Yoshiaki Fujita

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.

Yoshiaki Fujita
藤田 義明

Personal information
Full name	Yoshiaki Fujita
Date of birth	(1983-01-12) 12 January 1983 (age 41)
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 JEF United Chiba Winner J.League Cup 2005 Winner J.League Cup 2006 Oita Trinita Winner J.League Cup 2008
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2021

Early life

Fujita 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

Fujita 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

Following 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

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^{[8][9][10][11]}

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

1. Appearance in J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship
2. Appearance in J1 League promotion play-offs

Honours

Oita Trinita

• J.League Cup: 2008

References

1. "Stats Centre: Yoshiaki Fujita Facts". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
2. "藤田 義明 | ジュビロ磐田 Jubilo IWATA". www.jubilo-iwata.co.jp. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
3. "2005 J1 League 05/04/23 Shimizu S-Pulse - JEF United Chiba Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Japan. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
4. "J. League Data Site". data.j-league.or.jp. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "2024シーズン 新体制(スタッフ)". www.jubilo-iwata.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
8. 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)
9. 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)
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. 142 out of 289)
11. "2020 Yoshiaki Fujita Players". Soccer D.B. Japan. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

External links

• 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