Goal efficiency
How clinical and direct the player was in front of goal — volume, accuracy, and conversion.
Ipswich · League Cup · Midfielder · #38 · Japan · 28 yrs
D. Maeda plays as a midfielder for Ipswich. D. Maeda is a represents Japan, 28 years old, midfielder, currently at Ipswich. D. Maeda wears shirt number 38 for Ipswich. D. Maeda was born in Taishi, Japan on 1997-10-20. D. Maeda is 173 cm tall and weighs 67 kg. D. Maeda's Sportra profile tracks season statistics across League Cup, World Cup, World Cup - Qualification Asia, Premier League, and other leagues. D. Maeda's page brings together career clubs, trophies, injury history, multi-competition stats, and related news headlines. On Sportra you can explore D. Maeda season statistics, transfer history, trophies, injury updates, and related news across every competition tracked in the profile.
| Season | Team |
|---|---|
| 2026 |  Japan JPN |
| 2025 |  Celtic CEL |
| 2025 | Japan JPN |
| 2024 | Celtic CEL |
| 2024 | Japan JPN |
| Date | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Transfer | Celtic CEL |  Ipswich IPS |
| 2022-07-01 | € 1.5M |  Yokohama F. Marinos YOK | Celtic CEL |
| 2022-01-01 | Loan | Yokohama F. Marinos YOK | Celtic CEL |
Season intelligence
Profile as Attacker: balanced output without a single dominant trait. Archetype: Balanced contributor. Season rating 6.5.
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Per-90 rates, efficiency ratios, and Sportra indices from season totals.
How clinical and direct the player was in front of goal — volume, accuracy, and conversion.
Playmaking output: assists, key passes, and custom chance-creation signals.
Shot-stopping, goals conceded, and penalty saves.
Minutes, availability, and how central they were to the team.
Every tracked category for this league and season, grouped by Sportra.
To follow the claiming of both the major footballer of the year awards by scoring a hat-trick in Manchester United’s first home game was some Bruno Fernandes act, and points to an intent to continue his stellar form of last season.Ipswich came to scythe through Michael Carrick’s side via the pace of Julio Enciso, Issa Diop and Daizen Maeda, and when Leif Davis gave them a 29th-minute lead victory looked on. However, the contest turned with Marcelino Núñez’s slip as the break neared. Suddenly Fernandes was rifling in a left-foot bullet and from this point on United cuffed Gary O’Neil’s team aside. Continue reading...
BBC Sport pundit Chris Sutton thinks Kieran McKenna's decision to leave Ipswich after winning promotion underlines the difficulty of staying in the Premier League. If they are playing counter-attack, I don't think there are many better players than him with his pace in behind.
This time around, chairman Mark Ashton says Ipswich have to be "a bit braver" in their approach to the Premier League, and the type of players the club are pursuing reflects that increased ambition. Japanese attacker Daizen Maeda and Morocco centre-back Issa Diop were both on target at the World Cup this summer, and a third goalscorer from that tournament could follow. The Tractor Boys have been linked with a move for Paraguayan forward Julio Enciso, who played under O'Neil at Strasbourg last season and had an injury-blighted loan spell at Portman Road during the second half of 2024-25.
A second half goal from Chuba Akpom gave Ipswich Town a 1-0 friendly victory over Ligue 1 side, Le Havre. In a game which saw Ipswich use different teams in either half, Gary O'Neil gave new signings Emersonn, Daizen Maeda, Issa Diop, Abdul Fatawu and Kayne van Oevelen their first game at Portman Road since joining the club. Abdul Fatawu, who joined Ipswich this summer, created Akpom's goal in the second half by floating a cross into Le Havre's box, which was headed into the top corner by 30-year-old Akpom.
Celtic have paid £11m to make Kasper Hogh their club-record signing, having lost two forwards in Daizen Maeda and Kelechi Iheanacho. The post Hogh ready to be ‘thrown into the fire’ after becoming Celtic’s record signing appeared first on SoccerNews.
While unrest directed from the Celtic support towards the hierarchy has been verging on toxic, if it has not already reached that point, Martin O'Neill's side have yet to kick a ball in 2026-27 competitive action. The exit of Daizen Maeda, last season's title hero, following confirmation that Kelechi Iheanacho and Marcelo Saracchi would not be returning to Parkhead, cranked up the fury among the fanbase. Celtic's wage bill and financial outlay on transfer fees in recent years point towards money being spent, but perhaps not being spent wisely.
New forward Daizen Maeda promises he "will always run and give everything that I have" for Ipswich after arriving on a three-year contract from Celtic. The 28-year-old Japan international said his aim "will always be to battle hard, score goals, and provide assists for my team" and shared his excitement to "learn more about the club and meet the supporters". Maeda scored 79 goals in 212 appearances for Celtic, where he won five league titles, three Scottish Cups and two Scottish League Cups.
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