Joel Chima Fujita
Japanese footballer (born 2002)
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Joel Chima Fujita (藤田 譲瑠 チマ, Fujita Joeru Chima; born 16 February 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli and the Japan national team.
Full name
Joel Chima Fujita[1]
Date of birth
16 February 2002
Place of birth
Tokyo, Japan
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Joel Chima Fujita[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 February 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | FC St. Pauli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Machida Okura FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Tokyo Verdy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Tokyo Verdy | 45 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Tokushima Vortis | 28 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 46 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Sint-Truiden | 58 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | FC St. Pauli | 25 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Japan U17 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Japan U22 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Japan U23 | 20 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Japan | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:31, 13 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Sint-Truiden
On 27 July 2023, Fujita left Japan for the first time to join Sint-Truiden on a permanent deal.[2]
International career
On 4 April 2024, Fujita was called up to the Japan U23 squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[3]
Personal life
Fujita was born in Tokyo on 16 February 2002 to an Igbo Nigerian father and Japanese mother, and chose to represent the Japan national football team.[4][5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 March 2026[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tokyo Verdy | 2019 | J2 League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 41 | 3 | |||
| Total | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 45 | 3 | |||
| Tokushima Vortis | 2021 | J1 League | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 33 | 1 | |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2022 | J1 League | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| 2023 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Total | 74 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 94 | 4 | ||
| Sint-Truiden | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 53 | 1 | ||||
| FC St. Pauli | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 192 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 221 | 9 | ||
- Includes Emperor's Cup, Belgian Cup
- Includes J.League Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
