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Central midfielderJapanJ1 League

Mizuki Arai

Squad depthMito Hollyhock · 29 yrsFringe player
19.8
42.4%
Ratingi
0
Seasoni
3.7
Valuei

based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameMizuki Arai
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age29
Date of birth14 Apr 1997
BirthplaceSaitama
Height170 cm
ClubMito Hollyhock
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Season stats

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1
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
27
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Mito Hollyhock.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

M. Arai is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Yokohama FC, rated 24.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (11.9% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Arai.

On the season, Arai graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 0.882 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 0 → 1). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24. At 29 Arai is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistent
24.4
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
1.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
11.9%
Minutes
limited game time
0.88
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Yokohama FC finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

9
Apps
0.88
Def. / 90
2
Tackles
2
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

0.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 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 11.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 24.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles2
Interceptions2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.