Hikaru Arai

Hikaru Arai (新井 光) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for club, FC Imabari.

Early life
Hikaru was born in Nagano. He played for Nagano Parceiro and Ichiritsu Nagano High School in his youth. Hikaru was called up to the Japan U-15s and U-16s.

Career
While attending Ichiritsu Nagano High School, Shonan Bellmare chose him as a special designated player since April 2017, before seeing him joining the top team the successive year. He made his league debut for Shonan against FC Tokyo on the 18 March 2018.

Hikaru joined Gainare Tottori and made his league debut for Gainare against Cerezo Osaka U-23 on the 27 June 2020. He scored his first goal for the club against Fujieda MYFC on the 2 September 2020, scoring in the 90th+1st minute.

Hikaru joined Fukushima United FC and made his league debut for Fukushima against FC Imabari on the 13 March 2022. He scored his first goal for the club against Azul Claro Numazu on the 19 March 2022, scoring in the 44th minute.

On 16 December 2022, Arai transferred to FC Imabari for the upcoming 2023 season. He made his league debut for the club against Fukushima United on the 5 March 2023. He scored his first goal for the club against Vanraure Hachinohe on the 23 September 2023, scoring in the 40th minute.

Club
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Honours
Shonan Bellmare
 * J.League Cup: 2018, 2019 J.League Cup (runners-up)