Hikaru Arai
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Hikaru Arai | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1999 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nagano, Nagano, Japan | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | FC Imabari | ||||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Nagano Parceiro | ||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Nagano High School | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Shonan Bellmare | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Gainare Tottori (loan) | 39 | (4) | ||||||||
| 2022 | → Fukushima United FC (loan) | 30 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2023– | FC Imabari | 28 | (3) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:09, 17 January 2024 | |||||||||||
Hikaru Arai (新井 光, Arai Hikaru, born April 14, 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J3 League club, FC Imabari.[1]
Early life[edit]
Hikaru was born in Nagano. He played for Nagano Parceiro and Nagano High School in his youth. Hikaru was called up to the Japan U-15s and U-16s.[2]
Career[edit]
While attending Nagano High School, Shonan Bellmare chose him as a special designated player since April 2017, before seeing him joining the top team the successive year.[3][4] He made his league debut for Shonan against FC Tokyo on the 18 March 2018.[5]
Hikaru joined Gainare Tottori and made his league debut for Gainare against Cerezo Osaka U-23 on the 27 June 2020.[6] He scored his first goal for the club against Fujieda MYFC on the 2 September 2020, scoring in the 90th+1st minute.[7]
Hikaru joined Fukushima United FC and made his league debut for Fukushima against FC Imabari on the 13 March 2022.[8] He scored his first goal for the club against Azul Claro Numazu on the 19 March 2022, scoring in the 44th minute.[9]
On 16 December 2022, Arai transferred to FC Imabari for the upcoming 2023 season.[10] He made his league debut for the club against Fukushima United on the 5 March 2023.[11] He scored his first goal for the club against Vanraure Hachinohe on the 23 September 2023, scoring in the 40th minute.[12]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
Club[edit]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
| Shonan Bellmare | 2018 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Gainare Tottori (loan) | 2020 | J3 League | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 32 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | |||
| Total | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
| Fukushima United FC (loan) | 2022 | J3 League | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 3 | |
| Total | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| FC Imabari | 2023 | J3 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 71 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 81 | 7 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "新井 光：福島ユナイテッドＦＣ：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "U-15日本代表 フランス遠征（10/25～11/3） ＜バル・ド・マルヌ U-16国際親善トーナメント2014＞ メンバー・スケジュール".
- ^ "新井光選手 2017年Jfa・Jリーグ特別指定選手 承認のお知らせ".
- ^ "新井光選手（長野市立長野高校）2018シーズン 湘南ベルマーレ加入内定のお知らせ".
- ^ "Tokyo vs Shonan Bellmare - 18 March 2018". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Cerezo Osaka II vs Gainare Tottori - 27 June 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Gainare Tottori vs Fujieda MYFC - 2 September 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Imabari vs Fukushima United - 13 March 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Azul Claro Numazu vs Fukushima United - 19 March 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "【トップチーム】新井 光選手 湘南ベルマーレからの完全移籍での入団について｜ニュース｜ＦＣ今治 公式サイト / FC.IMABARI Official Site". ＦＣ今治 公式サイト / FC.IMABARI Official Site (in Japanese). 16 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Imabari vs Fukushima United - 5 March 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Imabari vs Vanraure Hachinohe - 23 September 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 133 out of 289)
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2023 Hikaru Arai Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
External links[edit]
- Hikaru Arai at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Hikaru Arai at Soccerway
- Profile at J. League
Honours[edit]
Shonan Bellmare
- J.League Cup: 2018, 2019 J.League Cup (runners-up)