Naoyuki Fujita

Naoyuki Fujita
藤田直之
Personal information
Full name	Naoyuki Fujita
Date of birth	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
2006–2009	Fukuoka University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2015	Sagan Tosu
2016–2018	Vissel Kobe
2019–2021	Cerezo Osaka
2022–	Sagan Tosu
International career‡
2015	Japan
	*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

Naoyuki Fujita (藤田直之, Fujita Naoyuki, born 22 June 1987, in Fukuoka) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Sagan Tosu.^[1]^[2]

Career

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

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		J2 League	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	Sagan Tosu		14	0	2	1	2	0	-		18	1
Career total			391	21	29	4	43	3	4	0	467	28

^ 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

^ "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.
^ "Stats Centre: Naoyuki Fujita Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
^ "Soccer D.B. : 2010 J League Division 2 10/03/07 Sagan Tosu - Consadole Sapporo Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ "Soccer D.B. : 2010 J League Division 2 10/03/28 Sagan Tosu - Ehime FC Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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)
^ 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)
^ "Soccer D.B. : 2023 Naoyuki Fujita Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)

External links

Profile at Sagan Tosu
Naoyuki Fujita at National-Football-Teams.com
Naoyuki Fujita at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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[12] Appearances in the AFC Champions League

[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.

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