2025 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season
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| 2025 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Michael Skibbe | ||
| Stadium | Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima | ||
| J1 League | 5th | ||
| Emperor's Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| J.League Cup | Winners | ||
| Japanese Super Cup | Winners | ||
| 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two | Quarter-finals | ||
| 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite | League stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Sota Nakamura (2) All: Sota Nakamura (4) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 25,585[1] | ||
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The 2025 season is the 90th season in the history of Sanfrecce Hiroshima and their 17th consecutive season in the J1 League. In addition to the domestic league, the club is competing in the Emperor's Cup, the J.League Cup, the Japanese Super Cup, the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two knock-out stage and the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite.
Season squad
| Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth | Last club | Contract Since | Contract Till | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Keisuke Ōsako |  |
28 July 1999 | Youth Team | 2018 | ||
| 21 | Yudai Tanaka | |
17 November 1995 | Blaublitz Akita |
2023 | ||
| 26 | Jeong Min-ki |  |
9 February 1996 | Suwon FC |
2025 | ||
| 38 | Cailen Hill | |
9 July 2002 | Waseda University |
2025 | 2027 | |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 3 | Taichi Yamasaki | |
8 January 2001 | Juntendo University |
2023 | ||
| 4 | Hayato Araki | |
7 August 1996 | Kansai University |
2019 | ||
| 13 | Naoto Arai | |
7 October 1996 | Albirex Niigata |
2024 | 2027 | |
| 15 | Shuto Nakano | |
27 June 2000 | Toin University of Yokohama FC |
2022 | 2027 | |
| 19 | Sho Sasaki | |
2 October 1989 | Ventforet Kofu |
2015 | ||
| 25 | Yusuke Chajima | |
20 July 1991 | JEF United Chiba |
2014 | ||
| 37 | Kim Ju-sung | |
12 December 2000 | FC Seoul |
2025 | 2027 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 6 | Hayao Kawabe | |
8 September 1995 |  Standard Liège |
2024 | 2027 | |
| 10 | Marcos Júnior |  |
19 January 1993 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
2019 | ||
| 14 | Satoshi Tanaka | |
13 August 2002 | Shonan Bellmare |
2025 | ||
| 24 | Shunki Higashi | |
28 July 2000 | Youth Team | 2018 | ||
| 30 | Tolgay Arslan |   |
16 August 1990 |  Melbourne City |
2024 | ||
| 32 | Sota Koshimichi | |
3 April 2004 | Youth Team | 2022 | ||
| 33 | Tsukasa Shiotani | |
5 December 1988 | Mito HollyHock |
2012 | ||
| 35 | Yotaro Nakajima | |
22 April 2006 | Youth Team | 2025 | 2028 | |
| 44 | Taishi Semba | |
19 August 1999 | Thespa Gunma |
2022 | ||
| 45 | Shimon Kobayashi | |
23 January 2008 | Youth Team | 2025 | 2028 | |
| Strikers | |||||||
| 9 | Ryo Germain |  |
19 April 1995 | Júbilo Iwata |
2025 | ||
| 17 | Kosuke Kinoshita | |
3 October 1994 | Kashiwa Reysol |
2025 | 2027 | |
| 18 | Daiki Suga | |
10 September 1998 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo |
2025 | ||
| 36 | Aren Inoue | |
19 September 2006 | Youth Team | 2025 | 2027 | |
| 39 | Sota Nakamura | |
15 October 2002 | Meiji University |
2025 | 2027 | |
| 41 | Naoki Maeda | |
17 November 1994 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
2025 | 2027 | |
| 51 | Mutsuki Kato | |
6 August 1997 | Cerezo Osaka |
2023 | ||
| 98 | Valère Germain |  |
17 April 1990 | Macarthur |
2025 | ||
| Players who left on loan | |||||||
| 11 | Makoto Mitsuta | |
20 July 1999 | Ryutsu Keizai University |
2022 | ||
| 16 | Takaaki Shichi | |
27 December 1993 | Avispa Fukuoka |
2023 | ||
| 20 | Shion Inoue | |
3 August 1997 | Yokohama FC |
2025 | ||
| 27 | Osamu Henry Iyoha |  |
23 June 1998 | Kyoto Sanga |
2017 | ||
| 40 | Motoki Ohara | |
9 March 2000 | Mito HollyHock |
2022 | ||
| Players who left permanently | |||||||
| 5 | Hiroya Matsumoto | |
10 August 2000 | Zweigen Kanazawa |
2019 | ||
| 22 | Goro Kawanami | |
30 April 1991 | Vegalta Sendai |
2021 | ||
Friendly
Pre-season
Win Draw Loss
| 4 February 2025 1 | Vegalta Sendai | 0-2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Miyazaki, Japan |
| Stadium: Seagaire Square 1 |
Tour of Turkey (12-27 Jan)
| 15 January 2025 1 | FC Pakhtakor Tashkent  | 0-2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Antalya, Turkey |
Yotaro Nakajima  22' Ryo Germain 38' |
Stadium: Sueno Sports Center |
| 15 January 2025 1 | PFC Ludogorets Razgrad  | cancelled | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Antalya, Turkey |
| 18 January 2025 2 | FK Jablonec  | 1-1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Antalya, Turkey |
| Stadium: Ekodizayn Sports Center |
| 20 January 2025 3 | FC Zimbru Chișinău  | 1-5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Antalya, Turkey |
| Motoki Ohara 29' Turgai Arslan 30' Makoto Mitsuda 64' Shion Inoue 75' Yusuke Chajima 80' |
Stadium: Titanik Resort Hotel Football Center |
| 23 January 2025 4 | CSKA 1948 | 3-4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Antalya, Turkey |
| Stadium: Sueno Sports Center |
| 24 January 2025 5 | KS Cracovia  | 1-2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Antalya, Turkey |
| Yotaro Nakajima 15' Turgai Arslan 37' |
In-season
Win Draw Loss
| 23 March 2025 1 | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences | 0-3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Akitakata, Japan |
| Report | Valère Germain 28', 67' Muneta Kaori 75' |
Stadium: Akitakata Football Park |
Transfers
Pre-season
In
Transfers in
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Satoshi Tanaka |
Shonan Bellmare |
Undisclosed [2] |
| MF | Shion Inoue |
Yokohama FC |
Undisclosed [3] |
| FW | Daiki Suga |
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo |
