Toshiya Fujita

Football player infobox| playername= Toshiya Fujita
fullname = Toshiya Fujita
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|10|4
cityofbirth = Shizuoka
countryofbirth = Japan
height = height|m=1.74
currentclub = Nagoya Grampus (Japan)
clubnumber = 10
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1987-1989
1990-1993
youthclubs = Shimizu Commercial High School
Tsukuba University
years = 1994-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-
clubs = Jubilo Iwata
FC Utrecht
Jubilo Iwata
Nagoya Grampus
caps(goals) = 297 0(87)
014 00(1)
039 00(7)
078 00(6)
nationalyears = 1995-2004
nationalteam = Japan
nationalcaps(goals) = 024 00(3)
pcupdate = 10 May 2007
ntupdate = 10 May 2007

Toshiya Fujita (藤田 俊哉, born October 41971, in Shizuoka, Japan) is a professional footballer for Nagoya Grampus of the J. League, the top professional football league in Japan. He attended and played football at Nihongo|Shimizu Commercial High School|清水商業高校|Shimizu Shōgyō Kōkō and University of Tsukuba before joining Jubilo Iwata in 1994. Playing as a creative midfielder, Fujita has played an integral role in helping to build Jubilo Iwata into one of the most successful franchises in the J. League.

Although Fujita is not as well known as some of his more illustrious teammates, this probably has more to do with his low-key manner and quiet efficiency rather than a lack of skills. As part of the Jubilo midfield, Fujita had an essential role in providing the transition from defense to attack. In 1999, his contributions to his team were finally recognized as he was made team captain and won the league MVP award.

Fujita joined FC Utrecht, a team of the Eredevisie, on loan in mid-2003. Although Fujita was a key player for the Dutch side, the team was unable to match the performances of the top-tier teams in the Netherlands. As a result, FC Utrecht were unwilling to pay the transfer fee required to keep Fujita and he returned to Japan to once again play for Jubilo Iwata at the end of 2003.

Teams

*Shimizu Commercial High School (1987 - 1989)
*Tsukuba University (1990 - 1993)
*Jubilo Iwata (1994 - 2003)
**Debut: against Kashima Antlers on March 61994 (at Kashima Stadium)
*F.C. Utrecht (2003)
*Jubilo Iwata (2004 - 2005)
*Nagoya Grampus (2005 - active)

*Japanese national football team (1999 - 2005)
**Debut: against Belgium on June 31999
**Appearances: 25 (through the end of 2005)
**Goals: 3

Honors and awards

Individual Honors

* J-League Player of the Year: 2001
* J-League Best Eleven: 1998, 2001, 2002

Team Honors

* FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up: 2001
* Asian Cup Champions: 2004

National team

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* (Champions)

Goals for national team