Kenji Arai

Kenji Arai (新井 健二, Arai Kenji, born May 19, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.

Kenji Arai
新井 健二
Personal information
Full name Kenji Arai
Date of birth (1978-05-19) May 19, 1978
Place of birth Saitama, Japan
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1994–1996 Tokiwa High School
1997–2000 Rissho University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Albirex Niigata 26 (0)
2004–2005 Albirex Niigata Singapore 51 (6)
2006–2009 Singapore Armed Forces 119 (15)
2009–2010 Goa
2010 Sengkang Punggol 17 (3)
2011–2012 Home United 37 (1)
Total 250 (25)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Arai entered professional football with Albirex Niigata after graduating from Rissho University in 2001 but was unable to hold on to the first team place although he played 20 league games for Albirex Niigata in his first season.[1] He was on loan to Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) in 2004 and in 2006 he secured a permanent move to Singapore Armed Forces FC.

He is also the second Japanese player, after his Singapore Armed Forces FC teammate Masahiro Fukasawa, to play in the AFC Champions League for a non-Japanese club. On November 2009, Kenji joined SC Goa.[2] He returned to Singapore and joined Sengkang Punggol FC on 2010 and subsequently Home United FC in 2011.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2001Albirex NiigataJ2 League2002020240
20022010-30
20034010-50
Singapore League Singapore Cup League Cup Total
2004Albirex Niigata SingaporeS. League26310-273
200525330-283
2006Singapore Armed ForcesS. League28330-313
200730461-365
200831451-365
2009
CountryJapan 2604020320
Singapore 14020182-15822
Total 166202222019022

Honours

Club

Albirex Niigata

Singapore Armed Forces

Videos

References

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