N. Arai · career
Naoto Arai
Full Back · Sanfrecce Hiroshima · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistent
The record covers 5 seasons (2023/24–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 99 appearances with 15 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Albirex Niigata — Season rating 28, 2 goals and 0 assists in 24 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (28 → 22). The gap to his peak is 7 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±4 points) across 3 campaigns.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027/28 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 22 |
| 2026/27 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 27 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 35 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | Albirex Niigata | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 28 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Albirex Niigata | 24 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 28 |
| 2022/23 | Tokushima Vortis | 38 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Cerezo Osaka | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 |
| 2020/21 | Albirex Niigata | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Albirex Niigata | 32 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
Super Cup×2J-League Cup×2J1 League×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J1 League | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2027/28
0 played7 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8 | J1 League | H JEF United Chiba | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | J1 League | A Urawa | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | J1 League | H Kawasaki Frontale | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 29 | J1 League | A Gamba Osaka | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 2 | J1 League | H Nagoya Grampus | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 6 | J1 League | A Fagiano Okayama | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | J1 League | H Cerezo Osaka | 6-1 | Not in squad | — |