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.
Squad Season squad Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth Last club Contract Since Contract Till Goalkeepers 1 Keisuke Ōsako Youth Team 2018 21 Yudai Tanaka Blaublitz Akita 2023 26 Jeong Min-ki Suwon FC 2025 38 Cailen Hill Waseda University 2025 2027 Defenders 3 Taichi Yamasaki Juntendo University 2023 4 Hayato Araki Kansai University 2019 13 Naoto Arai Albirex Niigata 2024 2027 15 Shuto Nakano Toin University of Yokohama FC 2022 2027 19 Sho Sasaki Ventforet Kofu 2015 25 Yusuke Chajima JEF United Chiba 2014 37 Kim Ju-sung FC Seoul 2025 2027 Midfielders 6 Hayao Kawabe Standard Liège 2024 2027 10 Marcos Júnior Yokohama F. Marinos 2019 14 Satoshi Tanaka Shonan Bellmare 2025 24 Shunki Higashi Youth Team 2018 30 Tolgay Arslan Melbourne City 2024 32 Sota Koshimichi Youth Team 2022 33 Tsukasa Shiotani Mito HollyHock 2012 35 Yotaro Nakajima Youth Team 2025 2028 44 Taishi Semba Thespa Gunma 2022 45 Shimon Kobayashi Youth Team 2025 2028 Strikers 9 Ryo Germain Júbilo Iwata 2025 17 Kosuke Kinoshita Kashiwa Reysol 2025 2027 18 Daiki Suga Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2025 36 Aren Inoue Youth Team 2025 2027 39 Sota Nakamura Meiji University 2025 2027 41 Naoki Maeda Urawa Red Diamonds 2025 2027 51 Mutsuki Kato Cerezo Osaka 2023 98 Valère Germain Macarthur 2025 Players who left on loan 11 Makoto Mitsuta Ryutsu Keizai University 2022 16 Takaaki Shichi Avispa Fukuoka 2023 20 Shion Inoue Yokohama FC 2025 27 Osamu Henry Iyoha Kyoto Sanga 2017 40 Motoki Ohara Mito HollyHock 2022 Players who left permanently 5 Hiroya Matsumoto Zweigen Kanazawa 2019 22 Goro Kawanami Vegalta Sendai 2021
Friendly Pre-season
Tour of Turkey (12-27 Jan)
In-season
Transfers Pre-season
In Transfers in PositionPlayerTransferred fromFee MF Satoshi Tanaka Shonan Bellmare Undisclosed MF Shion Inoue Yokohama FC Undisclosed FW Daiki Suga Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Free FW Ryo Germain Júbilo Iwata Undisclosed FW Valère Germain Macarthur Undisclosed FW Naoki Maeda Urawa Red Diamonds Undisclosed
Loan in PositionPlayerTransferred fromFee GK Jeong Min-ki Suwon FC Season loan
Loan return (In) PositionPlayerTransferred fromFee DF Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi Shimizu S-Pulse End of loan MF Kodai Dohi FC Imabari End of loan MF Taishi Semba Thespa Gunma End of loan FW Ryo Tanada Iwaki FC End of loan FW Shun Ayukawa Oita Trinita End of loan
Out Transfers out PositionPlayerTransferred toFee DF Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi Shimizu S-Pulse Free MF Yoshifumi Kashiwa Ventforet Kofu Free MF Taishi Matsumoto Urawa Red Diamonds ¥100m MF Kodai Dohi Gainare Tottori Free MF Toshihiro Aoyama N.A. Retired MF Pieros Sotiriou APOEL FC Free FW Ezequiel Athletic Club Free FW Douglas Vieira N.A. Retired FW Gonçalo Paciência Recife Free
Loan out PositionPlayerTransferred toFee DF Shota Kofie Iwaki FC Season loan DF Takaaki Shichi Avispa Fukuoka Season loan MF Kohei Hosoya Ehime FC Season loan MF Taishi Semba Mito Hollyhock Season loan FW Ryo Tanada Gainare Tottori Season loan FW Shun Ayukawa Oita Trinita Season loan FW Makoto Mitsuta Gamba Osaka Loan till 31 Jan 2026
Loan return (out) PositionPlayerTransferred toFee GK Haruto Usui Matsumoto Yamaga End of loan
Mid-season
In Transfers in PositionPlayerTransferred fromFee DF Kim Ju-sung FC Seoul US$1 million FW Kosuke Kinoshita Kashiwa Reysol Undisclosed
Loan in PositionPlayerTransferred fromFee
Loan return PositionPlayerTransferred fromFee
Out Transfers out PositionPlayerTransferred toFee GK Goro Kawanami Fagiano Okayama Free MF Hiroya Matsumoto Shonan Bellmare Free
Loan out PositionPlayerTransferred fromFee DF Osamu Henry Iyoha RB Omiya Ardija (J2) Season loan MF Motoki Ohara Albirex Niigata Season loan FW Shion Inoue Júbilo Iwata Season loan
Competitions J1 League
Matches
J.League Cup
Emperor's Cup
Super Cup
AFC Champions League Two
Knockout stage
AFC Champions League Elite
League stage
Team statistics Appearances and goals
Player J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Super Cup 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite TotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Keisuke Osako38030001030505103DF Taichi Yamasaki3+301+103+10001+10101404DF Hayato Araki35+232+1051112+10625576MF Hayao Kawabe35+2330600+102+10505539FW Ryo Germain35+14304+2310312+1052810MF Marcos Júnior0+40120+300000219313DF Naoto Arai16+114303+100+101+204+1043414MF Satoshi Tanaka25+313+225010415048415DF Shuto Nakano30+71426+1310214+1056717FW Kosuke Kinoshita9+1162+421+2100004+2035818MF Daiki Suga7+1511+103+100+101+202+3037119DF Sho Sasaki36+11407010314056221GK Yudai Tanaka0010000000001024MF Shunki Higashi24+1134+104+2110202+1052425DF Yusuke Chajima0+10000+100000002026GK Jeong Min-ki0010600000108030MF Tolgay Arslan6+320+100+3011102+2019332MF Sota Koshimichi4+1501+100+200+100+310+1028133MF Tsukasa Shiotani32+42406010205+1055235MF Yotaro Nakajima8+802+113+1110111+1127436FW Aren Inoue0+1000000000001037DF Kim Ju-sung7+110+100000003012139MF Sota Nakamura21+1163+222+310+102+123+10501141FW Naoki Maeda12+1522+334+1000003+2042544MF Taishi Semba001+10000000002045MF Shimon Kobayashi0+10000000000+102051FW Mutsuki Kato24+1132+114+3210301+5255898FW Valère Germain11+1332+304+3200001+30405Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club mid-season, on loan transfer5MF Hiroya Matsumoto0+400+1010000+10007016DF Takaaki Shichi0000000000000020FW Shion Inoue3+101000000+10006027DF Osamu Henry Iyoha0000000000000040MF Motoki Ohara0+201000000+100040Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club mid-season permanently 11FW Makoto Mitsuta000000000+10001022GK Goro Kawanami00000000000000
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