Their 2026 World Cup
All four matches in full in goal, 360 minutes, with the highest rating in the Japan squad: 7.30.
🧤 In goal
Goalkeeping data derived from the matches he started (real scores and team saves). Penalty shootouts do not count as goals conceded.
Match by match
Z. Suzuki played 3 matches for Japan, starting every one.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group F | vs Tunisia 4-0 | Started, played the full match |
| Group F | vs Sweden 1-1 | Started, played the full match |
| Round of 32 | vs Brazil 1-2 | Started, played the full match |
Biography
Zion Suzuki (鈴木 彩艶, Suzuki Zaion; born 21 August 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Aston Villa. Born in the United States, he represents the Japan national team. Suzuki began his professional career with Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds, signing his first professional contract at the age of 16 years, becoming the youngest player in the club's history to do so. He made his senior debut on 2 March 2021 in a J.League Cup match against Shonan Bellmare.
Early life Suzuki was born in Newark, New Jersey, United States, to a Ghanaian father and a Japanese mother. He was named after the biblical location of Mount Zion in Jerusalem. His family moved to Japan while he was young and settled in Urawa, Saitama, where he grew up. Suzuki took up football in kindergarten, following his older brother into the sport, and played as a goalkeeper from his years at elementary school. He joined the academy of his local club, Urawa Red Diamonds, as an elementary school student and came up through its junior, junior youth, and youth teams.
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Tournament data from API-Football. See more rankings on the World Cup data hub.
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