SOCCER PLAYER
Naohito Hirai
1978 - Today

Naohito Hirai
Naohito Hirai (平井 直人, Hirai Naohito; born July 16, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Naohito Hirai is the 16,565th most popular soccer player (up from 16,574th in 2024), the 4,376th most popular biography from Japan (down from 3,678th in 2019) and the 2,148th most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Naohito Hirai ranks 16,565 out of 21,273. Before him are Drake Callender, Nikola Jakimovski, Jamel Saihi, Ricardo Esgaio, Mazinho, and Kunie Kitamoto. After him are Luis Sinisterra, Mohamed Amine Ben Amor, Cristian Roldan, Kenji Nakada, Steve Sidwell, and Piet Velthuizen.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDrake Callender
1997 - Present
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 16,578
Nikola Jakimovski
1990 - Present
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 16,579
Jamel Saihi
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 16,580
Ricardo Esgaio
1993 - Present
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 16,581
Mazinho
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 16,582
Kunie Kitamoto
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 16,583
Naohito Hirai
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.05
Rank: 16,584
Luis Sinisterra
1999 - Present
HPI: 38.05
Rank: 16,585
Mohamed Amine Ben Amor
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.05
Rank: 16,586
Cristian Roldan
1995 - Present
HPI: 38.05
Rank: 16,587
Kenji Nakada
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.05
Rank: 16,588
Steve Sidwell
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.05
Rank: 16,589
Piet Velthuizen
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.05
Rank: 16,590
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Naohito Hirai ranks 1,308. Before him are Kayvan Novak, Koichi Sekimoto, Noah Bean, Haruhiko Sato, Sayaka Osakabe, and Assunta Legnante. After him are Eric Ladin, Aleksey Rastvortsev, Yoko Isoda, Miri Ben-Ari, Shinya Yoshihara, and Erin Morgenstern.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsKayvan Novak
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 1,302
Koichi Sekimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - 2016
HPI: 38.09
Rank: 1,303
Noah Bean
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 1,304
Haruhiko Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.07
Rank: 1,305
Sayaka Osakabe
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.07
Rank: 1,306
Assunta Legnante
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 1,307
Naohito Hirai
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.05
Rank: 1,308
Eric Ladin
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 1,309
Aleksey Rastvortsev
HANDBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 1,310
Yoko Isoda
SWIMMER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.03
Rank: 1,311
Miri Ben-Ari
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.01
Rank: 1,312
Shinya Yoshihara
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.01
Rank: 1,313
Erin Morgenstern
WRITER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.00
Rank: 1,314
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Naohito Hirai ranks 4,389 out of 6,245. Before him are Atsushi Mio (1983), Manabu Wakabayashi (1979), Haruhiko Sato (1978), Sayaka Osakabe (1978), Hiroki Kato (1986), and Kunie Kitamoto (1981). After him are Kenji Nakada (1973), Takeshi Yamaguchi (1979), Kei Inoo (1990), Yoko Isoda (1978), Ryoichi Kurisawa (1982), and Satoshi Iwabuchi (1975).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsAtsushi Mio
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.09
Rank: 4,383
Manabu Wakabayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 4,384
Haruhiko Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.07
Rank: 4,385
Sayaka Osakabe
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.07
Rank: 4,386
Hiroki Kato
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.07
Rank: 4,387
Kunie Kitamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 4,388
Naohito Hirai
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.05
Rank: 4,389
Kenji Nakada
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.05
Rank: 4,390
Takeshi Yamaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.05
Rank: 4,391
Kei Inoo
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 4,392
Yoko Isoda
SWIMMER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.03
Rank: 4,393
Ryoichi Kurisawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.02
Rank: 4,394
Satoshi Iwabuchi
TENNIS PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.02
Rank: 4,395
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Naohito Hirai ranks 2,161. Before him are Teruaki Kobayashi (1979), Atsushi Mio (1983), Manabu Wakabayashi (1979), Haruhiko Sato (1978), Hiroki Kato (1986), and Kunie Kitamoto (1981). After him are Kenji Nakada (1973), Takeshi Yamaguchi (1979), Ryoichi Kurisawa (1982), Shinya Yoshihara (1978), Yuria Obara (1990), and Yoshikazu Suzuki (1982).
Teruaki Kobayashi
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.09
Rank: 2,155
Atsushi Mio
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.09
Rank: 2,156
Manabu Wakabayashi
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 2,157
Haruhiko Sato
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.07
Rank: 2,158
Hiroki Kato
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.07
Rank: 2,159
Kunie Kitamoto
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 2,160
Naohito Hirai
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.05
Rank: 2,161
Kenji Nakada
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.05
Rank: 2,162
Takeshi Yamaguchi
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.05
Rank: 2,163
Ryoichi Kurisawa
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.02
Rank: 2,164
Shinya Yoshihara
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.01
Rank: 2,165
Yuria Obara
1990 - Present
HPI: 38.00
Rank: 2,166
Yoshikazu Suzuki
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 2,167


































