Kaito Suzuki

{{short description|Japanese association football player}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Kaito Suzuki
{{nobold|鈴木 海音}}

|image =

|caption =

|fullname = Kaito Suzuki{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FU17WC/2019/pdf/FU17WC_2019_Squadlists.pdf |title=FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Japan |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=31 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227222540/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FU17WC/2019/pdf/FU17WC_2019_Squadlists.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2019}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|8|25|df=y}}

|birth_place = Shizuoka, Japan

|height = 1.82 m

|position = Centre back

|currentclub = Tokyo Verdy

|clubnumber = 15

|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2020

|youthclubs1 = Júbilo Iwata

|years1 = 2020–2024 |clubs1 = Júbilo Iwata |caps1 = 31 |goals1 = 1

|years2 = 2022 |clubs2 = → Tochigi SC (loan) |caps2 = 34 |goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2025– |clubs3 = Tokyo Verdy |caps3 = 0 |goals3 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2017

|nationalteam1 = Japan U15

|nationalcaps1 = 15

|nationalgoals1 = 1

|nationalyears2 = 2018

|nationalteam2 = Japan U16

|nationalcaps2 = 12

|nationalgoals2 = 0

|nationalyears3 = 2019

|nationalteam3 = Japan U17

|nationalcaps3 = 11

|nationalgoals3 = 0

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{Fb|JPN}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|AFC U-23 Asian Cup}}

{{Medal|B|2022 Uzbekistan|Team}}

{{Medal|G|2024 Qatar|Team}}

|club-update = 23:18, 19 January 2025 (UTC)

|nationalteam-update = 17:04, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

}}

{{nihongo|Kaito Suzuki|鈴木 海音|Suzuki Kaito|born 25 August 2002}} is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for {{Japanese football updater|TokyoVer}} club Tokyo Verdy.

Career

In December 2024, it was announced that Suzuki would be moving to Tokyo Verdy ahead of the 2025 season.{{cite web |title=鈴木海音 選手 ジュビロ磐田より完全移籍加入のお知らせ {{!}} 東京ヴェルディ / Tokyo Verdy |url=https://www.verdy.co.jp/news/13719 |website=www.verdy.co.jp |access-date=19 January 2025 |language=ja}}

International career

On 4 April 2024, Suzuki was called up to the Japan U23 squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.{{cite web|url=https://jfa.jp/news/00033820/|title=U-23日本代表 メンバー・スケジュール(4.6-5.4 カタール/ドーハ)AFC U23アジアカップ カタール2024|trans-title=U-23 Japan National Team Squad List (4.6-5.4 Qatar/Doha) AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024|publisher=Japan Football Association|language=ja|date=4 April 2024}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|end of 2024 season}}{{Soccerway|kaito-suzuki/636594|accessdate=20 August 2020}}{{cite web |title=2024 Kaito Suzuki Players |url=https://soccer-db.net/player/index/72427/2024?la=e |website=Soccer D.B. Japan |access-date=19 January 2025 |language=en}}

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan=2 | Club

! rowspan=2 | Season

! colspan=3 | League

! colspan=2 | National Cup

! colspan=2 | League Cup

! colspan=2 | Other

! colspan=2 | Total

Division

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

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Goals

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Goals
colspan=3 | Japan

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | Emperor's Cup

! colspan=2 | J. League Cup

! colspan=2 | Other

! colspan=2 | Total

rowspan="5"|Júbilo Iwata

|2020

|J2 League

|6

000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–60
2021

|J2 League

|0

030colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–30
2023

|J2 League

|22

11020colspan="2"|–251
2024

|J1 League

|24

10000colspan="2"|–241
colspan="2"|Total

!52||2||4||0||2||0||0||0||58||2

Tochigi SC (loan)

|2022

|J2 League

|34

010colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–350
colspan=3 | Career total

!86||2||5||0||2||0||0||0||93||2

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Honours

References

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