is a Japanese former

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player.

Early life

Arai was born in Tobetsu, Hokkaido on December 22, 1983. He played youth football for Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.

Playing career

He joined the

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club

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from his youth team in 2002. He debuted in April and played several matches as forward in 2002. However Consadole finished in last place in the 2002 season and was relegated to the

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. He played many matches as substitute forward in 2003. In October 2004, he joined the Regional Leagues club Shizuoka FC. In 2005, he moved to the J2 club

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. He became a regular forward and became a top scorer in

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and

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. In 2007, he moved to the J1 club

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. He played often over three seasons. However did not score many goals and JEF United was relegated to the J2 league at the end of the 2009 season. In 2010, he moved to the newly promoted J1 club,

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. He made his debut for Shonan against

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on 6 March 2010. In 2011, he moved to the J2 club

for the first time in five years. He retired at the end of the 2011 season.

Personal life

He was arrested, along with teammate

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, for

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and was dismissed with Nakao in August.consadeconsa.com
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Club statistics

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* 1983 births Living people Association football people from Hokkaido Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players Sagan Tosu players JEF United Chiba players Shonan Bellmare players Men's association football forwards 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-forward-1980s-stub