Hiroyuki Abe

Hiroyuki Abe
Personal information
Full name	Hiroyuki Abe
Date of birth	July 5, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Kitakatsuragi District, Nara, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Nagoya Grampus
Youth career
2005–2007	Osaka Toin High School
2008–2011	Kwansei Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2016	Gamba Osaka
2016	→Gamba Osaka U-23 (loan)
2017–2019	Kawasaki Frontale
2020–	Nagoya Grampus
National team
2017	Japan
Honours
Gamba Osaka
Kawasaki Frontale
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Hiroyuki Abe (Japanese: 阿部浩之, Abe Hiroyuki, born July 5, 1989) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Abe was born in Kitakatsuragi District, Nara on July 5, 1989. After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University, he joined J1 League club Gamba Osaka in 2012. He played many matches from first season. However Gamba was relegated to J2 League end of the 2012 season. In 2013, Gamba won the champions and was returned to J1 in a year. In 2014, Gamba won all three major title in Japan; J1 League, J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup. In 2017, he moved to Kawasaki Frontale. In 2017, he scored 10 goals and Kawasaki won the J1 champions first time in the club history. Kawasaki also won the J1 champions in 2018. In 2020, he moved to Nagoya Grampus.

In November 2017, Abe was selected the Japan national team for 2017 E-1 Football Championship. At this tournament, he debuted against North Korea on December 9. He played 3 matches at this championship.

Statistics

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Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
2012	Gamba Osaka	J1 League	18	2	3	1	1	0	2	1	24	4
2013		J2 League	30	5	2	0	-		-		32	5
2014		J1 League	30	7	4	0	9	3	-		43	10
2015			33	4	4	0	4	1	12	3	53	8
2016			24	3	1	0	2	1	3	0	30	4
2016	Gamba Osaka U-23	J3 League	2	0	-		-		-		2	0
2017	Kawasaki Frontale	J1 League	28	10	1	0	3	3	8	1	40	14
2018			29	5	1	0	2	1	4	0	36	6
2019			23	7	3	0	5	2	2	0	33	9
2020	Nagoya Grampus	J1 League	27	4	-		2	0	-		29	4
2021	Nagoya Grampus	J1 League
Country	Japan		244	47	19	1	28	11	31	5	322	64
Total			244	47	19	1	28	11	31	5	322	64