{{short description|Japanese footballer (born 2001)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Yuito Suzuki |image = Suzuki (2023).png |caption = Suzuki in 2023 |full_name = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|10|25|df=y}} |birth_place = Hayama, Japan |height = 1.75 m |position = Attacking midfielder, winger |currentclub = SC Freiburg |clubnumber = 14 |youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2013 |youthclubs1 = Yokohama F. Marinos |youthyears2 = 2014–2016 |youthclubs2 = Hayama Junior High School |youthyears3 = 2017–2019 |youthclubs3 = Ichiritsu Funabashi High School |years1 = 2020–2023 |clubs1 = Shimizu S-Pulse |caps1 = 86 |goals1 = 6 |years2 = 2023 |clubs2 = → Strasbourg (loan) |caps2 = 3 |goals2 = 1 |years3 = 2023 |clubs3 = → Strasbourg II (loan) |caps3 = 1 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2023–2025 |clubs4 = Brøndby |caps4 = 58 |goals4 = 21 |years5 = 2025– |clubs5 = SC Freiburg |caps5 = 25 |goals5 = 4 |nationalyears1 = 2019 |nationalteam1 = Japan U18 |nationalcaps1 = 3 |nationalgoals1 = 1 |nationalyears2 = 2022 |nationalteam2 = Japan U20 |nationalcaps2 = 1 |nationalgoals2 = 0 |nationalyears3 = 2022–2023 |nationalteam3 = Japan U21 |nationalcaps3 = 6 |nationalgoals3 = 1 |nationalyears4 = 2023 |nationalteam4 = Japan U22 |nationalcaps4 = 2 |nationalgoals4 = 0 |nationalyears5 = 2021–2023 |nationalteam5 = Japan U23 |nationalcaps5 = 11 |nationalgoals5 = 5 |nationalyears6 = 2024– |nationalteam6 = Japan |nationalcaps6 = 6 |nationalgoals6 = 0 |pcupdate = 22:30, 3 May 2026 (UTC) |ntupdate = 31 March 2026 }}
{{nihongo|'''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 {{German football updater|SCFreibu}} 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.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Strasbourg|url=https://www.rcstrasbourgalsace.fr/yuito-suzuki-au-racing/|title=YUITO SUZUKI AU RACING|date=28 January 2023|access-date=3 February 2023|language=fr}}</ref>
===Brøndby=== Suzuki moved to Danish Superliga club Brøndby on 12 August 2023, signing a four-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brøndby IF henter japanske Yuito Suzuki |url=https://brondby.com/nyheder/klub/2023/august/brondby-if-henter-japanske-yuito-suzuki |website=Brøndby IF |access-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814043715/https://brondby.com/nyheder/klub/2023/august/brondby-if-henter-japanske-yuito-suzuki |archive-date=14 August 2023 |language=da |date=12 August 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bak |first1=Daniel |title=Brøndby har flere mulige debutanter med til Vejle |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/stillinger/superligaen/nyheder/brondby-har-flere-mulige-debutanter-med-til-vejle |access-date=29 August 2023 |work=bold.dk |date=28 August 2023 |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vejle BK – Brøndby IF 0:1 (Superligaen 2023/2024, 6. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma9629264/lineup/ |website=WorldFootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref> On 27 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 Danish Cup win over HIK.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hårdt for HIK-keeper: Brøndby kørte rundt med ham |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/broendby-udnytter-hik-keepers-gavebod-i-sikker-pokalsejr |access-date=27 September 2023 |work=Tipsbladet |date=27 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927201032/https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/broendby-udnytter-hik-keepers-gavebod-i-sikker-pokalsejr |archive-date=27 September 2023 |language=da}}</ref> His first league goal followed four days later, on 1 October, contributing to a 3–0 away victory against Hvidovre.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leerberg |first1=Mathias |last2=Nelausen |first2=Raymund |title=Suzuki er godt kørende i BIF: Et troværdigt alternativ |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/broendby-if/nyheder/suzuki-er-godt-korende-i-bif-et-trovaerdigt-alternativ |access-date=2 October 2023 |work=bold.dk |date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002120110/https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/broendby-if/nyheder/suzuki-er-godt-korende-i-bif-et-trovaerdigt-alternativ |archive-date=2 October 2023 |language=da}}</ref> On 17 March 2024, Suzuki scored his first hat-trick, helping Brøndby to a 4–1 league win over Silkeborg.<ref>{{cite news |title=Silkeborg fik tæsk i Brøndby, men kunne alligevel juble |url=https://politiken.dk/sport/fodbold/art9816702/Silkeborg-fik-t%C3%A6sk-i-Br%C3%B8ndby-men-kunne-alligevel-juble |access-date=17 March 2024 |work=Politiken |date=17 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317213520/https://politiken.dk/sport/fodbold/art9816702/Silkeborg-fik-t%C3%A6sk-i-Br%C3%B8ndby-men-kunne-alligevel-juble |archive-date=17 March 2024 |language=da-DK}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 May 2024 |title=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 |url=https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/world/detail/?408074-408074-fl |access-date=26 May 2024 |website=ゲキサカ |language=ja}}</ref>
