Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Celtic.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premiership | 36 | 14 | 6 | 2837 | 6.77 |
 UEFA Europa League | 9 | 0 | 3 | 612 | 6.33 |
 UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 6.8 |
Scout report
D. Maeda is a 28-year-old centre-forward at Celtic, enjoying a standout season — 14 goals and 6 assists in 36 appearances, a Season grade of 52, top 3% of Premiership centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 40.5, ranking 105th of 225 in the Premiership. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (83% of available minutes). He brings 0.63 goal contributions per 90 (0.44 goals, 0.19 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Maeda.
Judged on this season alone, Maeda graded 52 — a standout campaign that ranks top 4% of the 30 centre-forwards in the Premiership, on 14 goals and 6 assists in 36 appearances (0.634 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 59 → 52). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, 16th of 30 of the 30 centre-forwards in the Premiership. At 28 Maeda is in his prime years, and a market index of 9 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Celtic finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side
14 goals in 36 appearances (0.39 per game) — double figures playing for an upper-table side (3rd of 12). He also laid on 6 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 20 goal contributions (0.56 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 83% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.63 goal contributions per 90 (0.44 goals, 0.19 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 40.5, Maeda carries the 16th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Premiership of 30. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.63 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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