Hayao Kawabe
Full name: Hayao Kawabe
Current team: Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Playing position: Midfielder
Nationality: Japan
Date of birth: 8 September, 1995 (30 years)
Place of birth: Hiroshima, Japan
Weight: 154.3 lb
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Preferred foot: Right
Market value: €2M
Current team: Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Playing position: Midfielder
Nationality: Japan
Date of birth: 8 September, 1995 (30 years)
Place of birth: Hiroshima, Japan
Weight: 154.3 lb
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Preferred foot: Right
Market value: €2M
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Transfers
Injuries
Where to Watch Hayao Kawabe
TV and streaming coverage by competition
Hayao Kawabe plays as a midfielder for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and represents Japan internationally. The competitions and their broadcast coverage in the United States are listed below.
Fox Sports
Available on: FOX Network, Fox Soccer Plus, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, FOX 4K, FOX One, FOX Sports App, Foxsports.com, Tubi
NBC Sports
YouTube
CBS Sports
Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Futbol de Primera Radio, SiriusXM FC, TyC Sports Internacional USA
More info: How to watch World Cup in the United States
Statistics
Hayao Kawabe Statistics
Domestic Leagues
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 1358 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 3024 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 1006 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2023/24 | St. Liege | Pro League | 36 | 7 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022/23 | Grasshoppers | Super League | 2840 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2021/22 | Grasshoppers | Super League | 2445 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 1603 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 2743 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 2876 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 1346 | 33 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | Iwata | J1 League | 2716 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Iwata | J1 League | 180 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Iwata | J2 League | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2013 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J-League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Domestic Cups
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Emperor's Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J. League Cup | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J. League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Emperor's Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023/24 | St. Liege | Belgian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022/23 | Grasshoppers | Schweizer Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021/22 | Grasshoppers | Schweizer Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J. League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J. League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Emperor's Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J. League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Emperor's Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J. League Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017 | Iwata | Emperor's Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017 | Iwata | J. League Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016 | Iwata | J. League Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
International Cups
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | AFC Champions League Elite | 662 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024/25 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | AFC Champions League Two | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | AFC Champions League Elite | 441 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | AFC Champions League Elite | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National Team
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Japan | EAFF E-1 Football Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | Japan | Friendly | 43 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Japan | World Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | Japan | Friendly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trophies
Hayao Kawabe Trophies
| Competition | Position | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan - Super Cup | Winner | 3 | 2025, 2014, 2013 |
| Japan - J1 League | Winner | 1 | 2013 |
| Japan - J1 League | 2nd Place | 2 | 2024, 2018 |
| Japan - Emperor Cup | 2nd Place | 1 | 2013/2014 |
| Japan - J-League Cup | 2nd Place | 1 | 2014 |
| Japan - J2 League | 2nd Place | 1 | 2015 |
| Asia - EAFF E-1 Football Championship | Winner | 1 | 2025 |
Transfers
Hayao Kawabe Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02.08.2024 | St. Liege | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Transfer |
| 07.07.2023 | Wolves | St. Liege | Transfer |
| 30.06.2023 | Grasshoppers | Wolves | Return from loan |
| 20.01.2022 | Wolves | Grasshoppers | Loan |
| 05.01.2022 | Grasshoppers | Wolves | Transfer |
| 08.07.2021 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Grasshoppers | Transfer |
| 31.01.2018 | Iwata | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Return from loan |
| 01.03.2015 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Iwata | Loan |
Sidelined
Hayao Kawabe Injuries
| Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Ankle Injury | 20.07.2024 | Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Language: MIME-Version: 1.0 PO-Revision-Date: 2024-10-29 07:54:35+0000 Plural-Forms: nplurals=1; plural=0; Project-Id-Version: LSTV Desktop X-Generator: TranslateBuddy |
| Muscle Injury | 17.01.2024 | 02.02.2024 |
