Hayao Kawabe
Height
Shirt
Age
Preferred foot
Country
Transfer value
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder, Left Winger
2
Goals
3
Assists
0
Started
18
Matches
—
Minutes played
Rating
Yellow cards
Red cards
Season performance
Season Shot MapOn Target: 55%
2.28
xG
2
Goals
22
Shots
Match stats
| Date | Opponent | Result | ' | ★ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6 |  Kawasaki Frontale | W0 - 1 | 90 | — | — | 1 | 7.0 |
| May 30 | Kawasaki Frontale | W2 - 1 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.5 |
| May 23 |  Nagoya Grampus | W4 - 2 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.9 |
| May 17 |  Kyoto Sanga FC | W0 - 4 | 86 | — | — | — | 6.9 |
| May 10 |  Gamba Osaka | W0 - 1 | 90 | — | — | 1 | 7.3 |
| May 6 |  Vissel Kobe | D1 - 1 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.4 |
| May 1 |  Fagiano Okayama FC | L1 - 0 | 90 | — | — | — | 6.6 |
| Apr 18 |  V-Varen Nagasaki | W2 - 0 | 87 | — | — | — | 7.6 |
| Apr 11 |  Shimizu S-Pulse | D1 - 1 | 88 | — | — | — | 7.0 |
| Apr 5 |  Avispa Fukuoka | L0 - 1 | 82 | — | — | — | 6.7 |
About
Biography and Personal Profile of Hayao Kawabe
Hayao Kawabe is a professional 30-year-old footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, born on September 7, 1995, who is right-footed. Known for his tactical intelligence, positional discipline, and technical skill on the pitch, he has become a key figure for both club and country. Follow Hayao Kawabe on FotLive for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotLive ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.
Hayao Kawabe Season Stats and Match Performance Analytics
In the current J1 100 Year Vision League campaign, Hayao Kawabe has delivered standout performances. Over the course of 18 appearances (accumulating 0 minutes of active play), he has recorded 2 goals and 3 assists to his team's offensive output, securing a solid overall seasonal FotLive rating of 7.
Compared to other defensive midfielders in the competition, Hayao Kawabe ranks in the upper tier for goals scored, ratings, and active minutes played on the pitch.
Recent Match Log & Individual Performance Ratings
Hayao Kawabe's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:
- June 6, 2027: null-null vs Kawasaki Frontale (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 29, 2027: null-null vs Mito Hollyhock (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 22, 2027: null-null vs Kashiwa Reysol (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 15, 2027: null-null vs Kyoto Sanga FC (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 9, 2027: null-null vs V-Varen Nagasaki (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 3, 2027: null-null vs Urawa Red Diamonds (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 29, 2027: null-null vs JEF United Chiba (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 24, 2027: null-null vs Machida Zelvia (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 16, 2027: null-null vs FC Tokyo (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 10, 2027: null-null vs Yokohama F.Marinos (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
Tactical Style of Play & Graphic Analysis
Explore Hayao Kawabe's playing style with FotLive's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.
View Hayao Kawabe's shot map on FotLive to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.
Teammates, Career Path & International Representation
Hayao Kawabe currently plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima alongside Hayato Araki, Naoto Arai, Ju-Sung Kim, Shun Ayukawa, Mutsuki Kato, Yudai Tanaka, Sota Koshimichi, Motoki Ohara, Shuto Nakano, Taishi Semba, Akito Suzuki, Bartosch Gaul, Yotaro Nakajima, Kohei Hosoya, Aren Inoue. Visit their player pages on FotLive to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.
Hayao Kawabe's career has also included time at Standard Liege, Grasshopper, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Jubilo Iwata, Japan, Japan U19.
On the international stage, Hayao Kawabe has represented Japan.
Other notable players from Japan include Tokuma Suzuki, Katsuya Iwatake, Yuta Togashi, Shuto Kawai, Shuhei Takizawa, Kenta Nishizawa, Kazuya Onohara, Ryoga Ishio, Katsuya Nakano, Ryu Takao, Kennedy Ebbs Mikuni, Takumi Nakamura, Yushi Hasegawa, Yutaro Hakamata, Yuya Ono. Explore each player's page on FotLive for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.
Career Trophies, Achievements & Competitions
Throughout their career, Hayao Kawabe has won 4 titles: EAFF E-1 Football Championship (2025 Korea Republic) with Japan, J. League (2013) with Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Super Cup (2025, 2014, 2013) with Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League Cup (2025) with Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Hayao Kawabe has competed in J. League, J. League Cup, Super Cup, AFC Champions League Elite, AFC Champions League Two, First Division A, Cup, Super League. Each league page on FotLive provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.
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