===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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yuito Suzuki skifter til SC Freiburg efter sæsonen |url=https://brondby.com/nyheder/herrer/2025/maj/yuito-suzuki-skifter-til-sc-freiburg-efter-saesonen |website=Brøndby IF |access-date=26 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250526203224/https://brondby.com/nyheder/herrer/2025/maj/yuito-suzuki-skifter-til-sc-freiburg-efter-saesonen |archive-date=26 May 2025 |language=da |date=20 May 2025}}</ref> The terms of the agreement were not officially disclosed, though ''kicker'' reported the base transfer fee to be €8 million.<ref>{{cite news |title="Besondere Mischung": Freiburg verpflichtet Suzuki |url=https://www.kicker.de/besondere-mischung-freiburg-verpflichtet-suzuki-1120387/artikel |access-date=26 May 2025 |work=kicker |date=20 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250526204248/https://www.kicker.de/besondere-mischung-freiburg-verpflichtet-suzuki-1120387/artikel |archive-date=26 May 2025 |language=de-DE}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web |title=Yuito Suzuki signs for SC Freiburg |url=https://www.scfreiburg.com/en/latest/news/first-team/2024-25/yuito-suzuki-signs-for-sc-freiburg/ |website=SC Freiburg |access-date=26 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250526203829/https://www.scfreiburg.com/en/latest/news/first-team/2024-25/yuito-suzuki-signs-for-sc-freiburg/ |archive-date=26 May 2025 |date=20 May 2025}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dinkci eröffnet satt per Volley: Freiburg in der zweiten Runde |url=https://www.kicker.de/lotte-gegen-freiburg-2025-dfb-pokal-5044209/spielbericht |access-date=12 September 2025 |work=kicker |date=16 August 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250818165338/https://www.kicker.de/lotte-gegen-freiburg-2025-dfb-pokal-5044209/spielbericht |archive-date=18 August 2025 |language=de-DE |trans-title=Dinkci scores with a crisp volley: Freiburg into the second round}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Spielstatistik Sportfreunde Lotte – SC Freiburg |url=https://www.ndr.de/sport/ergebnisse/spielstatistik-2264.html |website=NDR |access-date=12 September 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250912164241/https://www.ndr.de/sport/ergebnisse/spielstatistik-2264.html |archive-date=12 September 2025 |language=de}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Augsburg kontert Freiburg aus und feiert gelungenes Wagner-Debüt |url=https://www.kicker.de/freiburg-gegen-augsburg-2025-bundesliga-5050750/analyse |access-date=12 September 2025 |work=kicker |date=23 August 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250904042551/https://www.kicker.de/freiburg-gegen-augsburg-2025-bundesliga-5050750/analyse |archive-date=4 September 2025 |language=de-DE |trans-title=Augsburg hit Freiburg on the counter and celebrate successful Wagner debut}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ruf |first1=Christoph |title=Wagners Energiespeicher entleert sich spektakulär |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/sandro-wagner-trainer-fc-augsburg-bundesliga-li.3302558 |access-date=12 September 2025 |work=Süddeutsche Zeitung |date=24 August 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250831090121/https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/sandro-wagner-trainer-fc-augsburg-bundesliga-li.3302558 |archive-date=31 August 2025 |language=de |trans-title=Wagner runs out of energy in spectacular fashion}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Freiburg – Utrecht 2:0 |url=https://www.soccerway.com/match/freiburg-fiEQZ7C7/utrecht-p6QXMgOj/?mid=ILCxIJ2n |website=Soccerway |publisher=Sportsight s.r.o. |access-date=26 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Dank Grifos feinem Füßchen: Freiburg beendet Remis-Serie gegen Utrecht |url=https://www.kicker.de/freiburg-gegen-utrecht-2025-europa-league-5170490/analyse |access-date=26 November 2025 |work=kicker |date=23 October 2025 |language=de-DE |trans-title=Thanks to Grifo's fine touch: Freiburg end their run of draws against Utrecht}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title="Dann hast du zwei Möglichkeiten": Schuster freut sich über Suzukis Entwicklung |url=https://www.kicker.de/dann-hast-du-zwei-moeglichkeiten-schuster-freut-sich-ueber-suzukis-entwicklung-1158696/artikel |access-date=26 November 2025 |work=kicker |date=24 October 2025 |language=de-DE |trans-title="Then you have two options": Schuster pleased with Suzuki's development}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Suzukis Direktabnahme bringt Freiburgs Heimsieg auf den Weg |url=https://www.kicker.de/freiburg-gegen-st-pauli-2025-bundesliga-5050833/analyse |access-date=26 