Underrated Celtic star named Scottish Premiership Player of the Season despite Daizen Maeda’s sparkling form

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Daizen Maeda has had a stunning season for Celtic.

Brendan Rodgers is on the cusp of winning another treble after the Celtic manager wrapped up the League Cup and the Scottish Premiership title.

Maeda has been central to that success and the Japan striker is likely to play a huge part in the Hampden showpiece final on Saturday afternoon.

But as Maeda continues to hog the limelight, it appears that another of the Celtic first-team players has been rated the Scottish Premiership Player of the Season.

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WhoScored names Celtic defender as the best player in the Scottish Premiership

Liam Scales was rated the Scottish Premiership Player of the Season by football ratings site WhoScored.

The Republic of Ireland international averaged a rating of 7.48 for the season, making Scales Celtic’s most consistent player according to the website.

Six Celtic players made the WhoScored top ten list with Cameron Carter-Vickers (4th at 7.28), Daizen Maeda (5th at 7.28), Auston Trusty (6th at 7.28), Callum McGregor (7th at 7.28) and Nicolas Kuhn (8th at 7.26).

Liam Scales’ WhoScored stats at Celtic vs Daizen Maeda

So the Celtic defender has been rated more consistent than goal machine Daizen Maeda so just what set both players apart?

Granted, both players have different attributes that have contributed in different ways to Celtic’s success this season but this is nice recognition for Scales who often comes in for unnecessary criticism.