈴木 武蔵選手 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". www.consadole-sapporo.jp (in Japanese).
  10. ^ a b Musashi Suzuki – FIFA competition record (archived)
  11. ^ "Japan v Colombia game report". ESPN. 22 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Musashi Suzuki » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  13. ^ 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)
  14. ^ Musashi Suzuki at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  15. ^ Musashi Suzuki at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  16. ^ "Suzuki, Musashi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 December 2019.


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