based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Ipswich.
Also this season
On loan at Celtic — UEFA Europa League: 9 apps, 0g 3a, 612 min
On loan at Celtic — UEFA Champions League: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 210 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Ipswich; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
D. Maeda is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Celtic, enjoying a standout season — 14 goals and 6 assists in 36 appearances, a Season grade of 60. On long-term scout potential he's rated 41.9. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (83% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.59 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Maeda.
On the season, Maeda graded 60 for current form (age-blind), on 14 goals, 6 assists and 1.586 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 52 → 59). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 42. At 28 Maeda is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.4 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
1.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 36 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 14 goals and 6 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 83% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.63 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.59 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 41.9 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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