| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1999-01-08)8 January 1999 (age 27) Gifu Prefecture,Japan | ||
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Defence | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| – | Sony HC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2018– | Japan | 58 | (6) |
Miyu Suzuki (鈴木 美結, born 8 January 1999)[1] is aJapanesefield hockey player.[2]
Miyu Suzuki was born in theGifu Prefecture.[3]
In the Japanese national league, Suzuki represents theSony HC Bravia Ladies.[4][3]
Suzuki made her senior international debut for the Japanese national team (The Cherry Blossoms) in 2018 at theSOMPO Cup - a four nations competition between Australia, Japan, Korea and the USA, which was held inOsaka.[5]
Suzuki was part of the Japanese team competing at the finals of the 2018-19 FIH Hockey Series, held in Hiroshima in June 2019. She won a silver medal after Japan was defeated 3-1 in the final against India.[6]
Suzuki took part in the 2022 FIH World Cup held in Spain and the Netherlands, where the Japanese team came eleventh,[7] and the 2022 FIH Nations Cup held in Valencia, Spain, where the Japanese team team won Bronze.[8] She also competed in the 2023-24 FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup in Spain, where the Japanese team came fifth,[9] and the 2024-25 FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup in Santiago de Chile, where Japan came sixth.[10]
Suzuki was part of the gold medal winning Japanese team at the 2021 Women's Asian Champions Trophy, in Donghei, Korea, where Japan beat the Korean hosts 2-1 in the final.[11] Her team also won Silver in the 2023 tournament, held Ranchi, India, losing 4-0 to the India hosts in the final[12]
Suzuki took part in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, where Japan only just missed out on a medal, coming fourth after a sudden death shootout against Korea in their semi final after both teams were tied 2-2 at the end of regular time.[13]
Suzuki won gold at the 2022 Asian Cup in Muscat, beating Korea 4-2 in the final.[14]
Suzuki took part in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, where the Japanese team came tenth.[15]
