is a Japanese

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er who plays for

Tochigi City FC Tochigi City Football Club (栃木シティフットボールクラブ, ''Tochigi Shiti Futtobōrukurabu''), commonly known as Tochigi City FC (栃木シティFC, ''Tochigi Shiti Efushi'') is a Japanese football club based in Tochigi Prefecture ...

as a

left back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

Club career

Suzuki began his career in the academy at Marysol Matsushima, before transferring to the youth setup at

J League The , officially is Japan's professional football league including the first division J1 League, second division J2 League and third division J3 League of the Japanese association football league system. J1 League is one of the most successfu ...

side

Kashima Antlers are a football club in Kashima, Ibaraki, currently playing in the J1 League, top tier of Japanese professional football leagues. The name ''Antlers'' is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island". The club has fi ...

in April 2009. He made his first team debut on 10 October 2012, in a 2–1 win over

Gainare Tottori are a Japanese football club, based in Tottori, Tottori. They play in the J3 League. Their team colour is green. Their team name ''Gainare'' derives from the Tottori dialect word ''gaina'' meaning "great" and Italian ''sperare'' meaning "to hop ...

in the third round of the

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. In July 2013, Suzuki joined Division 2 side

JEF United Chiba , full name and also known as , is a Japanese professional football club that plays in the J2 League. On 1 February 2005, the club changed its name from ''JEF United Ichihara'' to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as ...

on a half-year loan deal. He made his league debut on 18 August 2013, in a 3–2 defeat to

Matsumoto Yamaga or Simply Matsumoto Yamaga FC (松本山雅, ''Matsumoto Yamaga Efu Shī'') is the Japanese football (soccer) club based in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. The club currently play in the J3 League after relegation from J2 League at the end of the ...

, coming on as a substitute for

Shunki Takahashi is a Japanese football player currently playing for Iwate Grulla Morioka. National team career In August 2007, Takahashi was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2007 U-17 World Cup. He played full time in all 3 matches as right side-back. ...

International career

Suzuki has represented Japan at under-17, under-19 and under-20 levels. He played for the under-17's in

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, making two starts as the Japan reached the Quarterfinals.

Club statistics

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"2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑"
10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 177 out of 289)

References

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* * 1994 births Living people Association football people from Miyagi Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's youth international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Kashima Antlers players JEF United Chiba players Tochigi SC players Ehime FC players Tochigi City FC players Men's association football fullbacks {{Japan-footy-defender-1990s-stub