Not just big in Japan: Zion Suzuki has what it takes to follow Emiliano Martínez
By The Guardian · August 19, 2026
He is replacing a World Cup winner and is his country’s first Premier League keeper, but Villa’s new signing has already dealt with harder challenges In November 2001, the first Japanese goalkeeper to play English league
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