Chikara Fujimoto

Chikara Fujimoto
藤本 主税

Personal information
Full name	Chikara Fujimoto
Date of birth	(1977-10-31) October 31, 1977
Place of birth	Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1995	Tokushima High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1998	Avispa Fukuoka	41	(6)
1999–2002	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	111	(20)
2003	Nagoya Grampus Eight	23	(2)
2004	Vissel Kobe	20	(1)
2005–2011	Omiya Ardija	190	(15)
2012–2014	Roasso Kumamoto	52	(3)
Total		437	(47)
International career
2001	Japan	2	(0)
Medal record Sanfrecce Hiroshima Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1999
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chikara Fujimoto (藤本 主税, Fujimoto Chikara, born October 31, 1977) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Fujimoto was born in Ube on October 31, 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined Avispa Fukuoka in 1996. He played many matches in 1998. He moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1999. The club won second place in the 1999 Emperor's Cup. However the club was relegated to the J2 League in 2002. After that, although he played for Nagoya Grampus Eight in 2003 and Vissel Kobe in 2004, his opportunity to play decreased. In 2005, he moved to Omiya Ardija. He played central player at the club and also served as captain. He moved to Roasso Kumamoto in 2012. He retired at the end of the 2014 season.

National team career

On July 1, 2001, Fujimoto debuted for Japan national team against Paraguay. He played 2 games for Japan in 2001.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1996	Avispa Fukuoka	J1 League	10	0	1	0	1	1	12	1
1997			1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
1998			30	6	1	0	0	0	31	6
1999	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	27	5	5	5	4	2	36	12
2000			27	2	2	1	3	1	32	4
2001			28	9	2	0	5	1	35	10
2002			29	4	0	0	5	2	34	6
2003	Nagoya Grampus Eight	J1 League	23	2	2	0	5	0	30	2
2004	Vissel Kobe	J1 League	20	1	1	1	6	0	27	2
2005	Omiya Ardija	J1 League	29	4	3	1	8	1	40	6
2006			20	3	2	0	5	0	27	3
2007			31	2	0	0	6	1	37	3
2008			28	3	2	0	2	0	32	3
2009			31	3	1	0	6	0	38	3
2010			25	0	1	0	0	0	26	0
2011			26	0	1	0	1	0	28	0
2012	Roasso Kumamoto	J2 League	21	1	2	0	-		23	1
2013			24	2	2	0	-		26	2
2014			7	0	1	0	-		8	0
Total			437	47	31	8	57	9	525	64

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2001	2	0
Total	2	0

External links

• Chikara Fujimoto at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Chikara Fujimoto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)