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Hayao Kawabe

Hayao Kawabe

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Age30
CitizenshipJapan
Height1.80 m
Footright
BornSeptember 8, 1995
at Sanfrecce Hiroshima 660 days · joined 2024-08-02
👕200+ Apps 🎯50+ Assists
Market value €3.50m
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
12/13
debut season
0.11
goals / match
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
top club · 209 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#2046
goals rank
#1839
assists rank
45
season goals
51
season assists

Among 2,799 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€5.00m
peak value · 2024
€3.50m
top transfer fee · 24/25
9
best season · 22/23
9 / 1
int'l caps / goals
423Appearances
45Goals
51Assists
42Yellow cards
0Red cards
81Full matches (90′)
Full nameHayao Kawabe
Name in home country川辺 駿
Date of birth1995-09-08 (30 yrs)
Place of birthHiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
CitizenshipJapan
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height180.00 m
Current clubSanfrecce Hiroshima
Joined2024-08-02
Contract expires2027-06-30
AgentJEB ENTERTAINMENT ...
Jul 2025
2025 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
35 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2024
Transfer: Standard Liège → Sanf. Hiroshima
24/25 · Transfer · €3.50m
Jul 2024
2024 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
17 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
6 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
Transfer: Wolves → Standard Liège
23/24 · Transfer · €1.50m
Jul 2023
23/24 — Standard Liège
37 matches · 7 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2023
Transfer: Grasshoppers → Wolves
22/23 · Return from loan
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Grasshopper Club Zurich
35 matches · 9 G · 10 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2022
Transfer: Wolves → Grasshoppers
21/22 · Loan
Jan 2022
Transfer: Grasshoppers → Wolves
21/22 · Transfer · €600k
Jul 2021
Transfer: Sanf. Hiroshima → Grasshoppers
21/22 · Transfer · €1.27m
Jul 2021
2021 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
22 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Grasshopper Club Zurich
36 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2020
2020 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
35 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
37 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
41 matches · 0 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2018
Transfer: Júbilo Iwata → Sanf. Hiroshima
17/18 · Return from loan
Jul 2017
2017 — Júbilo Iwata
38 matches · 5 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — Júbilo Iwata
31 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Júbilo Iwata
34 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2015
Transfer: Sanf. Hiroshima → Júbilo Iwata
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
2014 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League U-22 Selection (-2015)
5 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
2013 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2013
Transfer: Sanfrecce U18 → Sanf. Hiroshima
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
2012 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima U18
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
2011 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima U18
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 2053 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.26/90
63
Assists1 total · 0.26/90
70
G+A2 total · 0.52/90
67
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
96
7,254 min
Minutes played by club
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 55.4%
Standard Liège 3.8%
Grasshopper Club Zurich 9.6%
Júbilo Iwata 31.1%
J. League U-22 Selection (-2015) 0.0%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima U18 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 12 12/13 24/25 209 12 18 4,019
Standard Liège 1 23/24 23/24 37 7 9 278
Grasshopper Club Zurich 2 21/22 22/23 71 16 14 699
Júbilo Iwata 3 2015 2017 103 10 10 2,258
J. League U-22 Selection (-2015) 1 2014 2014 1 0 0 0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima U18 2 2011 2012 2 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€1.3M10€2.5M14€3.8M19€5M13/1418/192014 — 1 assists120142015 — 3 goals (Júbilo Iwata)2015 — 4 assists720152016 — 2 goals (Júbilo Iwata)2016 — 1 assists320162017 — 5 goals (Júbilo Iwata)2017 — 5 assists1020172018 — 5 assists520182019 — 3 goals (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)2019 — 4 assists720192020 — 3 goals (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)2020 — 4 assists720202021 — 3 goals (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)2021 — 1 assists420212024 — 1 assists120242025 — 2 goals (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)2025 — 1 assists3202521/22 — 7 goals (Grasshopper Club Zurich)21/22 — 4 assists1121/2222/23 — 9 goals (Grasshopper Club Zurich)22/23 — 10 assists1922/2323/24 — 7 goals (Standard Liège)23/24 — 9 assists1623/2424/25 — 1 goals (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)24/25 — 1 assists224/2513/14 — €50K18/19 — €850K21/22 — €1.3M22/23 — €2M23/24 — €4.5M24/25 — €5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

12/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1418/19: 0018/192011: 0020112012: 0020122013: 0020132014: 0020142015: 3320152016: 2220162017: 5520172018: 0020182019: 3320192020: 3320202021: 3320212024: 0020242025: 22202521/22: 7721/2222/23: 9922/2323/24: 7723/2424/25: 1124/25

