ratings updated 13 Oct 2026
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Hikaru Arai is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Imabari, rated 30.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 81st of 215 on scout potential in the J2 League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (52.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Arai.
Judged on this season alone, Arai graded 0 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 47th of 62 of the 62 central midfielders in the J2 League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 0 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Arai, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, top 38% of the 62 central midfielders in the J2 League. At 27 Arai is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.5 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Imabari finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 52.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 0 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 30.3, Arai carries the 23rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J2 League of 62 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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