Musashi Suzuki

Musashi Suzuki (鈴木 武蔵) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo on Loan from Gamba Osaka in the J1 League. 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.

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."

Club
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International

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

International
Japan U23
 * AFC U23 Championship: 2016