Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Hayao Kawabe

Midfielder#6

Photo: Endoyatto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Key facts

Age: 31
Height: 1.78 m
Weight: 68 kg
Number: #6
Born: 8/9/1995
Position: Midfielder
Nationality: Japan

Official profile

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Career stats

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	G	A	SHOT	SOG
2026 J1 100 Year Vision League SAN	17	26	11	3	2	3	22	5
Regular Season SAN	12	10	12	1	1	1	15	3
2025 Japanese J1 League SAN	35	42	23	3	3	2	40	10
2024 Japanese J1 League SAN	13	18	10	3	0	2	16	5
2021 Japanese J1 League SAN	17	0	0	2	3	0	3	3
2020 Japanese J1 League SAN	30	0	0	1	3	0	3	3
2019 Japanese J1 League SAN	34	0	0	2	3	0	3	3
2018 Japanese J1 League SAN	12	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

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Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 J1 LeagueSanfrecce Hiroshima	30	3	4	36	8	2,472	4	0	0	30	2	35	20	0	27	0
2025-26 AFC Champions League EliteSanfrecce Hiroshima	9	0	0	14	5	752	1	0	1	9	0	8	10	0	7	0
2025 J1 LeagueSanfrecce Hiroshima	37	3	2	40	10	3,102	3	0	0	37	2	42	23	1	26	0
2024 J1 LeagueSanfrecce Hiroshima	13	0	2	16	5	1,006	3	0	0	13	0	18	10	0	11	0
2023 International FriendlyJapan	2	–	–	–	–	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFCJapan	2	1	–	–	–	180	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021 International FriendlyJapan	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
2019 AFC Champions League EliteSanfrecce Hiroshima	4	0	0	1	1	321	2	0	0	4	0	4	1	0	2	0
Career8 seasons	98	7	8	107	29	7,880	13	0	1	94	5	107	65	1	73	0

Game log, 2026 J1 League

Game
31 Oct @ Mito HollyhockW 3-0 31 Oct	0	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	1	0	0
24 Oct v Shimizu S-PulseW 4-0 24 Oct	0	0	0	0	73	0	1	1	0	0	0
21 Oct @ V-Varen NagasakiL 0-4 21 Oct	0	0	1	0	90	0	1	0	3	2	4
17 Oct v Kyoto SangaW 3-0 17 Oct	0	0	2	1	90	0	1	0	1	1	0
11 Oct @ Tokyo Verdy 1969W 2-0 11 Oct	0	0	1	0	90	0	1	0	1	0	0
12 Sept v Cerezo OsakaW 6-1 12 Sept	0	0	1	0	62	0	1	0	0	0	0
6 Sept @ Fagiano OkayamaL 2-3 6 Sept	1	0	2	1	90	0	1	0	1	3	3
2 Sept v Nagoya GrampusW 3-0 2 Sept	0	0	3	1	73	0	1	0	1	1	0
29 Aug @ Gamba OsakaD 0-0 29 Aug	0	0	0	0	68	1	1	0	1	1	0
22 Aug v Kawasaki FrontaleD 1-1 22 Aug	0	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	1	1
15 Aug @ Urawa Red DiamondsW 4-1 15 Aug	0	1	3	0	88	0	1	0	0	0	1
8 Aug v JEF United Ichihara-ChibaW 3-0 8 Aug	0	0	1	0	90	0	1	0	0	0	0
2nd Leg - Sanfrecce Hiroshima advance 3-1 on aggregate @ Kawasaki FrontaleW 1-0 6 June	0	0	1	0	90	1	1	0	1	1	0
1st Leg v Kawasaki FrontaleW 2-1 30 May	0	0	2	0	90	0	1	0	0	1	1
23 May v Nagoya GrampusW 4-2 23 May	1	1	2	1	81	1	1	0	2	0	2
17 May @ Kyoto SangaW 4-0 17 May	0	0	1	1	86	0	1	0	3	1	0
10 May @ Gamba OsakaW 1-0 10 May	0	0	0	0	90	1	1	0	3	0	0
Vissel Kobe win 5-4 on penalties v Vissel KobeL 1-1 6 May	0	0	1	1	120	0	1	0	0	1	1
2 May @ Fagiano OkayamaL 0-1 2 May	0	0	1	0	90	0	1	0	2	0	1
18 Apr v V-Varen NagasakiW 2-0 18 Apr	0	0	1	0	87	0	1	0	1	1	0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima win 5-4 on penalties v Shimizu S-PulseW 1-1 11 Apr	0	0	1	0	88	0	1	0	2	1	1
5 Apr v Avispa FukuokaL 0-1 5 Apr	0	0	1	0	82	0	1	0	1	0	1
27 Mar @ Vissel KobeL 1-2 27 Mar	0	0	1	0	90	0	1	0	1	0	2
22 Mar @ Shimizu S-PulseL 1-3 22 Mar	0	0	3	1	72	0	1	0	0	1	3
18 Mar @ Nagoya GrampusL 1-2 18 Mar	0	1	1	0	75	0	1	0	3	0	2
14 Mar v Gamba OsakaW 2-0 14 Mar	0	1	0	0	70	0	1	0	2	1	0
27 Feb v Kyoto SangaL 1-2 27 Feb	0	0	2	0	21	0	1	1	0	0	2
22 Feb @ Cerezo OsakaW 2-1 22 Feb	0	0	0	0	71	0	1	0	3	1	0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima win 5-4 on penalties v Fagiano OkayamaW 1-1 14 Feb	0	0	2	0	85	0	1	0	1	2	1
6 Feb @ V-Varen NagasakiW 3-1 6 Feb	1	0	2	1	90	0	1	0	1	0	1

