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Junya Suzuki

Squad depthFC Ryukyu · 30 yrsStarter

based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJunya Suzuki
PositionCentre-back
NationalityJapan
Age30
Date of birth2 May 1996
BirthplaceTochigi
Height182 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubFC Ryukyu
Centre-back
18
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1620
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC Ryukyu.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

J. Suzuki is a 30-year-old central defender at FC Ryukyu, rated 14.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 203rd of 267 on scout potential in the J3 League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (47.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.17 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Suzuki.

Judged on this season alone, Suzuki graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 59 of the 59 centre-backs in the J3 League, on 3 clean sheets and 2.167 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Suzuki, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 42nd of 59 of the 59 centre-backs in the J3 League. At 30 Suzuki is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.

14.5
Ratingi
42nd of 59 centre-backs
8.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
47.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.17
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · FC Ryukyu finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

18
Apps
2.17
Def. / 90
Tackles
36
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 47.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 14.5, Suzuki carries the 42nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J3 League of 59, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (FC Ryukyu finished 16th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the J3 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Interceptions36
Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.