Daizen Maeda

28 yrs · Left winger (also SS) · Japan
Celtic FC · Scottish Premiership · Foot: right · Height: 173 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2027
Market value
€13.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€4.1M – €10.0M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€3.0M – €11.5M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€3.4M – €9.1M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€7.0M – €7.4M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.

Estimated acquisition€4.1M – €10.0M
Model value (performance-implied)€3.0M – €11.5M
Projected value (24 months)€3.4M – €9.1M
Dashed line: current market value (€13.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Daizen Maeda's performance-implied value at EUR 3.0M-11.5M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 4.1M-10.0M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 3.4M-9.1M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.74x the positional average in the league (2386 minutes, league coefficient 0.31). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Acquisition note: Final year of contract: selling club's leverage is reduced.

Bargain Index: 28

What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.

PerformanceAbove average74.2th pct among ATT peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable28.7 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €5.5M vs market €13.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-58% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapLargeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationUncertainleague coefficient 0.31
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskHigh
Data confidenceMedium

Bargain Index = percentile (among all evaluated players) of expected 2-year value relative to estimated cost. See methodology and backtests.

Market value history

Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.

Highest recorded: €15.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 900 evaluated ATT players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2386 (80% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.45
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.30
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
74 (Above average)

Adjusted = shrunk toward positional baseline for small samples, corrected for team dominance over opponents, expressed relative to positional peers in the same league.

Context

League strength
0.31 (rank 26)
Team strength (Elo)
1406
Opponent strength
1200
Possession, role
Data unavailable

League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.

Potential

Development
Low
Trajectory
declining
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€3.4M – €9.1M

Trajectory drivers: team strength down (-106 Elo); relative output down 32% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -70% (IQR -82% to -49%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ▲League level coefficient 0.31 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
  • ⚠Declining trajectory versus previous season.
  • ⓘInjury history unavailable from current data source.

League translation

What happened to players who moved from this league to the big-five leagues (observed, not a forecast).

Historical movers
12 (ATT)
Relative output kept
75%–114%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
67%
Confidence
Low

Output is relative to positional peers in each league. Movers are a selected group (clubs buy players who fit), so treat this as context, not a guarantee.

Season-by-season (domestic league)

Context-adjusted values are model outputs.

SeasonClubLeaguePosAppsMinMin shareGAG+A/90Adj. G+A/90Opp. EloTeam EloLeague str.
2025/26Celtic FCScottish PremiershipLW31238680%750.450.30120014060.31
2024/25Celtic FCScottish PremiershipLW30221775%1670.930.46122815120.34
2023/24Celtic FCScottish PremiershipLW25189264%520.330.20123215110.34
2022/23Celtic FCScottish PremiershipLW31168757%850.690.38128715880.40
2021/22Celtic FCScottish PremiershipLW1186029%510.630.32132215750.50
2019/20CS MarítimoLiga PortugalSS23159852%300.170.57138312980.59

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Europa LeagueCeltic FC9612031522
2025/26Uefa Champions League QualifyingCeltic FC2210001435
2025/26Scottish Fa CupCeltic FC219911—
2025/26World CupJapan215610—
2024/25Uefa Champions LeagueCeltic FC9762411628
2024/25Scottish Fa CupCeltic FC548070—
2023/24Uefa Champions LeagueCeltic FC4285011628
2023/24Scottish Fa CupCeltic FC325540—
2022/23Uefa Champions LeagueCeltic FC6333001680
2022/23Scottish Fa CupCeltic FC430311—
2021/22Scottish Fa CupCeltic FC427710—

Small continental samples are shown for context only and are not over-weighted.

Historical comparables

Most similar profiles 2+ years ago (same position group) and what happened next. Chosen by similarity only — failures included.

Player (then)AgeValue then~2y laterOutcome
Rachid Ghezzal
Super Lig · 2022
30€8.5M€2.0Mfell
Andrija Zivkovic
Super League 1 · 2023
27€5.0M€8.0Mrose
Kyogo Furuhashi
Scottish Premiership · 2024
29€14.0M€2.0Mfell
Ryan Kent
Scottish Premiership · 2023
27€9.0M€3.5Mfell
Anthony Nwakaeme
Super Lig · 2021
32€5.0M€2.2Mfell
Sofiane Feghouli
Super Lig · 2020
31€6.0M€1.2Mfell
Sam Lammers
Eredivisie · 2024
27€5.0M€4.0Mfell
Andreas Cornelius
Super Lig · 2022
29€9.0M€1.0Mfell

Transfer history

Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2022Yokohama F. M.Celtic€1.5M€3.5M
30 Jun 2022CelticYokohama F. M.Free / loan€3.5M
1 Jan 2022Yokohama F. M.CelticFree / loan€1.1M
1 Feb 2021Matsumoto Yama.Yokohama F. M.Unknown€850k
31 Jan 2021Yokohama F. M.Matsumoto Yama.Free / loan€850k
3 Aug 2020Matsumoto Yama.Yokohama F. M.Free / loan€800k
30 Jun 2020MarítimoMatsumoto Yama.Free / loan€800k
21 Jul 2019Matsumoto Yama.MarítimoFree / loan€800k
31 Jan 2018Mito HollyHockMatsumoto Yama.Free / loan€350k
1 Feb 2017Matsumoto Yama.Mito HollyHockFree / loan€50k
1 Feb 2016YGU High SchoolMatsumoto Yama.Free / loanData unavailable

MoneyballAI identifies statistical opportunities from available data. A player flagged as a potential bargain is not guaranteed to succeed, to transfer, to rise in value, or to generate resale profit. Market values, fees and contracts come from third-party sources; ranges are model estimates with stated confidence.