Masterful Maeda makes award decision a mere formality

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·07 de março de 2025

Masterful Maeda makes award decision a mere formality

Daizen Maeda enjoyed a blistering February in front of goal, making his Scottish Premiership Player of the Month award feel like a formality…

Daizen Maeda in action in the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Knockout Play-off second leg match between FC Bayern München and Celtic FC at Allianz Arena on February 18, 2025 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

The Japanese forward delivered an outstanding month, netting six league goals and providing two assists across five Premiership matches, pushing Celtic closer to another title triumph.

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Daizen Maeda of Celtic scores against Bayern Munich in the Champions League match on February 12, 2025. Photo IMAGO.

“The team is doing well and because of that I can score the goals,” Daizen

Maeda also scored a hat-trick in the Scottish Cup against Raith Rovers and stood out as one of Celtic’s key performers in a thrilling Champions League knockout playoff clash versus Bayern Munich.

After being named February’s SPFL award winner, the 27 year-old shared his thoughts with Celtic TV courtesy of an interpreter. Maeda said: “The team is doing well and because of that I can score the goals. So yeah, I’m really pleased for the team performance.”

“I just keep continuing doing what I’m used to doing. I always try to work hard and try to do my best towards each game, so yeah, all the games were very important for me.”

“We still have a chance to win the treble and that’s our aim as a team, so yeah, we will try to work hard as a team towards that.”

Multiple POTY awards set to follow for Maeda

The Celtic fans-favourite is on track to claim several accolades by the end of May, emerging as the leading contender for multiple end-of-season awards.

Daizen Maeda celebrates scoring the opening goal of the game during the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Aberdeen at Celtic Park, on 25th February 2025. (Pihoto by Mark Runnacles)

With Maeda likely to pass the 30 goals-mark, he is on course for the best season of his professional career – showing no signs of easing up anytime soon.

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Daizen Maeda of Celtic scores his team’s fifth goal and his hat-trick goal during the Scottish Cup match between Celtic FC and Raith Rovers FC at Celtic Park on February 08, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)