SOCCER PLAYER
Naoto Arai
1996 - Today

Naoto Arai
Naoto Arai (新井 直人, Arai Naoto; born 7 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Arai has spent most of his career playing in the J1 League and the J2 League, mainly for Albirex Niigata. He has also spent time at Cerezo Osaka, Tokushima Vortis and Sanfreece Hiroshima. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Naoto Arai is the 20,537th most popular soccer player (down from 20,159th in 2019), the 5,835th most popular biography from Japan (down from 5,466th in 2019) and the 3,660th most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Naoto Arai ranks 20,537 out of 21,273. Before him are Shuhei Fukai, Cat Whitehill, Yusuke Kawagishi, Tom Trybull, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, and Leroy Lita. After him are Kohei Uchida, Yutaka Tanoue, Takahisa Kitahara, Yatsunori Shimaya, Mizuki Hayashi, and Gary Hooper.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsShuhei Fukai
1993 - Present
HPI: 30.13
Rank: 20,551
Cat Whitehill
1982 - Present
HPI: 30.13
Rank: 20,552
Yusuke Kawagishi
1992 - Present
HPI: 30.12
Rank: 20,553
Tom Trybull
1993 - Present
HPI: 30.12
Rank: 20,554
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas
1990 - Present
HPI: 30.12
Rank: 20,555
Leroy Lita
1984 - Present
HPI: 30.11
Rank: 20,556
Naoto Arai
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.11
Rank: 20,557
Kohei Uchida
1993 - Present
HPI: 30.11
Rank: 20,558
Yutaka Tanoue
1986 - Present
HPI: 30.10
Rank: 20,559
Takahisa Kitahara
1990 - Present
HPI: 30.10
Rank: 20,560
Yatsunori Shimaya
1989 - Present
HPI: 30.10
Rank: 20,561
Mizuki Hayashi
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.10
Rank: 20,562
Gary Hooper
1988 - Present
HPI: 30.09
Rank: 20,563
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1996, Naoto Arai ranks 950. Before him are Dean Wade, Junya Suzuki, Tomislav Pucar, Raevyn Rogers, Hikaru Nakahara, and Keita Yamashita. After him are Mizuki Hayashi, Felix Auböck, Dylan Larkin, Nikhat Zareen, Ahmet Önder, and Leonardo Kalil Abdala.
Others Born in 1996
Go to all RankingsDean Wade
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.23
Rank: 944
Junya Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.22
Rank: 945
Tomislav Pucar
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.18
Rank: 946
Raevyn Rogers
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.15
Rank: 947
Hikaru Nakahara
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.15
Rank: 948
Keita Yamashita
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.13
Rank: 949
Naoto Arai
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.11
Rank: 950
Mizuki Hayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.10
Rank: 951
Felix Auböck
SWIMMER
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.09
Rank: 952
Dylan Larkin
HOCKEY PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.09
Rank: 953
Nikhat Zareen
BOXER
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.06
Rank: 954
Ahmet Önder
GYMNAST
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.05
Rank: 955
Leonardo Kalil Abdala
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.04
Rank: 956
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Naoto Arai ranks 5,848 out of 6,245. Before him are Shota Sakaki (1993), Atsuki Wada (1993), Hikaru Nakahara (1996), Keita Yamashita (1996), Shuhei Fukai (1993), and Yusuke Kawagishi (1992). After him are Kohei Uchida (1993), Yutaka Tanoue (1986), Takahisa Kitahara (1990), Yatsunori Shimaya (1989), Mizuki Hayashi (1996), and Sachiro Toshima (1995).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsShota Sakaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 30.16
Rank: 5,842
Atsuki Wada
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 30.15
Rank: 5,843
Hikaru Nakahara
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.15
Rank: 5,844
Keita Yamashita
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.13
Rank: 5,845
Shuhei Fukai
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 30.13
Rank: 5,846
Yusuke Kawagishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 30.12
Rank: 5,847
Naoto Arai
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.11
Rank: 5,848
Kohei Uchida
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 30.11
Rank: 5,849
Yutaka Tanoue
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 30.10
Rank: 5,850
Takahisa Kitahara
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 30.10
Rank: 5,851
Yatsunori Shimaya
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 30.10
Rank: 5,852
Mizuki Hayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.10
Rank: 5,853
Sachiro Toshima
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 30.09
Rank: 5,854
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Naoto Arai ranks 3,673. Before him are Shota Sakaki (1993), Atsuki Wada (1993), Hikaru Nakahara (1996), Keita Yamashita (1996), Shuhei Fukai (1993), and Yusuke Kawagishi (1992). After him are Kohei Uchida (1993), Yutaka Tanoue (1986), Takahisa Kitahara (1990), Yatsunori Shimaya (1989), Mizuki Hayashi (1996), and Sachiro Toshima (1995).
Shota Sakaki
1993 - Present
HPI: 30.16
Rank: 3,667
Atsuki Wada
1993 - Present
HPI: 30.15
Rank: 3,668
Hikaru Nakahara
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.15
Rank: 3,669
Keita Yamashita
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.13
Rank: 3,670
Shuhei Fukai
1993 - Present
HPI: 30.13
Rank: 3,671
Yusuke Kawagishi
1992 - Present
HPI: 30.12
Rank: 3,672
Naoto Arai
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.11
Rank: 3,673
Kohei Uchida
1993 - Present
HPI: 30.11
Rank: 3,674
Yutaka Tanoue
1986 - Present
HPI: 30.10
Rank: 3,675
Takahisa Kitahara
1990 - Present
HPI: 30.10
Rank: 3,676
Yatsunori Shimaya
1989 - Present
HPI: 30.10
Rank: 3,677
Mizuki Hayashi
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.10
Rank: 3,678
Sachiro Toshima
1995 - Present
HPI: 30.09
Rank: 3,679