Naoyuki Fujita (藤田 直之, Fujita Naoyuki, born 22 June 1987, in Fukuoka) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Sagan Tosu.[1][2]

Naoyuki Fujita
藤田 直之
Personal information
Full name Naoyuki Fujita
Date of birth (1987-06-22) 22 June 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Fukuoka, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sagan Tosu
Number 14
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– Sagan Tosu 52 (2)
International career
2015 Japan 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:57, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 August 2015

Career

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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

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As of 17 July 2023.[9][10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearances in the AFC Champions League

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2015 1 0
Total 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "藤田 直之:サガン鳥栖:Jリーグ公式サイト(J.LEAGUE.jp)". Jリーグ.jp(日本プロサッカーリーグ) (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Stats Centre: Naoyuki Fujita Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2010 J League Division 2 10/03/07 Sagan Tosu - Consadole Sapporo Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2010 J League Division 2 10/03/28 Sagan Tosu - Ehime FC Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  5. ^ "サガン鳥栖よりMF藤田直之選手 完全移籍加入決定のお知らせ". ヴィッセル神戸オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). 29 December 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  6. ^ "藤田直之選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ | セレッソ大阪オフィシャルウェブサイト | Cerezo OSAKA". セレッソ大阪オフィシャルウェブサイト. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  7. ^ SAGAN DREAMS Co., Ltd. "藤田直之選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ". サガン鳥栖 [公式] オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  8. ^ SAGAN DREAMS Co., Ltd. "2022シーズン キャプテン、副キャプテン決定のお知らせ". サガン鳥栖 [公式] オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  9. ^ 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. 74 out of 289)
  10. ^ 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. 100 out of 289)
  11. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2023 Naoyuki Fujita Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  12. ^ Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
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