After graduating from high school, he joined his local club Shimizu S-Pulse in 1993.
He 2000 he joined J2 League club Shonan Bellmare and he played there for six seasons.
In 2008 he moved to Japan Football League club FC Ryukyu.
In July 1996, Shirai was selected Japan U-23 national team for 1996 Summer Olympics.
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