PLAYER PROFILE

Naoto Arai.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima · Japan

Matrix 34993

At a glance

Full name
新井 直人
Born
07 Oct 1996
Age today
30
Nationality
Japan

Career by season

157 recorded appearances
Naoto Arai appearances by season, competition and team
SeasonCompetitionTeamAppsStartsGoalsAssistsMinutesCards
2026J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 141400—0
25/26AFC Champions League Elite Sanfrecce Hiroshima 31001420
2025J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 128116330
2024J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3221651,9781
2024J1 League Albirex Niigata 32101811
2023J1 League Albirex Niigata 2420301,8082 / 1 red
2022j. league 2 Tokushima Vortis 3833203,0534
2021J1 League Cerezo Osaka 63002990
2020j. league 2 Albirex Niigata 2522001,9761

Appearances in our supported competitions. Goals, assists and minutes come from match reports where we have them.

Match log

Newest first
Naoto Arai match log
DateCompetitionMatchScoreMinutesGoals
06 Jun 2026J1 League Kawasaki Frontale v Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 – 1—
30 May 2026J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Kawasaki Frontale 2 – 1—
23 May 2026J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Nagoya Grampus 4 – 2—
17 May 2026J1 League Kyoto Sanga FC v Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 – 4—
10 May 2026J1 League Gamba Osaka v Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 – 1—
29 Apr 2026J1 League Avispa Fukuoka v Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 – 5—
25 Apr 2026J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Cerezo Osaka 2 – 1—
18 Apr 2026J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v V-Varen Nagasaki 2 – 0—
11 Apr 2026J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Shimizu S-Pulse 6 – 5—
05 Apr 2026J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Avispa Fukuoka 0 – 1—
27 Mar 2026J1 League Vissel Kobe v Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 – 1—
18 Mar 2026J1 League Nagoya Grampus v Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 – 1—
14 Mar 2026J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Gamba Osaka 2 – 0—
11 Mar 2026AFC Champions League Elite Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Johor Darul Ta\'zimSubstitute, on 55′ 1 – 035
04 Mar 2026AFC Champions League Elite Johor Darul Ta\'zim v Sanfrecce HiroshimaSubstitute, on 46′ 3 – 145
27 Feb 2026J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Kyoto Sanga FC 1 – 2—
21 Oct 2025AFC Champions League Elite Ulsan Hyundai v Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 – 062
31 May 2025J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Kawasaki Frontale 1 – 246
25 May 2025J1 League FC Tokyo v Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 – 390
17 May 2025J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Tokyo Verdy 2 – 179

Career transfers

6 recorded moves

All recorded career moves, newest first.

Naoto Arai career transfers
Date FromToMoveFee
21 Mar 2024 Albirex Niigata Sanfrecce Hiroshima Transfer —
01 Feb 2023 Cerezo Osaka Albirex Niigata Transfer —
31 Jan 2023 Tokushima Vortis Cerezo Osaka Loan return
01 Feb 2022 Cerezo Osaka Tokushima Vortis Loan —
09 Jan 2021 Albirex Niigata Cerezo Osaka Transfer —
09 Feb 2019 Not recorded Albirex Niigata Transfer Free

Contracts and market values are not available yet.