Joel Chima Fujita Scout Report At FC St. Pauli 2025/2026: Bundesliga Quality In A Relegation Fight – Player Analysis

FC St. Pauli are far from Bundesliga regulars.

The 2025/2026 campaign saw Kiezkicker start a second consecutive season in Germany’s top-flight for the first time since 1996/1997.

Therefore, it won’t come as a surprise that they find themselves well and truly in a relegation fight this term, with the Hamburg-based side currently sat bottom of the table at the time of writing this piece.

One of the major bright sparks for the Alexander Blessin-led side in 2025/2026 has been Joel Chima Fujita (175cm/59, 76kg/167lbs), who joined St. Pauli from Belgian Pro League side Sint-Truiden for €3.5m last summer.

The 23-year-old is currently valued at €8m per Transfermarkt, making him St. Pauli’s most valuable player.

Despite St. Pauli’s struggles in the German top flight this term, Fujita has demonstrated clear quality worthy of a place in a top-five league like the Bundesliga.

This Joel Chima Fujita scout report analyses the Japan international’s game, highlighting what’s made the summer signing such a crucial component of St. Pauli’s battle against relegation this term.

We outline why the midfielder’s key strengths lie in his playmaking, versatility, and work rate, as well as potential areas for further improvement, particularly in Fujita’s goal threat.

Joel Chima Fujita Stats

Joel Chima Fujita profiles as a highly progressive, high-tempo midfielder with a strong playmaking contribution for his side.

The below pizza chart in Figure 1 shows Joel Chima Fujita’s percentile ranks for 2025/2026 in several key metrics when his performance is compared to that of other left central midfielders in Europe’s top-five leagues.

It must also be noted, however, that while left central midfield is where Fujita has picked up more minutes than any other position, he has been deployed in a variety of different areas for St. Pauli this term, including a deep holding midfield role, a ‘10’ role and both left and right wing; hence, the data is not solely reflective of Fujita’s performance in central midfield alone.

Joel Chima Fujita Pizza Chart 2025/2026

Fujita’s profile is quite well-rounded, with some standout statistics in each of the three distinct sections of the pizza chart: ‘attacking’, ‘possession’ and ‘defending’.

Fujita’s main strengths lie in his possession game.

However,