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 | ||
| 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 | 13 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2025 | |||
Keita Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 圭太; born 20 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder, most recently for Tajikistan Higher League club Istiklol.
Career
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] On 20 January 2025, Istiklol announced that they had decided not to renew their contract with Suzuki after it expired at the end of the 2024 season.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 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[5] | Tajikistan Higher League | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | 4[d] | 0 | 0[e] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Career total | 139 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 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
Istiklol
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "«ИСТИҚЛОЛ» БО ДУ ҲИМОЯТГАР ХАЙРУХУШ НАМУД БОШГОҲИ ФУТБОЛИ «ИСТИҚЛОЛ» ТАСМИМ ГИРИФТ, КИ БО ДУ ФУТБОЛБОЗИ ЛЕГИОНЕР ШАРТНОМАИ ҲАМКОРИРО ТАМДИД НАНАМОЯД". t.me/fcistiklol2007 (in Tajik). FC Istiklol Telegram. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ 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
- Keita Suzuki at WorldFootball.net