After playing for JDT in the Youth and President's Cups, Arif Aiman caught the attention of Malaysia U19 squad coach, Bojan Hodak, in early 2019.

[3] Arif is a product of the National Football Development Programme of Malaysia (NFDP) from 2015 to 2017 and then Johor Darul Ta'zim Academy.

[5] Arif made his senior debut with Johor Darul Ta'zim II on 29 February 2020 in the 2020 Malaysia Premier League.

On 30 April 2022, as Johor desperately needing a win to qualify for the round of 16 in the 2022 AFC Champions League group stage, he crossed the ball during the last kick of the match, which resulted Ulsan Hyundai player, Park Yong-woo to accidentally scored an own goal.

[11] On 2 February 2023, Arif started off his pre-season well in Dubai in the match against Russian club, Lokomotiv Moscow in which he ran past behind the goalkeeper and scored the only goal in the game.

During the 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage match against Thailand club BG Pathum United on 3 October 2023, after the opponent, Victor Cardozo scored from the penalty spot, Arif scored 10 seconds after the game was restarted from kick-off after receiving a long ball pass from captain Jordi Amat.

On 7 November 2023, Arif assisted Akhyar Rashid who then scored the winner against Korean giants Ulsan Hyundai in a 2–1 home win.

During the last AFC Champions League fixture against BG Pathum United at home, Arif recorded a goal and an assist in a 4–1 win over the Thailand club.

During the inaugural 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite against Chinese club Shanghai Port at the Pudong Football Stadium on 18 September 2024, Arif scored the opener after dribbling past three players before slotting the ball behind Yan Junling with his weak foot from outside the box, making him the first Malaysian ever scoring goal in AFC Champions League Elite.