INTRODUTION

Entered Hosei University after undergoing training at Kashima Antlers’ youth teams 

and Kashima Gakuen Highschool.

Selected for the Japanese A National Team in May 2019 while he was still playing at University club,

and participated in the Copa America.

He left Hosei University football club in July 2019 and signed with Kashima Antlers as a professional.

Scored his first goal as a professional in August against Yokohama F-Marinos.

Represented Japan at the EAFF E-1 tournament 2019, and he was also selected for the U-24 Japan National team squad for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
In his three years with Kashima Antlers, he played 104 games, scoring 47 goals.
In July 2022, he joined Cercle Brugge KSV of the Belgian League First Division.

Ayase is a striker combining high physical abilities and good finishing qualities with an instinct for creating spaces to pass through in the opponent’s defensive line.