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Toru Araiba

Toru Araiba
新井場 徹
Araiba (right)
Personal information
Full name Toru Araiba
Date of birth (1979-07-12) July 12, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1995–1997 Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2003 Gamba Osaka 140 (13)
2004–2012 Kashima Antlers 262 (9)
2013–2014 Cerezo Osaka 21 (0)
Total 423 (22)
International career
1995 Japan U-17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Toru Araiba (新井場 徹, Araiba Tōru, born July 12, 1979) is a former Japanese football player.

Club career

Araiba was a product of the youth system of Gamba Osaka. He made two first team appearances for Gamba in 1997 while he still belonged to their youth team. He signed a professional contract in 1998 and started to play regularly for the club's first team. He played mainly as left midfielder. He moved to Kashima Antlers in 2004. He played as left side-back as Naoki Soma successor. The club won the league champions for 3 years in a row (2007-2009). The club also won 2007, 2010 Emperor's Cup, 2011 and 2012 J.League Cup. He moved to his local Osaka league and signed with Cerezo Osaka in 2013. He retired at the end of the 2014 season.

National team career

In August 1995, Araiba was selected Japan U-17 national team for 1995 U-17 World Championship. He played all 3 matches.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
1997 Gamba Osaka J1 League 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0
1998 30 0 0 0 3 0 - 33 0
1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2000 24 7 1 0 4 1 - 29 8
2001 29 3 3 1 4 0 - 36 4
2002 30 1 2 0 8 1 - 40 2
2003 25 2 2 1 4 1 - 31 4
2004 Kashima Antlers J1 League 28 1 3 0 7 0 - 38 1
2005 28 1 2 0 4 0 - 34 1
2006 30 2 4 0 11 0 - 45 2
2007 30 1 5 0 9 0 - 44 1
2008 30 2 2 0 2 0 7 0 41 2
2009 29 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 37 0
2010 33 1 2 0 2 0 6 1 44 2
2011 23 1 2 0 3 0 7 0 36 1
2012 31 0 3 0 10 0 - 44 0
2013 Cerezo Osaka J1 League 11 0 1 0 4 0 - 16 0
2014 10 0 2 0 1 0 - 13 0
Career total 423 22 39 2 78 3 26 1 566 28

Team honors

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