Yuito Suzuki
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Suzuki in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Hayama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SC Freiburg | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||
| 2014–2016 | Hayama Junior High School | ||
| 2017–2019 | Ichiritsu Funabashi High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 86 | (6) |
| 2023 | → Strasbourg (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Strasbourg II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Brøndby | 58 | (21) |
| 2025– | SC Freiburg | 10 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Japan U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022 | Japan U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022-2023 | Japan U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2023 | Japan U22 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Japan U23 | 11 | (5) |
| 2024– | Japan | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:21, 14 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025 | |||
Yuito Suzuki (鈴木 唯人, Suzuki Yuito; born 25 October 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for German Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Japan national team.
Club career
Shimizu S-Pulse
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.
Loan to Strasbourg
On 28 January 2023, Suzuki moved abroad to France and officially joined Ligue 1 club RC Strasbourg Alsace on loan for 2022–23 season.[1]
Brøndby
Suzuki moved to Danish Superliga club Brøndby on 12 August 2023, signing a four-year contract.[2] He made his debut for the club on 28 August, replacing Mathias Kvistgaarden in the 67th minute of a 1–0 league victory away against Vejle Boldklub.[3][4] On 27 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 Danish Cup win over HIK.[5] His first league goal followed four days later, on 1 October, contributing to a 3–0 away victory against Hvidovre.[6] On 17 March 2024, Suzuki scored his first hat-trick, helping Brøndby to a 4–1 league win over Silkeborg.[7] 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.[8]
SC Freiburg
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.[9] The terms of the agreement were not officially disclosed, though kicker reported the base transfer fee to be €8 million.[10] 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."[11]
Suzuki made his competitive debut for Freiburg on 16 August 2025, coming on for Patrick Osterhage in the 62nd minute of a 2–0 DFB-Pokal first-round win away to Sportfreunde Lotte at the Stadion am Lotter Kreuz.[12][13] He made his Bundesliga debut a week later, starting on the opening matchday of the 2025–26 season in a 3–1 home defeat to FC Augsburg at the Europa-Park Stadion, and was substituted after 70 minutes.[14][15]
On 23 October 2025, Suzuki scored his first competitive goal for Freiburg, opening the scoring in a 2–0 home win over Utrecht in the UEFA Europa League group stage.[16][17] 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.[18]
On 9 November 2025, Suzuki scored his first Bundesliga goal, his first-time finish setting Freiburg on their way to a 2–1 home win over FC St. Pauli.[19] 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.[20] On 22 November, he again opened the scoring, giving Freiburg a 1–0 lead away to Bayern Munich before the defending champions came back to win 6–2.[21][22]
International career
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 Dōan at half-time as Japan won 5–0.[23]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2020 | J1 League | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
| 2021 | J1 League | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | J1 League | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | J2 League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 86 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 96 | 7 | |||
| Strasbourg II | 2022–23 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Strasbourg (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Brøndby | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 11 | ||
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 32 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | — | 40 | 13 | ||
| Total | 58 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 70 | 24 | |||
| SC Freiburg | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 1 | 16 | 4 | |
| Career total | 158 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 186 | 37 | ||
- ^ Includes Emperor's Cup, Danish Cup
- ^ Includes J.League Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Individual
- Danish Superliga Fans' Team of the Season: 2023–24[26]
References
- ^ "YUITO SUZUKI AU RACING" (in French). Strasbourg. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Brøndby IF henter japanske Yuito Suzuki". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 12 August 2023. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Bak, Daniel (28 August 2023). "Brøndby har flere mulige debutanter med til Vejle". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Vejle BK – Brøndby IF 0:1 (Superligaen 2023/2024, 6. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Hårdt for HIK-keeper: Brøndby kørte rundt med ham". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 27 September 2023. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Leerberg, Mathias; Nelausen, Raymund (2 October 2023). "Suzuki er godt kørende i BIF: Et troværdigt alternativ". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Silkeborg fik tæsk i Brøndby, men kunne alligevel juble". Politiken (in Danish). 17 March 2024. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "ブレンビーが最終節で痛恨の敗戦、2位転落で優勝逃す...鈴木唯人は今季リーグ戦で9G8Aを記録". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Yuito Suzuki skifter til SC Freiburg efter sæsonen". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 20 May 2025. Archived from the original on 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ ""Besondere Mischung": Freiburg verpflichtet Suzuki". kicker (in German). 20 May 2025. Archived from the original on 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "Yuito Suzuki signs for SC Freiburg". SC Freiburg. 20 May 2025. Archived from the original on 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "Dinkci eröffnet satt per Volley: Freiburg in der zweiten Runde" [Dinkci scores with a crisp volley: Freiburg into the second round]. kicker (in German). 16 August 2025. Archived from the original on 18 August 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Spielstatistik Sportfreunde Lotte – SC Freiburg". NDR (in German). Archived from the original on 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Augsburg kontert Freiburg aus und feiert gelungenes Wagner-Debüt" [Augsburg hit Freiburg on the counter and celebrate successful Wagner debut]. kicker (in German). 23 August 2025. Archived from the original on 4 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ Ruf, Christoph (24 August 2025). "Wagners Energiespeicher entleert sich spektakulär" [Wagner runs out of energy in spectacular fashion]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Freiburg – Utrecht 2:0". Soccerway. Sportsight s.r.o. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Dank Grifos feinem Füßchen: Freiburg beendet Remis-Serie gegen Utrecht" [Thanks to Grifo's fine touch: Freiburg end their run of draws against Utrecht]. kicker (in German). 23 October 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ ""Dann hast du zwei Möglichkeiten": Schuster freut sich über Suzukis Entwicklung" ["Then you have two options": Schuster pleased with Suzuki's development]. kicker (in German). 24 October 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Suzukis Direktabnahme bringt Freiburgs Heimsieg auf den Weg" [Suzuki's first-time finish puts Freiburg on course for a home win]. kicker (in German). 9 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Steile Lernkurve beim "Marathonläufer": Wie Suzuki eine Enttäuschung half" [Steep learning curve for the "marathon runner": How a disappointment helped Suzuki]. kicker (in German). 14 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Match report: FC Bayern v SC Freiburg". FC Bayern Munich. 22 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Olise überragt: Bayern trotzt dem Freiburger Blitzstart" [Olise shines: Bayern withstand Freiburg's lightning start]. kicker (in German). 22 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Myanmar v Japan game report". ESPN. 6 June 2024.
- ^ Yuito Suzuki at Soccerway
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Yuito Suzuki Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Stemmerne er talt op og Brøndby IF dominerer på fansenes bud på Sæsonens Hold i 3F Superliga". X (Twitter) (in Danish). 3F Superliga. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
External links
- Profile at Shimizu S-Pulse
- Yuito Suzuki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)