Domestic-league season · Sagan Tosu.
Following his move to Sagan Tosu, Arai's current-season form is up 300% on last season (Season 1→4), while his Rating eased 39→26. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Sagan Tosu · 8th | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | Cerezo Osaka · 9th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.54 | 39 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | Cerezo Osaka · 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 42 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | Cerezo Osaka · 12th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 41 | 0 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
H. Arai is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Sagan Tosu, rated 26.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 115th of 200 in the J2 League. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Arai.
Judged on this season alone, Arai graded 4 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 75 central midfielders in the J2 League, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 0 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 1 → 4). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 45th of 75 of the 75 central midfielders in the J2 League. At 28 Arai is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.7 reflects that trajectory.
Arai is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 26.3, Arai carries the 45th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J2 League of 75 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 28, Arai sits on 4.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Arai's projected Rating — 26.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
