Mazuki Arai Explained

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]

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.[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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Details – Japan . . tms.fih.ch . 29 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Sakura Japan – Women . . en.hockey.or.jp . 29 October 2020.
  3. Web site: Japan . https://web.archive.org/web/20100516022652/http://www.bdochampionschallenge1women.sportcentric.com:80/ . dead . 16 May 2010 . . sportcentric.com . 29 October 2020 . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: News for 30 October 2009 . . fieldhockey.com . 29 October 2020.
  5. Web site: ARAI Mazuki . . tms.fih.ch . 29 October 2020.
  6. Web site: India women go down 0-3 to Japan in hockey . . hindustantimes.com . 29 October 2020.
  7. Web site: Japan . https://web.archive.org/web/20120807123801/http://www.sportcentric.com/vsite/vcontent/page/newslist/0,8506,5231-200525-217748-47980-news-list,00.html . dead . 7 August 2012 . . sportcentric.com . 29 October 2020 . dmy-all .
  8. Web site: Japan win Women's Asia Cup . . thestar.com.my . 29 October 2020.
  9. Web site: Indian women's hockey team plays Japan in Asian Champions Trophy . . timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 29 October 2020.
  10. Web site: 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 . The Chugoku Shimbun . 47news.jp . 29 October 2020.