Hayao Kawabe, Japan footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

: Kawabe with Grasshopper in 2021
⚽ Personal information:
Date of birth: (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth: Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s): Midfielder
⚽ Team information:
Current team: Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Number: 6
⚽ Youth career:
2002–2007: Hiroshima Koyo FC
2008–2013: Sanfrecce Hiroshima
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2021: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 124 (9)
2015–2017: → Júbilo Iwata (loan) 91 (9)
2021: Grasshoppers 16 (4)
2022–2023: Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2022–2023: → Grasshoppers (loan) 51 (12)
2023–2024: Standard Liège 36 (7)
2024–: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 13 (0)
⚽ International career‡:
2014: Japan U17 4 (0)
2021–: Japan 8 (1)
: * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2024‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:22, 15 July 2025 (UTC)