is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a defender for JEF United Chiba, Oita Trinita and most notably Júbilo Iwata.
Early life Fujita started playing football at 6 years old and looked up to German players Lothar Matthäus and Jürgen Klinsmann as inspiration. He attended Utsunomiya Hakuyo High School.
Club career Fujita attended Juntendo University between 2001 and 2004. He signed his first professional contract in 2005 with J. League Division 1 club JEF United Chiba. He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 league defeat to Shimizu S-Pulse in April 2005. After getting little game time at JEF United Chiba, Fujita was loaned to Oita Trinita for the second half of the 2006 season. He again struggled for game time until he moved permanently to Oita in 2007 and made his way into the starting XI. He helped the club win the 2008 J.League Cup. After making over 100 appearances for Oita Trinita, he transferred to J1 League club Júbilo Iwata in 2011. He stayed at the club for ten seasons, making almost 300 appearances across all competitions, before announcing his retirement in December 2020.
Coaching career Following retirement, Fujita stayed with Júbilo Iwata, firstly as their U-15 coach in 2021, the U-13 coach in 2022 and spent 8 months as the U-18 manager in 2023. At the start of the 2024 season, he was named as one of the first team coaches at Júbilo.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionNippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, (p. 52 out of 289)Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, (p. 109 out of 289)Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 142 out of 289) Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Other TotalJEF United Chiba2005J1 League100000–102006J1 League000000–00Total1000000010Oita Trinita2006J1 League400000–402007J1 League3122050–3822008J1 League26010110–3802009J1 League2802060103702010J2 League20020––220Total109270220101392Júbilo Iwata2011J1 League3111040103712012J1 League3112030–3612013J1 League3202050–3902014J2 League41030–104502015J2 League36100––3612016J1 League1800061–2412017J1 League503051–1312018J1 League303050001102019J1 League1003070–2002020J2 League21000––210Total2283170352202825 Career total3385240572304227
Honours Oita Trinita J.League Cup: 2008
References
External links Profile at Júbilo Iwata Profile at Oita Trinita
Fujita's story revealing. In 中文-English version