Daizen Maeda has returned home to Japan for a well-earned post-season break. The Celtic winger visited his old club Mito HollyHock where he took part in a pre-match Q&A and took a half-time lap of honour waving and thanking the fans.
67 Hail Hail told a few weeks ago how Maeda was scheduled to visit the club and yesterday, the Celtic star took was well received by the home crowd.
Maeda spent a full season on loan at HollyHock where he made 36 appearances and scored 13 goals for the J2 League side in January 2017. [Yamaga FC]
HollyHock posted pictures on their official Twitter page, which you can view using the link, as fans turned out in their hundreds to meet their former hero.
Looking at the reception he got from the hundreds of fans that turned up for his talk show, the Japanese winger is clearly still well-loved at the club. [Hollyhock FC]
Maeda now takes time off for a well-deserved rest after the rigours of a treble season and a successful international break. The Japanese winger scored for Japan in their 4-1 win over Peru in the Kirin Cup but did sit out the 6-0 drubbing of El Salvador in the first fixture of the international break.
Under Ange Postecoglou, Maeda was an integral part of the Australian’s successful two seasons at Celtic Park. Picking up a league winners medal in his first season, Maeda then went on to win his first treble in his career helping the team’s cause with 11 goals in 49 appearances.
The Celtic winger can now look forward to next season under Brendan Rodgers where he will no doubt be hoping to play a huge part in the new Celtic manager’s new vision for the club moving forward in Europe and to successfully defend a domestic treble.
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