Joel Chima Fujita

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Joel Chima Fujita
藤田 譲瑠 チマ
Personal information
Full name Joel Chima Fujita[1]
Date of birth (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
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 14 (0)
International career‡
2019 Japan U17 4 (0)
2022– Japan 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
EAFF Championship
Winner 2022 Japan Team
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Third place 2022 Uzbekistan Team
Winner 2024 Qatar Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:31, 13 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

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.

Career

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Sint-Truiden

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On 27 July 2023, Fujita left Japan for the first time to join Sint-Truiden on a permanent deal.[2]

International career

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On 4 April 2024, Fujita was called up to the Japan U23 squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[3]

Personal life

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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

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Club

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As of match played 13 December 2025[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 14 0 2 0 – – 16 0
Career total 181 8 8 0 11 0 8 0 208 8
  1. ^ Includes Emperor's Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Includes J.League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

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As of match played 18 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2022 2 0
2025 5 0
Total 7 0

Honours

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Yokohama F. Marinos

Japan

Japan U23

Individual

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