ˈæftɚ bɹˈiːf ænd lˈɑːɹdʒli ˌʌnɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl stˈɪnts æt vˈɪsəl kˈoʊb, tˈoʊkɪˌoʊ vˈɜːdi, jˌɑːkoʊhˈɑːmə ˈɛf. mɚɹˈiːnoʊz ænd ˈɑːmɪjə ˈɑːɹdɪdʒə, hɜːɹˈɑːnoʊ mˈuːvd tə nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə ænd sˈaɪnd fɔːɹ væŋkˈuːvɚ wˈaɪtkæps ɪnðə jˌuːˌɛsˈɛl fˈɜːst dᵻvˈɪʒən ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt.
After brief and largely unremarkable stints at Vissel Kobe, Tokyo Verdy, Yokohama F. Marinos and Omiya Ardija, Hirano moved to North America and signed for Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL First Division in 2008.