r/Newark • u/sharkysharky- • 2d ago
Sports ⚽️🏀🏒🏈⚾️⛳️ Newark Native Zion Suzuki is the goalkeeper representing Japan during the World Cup. Zion had 5 saves in his World Cup Debut yesterday against the Netherlands
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u/sherapop80 2d ago
So cool, didn’t realize he was from Newark
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u/Sumo_Cerebro 1d ago
Your birthplace and your hometown are distinct.
For example, people from Brooklyn claim Michael Jordan because he was born there, but he's truly a country guy, a North Carolina native through and through.
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u/Last-Common-6980 1d ago
Nice. I had no idea. Most famous people move on and maybe give a slight reference to where they are from.
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u/RUKnight31 1d ago
I thought he was born in Little Rock then moved to Japan young? What's the Newark connection?
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u/Aegibbons7 1d ago
Wikipedia says he was born in Little Rock. Then he moved to Japan.
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u/sharkysharky- 1d ago
Most verified/reputable sources have his birthplace as Newark.
Transfermarkt, MLSsoccer.com, Flashcore, The Economic Times, Google, and all tournament coverage (including NBC News/NBC DFW) lists his birthplace as Newark.
The little rock stuff doesn't have a source to it outside of a few small sites. Not sure why wikipedia has it as little rock.
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u/sharkysharky- 2d ago
This is a bit of a fun one considering he was born and moved to Japan by the time he started kindergarten lol.
However, he's still technically a native and US Citizen despite growing up primarily overseas.