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Defender · Japan
N. Arai
Naoto Arai
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
age 29 (07 Oct 1996)
173cm
73kg
unknown
Football Intelligence Coverage
69%
Last updated: 10 Aug 2026
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Performance profile
GraphFoot Index
Data Completeness
Overview
Career
Market
Statistics
Transfers
Trophies
History
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Defender · active
N. Arai
Japan
·
Sanfrecce Hiroshima · Albirex Niigata · Cerezo Osaka · Tokushima Vortis · Cerezo Osaka · Albirex Niigata
·
age 29
·
Data Completeness
Portrait
Timeline
Milestones
Statistics
Trophies
Relationships
Matches
Chapter two · timeline
A career, unrolled
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Albirex Niigata
Cerezo Osaka
Tokushima Vortis
Cerezo Osaka
2021
2023
2024
6 clubs · 0 transfers on record.
The timeline · every turning point
Milestones
2021
·
signed
Cerezo Osaka
Signed for Cerezo Osaka
2021
·
award
J-League Cup (Japan) 2021
Runner-up
2022
·
signed
Tokushima Vortis
Signed for Tokushima Vortis
2023
·
signed
Cerezo Osaka
Signed for Cerezo Osaka
2023
·
signed
Albirex Niigata
Signed for Albirex Niigata
2024
·
signed
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Signed for Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2024
·
award
J1 League (Japan) 2024
Runner-up
2025
·
title
Super Cup (Japan) 2025
Title
Chapter four · statistics
The numbers, on the record
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Chapter six · trophy cabinet
The collection
J-League Cup (Japan) 2021
2021
J1 League (Japan) 2024
2024
Super Cup (Japan) 2025
2025
Chapter seven · relationships
The web around a career
Every link below is derived from shared matches and overlapping spells in the Football Graph — not a hand-written list.
Played with
S
Shota Fujio
2 matches
C
Cacá
2 matches
D
D. Suga
2 matches
H
H. Kawabe
2 matches
K
K. Ichimi
2 matches
N
N. Maeda
2 matches
S
S. Kobayashi
2 matches
S
S. Sasaki
2 matches
T
T. Shiotani
2 matches
E
E. Shirai
2 matches
H
H. Araki
2 matches
J
José Aurelio Suárez
2 matches
K
K. Osako
2 matches
K
K. Sugimori
2 matches
K
K. Uchida
2 matches
M
M. Bakenga
2 matches
Coached by
B
Bartosch Gaul
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
D
Daniel Algaba
Tokushima Vortis
H
H. Jofuku
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
L
Levir Culpi
Cerezo Osaka
M
Michael Skibbe
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
R
R. Matsuhashi
Albirex Niigata
Faced
K
K. Iwatake
3×
R
Ryoya Yamashita
3×
S
S. Brodersen
3×
E
E. Takeda
2×
G
Gabriel
2×
K
K. Ogawa
2×
K
Kosuke Saito
2×
K
K. Watanabe
2×
M
M. Kamekawa
2×
S
Saulo Mineiro
2×
S
S. Ito
2×
T
T. Hasegawa
2×
T
T. Wada
2×
Y
Y. Rokutan
2×
Z
Z. Issaka
2×
A
Aidi Fulangxisi
Clubs
C
Cerezo Osaka
played for
T
Tokushima Vortis
played for
Y
Yokohama
faced
A
Albirex Niigata
played for
S
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
played for
S
Shanghai Shenhua
faced
J
JEF United Chiba
faced
Chapter eight · historical matches
Nights that made the name
2026
J1 League 2027 · Regular Season - 1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
v
JEF United Chiba
3
×
0
Substitute
Match center
2025
AFC Champions League Elite 2025 · League Phase East - 6
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
v
Shanghai Shenhua
1
×
0
Starter
Match center
2023
J1 League 2023 · Regular Season - 28
Albirex Niigata
v
Yokohama
3
×
1
Substitute
Match center
2022
J2 League 2022 · Regular Season - 26
Tokushima Vortis
v
Yokohama
1
×
1
Substitute
Match center
2022
J2 League 2022 · Regular Season - 16
Yokohama
v
Tokushima Vortis
2
×
1
Starter
Match center
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Shanghai Shenhua
Albirex Niigata v Yokohama
Tokushima Vortis v YokohamaYokohama v Tokushima Vortis