# Kenji Arai

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Japanese footballer (born 1978)

Kenji Arai 新井 健二 Personal information Date of birth (1978-05-19) May 19, 1978 (age 48) Place of birth Saitama, Japan Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Position Defender Youth career 1994–1996 Tokiwa High School College career Years Team Apps (Gls) 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 Sporting CG 2010 Sengkang Punggol 17 (3) 2011–2012 Home United 37 (1) Total 250 (25) * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Kenji Arai** (新井 健二, *Arai Kenji*; born May 19, 1978) is a former [Japanese](/source/Japan) professional [football](/source/Association_football) player.

## Playing career

Arai entered professional football with [Albirex Niigata](/source/Albirex_Niigata) after graduating from [Rissho University](/source/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)](/source/Albirex_Niigata_FC_(Singapore)) in 2004 and in 2006 he secured a permanent move to [Singapore Armed Forces FC](/source/Singapore_Armed_Forces_Football_Club).

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

## Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total 2001 Albirex Niigata J2 League 20 0 2 0 2 0 24 0 2002 2 0 1 0 - 3 0 2003 4 0 1 0 - 5 0 Singapore League Singapore Cup League Cup Total 2004 Albirex Niigata Singapore S. League 26 3 1 0 - 27 3 2005 25 3 3 0 - 28 3 2006 Singapore Armed Forces S. League 28 3 3 0 - 31 3 2007 30 4 6 1 - 36 5 2008 31 4 5 1 - 36 5 2009 Country Japan 26 0 4 0 2 0 32 0 Singapore 140 20 18 2 - 158 22 Total 166 20 22 2 2 0 190 22

## Honours

**Albirex Niigata**

- [J2 League](/source/J2_League): 2003

**Singapore Armed Forces**

- [S.League](/source/S.League): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

- [Singapore Cup](/source/Singapore_Cup): 2007, 2008

## Videos

- [youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH26aCCNV48)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Stats Centre: Kenji Arai Facts"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120601222644/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=57&CPID=120&pStr=Player&PLID=78920&TEID=1403). [Guardian.co.uk](/source/Guardian.co.uk). Archived from [the original](http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=57&CPID=120&pStr=Player&PLID=78920&TEID=1403) on June 1, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Indian Football](http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/2145) [*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

## External links

- [Kenji Arai](https://int.soccerway.com/players/kenji--arai/24338/) at Soccerway

- [Kenji Arai](https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX04/?player_id=6435) at [J.League](/source/J.League) ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX04/?player_id=6435)) (in Japanese)

- [ameblo.jp](http://ameblo.jp/kenji-arai) (Official blog)

- [data2.7m.cn](https://web.archive.org/web/20090326042655/http://data2.7m.cn/Player_data/48149/en/index.shtml)

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