H. Kawabe · career
Hayao Kawabe
Central · Sanfrecce Hiroshima · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Kawabe is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs, including a move abroad — 147 appearances, 17 goals and 8 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Season rating 42, 3 goals and 2 assists in 34 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 28 points at Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Form is on a climb — up 17 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027/28 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 41 |
| 2026/27 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 18 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 37 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 13 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | Standard Liege | 36 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 24 |
| 2022/23 | Grasshoppers | 33 | 9 | 6 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | GrasshoppersLoan | 16 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 20 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 25 |
| 2020/21 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 42 |
| 2019/20 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 33 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Jubilo Iwata | 32 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Jubilo Iwata | 26 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Jubilo Iwata | 33 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2025/26 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship | 2 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021/22 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 |
Honours
Super Cup×4EAFF E-1 Football Championship×2J1 League×2J1 League×3Emperor Cup×2J-League Cup×2J2 League×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J1 League | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
Schedule · 2027/28
0 played7 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8 | J1 League | H JEF United Chiba | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | J1 League | A Urawa | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | J1 League | H Kawasaki Frontale | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 29 | J1 League | A Gamba Osaka | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 2 | J1 League | H Nagoya Grampus | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 6 | J1 League | A Fagiano Okayama | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | J1 League | H Cerezo Osaka | 6-1 | Not in squad | — |