European...23-year-old FW confirmed, transfer fee of 12.5 billion
May 19, 2025
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Germany's Sky Sports agreed on the 19th (Korea time) 'Freiburg has agreed to recruit Suzuki and has already completed medical tests. A formal announcement will be made soon.' Freiburg's transfer fee to Brønbü is known to be up to 8 million euros (about 12.5 billion won).
Suzuki, who started his professional career by joining Shimizu S-Pulse in 2020, was loaned to Strasbourg (France) in January 2023 after scoring seven goals and five assists in 96 games in the J-League. Suzuki returned to Shimizu after failing to stand out with one goal in three matches in the French Ligue 1 and signed a four-year contract with Brønbü in August of that year to re-enter Europe.
Life in Denmark was successful. Suzuki scored 11 goals and 9 assists in the Danish league in 2023-2024, the first season of his transfer. In this season, in his second year, he scored nine goals and four assists in 38 games and also scored in the UEFA Conference League qualifiers. Based on these performances, he was selected to the Japanese national team led by coach Hajime Moriyasu in June last year and made his A-match debut. Sky Sports predicted that Suzuki will serve as a substitute for Doan Lith (Japan), who will leave Freiburg at the end of this season.
In the 2020s, the Japanese national team has completely transformed into a European team. The player base is so solid that there are more than 100 players from their own countries that have entered Europe. The Japan Football Association (JFA) has opened an office in Düsseldorf, Germany, to check and support European teams. Earlier this year, Moriyasu said he would live at the Dusseldorf office to prepare for the 2026 World Cup in North Korea and the U.S., but he was even criticized by J-League officials. Since there are so many European players, it is impossible to enter the national team with only the title of 'Europe'. Naturally, among European players, talented players were called up to the 23-member national team's list, and the team's competitiveness increased further as the main competition progressed.
Suzuki is not the only one. As soon as major European leagues reach the end, rumors of a transfer of Japanese players are popping up here and there. Doran, who is leaving Freiburg, has received offers from several clubs, including Borussia Dortmund. Turkiye media Yeniasir reported that Besiktash is seeking to recruit Suzuki Joel Chima, a Nigerian-Japanese player who plays for Sintrawidan in Belgium's main Pillar League.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
