is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Tochigi City FC. He is mainly deployed as a forward.
Club career 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.
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. He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–3 League Cup victory over Omiya Ardija.
V-Varen Nagasaki signed Suzuki before the start of the 2018 J1 season.
On 30 June 2022, Suzuki was announced at Gamba Osaka.
On 25 December 2023, Suzuki was announced at Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo on loan.
On 6 January 2025, Suzuki was announced at newly promoted club Yokohama FC for the 2025 season.
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.
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.
He made his senior debut on 22 March 2019, starting in a friendly against Colombia
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. 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."
Career statistics Club .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, (p. 137 out of 289)
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAlbirex Niigata2012J.League Div 190004113120131521020172201429323633462015J1 League1310020151Mito HollyHock (loan)2015J2 League62310093Albirex Niigata2016J1 League140301118120171712050241Matsumoto Yamaga (loan)2017J2 League90000090V-Varen Nagasaki2018J1 League291121003112Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo2019331300673920202045001156Beerschot2020–21Belgian First Division A18600001862021–222511000261Gamba Osaka2022J1 League91–9120232010040241Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (loan)20243260021347Yokohama FC202500000000Career total29053155321433772
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsJapan201971202020Total91
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Suzuki goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Musashi SuzukiNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 10 December 2019 Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea 1–0 2–1 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
Honours International Japan U23 AFC U23 Championship: 2016
References
External links
Musashi Suzuki at data.j-league.or.jp Musashi Suzuki at www.jleague.jp (archive) Musashi Suzuki at V-Varen Nagasaki (archived) Profile at Musashi Suzuki at Yokohama FC