Hayao Kawabe

Age 30

Hiroshima

Japan

2.0 M €

08 September 1995 (30)

178 cm

Performance

Average Rating

7.04

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

7.0

7.3

7.2

6.8

6.6

6.7

7.2

7.5

7.0

7.1

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

2M €

08 September 1995

30 Age

Nationality

Japan

Height / Weight

178 cm / 70 kg

Contract Until

Place of Birth

Position Info

Main Position Central Midfielder

Other Attacking Midfielder, Defensive Midfielder

Strong Foot Right

Club Career

Hayao Kawabe career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026	Hiroshima	23	22	2	3	4
	J.League	5	5	0	1	1
	J.League	18	17	2	2	3
2025	Hiroshima	56	53	3	2	4
	AFC Champions League Elite	9	9	0	0	1
	J.League	37	35	3	2	3
	Emperor Cup	3	3	0	0	0
	J.League Cup	6	6	0	0	0
	Super Cup	1	0	0	0	0
2024	Hiroshima	22	18	1	3	3
	AFC Champions League Two	6	3	1	1	0
	J.League	13	13	0	2	3
	Emperor Cup	2	1	0	0	0
	J.League Cup	1	1	0	0	0
23/24	Standard	36	32	7	8	3
	Pro League	36	32	7	8	3
22/23	Grasshopper K	33	33	9	8	4
	Super League	33	33	9	8	4
21/22	Grasshopper K	34	31	7	3	6
	Super League	34	31	7	3	6
2021	Hiroshima	20	17	3	1	2
	J.League	20	17	3	1	2
2020	Hiroshima	34	30	3	4	1
	J.League	34	30	3	4	1
2019	Hiroshima	34	34	3	4	2
	J.League	34	34	3	4	2
2018	Hiroshima	33	12	0	3	1
	J.League	33	12	0	3	1
2017	Jubilo I K	32	31	4	5	5
	J.League	32	31	4	5	5
2014	Hiroshima	1	0	0	0	0
	J.League	1	0	0	0	0
2013	Hiroshima	3	1	0	0	0
	J.League	3	1	0	0	0
Total		361	314	42	44	35

National Team Career

Hayao Kawabe career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11
2025	Japan	2	2	1
	EAFF E-1 Football Championship	2	2	1
2022	Japan	1	1	0
	AFC Asian Qualifiers 2026	1	1	0
2021	Japan	2	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	0	0
Total		5	3	1

National Youth Team Career

Hayao Kawabe career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11
2013	Japan	1	1
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1
Total		1	1

Club Career Summary

Club Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2013-Today	Hiroshima	226	187	15	20
2023-2024	Standard	36	32	7	8
2021-2023	Grasshopper	67	64	16	11
2017	Jubilo I	32	31	4	5

National Team Career Summary

National Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2021-2025	Japan	5	3	0	0

National Youth Team Career Summary

National Youth Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2013	Japan	1	1	0	0

General Statistics — 2026 J.League

- Goals

1 Assists

7.1 Avg. Pts

5 Matches

5 Starting XI

408 Minutes

Shots

1 Off-target Shots 0.22

On-target Shots

1 0.22

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

7.04

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

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Sep

7.0

7.3

7.2

6.8

6.6

6.7

7.2

7.5

7.0

7.1

Season Performance

Season Performance — 2026 J.League
Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	-	%43
Assists	1	%80
Goal Contribution	1	%73
Expected Goals (xG)	0.36	%88
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	0.22	%77
Big Chances Created	1	%82
Big Chances Missed	-	%54
Penalty	-	%50
Free-kick Goal	-	%50
Shots
Total Shots	7	%93
Shots on Target	1	%73
Shots off Target	1	%43
Blocked Shots	5	%2
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	90.4%	%77
Passes	240	%80
Accurate Passes	217	%80
Key Passes	3	%62
Passes in Final Third	21	%73
Chances Created	2	%59
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	66.7%	%76
Long Balls	21	%88
Accurate Long Balls	14	%91
Cross Accuracy %	50%	%92
Crosses	4	%68
Accurate Crosses	2	%79
Defense
Clearances	5	%73
Interceptions	4	%70
Tackles	8	%80
Individual
Touches	215	%73
Dribbles	3	%82
Successful Dribbles	1	%64
Successful Dribble %	33.3%	%34
Duels	23	%66
Duels Won %	60.9%	%75
Duels Won	14	%75
Possession Lost	31	%45
Dispossessed	2	%32
Offsides	-	%52
Fouls Won	3	%57
Free Kicks Taken	3	%57
Discipline
Fouls	2	%46
Yellow Cards	1	%16
Red Cards	-	%52

Teammates

Opponent Players

Opponent Teams

Transfers
Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
01.08.24	Standard	Hiroshima	3.5M €
06.07.23	Wolverhampton	Standard	1.5M €
29.06.23	Grasshopper	Wolverhampton	Loan Return
19.01.22	Wolverhampton	Grasshopper	Loan
04.01.22	Grasshopper	Wolverhampton	600k €
07.07.21	Hiroshima	Grasshopper	1.27M €
30.01.18	Jubilo I	Hiroshima	Loan Return
28.02.15	Hiroshima	Jubilo I	Loan

Club Honors

Club Honors
Success	Count	Team	Seasons
Japanese champion	1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2013
Japanese Super Cup winner	1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2025
Japanese league cup winner	1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2025
Japanese Prince Takamado U18 Champion	2		2012 2011

National Team Honors

National Team Honors
Success	Count	Team	Seasons
East Asia Champion	1	Japan	2025

Hayao Kawabe: profile and statistics summary

Hayao Kawabe is a 30-year-old footballer in the Central Midfielder position. Holds Japan nationality and was born on 08 September 1995. Stands 178 cm tall and weighs 70 kg. Preferred foot: Right.

Currently plays for Hiroshima. Under contract until -. Current market value: 2.0 M €.

In the 2026 season, made 5 appearances in J.League for a total of 408 minutes. Provided 1 assist in that time. Average match rating: 8.00.

Across a career spanning 4 clubs, made 361 appearances and scored 42 goals. Made 5 appearances for Japan. Honours won include Japanese champion, Japanese Super Cup winner, Japanese league cup winner.

Hiroshima squad, fixtures and league table

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