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who plays for

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Career

Born in

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, Hanai attended Miyoshi-Kita junior high school and Toyota-Otani high school in the same outer

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area. He joined

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youth academy at the age of 7. He was promoted to Nagoya's top team in 2008. Hanai joined

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in February 2012 on a free transfer following his release from Nagoya. He made his debut in the 2–1 away win at

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in the next month, and scored his first goal for the club in Tokushima's 3–0 home win against

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on 20 May 2012.

Club statistics

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10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 184 out of 289)

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1989 births Living people People from Miyoshi, Aichi Association football people from Aichi Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players category:J3 League players Nagoya Grampus players Tokushima Vortis players V-Varen Nagasaki players Giravanz Kitakyushu players category:Kataller Toyama players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub