Tokuma Suzuki

{{short description|Japanese professional footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Tokuma Suzuki | fullname = Tokuma Suzuki | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|3|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = Tochigi, Japan | height = 168 cm | position = Defensive midfielder | currentclub = Gamba Osaka | clubnumber = 16 | youthyears1 = 2009–2011 | youthclubs1 = FC Koga | youthyears2 = 2012–2014 | youthclubs2 = Maebashi Ikuei High School | collegeyears1 = 2015–2018 | college1 = University of Tsukuba | years1 = 2019–2021 | caps1 = 85 | goals1 = 1 | clubs1 = Tokushima Vortis | years2 = 2022–2023 | caps2 = 44 | goals2 = 2 | clubs2 = Cerezo Osaka | years3 = 2024– | caps3 = 65 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = Gamba Osaka | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Country|{{Fb|JPN}}}} {{Medal|Competition|AFC U-16 Championship}} {{Medal|S|2012 Iran|}} | club-update = 15 September 2025 | nationalteam-update = 27 May 2019 }}

{{Nihongo|'''Tokuma Suzuki'''|鈴木徳真|Suzuki Tokuma|born 12 March 1997}} is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Gamba Osaka.<ref name="club-profile">{{cite web |title=鈴木徳真 |url=https://www.cerezo.jp/teams/players/tokuma_suzuki/ |website=セレッソ大阪オフィシャルウェブサイト {{!}} Cerezo OSAKA |access-date=8 March 2022 |language=ja}}</ref>

==Early life==

Suzuki was selected as an outstanding player of the tournament after as captain, he helped the team to a runner-up finish in the All Japan High School Soccer Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jfa.jp/match/alljapan_highschool_2014/news/00003169/|title=第93回全国高校サッカー選手権大会優秀選手|trans-title=Outstanding Player of the 93rd All Japan High School Soccer Championship|language=Japanese|website=www.jfa.jp}}</ref>

==Career==

On 21 September 2018, Tokushima Vortis announced that Suzuki would join the team from the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccer-king.jp/news/japan/jl/20180921/835814.html|title=徳島、筑波大の元U19代表MF鈴木徳真が来季加入内定「多くの感動と喜びを」|trans-title=Tokushima, Tsukuba University former U-19 national team midfielder Tokuma Suzuki confirmed to join next season, "Lots of excitement and joy"|language=Japanese|website=www.soccer-king.jp}}</ref> He scored his first league goal against FC Machida Zelvia on 21 July 2019, scoring in the 17th minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/jleague/detail/?279996-279996-fl|title=ルーキー鈴木徳真のプロ初弾を皮切りに3ゴール!!徳島が敵地で町田を粉砕|trans-title=Rookie Suzuki Norimasa scores his first professional goal and then three more! Tokushima crushes Machida on the road|language=Japanese|website=web.gekisaka.jp}}</ref> During the 2019 playoffs, he scored the first goal in the 20th minute, but Tokushima Vortis were unable to win promotion to the J1 League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/jleague/detail/?293002-293002-fl|title=PO3試合にフル出場、徳島ルーキー鈴木徳真が痺れる先制弾「自信になった」|trans-title=Tokushima rookie Suzuki Tokuma scores thrilling opening goal after playing the full three PO matches: "It's given me confidence"|language=Japanese|website=web.gekisaka.jp}}</ref>

After three seasons with Tokushima Vortis, Suzuki moved to Cerezo Osaka in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=鈴木徳真選手完全移籍加入のお知らせ |url=https://www.cerezo.jp/news/2022-01-07-15-00/ |website=セレッソ大阪オフィシャルウェブサイト {{!}} Cerezo OSAKA |access-date=8 March 2022 |language=ja}}</ref> He signed a new multi-year contract with the club on 9 December 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cerezo.jp/news/2022-1209-1400/|title=複数年契約更新選手について|trans-title=Regarding players who have renewed their multi-year contracts|language=Japanese|website=www.cerezo.jp}}</ref>

Suzuki was announced at Gamba Osaka on 11 January 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamba-osaka.net/news/index/no/16053/c/1/year/2024/month/01/|title=鈴木徳真選手セレッソ大阪より完全移籍加入のお知らせ|trans-title=Announcement of Suzuki Tokuma's permanent transfer from Cerezo Osaka|language=Japanese|website=www.gamba-osaka.net}}</ref> The move re-united him with his former manager, Dani Poyatos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/soccer/news/2023/12/29/kiji/20231229s00002179631000c.html|title="禁断の移籍"成立！G大阪がC大阪MF鈴木徳真を獲得へ|trans-title="Forbidden transfer" completed! Gamba Osaka acquires Cerezo Osaka midfielder Tokuma Suzuki|language=Japanese|website=www.sponichi.co.jp}}</ref>

==International career==

Suzuki was part of the Japan U-17 squad at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/topics/2013/252.html|title=Japan squad for U-17 World Cup named|date=2013-10-01|work=JFA|accessdate=2013-10-20}}</ref> He has represented Japan at U-16, U-17 and U-18 level.<ref name="club-profile"/>

==Club statistics== {{updated|match played 8 March 2022}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Soccer D.B. : 2022 Tokuma Suzuki Result by Season |url=https://soccer-db.net/player/index.php?pl=25880&la=e |website=Soccer D.B. |access-date=8 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- ! rowspan=2 | Club ! rowspan=2 | Season ! colspan=3 | League ! colspan=2 | National cup ! colspan=2 | League cup ! colspan=2 | Other ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Division ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- ! colspan=3 | Japan ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 | J. League Cup ! colspan=2 | Other ! colspan=2 | Total |- |rowspan="4"|Tokushima Vortis||2019||rowspan="2"|J2 League||15||1||2||0||colspan="2"|–||3||1||20||2 |- |2020||38||0||2||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||40||2 |- |2021||J1 League||32||0||2||0||5||0||colspan="2"|–||39||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !85||1||6||2||5||0||3||1||99||4 |- |Cerezo Osaka||2022||J1 League||3||0||colspan="2"|–||2||0||0||0||5||0 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !88||1||6||2||7||0||3||1||104||4 |}

==Honours==

'''Gamba Osaka''' *AFC Champions League Two: 2025–26

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{Soccerway|tokuma-suzuki/319213}} *{{J.League player}} *[https://www.cerezo.jp/teams/players/tokuma_suzuki/ Profile at Cerezo Osaka]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Suzuki, Tokuma}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Japanese men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Tokushima Vortis players Category:Cerezo Osaka players Category:Gamba Osaka players Category:J1 League players Category:J2 League players Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen