Akihiro Hayashi (林 彰洋, Hayashi Akihiro, born May 7, 1987 in Tokyo, Japan)[2] is a Japanese football player who plays for Vegalta Sendai of the J2 League as a goalkeeper.

In July 2007, Hayashi was elected Japan U-20 national team for 2007 U-20 World Cup.

At this tournament, he played 3 matches.

Vahid Halilhodžić called up Hayashi for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Singapore and Cambodia in November 2015.

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