The 2026 season was the 91st season in the history of Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Squad Season squad Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth Last Club Contract Since Contract Till Goalkeepers 1 Keisuke Ōsako Youth Team 2018 2026 21 Yudai Tanaka Blaublitz Akita 2023 38 Cailen Hill Waseda University 2025 2027 43 Hikaru Ogawa Youth Team 99 Ouchi Issei Matsumoto Yamaga 2026 2027 Defenders 3 Taichi Yamasaki Juntendo University 2023 2026 4 Hayato Araki Kansai University 2019 13 Naoto Arai Albirex Niigata 2024 2027 15 Shuto Nakano Toin University of Yokohama FC 2022 2027 16 Takaaki Shichi Avispa Fukuoka 2023 19 Sho Sasaki Ventforet Kofu 2015 2026 25 Yusuke Chajima JEF United Chiba 2014 2027 27 Osamu Henry Iyoha RB Omiya Ardija 2017 33 Tsukasa Shiotani Mito HollyHock 2012 37 Kim Ju-sung FC Seoul 2025 2027 Midfielders 6 Hayao Kawabe Standard Liège 2024 2027 14 Yasushi Matsumoto Urawa Red Diamonds 2026 24 Shunki Higashi Youth Team 2018 2026 30 Tolgay Arslan Melbourne City 2024 2026 32 Sota Koshimichi Youth Team 2022 2026 35 Yotaro Nakajima Youth Team 2025 2028 40 Motoki Ohara Albirex Niigata 2022 45 Shimon Kobayashi Youth Team 2025 2028 Strikers 9 Ryo Germain Júbilo Iwata 2025 2026 10 Akito Suzuki Shonan Bellmare 2025 11 Mutsuki Kato Cerezo Osaka 2023 17 Kosuke Kinoshita Kashiwa Reysol 2025 2027 18 Daiki Suga Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2025 23 Shun Ayukawa Oita Trinita 2025 39 Sota Nakamura Meiji University 2025 2027 41 Naoki Maeda Urawa Red Diamonds 2025 2027 Players who left on loan 36 Aren Inoue Youth Team 2025 2027 44 Taishi Semba Mito Hollyhock 2022 Kohei Hosoya Ehime FC 2025 Players who left permanently
Club officials Club officials for 2026.
Position NameManager Bartosz GaulAssistant manager Arne Janssen Shin Nakamura Toshihiro AoyamaGoalkeeper coach Shinkichi Kikuchi Takuto Hayashi Physical coach Hiroshi Sato High performance coach Mineichi Isobe Analyst Masaru Mikado
Friendly Tour of Okinawa
Transfers In
Pre-season PositionPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef Permanent Transfer 21 December 2025 GK Ouchi Issei Matsumoto Yamaga FC Free 25 December 2025 FW Makoto Mitsuta Gamba Osaka End of loan 26 December 2025 DF Takaaki Shichi Avispa Fukuoka End of loan FW Shion Inoue Júbilo Iwata End of loan 28 December 2025 FW Akito Suzuki Shonan Bellmare Free 29 December 2025 MF Motoki Ohara Albirex Niigata End of loan FW Shun Ayukawa Oita Trinita End of loan MF Kohei Hosoya Ehime FC End of loan 31 December 2025 DF Shota Kofie Kobuki Iwaki FC End of loan 2 January 2026 DF Osamu Henry Iyoha RB Omiya Ardija (J2) End of loan MF Taishi Semba Mito Hollyhock End of loan 3 January 2026 MF Yasushi Matsumoto Urawa Red Diamonds Free 6 January 2026 FW Ryo Tanada Gainare Tottori End of loan Loan Transfer
Post-season DatePositionPlayerTransferred fromRef Permanent Transfer 30 June 2026 MF Kohei Hosoya Ehime FC End of loan DF Shota Kofie Kobuki Iwaki FC End of loan FW Aren Inoue Matsumoto Yamaga End of loan DF Osamu Henry Iyoha RB Omiya Ardija (J2) End of loan MF Taishi Semba Mito Hollyhock End of loan Loan Transfer
Out
Pre-season DatePositionPlayerTransferred fromFee Permanent Transfer 29 November 2025 MF Marcos Júnior Cuiabá Free 4 December 2025 FW Valère Germain Retired N.A. 8 December 2025 GK Jeong Min-ki Suwon FC End of loan 26 December 2025 FW Makoto Mitsuta Gamba Osaka Undisclosed 27 December 2025 FW Shion Inoue Júbilo Iwata Undisclosed 30 December 2025 MF Satoshi Tanaka Fortuna Dusseldorf Undisclosed 7 January 2026 FW Ryo Tanada Free Loan Transfer 30 December 2025 MF Kohei Hosoya Ehime FC Season loan 31 December 2025 DF Shota Kofie Kobuki Iwaki FC Season loan 2 January 2026 FW Aren Inoue Matsumoto Yamaga Season loan 3 January 2026 DF Osamu Henry Iyoha RB Omiya Ardija (J2) Season loan MF Taishi Semba Mito Hollyhock Season loan
Post-season DatePositionPlayerTransferred toRef Permanent Transfer 27 May 2026 MF Yusuke Chajima Retired N.A. MF Tolgay Arslan Retired N.A. 12 June 2026 FW Ryo Germain Shimizu S-Pulse Undisclosed June 2026 MF Shunki Higashi Machida Zelvia Undisclosed Loan Transfer
Competitions J1 League
Matches
AFC Champions League Elite
League stage
Knockout stage
Team statistics Appearances and goals
Player J1 League 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite TotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Keisuke Osako160402003DF Taichi Yamasaki13+401+101904DF Hayato Araki121301516MF Hayao Kawabe17+20402309FW Ryo Germain6+1033+1120410FW Akito Suzuki15+644225611FW Mutsuki Kato10+642+2020413DF Naoto Arai14+311+2020114MF Yasushi Matsumoto13+514022115DF Shuto Nakano18+424026216DF Takaaki Shichi1+502+109017FW Kosuke Kinoshita8+1030+4222518FW Daiki Suga001+203019DF Sho Sasaki14+201017021GK Yudai Tanaka00000023FW Shun Ayukawa00000024MF Shunki Higashi14+431+1020325DF Yusuke Chajima0+40004027DF Osamu Henry Iyoha00000030MF Tolgay Arslan4+400+109032MF Sota Koshimichi00000033DF Tsukasa Shiotani17+103021035MF Yotaro Nakajima4+400+109037DF Kim Ju-sung6+10209038GK Cailen Hill00000039FW Sota Nakamura10+642+2020440MF Motoki Ohara3+301+108041FW Naoki Maeda1+1201014043GK Hikaru Ogawa00000045MF Shimon Kobayashi0+10001099GK Ouchi Issei300030
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