Yoshiaki Fujita (藤田 義明, Fujita Yoshiaki, born 12 January 1983 in Utsunomiya, Tochigi) is a Japanese former professional footballer of Taiwanese descent.[1] He played as a defender for JEF United Chiba, Oita Trinita and most notably Júbilo Iwata.
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| Full name | Yoshiaki Fujita | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Juntendo University | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | JEF United Chiba | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Oita Trinita | 109 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2020 | Júbilo Iwata | 228 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
editFujita 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.[2]
Club career
editFujita attended Juntendo University between 2001–2004. 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
Coaching career
editFollowing 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.[6] At the start of the 2024 season, he was named as one of the first team coaches at Júbilo.[7]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| 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 | Total | |||||||
| JEF United Chiba | 2005 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oita Trinita | 2006 | J1 League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2007 | J1 League | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2008 | J1 League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | – | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | J1 League | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2010 | J2 League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 109 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 2 | ||
| Júbilo Iwata | 2011 | J1 League | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 2012 | J1 League | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | J1 League | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | J2 League | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | J2 League | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | J1 League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2019 | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | J2 League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 228 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 282 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 338 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 422 | 7 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance in J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship
- ^ Appearance in J1 League promotion play-offs
Honours
editOita Trinita
References
edit- ^ "Stats Centre: Yoshiaki Fujita Facts". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "藤田 義明 | ジュビロ磐田 Jubilo IWATA". www.jubilo-iwata.co.jp. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "2005 J1 League 05/04/23 Shimizu S-Pulse - JEF United Chiba Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Japan. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "J. League Data Site". data.j-league.or.jp. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "磐田DF藤田義明が今季限りで現役引退…ホーム最終戦で引退セレモニー". soccer-king.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "ジュビロ磐田U-18 監督交代のお知らせ". www.jubilo-iwata.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "2024シーズン 新体制(スタッフ)". www.jubilo-iwata.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ Nippon 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, ISBN 978-4905411529 (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, ISBN 978-4905411420 (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, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 142 out of 289)
- ^ "2020 Yoshiaki Fujita Players". Soccer D.B. Japan. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
External links
edit- Profile at Júbilo Iwata (in Japanese)
- Profile at Oita Trinita (in Japanese)
- Yoshiaki Fujita at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Fujita's story revealing. In 中文-English version