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Yoshinori Suzuki

Experienced headKyoto Sanga · 34 yrsStarter

based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026

Profile

Full nameYoshinori Suzuki
PositionCentre-back
NationalityJapan
Age34
Date of birth11 Sept 1992
BirthplaceMiyazaki
Height184 cm
Shirt number#50
ClubKyoto Sanga
Centre-back
10
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
824
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kyoto Sanga.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League100146.9

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

Y. Suzuki is a 34-year-old central defender at Kyoto Sanga, rated 13.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 159th of 193 on scout potential in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (48.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.04 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 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the J1 League, on 0 clean sheets and 4.041 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 32 → 12). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 28th of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the J1 League. At 34 Suzuki is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2022/23
13.3
Ratingi
28th of 37 centre-backs
11.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
48.2%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.04
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Kyoto Sanga finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

10
Apps
4.04
Def. / 90
18
Tackles
6
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

4.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 10 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 48.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 13.3, Suzuki carries the 28th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J1 League of 37 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots3

Passing

Assists0
Chances created2
Passes352
Pass accuracy88%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success50%
Duels won47
Duels won %61.8%
Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles18
Interceptions6
Blocks13
Fouls committed4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.