Mazuki Arai | |
Birth Date: | 1988 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Japan |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | -2017 |
Years2: | 2018-2019 |
Clubs2: | Harvestehuder THC |
Years3: | 2019 |
Clubs3: | Coca-Cola Red Sparks |
Nationalyears1: | 2009–2014 |
Nationalteam1: | Japan |
Nationalcaps1: | 95 |
Nationalgoals1: | 42 |
Mazuki Arai (Japanese: 新井 麻月, born 28 November 1988)[1] is a retired field hockey player from Japan.[2]
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.[3] The following month she appeared at the Asia Cup in Bangkok.[4]
In 2010, Arai won two medals with the national team. Her first was silver at the Asian Champions Trophy in Busan,[5] followed by bronze at the Asian Games in Guangzhou.[6] That year she also appeared at the FIH World Cup Qualifiers in Kazan,[7] as well as the World Cup in Rosario.[5]
Arai only made one appearance for the national team between 2011 and 2012 at the FIH Champions Trophy in Rosario.[5]
2013 was Arai's most successful year with the national team, winning two gold medals. The first at the Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur,[8] and the second at the Asian Champions Trophy in Kakamigahara.[9]
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.[5]
In December 2019, Arai ended her career.[10]