Forty-nine games, 33 goals, and 11 cheers! Representative FW, top scorer + league MVP
May 17, 2025
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SPL announced Maeda's MVP award on the 16th (Korea time). Maeda has scored 33 goals and 12 assists in a total of 49 games for Celtic this season. He played as a key resource in Celtic's attack, including 16 goals-10 assists in 32 matches in the SPL, 6 goals-1 assists in 3 League Cups, 7 goals in 4 Scottish Cups, and 4 goals-1 assists in 9 European Champions League matches. Earlier, he was selected as the SPL player of the year following the fan's player of the year, while confirming the SPL top scorer.
Maeda, who made his professional debut at Matsumoto Yamaga in 2016, was loaned to Maritimu (Portugal) in 2019 and made his first European debut. After moving to Yokohama F. Marinos in 2021, he was loaned to Celtic the following year and agreed to a full transfer at the end of the season. The Japanese national team played its first A match in 2019 and made the final list of the 2022 Qatar World Cup finals. He scored four goals in 23 A matches.
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Japan is in a cheering mood. Soccer King, a soccer media outlet, commented that Maeda swept the SPL individual award with a clear impact on the European stage. Local Japanese media, including the Football Zone, also introduced Maeda's performance award this season by reporting the news of his winning the SPL MVP.
Reporter Park Sang-kyung ppark@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
