Daizen Maeda
Daizen Maeda is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership side Celtic and the Japan national team. He began his career with Matsumoto Yamaga FC before spells with Mito HollyHock, Marítimo and Yokohama F. Marinos, where he finished as the J1 League top scorer in 2021. Wikipedia
| Complete name | Daizen Maeda |
| Club | |
| Club number | 38 |
| National team | |
| National team number | 11 |
| Birth date | 20.10.1997 (age 28) |
| Country of birth |  Japan |
| City of birth | Taishi |
| Position | forward |
| Foot | right |
| Contract until | 30.06.2027 |
| Market value | 11,800,000 € |
| Height/weight | 173 cm / 67 kg |
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FIFA World Cup 14.06.2026 |
2:2 | 1'-66' | |||||||
Friendly International 31.05.2026 |
1:0 | Substitutes | |||||||
Scottish Cup 23.05.2026 |
3:1 | 1 | 1'-90' | ||||||
Premiership 16.05.2026 |
3:1 | 1 | 90' | 1'-90' | |||||
Premiership 13.05.2026 |
3:2 | 1 | 61' | 1'-90' | |||||
Premiership 10.05.2026 |
3:1 | 2 | 82' | 1'-90' | |||||
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 FIFA World Cup 2026 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Scottish Cup 2025/2026 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 289 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Premiership 2025/2026 |
36 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 2837 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
 Friendly International 2026 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 UEFA Europa League 2025/2026 |
9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 613 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Goal Daizen Maeda 57', Celtic-Rangers 3:1
Goal Daizen Maeda 53', Celtic-Rangers 2:1
Goal Daizen Maeda 87', Celtic-Heart of Midlothian 2:1
Goal Daizen Maeda 41', Motherwell-Celtic 1:1
Goal Daizen Maeda 69', Celtic-Dundee United 4:0
Goal Daizen Maeda 13', Dundee United-Celtic 0:1
Goal Daizen Maeda 11', Celtic-Dundee 1:0
Goal Daizen Maeda 27', Hibernian-Celtic 0:1
Goal Daizen Maeda 56', Kilmarnock-Celtic 0:1
Goal Daizen Maeda 49', Celtic-Rangers 1:2
Goal Daizen Maeda 90', Celtic-Aberdeen 5:1
Goal Daizen Maeda 24', Celtic-Aberdeen 1:0
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