Kenji Arai


Kenji Arai is a former Japanese football player.

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. He was on loan to Albirex Niigata FC 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. He returned to Singapore and joined Sengkang Punggol FC on 2010 and subsequently Home United FC in 2011.

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Honours

Club

Albirex Niigata
Singapore Armed Forces
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