| Joel Chima Fujita | |
| Fullname: | Joel Chima Fujita[1] |
| Birth Date: | 16 February 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Currentclub: | Sint-Truiden |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Machida Okura FC |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Tokyo Verdy |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Tokyo Verdy |
| Caps1: | 45 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | Tokushima Vortis |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| Caps3: | 46 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Sint-Truiden |
| Caps4: | 25 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 3 July 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 27 July 2022 |
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Sint-Truiden and the Japan national team.
On 27 July 2023, Fujita left Japan for the first time to join Sint-Truiden on a permanent deal.[2]
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.[3] [4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tokyo Verdy | 2019 | J2 League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | |||
| Total | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | |||
| Tokushima Vortis | 2021 | J1 League | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2022 | J1 League | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Career total | 144 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 166 | 8 | |||
Yokohama F. Marinos
Japan
Japan U23
Individual