Hikaru Arai

Hikaru Arai
新井 光
Personal information
Full name Hikaru Arai
Date of birth (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25)
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 Ichiritsu 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
Shonan Bellmare
Winner J.League Cup 2018
*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 J2 League club, FC Imabari.[1]

Early life

Hikaru was born in Nagano. He played for Nagano Parceiro and Ichiritsu Nagano High School in his youth. Hikaru was called up to the Japan U-15s and U-16s.[2]

Career

While attending Ichiritsu 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

Club

As of the 5 March 2023.[13][14]

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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".
  3. ^ "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".
  4. ^ "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".
  5. ^ "Tokyo vs Shonan Bellmare - 18 March 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Cerezo Osaka II vs Gainare Tottori - 27 June 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Gainare Tottori vs Fujieda MYFC - 2 September 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Imabari vs Fukushima United - 13 March 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "Azul Claro Numazu vs Fukushima United - 19 March 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "【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.
  11. ^ "Imabari vs Fukushima United - 5 March 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Imabari vs Vanraure Hachinohe - 23 September 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ 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)
  14. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2023 Hikaru Arai Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 6 March 2023.

Honours

Shonan Bellmare