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Born |
(1988-11-28) 28 November 1988 (age 36) Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-2017 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks [ja] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018-2019 | Harvestehuder THC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2014 | Japan | 95 | (42) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mazuki Arai (Japanese: 新井 麻月, born 28 November 1988) is a retired field hockey player from Japan.
Career
International hockey
Mazuki Arai made her debut for Japan in 2009, at the FIH Champions Challenge in Cape Town. The team won a bronze medal at the tournament, with Arai scoring twice. The following month she appeared at the Asia Cup in Bangkok.
In 2010, Arai won two medals with the national team. Her first was silver at the Asian Champions Trophy in Busan, followed by bronze at the Asian Games in Guangzhou. That year she also appeared at the FIH World Cup Qualifiers in Kazan, as well as the World Cup in Rosario.
Arai only made one appearance for the national team between 2011 and 2012 at the FIH Champions Trophy in Rosario.
2013 was Arai's most successful year with the national team, winning two gold medals. The first at the Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur, and the second at the Asian Champions Trophy in Kakamigahara.
Mazuki Arai retired from international hockey in 2014, following appearances at the 2014 FIH World Cup in The Hague and the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
In December 2019, Arai ended her career.
References
- "Team Details – Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- "Sakura Japan – Women". en.hockey.or.jp. Japanese Hockey Association. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- "Japan". sportcentric.com. SportCentric. Archived from the original on 16 May 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- "News for 30 October 2009". fieldhockey.com. Field Hockey. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "ARAI Mazuki". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- "India women go down 0-3 to Japan in hockey". hindustantimes.com. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- "Japan". sportcentric.com. SportCentric. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- "Japan win Women's Asia Cup". thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- "Indian women's hockey team plays Japan in Asian Champions Trophy". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- "ホッケー女子 コカ・コーラ山下翔子と新井麻月ら6選手が現役引退". 47news.jp. The Chugoku Shimbun. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
External links
Categories:- 1988 births
- Living people
- Japanese female field hockey players
- Female field hockey forwards
- Sportspeople from Osaka Prefecture
- Asian Games medalists in field hockey
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Field hockey players at the 2010 Asian Games
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen