Koji Suzuki (鈴木 孝司, born 25 July 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Albirex Niigata.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Miura, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Albirex Niigata | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hasse JFC | |||
| –2004 | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||
| 2005–2007 | Toko Gakuen High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Hosei University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2018 | Machida Zelvia | 183 | (68) |
| 2019 | FC Ryukyu | 27 | (15) |
| 2019–2020 | Cerezo Osaka | 25 | (1) |
| 2021– | Albirex Niigata | 100 | (23) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:13, 1 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editMachida Zelvia
editSuzuki won the J3 top goalscorer award, scoring 19 goals during the 2014 season.[1] Suzuki won the SURUGA I DREAM Award for his goal against Nagoya Grampus on 9 September 2015, scoring in the 90th+3rd minute.[2] On 1 February 2017, it was announced that Suzuki had surgery due to a Achilles tendon injury.[3] On 7 December 2018, it was announced that FC Machida Zelvia would not be renewing Suzuki's contract for the 2019 season.[4]
FC Ryukyu
editAfter scoring 8 goals, Suzuki won the 2019 February and March KONAMI Monthly MVP award.[5]
Cerezo Osaka
editOn 13 August 2019, Suzuki was announced at Cerezo Osaka.[6]
Albirex Niigata
editOn 25 December 2020, Suzuki was announced at Albirex Niigata.[7] After starting the game against Sagan Tosu on 24 February 2024, he was sidelined with an injury to his right foot.[8]
Club statistics
editUpdated to 7 March 2019.[9][10]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | Total | |||||
| 2012 | Machida Zelvia | J2 League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2013 | JFL | 32 | 15 | – | 32 | 15 | ||
| 2014 | J3 League | 33 | 19 | – | 33 | 19 | ||
| 2015 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 13 | ||
| 2016 | J2 League | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2019 | FC Ryukyu | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Total | 182 | 69 | 4 | 1 | 186 | 70 | ||
References
edit- ^ n/a, Chikako. "得点ランキング". www.j3league.jp.
- ^ "第95回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会 「ＳＵＲＵＧＡ Ｉ ＤＲＥＡＭ Ａｗａｒｄ」受賞ゴール決定". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "鈴木孝司選手の手術について". www.zelvia.co.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "鈴木孝司選手の契約について". www.zelvia.co.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "2・3月度". www.jleague.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "鈴木孝司選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ". www.cerezo.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "セレッソ大阪から 鈴木 孝司 選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ". www.albirex.co.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "【新潟】右足負傷から復帰の鈴木孝司が13日札幌戦へ「自分がチームにパワーを与える」". www.nikkansports.com (in Japanese).
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 215 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 179 out of 289)
External links
edit- Profile at Machida Zelvia
- Koji Suzuki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Koji Suzuki at Soccerway
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