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
11 May 2025J1 League Gamba Osaka v Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 – 190
07 May 2025J1 League Shonan Bellmare v Sanfrecce HiroshimaSubstitute, on 85′ 0 – 15
06 Apr 2025J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Cerezo Osaka 2 – 1461
02 Apr 2025J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Kashima Antlers 1 – 090
29 Mar 2025J1 League Kyoto Sanga FC v Sanfrecce HiroshimaSubstitute, on 64′ 1 – 026
16 Mar 2025J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Kashiwa ReysolSubstitute, on 65′ 1 – 125
02 Mar 2025J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Yokohama FC 1 – 076
26 Feb 2025J1 League Shimizu S-Pulse v Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 – 146
23 Feb 2025J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Yokohama F. MarinosSubstitute, on 76′ 1 – 014
10 Nov 2024J1 League Urawa Red Diamonds v Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 – 052
03 Nov 2024J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Kyoto Sanga FC 0 – 190
19 Oct 2024J1 League Shonan Bellmare v Sanfrecce HiroshimaSubstitute, on 79′ 2 – 111
06 Oct 2024J1 League Júbilo Iwata v Sanfrecce HiroshimaSubstitute, on 46′ 1 – 244
28 Sep 2024J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Machida ZelviaSubstitute, on 63′ 2 – 027
22 Sep 2024J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Yokohama F. MarinosSubstitute, on 46′ 6 – 2441
14 Sep 2024J1 League Kashima Antlers v Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 – 290
31 Aug 2024J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v FC Tokyo 3 – 267
25 Aug 2024J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Kashiwa Reysol 2 – 090
17 Aug 2024J1 League Nagoya Grampus v Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 – 290
11 Aug 2024J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Cerezo Osaka 2 – 063

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.