November 2025 |work=kicker |date=9 November 2025 |language=de |trans-title=Suzuki's first-time finish puts Freiburg on course for a home win}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Steile Lernkurve beim "Marathonläufer": Wie Suzuki eine Enttäuschung half |url=https://www.kicker.de/steile-lernkurve-beim-marathonlaeufer-wie-suzuki-eine-enttaeuschung-half-1165787/artikel |access-date=26 November 2025 |work=kicker |date=14 November 2025 |language=de |trans-title=Steep learning curve for the "marathon runner": How a disappointment helped Suzuki}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Match report: FC Bayern v SC Freiburg |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/matches/profis/bundesliga/2025-2026/fc-bayern-muenchen-sport-club-freiburg-22-11-2025/report |website=FC Bayern Munich |date=22 November 2025 |access-date=26 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Olise überragt: Bayern trotzt dem Freiburger Blitzstart |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-freiburg-2025-bundesliga-5050840/analyse |access-date=26 November 2025 |work=kicker |date=22 November 2025 |language=de |trans-title=Olise shines: Bayern withstand Freiburg's lightning start}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/687399/|title=Myanmar v Japan game report|date=6 June 2024}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {{updated|match played 3 May 2026}}<ref>{{Soccerway|yuito-suzuki/649782}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Yuito Suzuki Result by Season |url=https://soccer-db.net/player/index.php?pl=72390&la=e |website=Soccer D.B. |access-date=28 January 2023}}</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{{efn|Includes Emperor's Cup, Danish Cup, DFB-Pokal}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes J.League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|Shimizu S-Pulse |2020 |J1 League |30||0||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||32||0 |- |2021 |J1 League |33||2||1||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||37||3 |- |2022 |J1 League |20||3||0||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||24||3 |- |2023 |J2 League |3||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||3||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !86!!6!!1!!0!!9!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!96!!7 |- |Strasbourg II |2022–23 |National 3 |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |Strasbourg (loan) |2022–23 |Ligue 1 |3||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||1 |- |rowspan="3"|Brøndby |2023–24 |Danish Superliga |26||9||4||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||11 |- |2024–25 |Danish Superliga |32||12||5||0||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}}||1||40||13 |- !colspan="2"|Total !58!!21!!9!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!3!!1!!70!!24 |- |SC Freiburg |2025–26 |Bundesliga |25||4||5||1||colspan="2"|—||11{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||4||41||9 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !173!!32!!15!!3!!9!!1!!14!!4!!211!!42 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 31 March 2026}}<ref>{{NFT player}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Japan |2024||1||0 |- |2025||3||0 |- |2026||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!6!!0 |}
==Honours== '''Individual''' * Danish Superliga Fans' Team of the Season: 2023–24<ref>{{cite web |title=Stemmerne er talt op og Brøndby IF dominerer på fansenes bud på Sæsonens Hold i 3F Superliga |url=https://x.com/Superligaen/status/1801221052816666746 |website=X (Twitter) |publisher=3F Superliga |access-date=29 March 2025 |language=da |date=13 June 2024}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20240208100838/https://www.s-pulse.co.jp/top_teams/profile/2022/23 Profile] at Shimizu S-Pulse * {{J.League player}}
{{SC Freiburg squad}} {{Japan squad 2026 FIFA World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Suzuki, Yuito}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:People from Hayama, Kanagawa Category:Football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Category:Japanese men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Japan men's international footballers Category:Japan men's under-20 international footballers Category:Japan men's youth international footballers Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen Category:J1 League players Category:Ligue 1 players Category:Danish Superliga players Category:Bundesliga players Category:Shimizu S-Pulse players Category:RC Strasbourg Alsace players Category:Brøndby IF players Category:SC Freiburg players Category:2026 FIFA World Cup players Category:Japanese expatriate men's footballers Category:Japanese expatriate sportspeople in France Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France Category:Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Category:Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany