PLAYER DETAILS
Joel Fujita profile
- Club
- St Pauli
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Nationality
- Japan
- Date of birth
- 2002-02-16
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Height
- 1.72 m (5 ft 6 in)
- Weight
- 72 kg
- Shirt number
- 16
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Joel Fujita
Joel Chima Fujita (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
Sint-Truiden
On 27 July 2023, Fujita left Japan for the first time to join Sint-Truiden on a permanent deal.
International career
On 4 April 2024, Fujita was called up to the Japan U23 squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.
Personal life
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.