Daizen Maeda
前田 大然
#9 · Forward · age 28
Pressing forward, transition outlet
Club
Celtic
Scotland · Scottish Premiership
Caps
30
Intl goals
4
77
WC26 rating
high confidence
- Recent form
- 41
- Career peak
- 73
- League level
- 72
- Competition pedigree
- 98
- International pedigree
- 76
- Longevity
- 68
Independent rating — league strength (Opta-anchored) × competition tier × position-normalized output. Not affiliated with EA or FIFA.
Career by season
Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29
Maeda is Japan’s pressing-forward specialist — the player who suffocates Van Dijk’s first pass and forces turnovers. His role is likely as a wide forward or sub when Moriyasu wants to change the game state.
Strengths
- Pressing intensity off the front
- Pace in transition
Recent form
Celtic regular through 2025-26 SPL campaign.
Holds the unofficial pressing-tackles-per-90 record at Celtic across multiple Postecoglou/Rodgers seasons.