Recent games

Nov '268
@ Machida Zelvia
1 SHOT · 1 FC · 3 FA
D 0-0
Oct '2631
@ Mito Hollyhock
1 FC
W 3-0
Oct '2624
v Shimizu S-Pulse
Did not record a stat
W 4-0
Oct '2621
@ V-Varen Nagasaki
1 SHOT · 3 FC · 2 FA
L 4-0
Oct '2617
v Kyoto Sanga
2 SHOT · 1 SOG · 1 FC · 1 FA
W 3-0
Oct '2611
@ Tokyo Verdy 1969
1 SHOT · 1 FC
W 2-0
Sept '2612
v Cerezo Osaka
1 SHOT
W 6-1
Sept '266
@ Fagiano Okayama
1 G · 2 SHOT · 1 SOG · 1 FC · 3 FA
L 3-2

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.

Splits, J1 League

Split
HomeHome or away · won 27 of 41	41	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.2	80.0	0.1	1.0	0.1	1.1	0.7	0.0	0.7
AwayHome or away · won 19 of 39	39	0.1	0.1	1.3	0.4	84.6	0.1	1.0	0.0	1.3	0.6	0.0	0.9
WinsResult	46	0.1	0.1	1.2	0.4	83.4	0.2	1.0	0.0	1.4	0.7	0.0	0.4
LossesResult	23	0.0	0.1	1.3	0.2	83.1	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	1.7
DrawsResult	11	0.0	0.1	0.6	0.1	75.7	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.8	0.9	0.0	0.6
Regular seasonStage · won 46 of 80	80	0.1	0.1	1.1	0.3	82.3	0.1	1.0	0.1	1.2	0.7	0.0	0.8
Gamba OsakaOpponent · won 4 of 6	6	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.0	78.0	0.3	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.3	0.0	0.2
Kyoto SangaOpponent · won 2 of 6	6	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.3	59.2	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.8
Nagoya GrampusOpponent · won 3 of 6	6	0.2	0.5	2.2	0.5	80.5	0.3	1.0	0.0	1.8	0.8	0.0	1.3
Cerezo OsakaOpponent · won 4 of 5	5	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	75.2	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.2	0.8	0.0	0.4
Fagiano OkayamaOpponent · won 2 of 5	5	0.2	0.0	1.8	0.4	89.0	0.2	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.2	0.0	1.2
Kawasaki FrontaleOpponent · won 3 of 5	5	0.2	0.2	1.4	0.2	90.0	0.2	1.0	0.0	0.6	0.6	0.0	1.0
Shimizu S-PulseOpponent · won 2 of 5	5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.2	76.6	0.0	1.0	0.2	0.4	0.6	0.0	1.0
Urawa Red DiamondsOpponent · won 2 of 4	4	0.0	0.3	2.0	0.3	85.3	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	1.0
Vissel KobeOpponent · won 0 of 4	4	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.3	97.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	1.3
FC TokyoOpponent · won 2 of 3	3	0.3	0.0	1.7	1.0	75.3	0.3	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
Kashima AntlersOpponent · won 1 of 3	3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	87.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.7
Kashiwa ReysolOpponent · won 1 of 3	3	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.0	88.3	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.3
Machida ZelviaOpponent · won 3 of 3	3	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.3	90.0	0.3	1.0	0.0	1.3	1.0	0.0	0.7
Shonan BellmareOpponent · won 2 of 3	3	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.7	0.3	1.0
Tokyo Verdy 1969Opponent · won 3 of 3	3	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.3	70.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.3
V-Varen NagasakiOpponent · won 2 of 3	3	0.3	0.0	1.3	0.3	89.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.7	1.0	0.0	1.7
Yokohama F. MarinosOpponent · won 2 of 3	3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.3	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.7	0.0	1.7
Albirex NiigataOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.5	87.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Avispa FukuokaOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	86.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	1.0
