is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for German club SC Freiburg and the Japan national team.
After graduating from Ichiritsu Funabashi High School in 2019, Suzuki began his professional career with Shimizu S-Pulse, joining the club ahead of the 2020 season.
On 28 January 2023, Suzuki moved abroad to France and officially joined Ligue 1 club RC Strasbourg Alsace on loan for 2022âÂÂ23 season.
Suzuki moved to Danish Superliga club Brøndby on 12 August 2023, signing a four-year contract. He made his debut for the club on 28 August, replacing Mathias Kvistgaarden in the 67th minute of a 1âÂÂ0 league victory away against Vejle Boldklub. On 27 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3âÂÂ0 Danish Cup win over HIK. His first league goal followed four days later, on 1 October, contributing to a 3âÂÂ0 away victory against Hvidovre. On 17 March 2024, Suzuki scored his first hat-trick, helping Brøndby to a 4âÂÂ1 league win over Silkeborg. Throughout the season, he scored nine goals and eight assists for the club in the league, as well as two goals and two assists in the Danish Cup.
On 20 May 2025, it was announced that Suzuki would join German Bundesliga club SC Freiburg, with the transfer becoming effective on 1 July 2025. The terms of the agreement were not officially disclosed, though kicker reported the base transfer fee to be â¬8 million. In a statement announcing the signing, Freiburg board member Jochen Saier described Suzuki as "a player who can both score goals and set up his teammates," adding: "His pace, flexibility and technique will improve our overall attacking play as a team."
Suzuki made his competitive debut for Freiburg on 16 August 2025, coming on for Patrick Osterhage in the 62nd minute of a 2âÂÂ0 DFB-Pokal first-round win away to Sportfreunde Lotte at the Stadion am Lotter Kreuz. He made his Bundesliga debut a week later, starting on the opening matchday of the 2025âÂÂ26 season in a 3âÂÂ1 home defeat to FC Augsburg at the Europa-Park Stadion, and was substituted after 70 minutes.
On 23 October 2025, Suzuki scored his first competitive goal for Freiburg, opening the scoring in a 2âÂÂ0 home win over Utrecht in the UEFA Europa League group stage. His performance was praised by head coach Julian Schuster who highlighted Suzuki's way of fighting back after recently finding himself on the fringes of the team.
On 9 November 2025, Suzuki scored his first Bundesliga goal, his first-time finish setting Freiburg on their way to a 2âÂÂ1 home win over FC St. Pauli. In a piece published on 14 November, kicker described him as a "marathon runner" with a steep learning curve, reporting that a recent omission from the Japan national team squad had helped drive his improvement as he added further goals and assists for Freiburg. On 22 November, he again opened the scoring, giving Freiburg a 1âÂÂ0 lead away to Bayern Munich before the defending champions came back to win 6âÂÂ2.
Suzuki made his debut for the Japan national team on 6 June 2024 in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Myanmar at the Thuwunna Stadium. He substituted Ritsu Dà Âan at half-time as Japan won 5âÂÂ0.
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