Taiki Arai
Japanese footballer
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Taiki Arai (新井 泰貴, Arai Taiki; born 19 June 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for J2 League club Albirex Niigata.
Full name
Taiki Arai
Date of birth
19 June 1997
Place of birth
Kanagawa, Japan
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taiki Arai | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Albirex Niigata | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shonan Leone | |||
| –2015 | Shonan Bellmare | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Sanno Institute of Management | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Gainare Tottori | 86 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Fujieda MYFC | 56 | (0) |
| 2025– | Albirex Niigata | 39 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2026 | |||
Early life
Arai was born in Kanagawa. He played for Shonan Leone, Shonan Bellmare and Sanno Institute of Management.
Career
Arai made his league debut for Gainare against Cerezo Osaka U-23 on the 27 June 2020.[1] He scored his first goal for the club against Fukushima United on the 23 July 2022, scoring in the 59th minute.[2]
Arai made his league debut for Fujieda against Iwaki on the 18 February 2023.[3]
In December 2024, it was announced that Arai would be joining J1 League club Albirex Niigata for the 2025 season.[4]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
| Gainare Tottori | 2020 | J3 League | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | J3 League | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | J3 League | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 4 | |||
| Total | 86 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 5 | ||
| Fujieda MYFC | 2023 | J2 League | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | J2 League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 56 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Albirex Niigata | 2025 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 142 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 5 | ||