Yokohama FCOpponent · won 2 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	76.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0
Consadole SapporoOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	82.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
JEF United Ichihara-ChibaOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jubilo IwataOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Mito HollyhockOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Edion Peace Wing HiroshimaGround · won 27 of 41	41	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.2	80.0	0.1	1.0	0.1	1.1	0.7	0.0	0.7
City Light Stadium, OkayamaGround · won 1 of 3	3	0.3	0.0	1.7	0.7	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.3
Saitama Stadium 2002Ground · won 1 of 3	3	0.0	0.3	2.0	0.0	83.7	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	1.3
Suita City Football Stadium, OsakaGround · won 2 of 3	3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	82.7	0.7	1.0	0.0	1.7	0.3	0.0	0.0
IAI Stadium Nihondaira, ShimzuGround · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	81.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	2.0
Kobe Wing StadiumGround · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.5
PEACE STADIUM Connected by SoftBank, NagasakiGround · won 1 of 2	2	0.5	0.0	1.5	0.5	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	2.5
Sanga Stadium by Kyocera, KyotoGround · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	88.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	1.0	0.0	0.5
Shonan BMW Stadium HiratsukaGround · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.5	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	1.0
Tokyo StadiumGround · won 2 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	60.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Toyota Stadium (Japan)Ground · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.5	2.0	0.0	82.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.5	0.0	2.0
Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu, KawasakiGround · won 2 of 2	2	0.5	0.5	2.5	0.5	90.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	0.5
Yodoko Sakura Stadium, OsakaGround · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	80.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.5
Japan National Stadium, TokyoGround · won 1 of 1	1	1.0	0.0	4.0	3.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kasamatsu Stadium, NakatsuGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kashima Soccer StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	1.0
Machida Gion Stadium, TokyoGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	1.0
mercari Stadium, KashimaGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	81.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
Niigata Stadium Big SwanGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, YokohamaGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Nissan Stadium, YokohamaGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
Panasonic Stadium Suita, OsakaGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	60.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Toyota StadiumGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	74.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	0.0
Yamaha Stadium, IwataGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0