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Full nameJoel Chima Fujita
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age24
Date of birth16 Feb 2002
BirthplaceTokyo
Height175 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubFC St. Pauli
Defensive midfielderalso played FWD
32
Appearances
1
Goals
3
Assists
2671
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC St. Pauli.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Bundesliga321326716.72
DFB Pokal4013986.83

Scout report

Top-tier performerDefensive midfielder

J. Fujita is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at FC St. Pauli, rated 74.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 92nd of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (89.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.54 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fujita.

Judged on this season alone, Fujita graded 47 — a strong campaign that ranks top 22% of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 1 goal, 3 assists and 3.538 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 44 → 47). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 75, top 35% of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 24 Fujita is in his prime years, and a market index of 46.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Fujita is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2023/244 clubs
Current potentialTop 35% defensive midfielders · BundesligaCurrent seasonTop 22% defensive midfielders · Bundesliga12th-best defensive midfielder in the Bundesliga92nd in the Bundesliga · potential19th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Bundesliga
74.8
Ratingi
19th of 55 defensive midfielders
46.9
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
89.9%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.54
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · FC St. Pauli finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

3.54
Def. / 90
68
Tackles
33
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 89.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 74.8, Fujita carries the 19th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga (top 35%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (FC St. Pauli finished 18th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

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