Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Japan · J1 League · J1 League
Squad value
€14.50m
About Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima is a Japanese professional football club based in Hiroshima. The club competes in the J1 League, top flight of the Japanese football league system. Sanfrecce is one of the most successful clubs in Japan. The club is the joint fourth in most J1 League titles with three, the joint first in most top-flight titles, with eight, and the club with the most participations in Emperor's Cup finals, with 15.
Streaks & runs — longest sequences in our dataset
Squad size16active players
Avg age30.1years
Domestic12Japan
Foreigners425% of squad
EU passport2non-EU: 14
Nationalities4different countries
Age distribution
0
U18
0
18–22
5
23–26
4
27–30
7
31+
Position breakdown
GK
2 (13%)
DEF
6 (38%)
MID
5 (31%)
FWD
3 (19%)
25%
foreign players
4 of 16
30.9y
avg squad age
2
Goalkeepers
6
Defenders
5
Midfielders
3
Attackers
41
seasons in dataset
09/10 – 91/92
107
players ever
€800k
biggest signing ever
€650k
biggest sale ever
28
most goals (single season by one player)
| Player | Pos | Age | Nationality | Foot | Height | Contract | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hayao Kawabe |
Midfield - Central Midfield | 30 | Japan | right | 180.00m | 2027-06-30 | €3.50m |
 Hayato Araki |
Defender - Centre-Back | 29 | Japan | right | 186.00m | 2026-01-31 | €1.70m |
 Keisuke Osako |
Goalkeeper | 26 | Japan | right | 188.00m | 2026-01-31 | €1.70m |
 Satoshi Tanaka |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | 23 | Japan | left | 175.00m | 2027-06-30 | €1.30m |
 Shunki Higashi |
Midfield - Left Midfield | 25 | Japan | left | 180.00m | 2026-01-31 | €1.20m |
 Ju-sung Kim |
Defender - Centre-Back | 25 | Korea, South | left | 186.00m | — | €850k |
 Tolgay Arslan |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | 35 | Germany Türkiye | right | 180.00m | 2026-01-31 | €750k |
 Naoto Arai |
Defender - Right-Back | 29 | Japan | 173.00m | 2027-01-31 | €650k | |
 Valère Germain |
Attack - Centre-Forward | 36 | France | right | 181.00m | 2026-01-31 | €650k |
 Naoki Maeda |
Attack - Right Winger | 31 | Japan | left | 176.00m | 2027-06-30 | €600k |
 Kosuke Kinoshita |
Attack - Centre-Forward | 31 | Japan | right | 190.00m | 2027-06-30 | €550k |
 Min-ki Jeong |
Goalkeeper | 30 | Korea, South | right | 190.00m | 2025-12-31 | €300k |
 Sho Sasaki |
Defender - Centre-Back | 36 | Japan | right | 177.00m | 2026-01-31 | €300k |
 Tsukasa Shiotani |
Defender - Centre-Back | 37 | Japan | right | 182.00m | 2026-01-31 | €225k |
 Taichi Yamasaki |
Defender - Centre-Back | 25 | Japan | right | 184.00m | 2026-01-31 | €125k |
 Yusuke Chajima |
Midfield - Right Midfield | 34 | Japan | right | 166.00m | 2026-01-31 | €100k |
| Season | Date | Player | Pos | From | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2019-03-01 | Rhayner | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Tombense | Loan | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-02-01 | Rhayner | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Tombense | Loan | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-02-01 | Rhayner | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Tombense | Loan | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-02-01 | Douglas | Attack - Centre-Forward | Tokushima Vort. | Loan | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-09 | — | Ehime FC | Transfer | — | |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-31 | — | Mito HollyHock | Return from loan | — | |
| 25/26 | 2026-01-31 | — | Albirex Niigata | Return from loan | — | |
| 02/03 | 2003-01-01 | — | Unknown | Transfer | — | |
| 05/06 | 2005-12-01 | — | Sagan Tosu | Return from loan | — | |
| 22/23 | 2023-02-01 | — | Sanfrecce U18 | Transfer | — | |
| 21/22 | 2022-02-01 | Ryo Tanada | Attack - Centre-Forward | Sanfrecce U18 | Transfer | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-31 | Ryo Tanada | Attack - Centre-Forward | Iwaki FC | Return from loan | — |
| 25/26 | 2026-01-31 | Ryo Tanada | Attack - Centre-Forward | Gainare Tottori | Return from loan | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-01-01 | — | EC Bahia | Loan | — | |
| 04/05 | 2005-02-01 | — | Sanfrecce U18 | Transfer | — | |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-31 | — | Oita Trinita | Return from loan | — | |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-07 | Kosei Shibasaki | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Tokushima Vort. | Transfer | — |
| 94/95 | 1995-01-01 | — | Omiya Higashi | Transfer | — | |
| 09/10 | 2009-08-26 | Tadanari Lee | Attack - Centre-Forward | Kashiwa Reysol | Transfer | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-02-01 | Shusaku Nishikawa | Goalkeeper | Oita Trinita | Transfer | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-01-01 | Hiroto Mogi | Defender - Left-Back | Unknown | Transfer | — |
