is a Japanese professional

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who plays for club

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. He is mainly deployed as a

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Club career

Suzuki entered Kiryu Daiichi High School and played for the school football club. In the 2011 season, the team advanced to the

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. After graduating high school in 2012, Suzuki signed a professional contract with

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. On 4 April 2012, Suzuki made his first team debut against

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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

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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

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

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and

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. In June 2011, Suzuki was called up to the Japan under-17 national team for the

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. He played in four matches. He participated in the 2016 AFC U23 Championship for

, eventually winning the tournament. In August 2016, he was also called up to the Japan under-23 side for the

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. He played in two matches and scored a goal against

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. He made his senior debut on 22 March 2019, starting in a friendly against

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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

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, 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

International

:''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Suzuki goal''.

Honours

International

Japan U23 * AFC U23 Championship:

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References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suzuki, Musashi 1994 births Living people Japanese men's footballers Jamaican men's footballers 21st-century Jamaican sportsmen Japan men's youth international footballers Japan men's international footballers Association football people from Gunma Prefecture J1 League players J2 League players J3 League players Belgian Pro League players Albirex Niigata players Mito HollyHock players J.League U-22 Selection players Matsumoto Yamaga FC players V-Varen Nagasaki players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players K Beerschot VA players Gamba Osaka players Yokohama FC players Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Olympic footballers for Japan Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Japanese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Japanese people of Jamaican descent Jamaican people of Japanese descent Asian Games competitors for Japan 21st-century Japanese sportsmen