Daizen Maeda

Forward Ipswich Town Japan 29 yrs #38
Details Stats Matches Career

2026-2027 snapshot

5Apps
2Starts
1Goals
0Assists
240Minutes
0Yellow
Form D L W W L

Profile

PositionForward
Shirt number#38
Age29 years · 20 Oct 1997
NationalityJapan
Place of birthTaishi, Osaka, Japan
Height173 cm
Weight148 lbs
Preferred footRight
Signing£1.38m

Teams

Club & national team

Previous clubs

Full career
  • Celtic Permanent · 2022–2026
  • Yokohama F Marinos Permanent · 2021–2022
  • Yokohama F Marinos Loan · 2020–2020

About

Daizen Maeda (前田 大然, Maeda Daizen; born 20 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for Premier League club Ipswich Town and the Japan national team.

Maeda began his career with Matsumoto Yamaga before spells with Mito HollyHock, Marítimo and Yokohama F. Marinos, where he finished as the J1 League top scorer in 2021. Since joining Celtic in 2022, Maeda has won multiple domestic honours and established himself as one of the club's key attacking players. He has repr…

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esented Japan internationally since 2019, featuring at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2023 AFC Asian Cup and 2026 World Cup.

6Apps
1Goals
0Assists
330Minutes
0Yellow
0Red

Appearances

  • Appearances6
  • Starts3
  • Sub appearances3
  • Minutes played330

Attacking

  • Goals1
  • Assists0
  • Goal contributions1
  • Goals per game0.17
  • Minutes per goal330

Discipline

  • Yellow cards0
  • Red cards0
Starter Bench Came on Goal Assist

Friday, Oct 23, 2026

English Premier League
D FT
Ipswich Town
1 - 1
FT
Nottingham Forest
Bench73′17′ played

Saturday, Oct 17, 2026

English Premier League
L FT
Manchester City
3 - 2
FT
Ipswich Town
Starter90′Goal21′

Saturday, Oct 10, 2026

English Premier League
W FT
Ipswich Town
2 - 1
FT
Fulham
Starter90′

Thursday, Sep 24, 2026

International Friendlies
W FT
Japan
3 - 1
FT
Uruguay
Starter90′

Saturday, Sep 19, 2026

English Premier League
L FT
Everton
1 - 0
FT
Ipswich Town
Bench74′16′ played

Saturday, Sep 12, 2026

English Premier League
W FT
Crystal Palace
2 - 3
FT
Ipswich Town
Bench63′27′ played
6Appearances
1Goals
0Assists
8Clubs
2Seasons
8Honours

Career path 9

  1. Ipswich Town 2026 – Present 5 apps 1 goals 0 assists
    Current
  2. Celtic 2022 – 2026 · Contract 2022–2026
    Permanent
  3. Yokohama F Marinos 2021 – 2022
    Permanent
  4. Yokohama F Marinos 2020 – 2020
    Loan
  5. Japan 2019 – 2024 1 apps 0 goals 0 assists
    Permanent
  6. Marítimo 2019 – 2020
    Loan
  7. Mito HollyHock 2017 – 2017
    Loan
  8. Matsumoto Yamaga 2016 – 2020
    Permanent
  9. Japan National team 1 caps 0 goals 0 assists
    International

Season by season 2

SeasonTeamCompetitionAppsStMinGA
2026-2027 Ipswich Town English Premier League 52240 1000
2026 Japan International Friendlies 1190 0000
Total633301000

Honours 8

  • Scottish Cup 2025-2026 · Celtic
  • Scottish Premier League 2025-2026 · Celtic
  • Scottish Premier League 2024-2025 · Celtic
  • Scottish Premier League 2023-2024 · Celtic
  • Scottish Cup 2022-2023 · Celtic
  • Scottish League Cup 2022-2023 · Celtic
  • Scottish Premier League 2022-2023 · Celtic
  • Scottish Premier League 2021-2022 · Celtic