Zion Suzuki
鈴木 彩艶
#1 · Goalkeeper · age 23
First-choice keeper; Parma's regular starter
65
WC26 rating
- Recent form
- 46
- Career peak
- 48
- League level
- 90
- Competition pedigree
- 24
- International pedigree
- 60
- Longevity
- 43
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29
Suzuki is the bet Moriyasu has placed for the cycle: a young keeper with a high ceiling rather than a veteran with a known floor. The Serie A regular minutes have hardened him, and his physical profile is the largest of any Japanese senior keeper in recent decades.
His tournament will be defined by how he handles set pieces against the Netherlands (Van Dijk, Weghorst, Dumfries are all aerial threats) and Sweden (Gyökeres and Lindelöf on dead balls). A clean group-stage performance positions him as the long-term No. 1; a single high-profile error reopens the position.
Strengths
- Aerial presence at corners
- Distribution range under press
- One-on-one shot-stopping
Recent form
Parma's regular starter in 2025-26 Serie A; impressive shots-on-target-saved numbers.
His father is Ghanaian and his mother Japanese — "Zion" is one of the more distinctive given names in JFA history.