Free [4] |
| FW | Ryo Germain |
Júbilo Iwata |
Undisclosed [5] |
| FW | Valère Germain |
Macarthur |
Undisclosed [6] |
| FW | Naoki Maeda |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
Undisclosed [7] |
Loan in
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jeong Min-ki |
Suwon FC |
Season loan [8] |
Loan return (In)
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
End of loan [9] [a] |
| MF | Kodai Dohi |
FC Imabari |
End of loan [10] [b] |
| MF | Taishi Semba |
Thespa Gunma |
End of loan [11] |
| FW | Ryo Tanada |
Iwaki FC |
End of loan [12] [c] |
| FW | Shun Ayukawa |
Oita Trinita |
End of loan [d] |
Out
Transfers out
| Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
Free [13] |
| MF | Yoshifumi Kashiwa |
Ventforet Kofu |
Free [14] |
| MF | Taishi Matsumoto |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
¥100m [15] [citation needed] |
| MF | Kodai Dohi |
Gainare Tottori |
Free [16] |
| MF | Toshihiro Aoyama |
N.A. | Retired [17] |
| MF |  Pieros Sotiriou |
APOEL FC |
Free [18] |
| FW | Ezequiel |
Athletic Club |
Free [19] |
| FW | Douglas Vieira |
N.A. | Retired [20] |
| FW |  Gonçalo Paciência |
Recife |
Free [21] |
Loan out
| Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Shota Kofie |
Iwaki FC |
Season loan [22] |
| DF | Takaaki Shichi |
Avispa Fukuoka |
Season loan [23] |
| MF | Kohei Hosoya |
Ehime FC |
Season loan [24] |
| MF | Taishi Semba |
Mito Hollyhock |
Season loan |
| FW | Ryo Tanada |
Gainare Tottori |
Season loan [25] |
| FW | Shun Ayukawa |
Oita Trinita |
Season loan [26] |
| FW | Makoto Mitsuta |
Gamba Osaka |
Loan till 31 Jan 2026 [27] |
Loan return (out)
| Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Haruto Usui |
Matsumoto Yamaga |
End of loan |
Mid-season
In
Transfers in
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Kim Ju-sung |
FC Seoul |
US$1 million [28] |
| FW | Kosuke Kinoshita |
Kashiwa Reysol |
Undisclosed [29] |
Loan in
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
Loan return
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
Out
Transfers out
| Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Goro Kawanami |
Fagiano Okayama |
Free [30] |
| MF | Hiroya Matsumoto |
Shonan Bellmare |
Free [31] |
Loan out
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Osamu Henry Iyoha |
RB Omiya Ardija (J2) |
Season loan [32] |
| MF | Motoki Ohara |
Albirex Niigata |
Season loan [33] |
| FW | Shion Inoue |
Júbilo Iwata |
Season loan [34] |
Competitions
Team statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 10 Dec 2025
| No. | Pos. | Player | J1 League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Super Cup | 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two [a] | 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | Keisuke Osako |
38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Taichi Yamasaki |
3+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Hayato Araki |
35+2 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 7 |
| 6 | MF | Hayao Kawabe |
35+2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Ryo Germain |
35+1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 52 | 8 |
| 10 | MF | Marcos Júnior |
0+4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 13 | DF | Naoto Arai |
16+11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 43 | 4 |
| 14 | MF | Satoshi Tanaka |
25+3 | 1 | 3+2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 4 |
| 15 | DF | Shuto Nakano |
30+7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 56 | 7 |
| 17 | FW | Kosuke Kinoshita |
9+11 | 6 | 2+4 | 2 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 35 | 8 |
| 18 | MF | Daiki Suga |
7+15 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | Sho Sasaki |
36+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 2 |
| 21 | GK | Yudai Tanaka |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Shunki Higashi |
24+11 | 3 | 4+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 52 | 4 |
| 25 | DF | Yusuke Chajima |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | Jeong Min-ki |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Tolgay Arslan |
6+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| 32 | MF | Sota Koshimichi |
4+15 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 33 | MF | Tsukasa Shiotani |
32+4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| 35 | MF | Yotaro Nakajima |
8+8 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 27 | 4 |
| 36 | FW | Aren Inoue |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | Kim Ju-sung |
7+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 39 | MF | Sota Nakamura |
21+11 | 6 | 3+2 | 2 | 2+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 50 | 11 |
| 41 | FW | Naoki Maeda |
12+15 | 2 | 2+3 | 3 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 42 | 5 |
| 44 | MF | Taishi Semba |
0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | Shimon Kobayashi |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | FW | Mutsuki Kato |
24+11 | 3 | 2+1 | 1 | 4+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+5 | 2 | 55 | 8 |
| 98 | FW | Valère Germain |
11+13 | 3 | 2+3 | 0 | 4+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 40 | 5 |
| Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club mid-season, on loan transfer | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | Hiroya Matsumoto |
0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Takaaki Shichi |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Shion Inoue |
3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Osamu Henry Iyoha |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | Motoki Ohara |
0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club mid-season permanently | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | Makoto Mitsuta |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Goro Kawanami |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |