Joel Chima Fujita

Joel Chima Fujita
Personal information
Full name Joel Chima Fujita[1]
Date of birth (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sint-Truiden
Number 8
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– Sint-Truiden 33 (1)
International career
2019 Japan U17 4 (0)
2022– Japan 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  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, correct as of 3 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2022

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 Belgian Pro League club Sint-Truiden and the Japan national team.

  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.