Keita Suzuki (footballer, born 1997)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Yokohama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Istiklol | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Momoyama Gakuin High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2017 | Ibar | ||
| 2017 | Berane | ||
| 2018–2021 | Podgorica | 73[a] | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Daegu | 53 | (2) |
| 2024– | Istiklol | 11 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024 | |||
Keita Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 圭太; born 20 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Tajikistan Higher League club Istiklol.
Career
[edit]Before the second half of 2017–18, Suzuki signed for Montenegrin second tier side Podgorica, helping them earn promotion to the Montenegrin top flight.[1] Before the 2022 season, he signed for Daegu FC in the South Korean top flight.[2] On 19 February 2022, he debuted for Daegu FC during a 2–0 loss to FC Seoul.[1]
On 20 March 2024, Tajikistan Higher League club Istiklol announced the signing of Suzuki on a contract until the end of the season.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 14 November 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Podgorica | 2019–20 | Montenegrin First League | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 30 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 2[b] | 0 | - | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 73 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | - | 79 | 2 | ||
| Daegu | 2022 | K League 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 6[c] | 0 | - | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 27 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 53 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | - | - | 62 | 2 | ||
| Istiklol | 2024[4] | Tajikistan Higher League | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | 3[d] | 0 | 0[e] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Career total | 137 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 5 | ||
- ^ Montenegrin First League appearances only.
- ^ Appearances and goals in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances and goals in the AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearances and goals in the AFC Champions League Two
- ^ Appearances and goals in the Tajik Supercup
Honors
[edit]Istiklol
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Keita Suzuki at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Iz Rožaja, Berana i Podgorice u Južnu Koreju: CFL lansirao Suzukija". vijesti.me.
- ^ "ВТОРОЙ ИЗ СТРАНЫ ВОСХОДЯЩЕГО СОЛНЦА! «ИСТИКЛОЛ» ПОДПИСАЛ СУЗУКИ!". t.me/s/fcistiklol2007 (in Tajik). FC Istiklol Telegram. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ 2024 FC Istiklol season
- ^ "«ИСТИКЛОЛ» В ДВЕНАДЦАТЫЙ РАЗ ВЫИГРАЛ СУПЕРКУБОК ТАДЖИКИСТАНА". fft.tj (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Keita Suzuki at WorldFootball.net
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Yokohama
- Japanese men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Montenegrin Second League players
- Montenegrin First League players
- K League 1 players
- FK Ibar players
- FK Berane players
- FK Podgorica players
- Daegu FC players
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro
- Expatriate men's footballers in Montenegro
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Tajikistan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Tajikistan
- Japanese football biography stubs