FIFA report data details how Celtic’s Daizen Maeda compared to Brazil’s attackers

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Celtic forward Daizen Maeda was on the pitch alongside some seriously big names on Monday.

Japan’s World Cup campaign came to an end at the expense of Brazil, who scored a stoppage-time winner via Gabriel Martinelli to book their ticket into the last 16.

The domestic double-winning hero for Celtic was subbed off moments after Martinelli’s winner hit the back of the net, as Maeda was lauded by the world’s media for his performance in defeat.

All tournament long, FIFA have been releasing data on every game and player, as 67 Hail Hail has looked at how Maeda fared alongside some of Brazil’s high-profile attackers, including Vinicius Junior.

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Daizen Maeda’s stats compared to Brazil’s attackers

To nobody’s surprise, only one man – Bruno Guimarães – covered more distance than Maeda.

Ange Postecoglou lauded Maeda for his pressing during the game, as the Celtic star also completed more sprints (78.0) than anyone else on the pitch.

Based on the physical data in the match report, here are the top five players who covered the most distance across both teams:

• Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) – 12.17 km (12,167.1 m)
• Daizen Maeda (Japan) – 12.04 km (12,044.5 m)
• Kaishu Sano (Japan) – 11.93 km (11,931.4 m)
• Ayase Ueda (Japan) – 11.05 km (11,048.1 m)
• Douglas Santos (Brazil) – 10.96 km (10,961.2 m)

Then you have Maeda’s favourite sport: Sprints.

Sometimes you think the Japanese superstar took up the wrong sport, and he should have been involved in some form of athletics.

Nonetheless, based on the physical data in the match report, here are the top five players who completed the most sprints:

1. Daizen Maeda (Japan) – 78 sprints
2. Danilo (Brazil) – 51 sprints
3. Douglas Santos (Brazil) – 48 sprints
4. Ayase Ueda (Japan) – 47 sprints
5. Vinicius Junior (Brazil) – 44 sprints

Not only is it a pain for the opposition to face someone like Maeda. The other issue is the speed in which he comes at you.

During the game, the Celtic man recorded the same highest speed as Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior (33.2 km/h).

Perhaps where Maeda found that the levels of Brazil were beyond what he has ever faced in his career is the high-quality movement and desire to want the ball from the Brazilian attackers.

They were a level above compared to Celtic’s non-stop forward.