Assists by season

12/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1418/19: 0018/192011: 0020112012: 0020122013: 0020132014: 1120142015: 4420152016: 1120162017: 5520172018: 5520182019: 4420192020: 4420202021: 1120212024: 1120242025: 11202521/22: 4421/2222/23: 101022/2323/24: 9923/2424/25: 1124/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 AFC Champions League Two Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 1 1 0 0 344
23/24 Croky Cup Standard Liège 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 JPL Standard Liège 27 7 5 2 0 278
23/24 JPL Europe PO Standard Liège 9 0 4 1 0 0
22/23 Super League Grasshopper Club Zurich 33 9 8 4 0 316
22/23 Swiss Cup Grasshopper Club Zurich 2 0 2 0 0 0
21/22 Super League Grasshopper Club Zurich 34 7 3 6 0 383
21/22 Swiss Cup Grasshopper Club Zurich 2 0 1 0 0 0
2025 Emperor's Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 0 0 0 0 0
2025 J. League Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 0 0 1 0 0
2025 J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 29 2 1 3 0 1,239
2025 Jap. Super Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Emperor's Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 0 0 0 0 0
2024 J. League Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 0 0 0 0 0
2024 J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 13 0 1 3 0 0
2021 J. League Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 0 0 0 0 0
2021 J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 20 3 1 2 0 534
2020 J. League Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 0 0 0 0 0
2020 J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 3 4 1 0 914
2019 Emperor's Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 J. League Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 0 0 0 0 0
2019 J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 3 4 2 0 988
2018 Emperor's Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 0 2 0 0 0
2018 J. League Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5 0 0 0 0 0
2018 J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 0 3 1 0 0
2017 Emperor's Cup Júbilo Iwata 3 0 0 0 0 0
2017 J. League Cup Júbilo Iwata 3 1 0 1 0 200
2017 J1 League Júbilo Iwata 32 4 5 5 0 680
2016 Emperor's Cup Júbilo Iwata 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 J. League Cup Júbilo Iwata 5 0 0 2 0 0
2016 J1 - 1st Stage Júbilo Iwata 10 0 0 2 0 0
2016 J1 - 2nd Stage Júbilo Iwata 16 2 1 2 0 720
2015 Emperor's Cup Júbilo Iwata 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015 J2 League Júbilo Iwata 33 3 4 2 0 658
2014 Emperor's Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 0 1 0 0 0
2014 J.League Div.1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 0 0 0 0 0
2014 J3 League J. League U-22 Selection (-2015) 1 0 0 0 0 0
2013 J.League Div.1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 0 0 0 0 0
2012 U18 PL Championship Sanfrecce Hiroshima U18 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 U18 PL Championship Sanfrecce Hiroshima U18 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 AFC Champions League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 0 0 2 0 0
18/19 AFC CL-Qualification Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 AFC Champions League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 AFC Champions League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
12/13 2013-03-25 Sanfrecce U18 Sanf. Hiroshima Transfer 0
14/15 2015-03-01 Sanf. Hiroshima Júbilo Iwata Loan 75000
17/18 2018-01-31 Júbilo Iwata Sanf. Hiroshima Return from loan 850000
21/22 2021-07-08 Sanf. Hiroshima Grasshoppers Transfer 1300000 €1.27m
21/22 2022-01-05 Grasshoppers Wolves Transfer 1300000 €600k
21/22 2022-01-20 Wolves Grasshoppers Loan 1300000
22/23 2023-06-30 Grasshoppers Wolves Return from loan 2800000
23/24 2023-07-07 Wolves Standard Liège Transfer 2800000 €1.50m
24/25 2024-08-02 Standard Liège Sanf. Hiroshima Transfer 5000000 €3.50m
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
17/18 Ankle injury 2018-03-11 2018-03-15 5 1
20/21 Ankle injury 2021-04-15 2021-04-22 8 2
22/23 Muscle strain 2022-08-11 2022-08-25 15 2
22/23 Ill 2023-02-23 2023-03-01 7 1
Current€3.50m
Peak€5.00m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€3.45m
€50k€1.29m€2.53m€3.76m€5.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €550k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #40436 0 0 former national player
Team #29810 0 0 former national player
Team #28425 1 0 former national player
Team #25507 0 0 former national player
Team #24750 0 0 former national player
Team #3435 #6 8 1 recent national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Yuki Nogami 2 0 0
Yoshifumi Kashiwa 2 3 0
Tsukasa Morishima 1 1 0
Adaílton 1 2 0
Tomohiko Miyazaki 2 0 0
Nagisa Sakurauchi 2 0 0
Krzysztof Kaminski 2 0 0
Sho Inagaki 2 0 0
Takuya Matsuura 1 2 0
Dominik Schmid 1 2 0
Bendegúz Bolla 1 1 0
Christián Herc 1 4 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
22/23 Super League Grasshopper Club Zurich 9 33
21/22 Super League Grasshopper Club Zurich 7 34
23/24 JPL Standard Liège 7 27

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
22/23 Super League Grasshopper Club Zurich 8 33
2017 J1 League Júbilo Iwata 5 32
23/24 JPL Standard Liège 5 27

