Celtic winger Daizen Maeda brought his kids onto the pitch before his side's 5-0 win over Raith Rovers in the Scottish Cup last night, and they were greeted in classy fashion by the opposition players.
Maeda eventually went on to light up Parkhead with a hat-trick against the second-tier outfit, taking his ever-growing goals tally for the season to 21.
The 27-year-old has netted six times in his last three games and will undoubtedly be a huge miss for the first leg of Celtic's Champions League knockout round playoff tie against Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
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The ever-electric winger played 90 minutes last night, and as he walked out of the Celtic Park tunnel pre-match, his children were alongside him.
As can be seen in the footage below, most Raith players greeted Maeda's son and daughter with fist bumps and high-fives:
Be prepared to have your orbitofrontal cortex triggered to extremes as Soyo & Tensei join Super Dad Daizen Maeda on the pitch before today's Celtic - Raith Rovers Scottish Cup tie. Love the way wee Tensei gets to pitchside after proceedings & is reluctant to leave his dad. pic.twitter.com/843CNgFi7Z
— The Fast Lovin' Sin-Soaked Heathen (@fast_sin) February 8, 2025
Although Maeda can't play midweek, he will be back available for Celtic's game against Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership next weekend.
He will also play the second leg of the hotly anticipated Bayern tie, in which Brendan Rodgers' men will need to be at the top of their game.