| 99/00 | 2000-01-01 | Keisuke Kurihara | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Verdy Kawasaki | Loan | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-06 | Takumi Miyayoshi | Attack - Centre-Forward | Kyoto Sanga | Transfer | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Daiki Niwa | Defender - Centre-Back | Gamba Osaka | Transfer | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-19 | — | Shimizu S-Pulse | Loan | — | |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-16 | Kenta Mukuhara | Defender - Right-Back | Cerezo Osaka | Loan | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-02-01 | Hisato Sato | Attack - Centre-Forward | Vegalta Sendai | Transfer | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Yusuke Igawa | Defender - Centre-Back | Gamba Osaka | Loan | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-02-01 | — | Toin Univ. | Transfer | — | |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-01 | Emil Salomonsson | Defender - Right-Back | IFK Göteborg | Transfer | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-01 | Emil Salomonsson | Defender - Right-Back | Avispa Fukuoka | Return from loan | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-04-25 | Nassim Ben Khalifa | Attack - Second Striker | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 02/03 | 2003-01-01 | — | Hajduk Split | Transfer | — | |
| 19/20 | 2020-02-01 | Shun Ayukawa | Attack - Second Striker | Sanfrecce U18 | Transfer | — |
| 25/26 | 2026-01-31 | Shun Ayukawa | Attack - Second Striker | Oita Trinita | Return from loan | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-01 | — | Waseda Univ. | Transfer | — | |
| 21/22 | 2022-02-01 | Makoto Mitsuta | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | RKU | Transfer | — |
| 25/26 | 2026-01-31 | Makoto Mitsuta | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Gamba Osaka | Return from loan | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-01 | Haruto Usui | Goalkeeper | Matsumoto Yama. | Loan | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-02-01 | Tomoya Fujii | Midfield - Left Midfield | Ritsumeikan Uni | Transfer | — |
| Season | Date | Player | Pos | To | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | 2020-01-01 | Rhayner | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Tombense | Return from loan | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-01 | Rhayner | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Tombense | Return from loan | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-01 | Rhayner | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Tombense | Return from loan | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-12-31 | Douglas | Attack - Centre-Forward | Tokushima Vort. | Return from loan | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-02-01 | — | Mito HollyHock | Loan | — | |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-21 | — | Albirex Niigata | Loan | — | |
| 04/05 | 2005-01-01 | — | Sagan Tosu | Loan | — | |
| 05/06 | 2006-01-01 | — | Oita Trinita | Transfer | — | |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-01 | Ryo Tanada | Attack - Centre-Forward | Iwaki FC | Loan | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-01 | Ryo Tanada | Attack - Centre-Forward | Gainare Tottori | Loan | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-12-01 | — | EC Bahia | Return from loan | — | |
| 06/07 | 2007-06-01 | — | Oita Trinita | Loan | — | |
| 08/09 | 2009-02-01 | — | Oita Trinita | Transfer | — | |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-01 | Kosei Shibasaki | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Retired | Transfer | — |
| 95/96 | 1996-01-01 | — | Tosu Futures | Transfer | — | |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-13 | Tadanari Lee | Attack - Centre-Forward | Southampton | Transfer | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-05 | Shusaku Nishikawa | Goalkeeper | Urawa Reds | Transfer | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-01-01 | Hiroto Mogi | Defender - Left-Back | Vissel Kobe | Transfer | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-12-01 | Keisuke Kurihara | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Tokyo Verdy | Return from loan | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-07 | Takumi Miyayoshi | Attack - Centre-Forward | H. C. Sapporo | Transfer | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-18 | Daiki Niwa | Defender - Centre-Back | FC Tokyo | Transfer | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-31 | — | Shimizu S-Pulse | Return from loan | — | |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-31 | Kenta Mukuhara | Defender - Right-Back | Cerezo Osaka | Return from loan | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-06 | Hisato Sato | Attack - Centre-Forward | Nagoya Grampus | Transfer | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-06-30 | Yusuke Igawa | Defender - Centre-Back | Gamba Osaka | Return from loan | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-02-01 | Emil Salomonsson | Defender - Right-Back | Avispa Fukuoka | Loan | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-09 | Emil Salomonsson | Defender - Right-Back | Avispa Fukuoka | Transfer | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-12 | Nassim Ben Khalifa | Attack - Second Striker | Avispa Fukuoka | Transfer | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | — | H. Petah Tikva | Transfer | — | |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-07 | Shun Ayukawa | Attack - Second Striker | Oita Trinita | Loan | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-27 | Makoto Mitsuta | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Gamba Osaka | Loan | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-31 | Haruto Usui | Goalkeeper | Matsumoto Yama. | Return from loan | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-09 | Tomoya Fujii | Midfield - Left Midfield | Kashima Antlers | Transfer | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-02-01 | Kodai Dohi | Midfield - Central Midfield | Mito HollyHock | Loan | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-02-01 | Kodai Dohi | Midfield - Central Midfield | Ventforet Kofu | Loan | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-08 | Kodai Dohi | Midfield - Central Midfield | FC Imabari | Loan | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-01 | Kodai Dohi | Midfield - Central Midfield | Tochigi SC | Loan | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-17 | Kodai Dohi | Midfield - Central Midfield | FC Imabari | Loan | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-01 | Kodai Dohi | Midfield - Central Midfield | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-12-31 | Teerasil Dangda | Attack - Centre-Forward | Muangthong Utd. | Return from loan | — |
| Nationality | Players | % of squad |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 12 | 75% |
| Korea, South | 2 | 12.5% |
| Germany Türkiye | 1 | 6.3% |
| France | 1 | 6.3% |
| Season | Competition |
|---|---|
| 91/92 | JSL (1965-91/92) |
| 24/25 | AFC Champions League Two |
| 2025 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2025 | J. League Cup |
| 2025 | J1 League |
| 2025 | Jap. Super Cup |
| 2024 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2024 | J. League Cup |
| 2024 | J1 League |
| 2023 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2023 | J. League Cup |
| 2023 | J1 League |
| 2022 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2022 | J. League Cup |
| 2022 | J1 League |
| 2021 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2021 | J. League Cup |
| 2021 | J1 League |
| 2020 | J. League Cup |
| 2020 | J1 League |
| 2019 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2019 | J. League Cup |
| 2019 | J1 League |
| 2018 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2018 | J. League Cup |
| 2018 | J1 League |
| 2017 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2017 | J. League Cup |
| 2017 | J1 League |
| 2016 | Club World Cup |
| 2016 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2016 | J. League Cup |
| 2016 | J1 - 1st Stage |
| 2016 | J1 - 2nd Stage |
| 2016 | Jap. Super Cup |
| 2015 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2015 | J. League Championship |
| 2015 | J. League Cup |
| 2015 | J1 - 1st Stage |
| 2015 | J1 - 2nd Stage |
| 2014 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2014 | J. League Cup |
| 2014 | J.League Div.1 |
| 2014 | Jap. Super Cup |
| 2013 | Club World Cup |
| 2013 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2013 | J. League Cup |
| 2013 | J.League Div.1 |
| 2013 | Jap. Super Cup |
| 2012 | Emperor's Cup |
| Date | Comp | Stage | Home | Score | Away | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-03 | JAP1 | REGULAR SEASON | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–1 | Avispa Fukuoka | W |
| 2026-04-29 | JAP1 | REGULAR SEASON | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–1 | Albirex Niigata | L |
| 2026-04-25 | JAP1 | REGULAR SEASON | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | L |
| 2026-04-20 | JAP1 | REGULAR SEASON | Nagoya Grampus | 2–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | L |
| 2026-04-12 | JAP1 | REGULAR SEASON | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–1 | Fagiano Okayama | L |
| 2026-04-06 | JAP1 | REGULAR SEASON | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–1 | Cerezo Osaka | W |
| 2026-04-02 | JAP1 | REGULAR SEASON | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–0 | Kashima Antlers | W |
| 2026-03-29 | JAP1 | REGULAR SEASON | Kyoto Sanga FC | 1–0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | L |
| 2026-03-16 | JAP1 | REGULAR SEASON | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–1 | Kashiwa Reysol | D |
| 2026-03-02 | JAP1 | REGULAR SEASON | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–0 | Yokohama FC | W |
| 2026-02-26 | JAP1 | REGULAR SEASON | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | D |
| 2026-02-23 | JAP1 | REGULAR SEASON | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | W |
| 2026-02-16 | JAP1 | REGULAR SEASON | FC Machida Zelvia | 1–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | W |
Aggregated from 13 completed matches across all competitions in season 2025.
Record
6W-2D-5L
1.54 pts/game
Goals scored
12
0.92 per match
Goals conceded
11
0.85 per match
Goal difference
+1
Clean sheets
3
23% of matches
Failed to score
4
31% of matches
Home vs Away
Home record
5W-1D-2L
8-5 goals
Away record
1W-1D-3L
4-6 goals
Highlights
Biggest win
2–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Avispa Fukuoka · May 3, 2026
Heaviest loss
0–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Albirex Niigata · Apr 29, 2026
Affiliated B-teams, reserve squads and youth/development teams.
| Player | Pos | Nat | Mat | Min | G | A | G+A | Pen | YC | RC | G/90 | A/90 | G+A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kazumasa Kawano |
Goalkeeper |  Japan |
1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Frequently asked about Sanfrecce Hiroshima
What is Sanfrecce Hiroshima?
Sanfrecce Hiroshima is a professional football club based in Japan, competing in J1 League.
How many players are in Sanfrecce Hiroshima's squad?
Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently has 16 players in the first-team squad in our database.
What league does Sanfrecce Hiroshima play in?
Sanfrecce Hiroshima plays in J1 League.