Daizen Maeda claims there’s a specific reason for his impressive form, though he’s not ready to disclose it just yet…
The 27 year-old has been in excellent form for Celtic recently, netting five goals in his last four matches and a total of 28 in all competitions so far this season. Daizen Maeda, who is currently with the Japan national team, is focused on helping secure their qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
“That’s what I’m doing now at Celtic”
He will be aiming to carry his strong club performances into the international arena but declined to reveal the reason behind his recent run of excellent form. “I don’t really know myself,” he said, speaking in the Daily Record.
“When I was scoring at Marinos, I was always scoring, and I think that’s what I’m doing now at Celtic. It’s the daily accumulation of what I’ve done up until now.”
“There is one reason, but I can’t tell you what it is yet. I’ll probably be able to tell you in a month or two,” the Celtic Star told Japanese media outlet Gekisaka.jp.
“I want to score goals and qualify for the World Cup”
Japan will face Bahrain and Saudi Arabia this month as they look to secure their spot in next year’s tournament in the USA, Canada, and Mexico. Maeda said: “Now that I’m with the national team, I want to score goals and qualify for the World Cup.”
The Celtic forward has earned 22 international caps, scoring four goals in the process.
Just a reminder to everyone. Sunday hurt us but this destroyed them & come May the league celebrations will destroy them even more 💯 pic.twitter.com/X7ZIbkFAlH
— celtic jaime 🍀 (@celtic_jaime) March 19, 2025
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— 前田 大然 Daizen Maeda (@M_daizen_1020) March 19, 2025
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