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
22/23 2023-06-30 Grasshoppers Wolves Return from loan €2.80m
21/22 2022-01-20 Wolves Grasshoppers Loan €1.30m
17/18 2018-01-31 Júbilo Iwata Sanf. Hiroshima Return from loan €850k
14/15 2015-03-01 Sanf. Hiroshima Júbilo Iwata Loan €75k

Last 50 matches for Sanfrecce Hiroshima The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-03 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka Available
2026-04-29 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Albirex Niigata Available
2026-04-25 JAP1 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2026-04-20 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2026-04-12 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Fagiano Okayama Available
2026-04-06 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka Available
2026-04-02 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashima Antlers Available
2026-03-29 JAP1 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2026-03-16 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol Available
2026-03-02 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Yokohama FC Available
2026-02-26 JAP1 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2026-02-23 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Yokohama F. Marinos Available
2026-02-16 JAP1 FC Machida Zelvia 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-06-29 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-06-26 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Albirex Niigata Available
2025-06-22 JAP1 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-06-19 JAP1 Yokohama F. Marinos 3–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-06-15 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Tokyo Verdy Available
2025-06-01 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Júbilo Iwata Available
2025-05-26 JAP1 Cerezo Osaka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-05-19 JAP1 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-05-15 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Kashima Antlers Available
2025-05-06 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–3 Nagoya Grampus Available
2025-05-03 JAP1 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-04-28 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2025-04-20 JAP1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-04-13 JAP1 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-04-07 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shonan Bellmare Available
2025-04-03 JAP1 FC Machida Zelvia 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-03-30 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Gamba Osaka Available
2025-03-16 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-03-09 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–0 Sagan Tosu Available
2025-03-02 JAP1 FC Tokyo 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2024-12-08 JAP1 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2024-12-01 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Available
2024-11-10 JAP1 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2024-11-03 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC Available
2024-10-19 JAP1 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2024-10-06 JAP1 Júbilo Iwata 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2024-09-28 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 FC Machida Zelvia Available
2024-09-22 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–2 Yokohama F. Marinos Available
2024-09-14 JAP1 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2024-08-31 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 FC Tokyo Available
2024-08-25 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol Available
2024-08-17 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2024-08-11 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Cerezo Osaka Available
2024-08-07 JAP1 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2024-07-21 JAP1 Sagan Tosu 1–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2024-07-14 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka Available
2024-07-05 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Vissel Kobe Available

Teams faced most often by Hayao Kawabe's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Yokohama F. Marinos 12 3 3 6 20 23 -3 25%
Gamba Osaka 12 4 3 5 19 19 0 33%
Urawa Red Diamonds 12 3 3 6 13 24 -11 25%
Cerezo Osaka 12 6 4 2 17 10 +7 50%
Kashima Antlers 12 4 4 4 19 20 -1 33%
Kawasaki Frontale 12 2 7 3 17 22 -5 17%
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 12 3 4 5 13 15 -2 25%
Sagan Tosu 12 5 4 3 17 13 +4 42%
Kashiwa Reysol 12 7 2 3 16 9 +7 58%
Nagoya Grampus 12 5 1 6 12 13 -1 42%
FC Tokyo 12 4 3 5 15 17 -2 33%
KV Mechelen 12 1 7 4 13 16 -3 8%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
12/13 Senior debut season
2015 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 37 278 3 0 0 0.97
22/23 35 316 4 0 0 1.14
21/22 36 383 6 0 0 1.41
2025 35 1,239 4 0 0 0.29
2024 17 0 3 0 0 0
2021 22 534 2 0 0 0.34
2020 35 914 1 0 0 0.1
2019 37 988 2 0 0 0.18
2018 41 0 1 0 0 0
2017 38 880 6 0 0 0.61
2016 31 720 6 0 0 0.75
2015 34 658 2 0 0 0.27
18/19 5 0 2 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Super League
67 apps
16 G
11 A
J1 League
199 apps
15 G
19 A
JPL
27 apps
7 G
5 A
J2 League
33 apps
3 G
4 A
J1 - 2nd Stage
16 apps
2 G
1 A
AFC Champions League Two
6 apps
1 G
1 A
J. League Cup
23 apps
1 G
0 A
JPL Europe PO
9 apps
0 G
4 A
Emperor's Cup
15 apps
0 G
3 A
Swiss Cup
4 apps
0 G
3 A

Frequently asked about Hayao Kawabe

Who is Hayao Kawabe?

Hayao Kawabe is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

How old is Hayao Kawabe?

Hayao Kawabe is 30 years old. He was born on September 8, 1995 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima.

What position does Hayao Kawabe play?

Hayao Kawabe plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Hayao Kawabe play for?

Hayao Kawabe currently plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

How many career goals has Hayao Kawabe scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Hayao Kawabe has scored 45 goals in 423 appearances.

What is Hayao Kawabe's market value?

Hayao Kawabe's most recent reported market value is €3.50m.