| Koji Suzuki | |
| Birth Date: | 25 July 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Miura, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Albirex Niigata |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hasse JFC |
| Youthyears2: | –2004 |
| Youthclubs2: | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| Youthyears3: | 2005–2007 |
| Youthclubs3: | Toko Gakuen High School |
| Collegeyears1: | 2008–2011 |
| College1: | Hosei University |
| Years1: | 2012–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Machida Zelvia |
| Caps1: | 183 |
| Goals1: | 68 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | FC Ryukyu |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 15 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Cerezo Osaka |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2021– |
| Clubs4: | Albirex Niigata |
| Caps4: | 100 |
| Goals4: | 23 |
| Pcupdate: | 17:13, 1 November 2024 (UTC) |
Koji Suzuki (鈴木 孝司, born 25 July 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Albirex Niigata.
Suzuki won the J3 top goalscorer award, scoring 19 goals during the 2014 season.[1] Suzuki won the SURUGA I DREAM Award for his goal against Nagoya Grampus on 9 September 2015, scoring in the 90th+3rd minute.[2] On 1 February 2017, it was announced that Suzuki had surgery due to a Achilles tendon injury.[3] On 7 December 2018, it was announced that FC Machida Zelvia would not be renewing Suzuki's contract for the 2019 season.[4]
After scoring 8 goals, Suzuki won the 2019 February and March KONAMI Monthly MVP award.[5]
On 13 August 2019, Suzuki was announced at Cerezo Osaka.[6]
On 25 December 2020, Suzuki was announced at Albirex Niigata.[7] On 3 January 2022, his contract with the club was extended for the 2022 season.[8] On 6 December 2022, Suzuki's contract was extended for the 2023 season.[9] On 27 December 2023, his contract was extended for the 2024 season.[10] After starting the game against Sagan Tosu on 24 February 2024, he was sidelined with an injury to his right foot.[11]
Updated to 7 March 2019.[12] [13]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2012 | Machida Zelvia | J2 League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2013 | JFL | 32 | 15 | – | 32 | 15 | |||
| 2014 | J3 League | 33 | 19 | – | 33 | 19 | |||
| 2015 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 13 | |||
| 2016 | J2 League | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 | ||
| 2017 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | |||
| 2019 | FC Ryukyu | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Total | 182 | 69 | 4 | 1 | 186 | 70 | |||