2021 Men's Soccer Roster
Takuma Suzuki
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Peachtree City, Ga.
- High School:
- McIntosh HS
Career Awards
- 2022 All-ACC Academic Team
- 2022 ACC All-Tournament Team Selection
- ACC Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 1, 2022)
- 2021 All-ACC Academic Team Selection
- 2020 All-ACC Academic Team Selection
- 2021-22 ACC Academic Honor Roll
- 2020-21 ACC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll
2022 (Senior)
One of five Demon Deacons to start all 20 matches, Suzuki recorded 1,455 minutes of action and recorded two assists … Was named to the ACC All-Tournament Team … Helped Wake Forest record eight clean sheets while outscoring opponents 42-20 … Played all 90 minutes in a 1-0 victory over Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament … Assists came against Wofford (Oct. 18) and No. 9 Louisville (Oct. 28).
2021 (Junior)
Started all 18 of his appearances and played 1,273 minutes … Played 90 or more minutes five times … Wake Forest was 3-1-1 in those matches … The Demon Deacons outscored opponents 38-17 when he was in the lineup and recorded six shutouts … Recorded an assist in three different matches against William & Mary (Oct. 5), Virginia Tech (Oct. 16) and Loyola Maryland (Oct. 19).
2020-21 (Sophomore)
Started all 14 of his appearances during his sophomore season … Had an assist in Wake Forest’s 2-0 victory over Clemson on Oct. 30 ... Tallied an assist in NCAA Tournament win over Coastal Carolina (May 2).
Saw time in 11 matches, starting in 4...
Background
Played in the Atlanta United FC Academy the last two years, where he started 50 of the 53 games he played in ... Scored a pair of goals in 2017-18 ... Previously played for McIntosh High School where he won the 2016 Georgia 5A state title ... Earned All-County Player of the Year honors as a sophomore after totaling nine goals and four assists ... Selected Wake Forest over Duke.
Personal
Born on Jan. 16, 2001 ... Son of Hiroshi and Naomi Suzuki ... Born in Japan before moving to the United States as a kid ... Major is Business & Enterprise Management.
