Shōta Fujio

Shota Fujio
藤尾 翔太
Personal information
Full name Shota Fujio
Date of birth (2001-05-02) May 2, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Osaka, Japan
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
FC Machida Zelvia
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2016 Rip Ace SC
2017–2019 Cerezo Osaka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Cerezo Osaka U-23 42 (10)
2020–2023 Cerezo Osaka 5 (1)
2021Mito HollyHock (loan) 22 (8)
2022Tokushima Vortis (loan) 30 (10)
2023FC Machida Zelvia (loan) 33 (8)
2024– Machida Zelvia 9 (3)
International career
2017 Japan U-16 1 (0)
2019 Japan U-18 5 (1)
2021− Japan U-23 7 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Japan
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Uzbekistan Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Qatar Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:55, 6 March 2024

Shota Fujio (藤尾 翔太, Fujio Shota, born May 2, 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Machida Zelvia.

Early life

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Fujio was born in Osaka Prefecture on May 2, 2001. He joined J1 League club Cerezo Osaka from the youth team in 2020.

Career

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Cerezo Osaka U-23

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Fujio made his debut for Cerezo Osaka U23 against Kagoshima United on 16 June 2018.[1] He scored his first goal for the club on 6 October 2019 against Giravanz Kitakyushu, scoring in the 62nd minute.[2]

Cerezo Osaka

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Fujio scored a last minute goal against Urawa Red Diamonds on his senior team debut after coming on as a substitute in the 86' minute.[3]

Mito Hollyhock

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Fujio made his debut for Mito against Montedio Yamagata on 20 June 2021.[4] He scored his first goal for the club against Machida Zelvia, scoring in the 21st minute.[5]

Tokushima Vortis

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Fujio made his debut for Tokushima against Zweigen Kanazawa on 19 February 2022.[6] He scored his first goal for the club in the 41st minute on 27 February 2022.[7]

Loan to Machida Zelvia

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Fujio made his debut for Machida Zelvia against Mito Hollyhock on 12 March 2023.[8] He scored his first goal for the club against JEF United on 3 June 2023, scoring in the 90th+6th minute.[9]

Machida Zelvia

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Fujio made his league debut for Machida Zelvia against Gamba Osaka on 24 February 2024.[10] He scored his first goal of the season for the club against Nagoya Grampus on 2 March 2024, scoring in the 21st minute.[11]

International career

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Fujio has international caps at youth level (U-16, U-18 and U-21), as well as U-23 for Japan. He scored 2 goals at the group stage match against Paraguay in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Honours

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Machida Zelvia

Japan U-23

References

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  1. ^ "Kagoshima United vs Cerezo Osaka II". uk.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Giravanz Kitakyushu vs Cerezo Osaka II - 6 October 2019". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2020 J1 League 20/09/05 Cerezo Osaka - Urawa Reds Results,Players,Highlight". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Mito Hollyhock vss Montedio Yamagata - 20 June 2021". uk.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Machida Zelvia vs Mito Hollyhock - 11 July 2021". uk.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Tokushima Vortis vs Zweigen Kanazawa - 19 February 2022". uk.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Fagiano Okayama vs Tokushima Vortis - 27 February 2022". uk.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Machida Zelvia vs Mito Hollyhock - 12 March 2023". uk.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "JEF United vs Machida Zelvia - 3 June 2023". uk.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "Machida Zelvia vs Gamba Osaka - 24 February 2024". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "Nagoya Grampus vs Machida Zelvia - 2 March 2024". int.soccerway.com.
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