Naoyuki Fujita
Japanese footballer
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Naoyuki Fujita (藤田 直之, Fujita Naoyuki; born 22 June 1987, in Fukuoka) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Sagan Tosu.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Naoyuki Fujita | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Fukuoka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Namazuta FC | |||
| Rising Stars | |||
| 2003–2005 | Tokai Univ. Daigo High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Fukuoka University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Sagan Tosu | 182 | (13) |
| 2016–2018 | Vissel Kobe | 82 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Cerezo Osaka | 87 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Sagan Tosu | 60 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Japan | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:57, 17 July 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 August 2015 | |||
Career
Fujita has played for several Japanese football clubs since 2010, including Sagan Tosu, Vissel Kobe, and Cerezo Osaka. He made his professional debut with Sagan Tosu in 2010, in a 1–1 draw with Consadole Sapporo, playing in the J2 League.[3] He scored his first goal for the club in the third game of his debut season in a 2–1 victory over Ehime FC.[4] Over six seasons with Sagan Tosu from 2010 to 2015, Fujita made 182 league appearances and scored 13 goals. In the 2012 season when the team was promoted to the J1 League, he was appointed captain and until 2015, he was the captain for four consecutive years. He then moved to Vissel Kobe in 2016, playing three seasons and making 82 league appearances with 3 goals.[5] In 2019 he joined Cerezo Osaka, playing for them in 2019 and 2020 and making 56 league appearances with 2 goals.[6] Fujita returned to Sagan Tosu in 2022 and was made captain of the team once again.[7][8]
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
| 2009 | Fukuoka University | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2010 | Sagan Tosu | J2 League | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2011 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | J1 League | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 38 | 6 | ||
| 2013 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Vissel Kobe | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | 41 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 35 | 3 | |||
| 2019 | Cerezo Osaka | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4[a] | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | Sagan Tosu | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 18 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 391 | 21 | 29 | 4 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 467 | 28 | ||
- Appearances in the AFC Champions League
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
