Jungo Fujimoto

Jungo Fujimoto

Personal information
Full name	Jungo Fujimoto
Date of birth	24 March 1984
Place of birth	Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Gamba Osaka
Number	25
Youth career
1999–2001	Toko Gakuen H.S.
2002–2005	University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	Shimizu S-Pulse	139	(31)
2011–2013	Nagoya Grampus	94	(14)
2014–2015	Yokohama F Marinos	45	(6)
2016–	Gamba Osaka	13	(0)
2016−	Gamba Osaka U-23	4	(2)
National team^‡
2007–	Japan	13	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 May 2011

Jungo Fujimoto (藤本 淳吾 Fujimoto Jungo, born 24 March 1984 in Yamato, Kanagawa) is a Japanese football player, who currently plays for Gamba Osaka. He is a left-footed play-making midfielder.

Playing career

Early years

Fujimoto was educated at and played for Toko Gakuen High School, during which time he was also a member of the U-17 Japanese National Team for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship hosted by Trinidad and Tobago. Fujimoto played three games in the competition but the team was eliminated after the group stage.

After graduating high school Fujimoto received an offer from J. League Division 2 side Kawasaki Frontale, but he decided to continue his study and play football at the University of Tsukuba. He was a member of the national team for the 2005 Universiade held at İzmir, Turkey. Fujimoto was the top scorer with six goals and was selected as the MVP of the competition.

Club

Upon graduating university Fujimoto joined Shimizu S-Pulse in 2006 and inherited jersey number 10 from Masaaki Sawanobori. During his first full professional season Fujimoto played in 28 league games and scored 8 goals. He was awarded the J-League Young Player of the Year Award. He was seriously injured in late season of 2008 and made a comeback goal against Kyoto Sanga F.C. via direct free kick on 19 August 2009.

National team

He made his Japanese National Team debut on March 24, 2007 in a friendly against Peru. Fujimoto came on as a substitute in the 85th minute to replace his high school fellow alumnus Shunsuke Nakamura.

Career stats

As of 6 November 2016

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other^1		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia				Total
2005	Shimizu S-Pulse	J1	0	0	-		1	0	-		-		1	0
2006			28	8	3	3	5	0	-		-		36	11
2007			34	7	3	0	4	1	-		-		41	8
2008			18	2	-		6	4	-		-		24	6
2009			27	1	5	0	9	0	-		-		41	1
2010			32	13	4	1	8	1	-		-		44	15
Total			139	31	15	4	33	6	0	0	0	0	187	41
2011	Nagoya Grampus	J1	33	9	3	0	-		7	3	1	0	44	12
2012			33	2	4	0	2	2	5	2	-		44	6
2013			28	3	1	0	2	0	-		-		31	3
Total			94	14	8	0	4	2	12	5	1	0	119	21
2014	Yokohama F. Marinos	J1	26	3	1	2	2	0	4	0	1	0	34	5
2015			19	3	3	0	3	0	-		-		25	3
Total			45	6	4	2	5	0	4	0	1	0	59	8
2016	Gamba Osaka	J1	13	0	0	0	5	0	4	0	1	0	23	0
Total			13	0	0	0	5	0	4	0	1	0	23	0
Career Total			291	51	27	6	47	8	20	5	3	0	388	70

¹ - includes Japanese Super Cup appearances.

Reserves performance

Club performance			League		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Total
2016	Gamba Osaka U-23	J3	4	2	4	2
Career total			4	2	4	2

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2007	4	0
2008	0	0
2009	0	0
2010	2	0
2011	4	0
2012	3	1
Total	13	1

Trivia

His father Koju was also a footballer who played for Nihon Kokan F.C. of the Japan Soccer League, the former top-flight league in Japan.

Honors and awards

Individual honors

• J. League Rookie of the Year – 2006
• J. League Best Eleven – 2010, 2011

References

1. Jungo Fujimoto at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• FIFA Statistics
• National Football Teams
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Player statistics at J.League Data Site (Japanese)