Yuito Suzuki

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Yuito Suzuki
Suzuki in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001
Place of birth Hayama, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 SC Freiburg
Number 14
Youth career
0000–2013 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 25 (4)
International career‡
2019 Japan U18 3 (1)
2022 Japan U20 1 (0)
2022–2023 Japan U21 6 (1)
2023 Japan U22 2 (0)
2021–2023 Japan U23 11 (5)
2024– Japan 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:30, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 June 2026

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]

On 15 May 2026, Suzuki was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 May 2026[25][26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shimizu S-Pulse 2020 J1 League 3000020—320
2021 J1 League 3321031—373
2022 J1 League 2030040—243
2023 J2 League 310000—31
Total 8661091—967
Strasbourg II 2022–23 National 3 10———10
Strasbourg (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 1 3100——31
Brøndby 2023–24 Danish Superliga 26942——3011
2024–25 Danish Superliga 321250—3[c]14013
Total 582192—317024
SC Freiburg 2025–26 Bundesliga 25451—11[d]4419
Career total 173321539114421142
  1. Includes Emperor's Cup, Danish Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. Includes J.League Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 20 June 2026[27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 202410
202530
202630
Total70

Honours

Individual

References

  1. "YUITO SUZUKI AU RACING" (in French). Strasbourg. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. "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.
  3. Bak, Daniel (28 August 2023). "Brøndby har flere mulige debutanter med til Vejle". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  4. "Vejle BK – Brøndby IF 0:1 (Superligaen 2023/2024, 6. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  5. "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.
  6. 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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. ""Besondere Mischung": Freiburg verpflichtet Suzuki". kicker (in German). 20 May 2025. Archived from the original on 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  11. "Yuito Suzuki signs for SC Freiburg". SC Freiburg. 20 May 2025. Archived from the original on 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  12. "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.
  13. "Spielstatistik Sportfreunde Lotte – SC Freiburg". NDR (in German). Archived from the original on 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  14. "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.
  15. 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.
  16. "Freiburg – Utrecht 2:0". Soccerway. Sportsight s.r.o. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  17. "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.
  18. ""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.
  19. "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.
  20. "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.
  21. "Match report: FC Bayern v SC Freiburg". FC Bayern Munich. 22 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  22. "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.
  23. "Myanmar v Japan game report". ESPN. 6 June 2024.
  24. "Mitoma misses out as Japan squad named". 15 May 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  25. Yuito Suzuki at Soccerway
  26. "2022 Yuito Suzuki Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  27. Yuito Suzuki at National-Football-Teams.com
  28. "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.