JapanSecondary striker
Daizen Maeda
前田 大然
- Date of birth: (29 years)
- Place of birth: Ōsaka, Japan
- Height: 1.73 m
- Baconbauer number 3
All positions:Positions
- Striker
- Centre Forward
- Right Winger
- Caps
- 32
- 15 starts · 17 as sub
- Goals
- 5
- 0.16 per game
- Assists
- 0
- 0.00 per game
- Cards
- 1
- 1 yellow · 0 second yellow · 0 red
National Teams · Japan
| Year | Caps | Goals | Non-FIFA Matches | Non-FIFA Goals | Caps and goals per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 9 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
All international matches
- Friendly · Nissan StadiumHvs.
EcuadorOwn contribution: came on 79'Match report: Japan vs. Ecuador 0–05–4 pensWin - Friendly · Miyagi StadiumHvs.
UruguayOwn contribution: Startedoff 63'Match report: Japan vs. Uruguay 3–1Win - World Cup 2026 · Round of 32 · NRG StadiumAvs.
BrazilOwn contribution: Startedoff 97'Match report: Brazil vs. Japan 2–1Defeat - World Cup 2026 · Group F · AT&T StadiumHvs.
SwedenOwn contribution: Started1 goalMatch report: Japan vs. Sweden 1–1Draw - World Cup 2026 · Group F · AT&T StadiumAvs.
NetherlandsOwn contribution: Startedoff 66'Match report: Netherlands vs. Japan 2–2Draw - Friendly · Hampden ParkAvs.
ScotlandMatch report: Scotland vs. Japan 0–1Win - Friendly · Japan National StadiumHvs.
BoliviaMatch report: Japan vs. Bolivia 3–0Win - Friendly · ScottsMiracle-Gro FieldAvs.
USAMatch report: USA vs. Japan 2–0Defeat - Friendly · Oakland–Alameda County ColiseumAvs.
MexicoMatch report: Mexico vs. Japan 0–0Draw - World Cup 2026 · Group C · Saitama Stadium 2002Hvs.
Saudi ArabiaMatch report: Japan vs. Saudi Arabia 0–0Draw - World Cup 2026 · Group C · Xiamen Egret StadiumAvs.
ChinaMatch report: China vs. Japan 1–3Win - World Cup 2026 · Group C · Gelora Bung Karno StadiumAvs.
IndonesiaMatch report: Indonesia vs. Japan 0–4Win - World Cup 2026 · Group C · King Abdullah Sport City StadiumAvs.Saudi ArabiaMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Japan 0–2Win
- World Cup 2026 · Group C · Saitama Stadium 2002Hvs.ChinaOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Japan vs. China 7–0Win
- World Cup 2026 · Group B · Thuwunna Youth Training Center StadiumAvs.
MyanmarOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Myanmar vs. Japan 0–5Win - World Cup 2026 · Group B · Japan National StadiumHvs.
North KoreaMatch report: Japan vs. North Korea 1–0Win - Asian Cup 2023 · Quarter-final · Education City StadiumAvs.
IranMatch report: Iran vs. Japan 2–1Defeat - Asian Cup 2023 · Group D · Al-Thumama StadiumHvs.IndonesiaMatch report: Japan vs. Indonesia 3–1Win
- Asian Cup 2023 · Group D · Education City StadiumAvs.
IraqMatch report: Iraq vs. Japan 2–1Defeat - Friendly · Al-IrsalHvs.
JordanOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Japan vs. Jordan 6–1Win - Friendly · Cegeka ArenaHvs.
TurkeyMatch report: Japan vs. Turkey 4–2Win - Friendly · Suita City Football StadiumHvs.
PeruOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Japan vs. Peru 4–1Win - World Cup 2022 · Round of 16 · Al-Janoub StadiumHvs.
CroatiaOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Japan vs. Croatia 1–11–3 pensDefeat - World Cup 2022 · Group E · Khalifa International StadiumHvs.
SpainMatch report: Japan vs. Spain 2–1Win - World Cup 2022 · Group E · Khalifa International StadiumAvs.
GermanyMatch report: Germany vs. Japan 1–2Win - Friendly · Merkur Spiel-ArenaHvs.USAMatch report: Japan vs. USA 2–0Win
- Friendly · Misaki Park StadiumHvs.
GhanaOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Japan vs. Ghana 4–1Win - Friendly · Japan National StadiumHvs.BrazilMatch report: Japan vs. Brazil 0–1Defeat
- Friendly · Sapporo DomeHvs.
ParaguayMatch report: Japan vs. Paraguay 4–1Win - World Cup 2022 · Group B · Saitama Stadium 2002Hvs.Saudi ArabiaMatch report: Japan vs. Saudi Arabia 2–0Win
- World Cup 2022 · Group B · Saitama Stadium 2002Hvs.ChinaMatch report: Japan vs. China 2–0Win
- Copa América 2019 · Group C · MineirãoAvs.EcuadorMatch report: Ecuador vs. Japan 1–1Draw
- Copa América 2019 · Group C · Estádio do MorumbiHvs.
ChileMatch report: Japan vs. Chile 0–4Defeat
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Results over time
One mark per match with a known result, oldest on the left.
Most frequent teammates
| # | Player | Together | Both started |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ritsu Dōan | 27 | 7 |
| 2 | Junya Itō | 25 | 6 |
| 3 | Kō Itakura | 23 | 8 |
| 4 | Takefusa Kubo | 22 | 8 |
| 5 | Wataru Endo | 22 | 6 |
| 6 | Daichi Kamada | 21 | 9 |
| 7 | Ao Tanaka | 18 | 6 |
| 8 | Shōgo Taniguchi | 18 | 5 |
| 9 | Takumi Minamino | 18 | 2 |
| 10 | Ayase Ueda | 17 | 6 |
| 11 | Hiroki Itō | 16 | 8 |
| 12 | Kaoru Mitoma | 16 | 0 |
| 13 | Zion Suzuki | 15 | 7 |
| 14 | Keito Nakamura | 13 | 5 |
| 15 | Hidemasa Morita | 13 | 5 |
| 16 | Takehiro Tomiyasu | 12 | 5 |
| 17 | Yukinari Sugawara | 12 | 5 |
| 18 | Kōki Ogawa | 11 | 2 |
| 19 | Ayumu Seko | 9 | 4 |
| 20 | Yūto Nagatomo | 8 | 4 |
Counted from the line-ups and substitutions of his 32 FIFA matches. Players with an unknown position in the line-up count as starters.
Most frequent opponents
| # | Opponent | Matches | W | D | L | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | USA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Peru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Bolivia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FIFA matches against the team. Won / drawn / lost only where the result is known; a penalty shoot-out decides.