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Daizen Maeda

Daizen Maeda, Japanese footballer

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Born
October 20, 1997
Age in 2026
29
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1997

About Daizen Maeda

Daizen Maeda (前田 大然, Maeda Daizen; born 20 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for Premier League club Ipswich Town and the Japan national team. Maeda began his career with Matsumoto Yamaga before spells with Mito HollyHock, Marítimo and Yokohama F. Marinos, where he finished as the J1 League top scorer in 2021. Since joining Celtic in 2022, Maeda has won multiple domestic honours and established himself as one of the club's key attacking players. He has represented Japan internationally since 2019, featuring at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2023 AFC Asian Cup and 2026 World Cup. On 17 January 2022, Maeda made his debut for Celtic and scored his first goal in the 4th minute, in a league fixture against Hibernian at Celtic Park.

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The world when Daizen Maeda was born

Daizen Maeda was born in 1997. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1997

  • #1 song"Candle in the Wind 1997" – Elton John
  • Top movieTitanic
  • Top TV showSeinfeld
  • Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone – J.K. Rowling

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentTiger Woods wins the Masters at age 21 by 12 strokes
  • Top headlinePrincess Diana dies in Paris car crash
  • Technology milestoneDeep Blue beats Garry Kasparov at chess
  • Defining fadTamagotchi virtual pets
  • Notable inventionWiFi (IEEE 802.11 standard)
  • World population5.85 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championFlorida Marlins (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population267.6M

1997 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Daizen Maeda's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19972026
Gas$1.23$3.45/gal
Average home$121,800$435,000
Average income$46,179$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.59$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population267.6M341 million

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