Kyogo Furuhashi

From the moment he joined Celtic from Vissel Kobe at the end of July, Kyogo Furuhashi has been a key player in Ange Postecoglou’s side and an instant fans’ favourite.

With 14 goals already to his name this season in 24 appearances for the Hoops, the Japanese internationalist has shown his quality in Scottish football, and Celtic supporters will be keeping their fingers crossed that he makes a quick return to the side from injury.

The 26-year-old forward is one of several impressive signings that the Celtic manager has made for the club, and he will continue to be an important figure throughout the campaign as the team pursues silverware on several fronts.

And in an exclusive Celtic TV interview, Kyogo spoke about how much he is enjoying life at Celtic and in Scotland.

“I have settled well, and got used to Glasgow,” he said, “and I am loving the football here.

'I am happy and honoured to be able to play in front of all the supporters here.'

"Being able to play my style of football and seeing the reaction and excitement of the fans have given me so much motivation, and I am enjoying playing here.

“It’s nice to know I am accepted a little, but at the same time, I am not satisfied with my play yet. I want to play better and contribute towards bringing more joy to fans.”


Kyogo made his Celtic debut against Hearts at Tynecastle on the opening day of the Premiership season, just hours after arriving in Scotland, coming on as a substitute late in the game.

He would soon make an impact with his new team, scoring his first goal for the Hoops in his next game – a 4-2 win over Czech side, FK Jablonec.

And he followed that up with a stunning hat-trick on his home debut as Celtic beat Dundee 6-0. Since then, he’s continued to regularly find the net, with his most recent goal coming in the 1-0 home win over Hearts.

But trying to pick a favourite from his 14 Celtic goals so far is a tough decision for the Japanese Celt.

“When anyone scores, the whole stadium goes wild at once," he explained. "That is special and absolutely amazing.

“When it comes to goals, every goal was special for me. Thanks to everyone’s effort and support, I can score goals. So, if I can make everyone happy by scoring, then I am truly happy too.”

And as for his targets with Celtic this season, Kyogo added: “First of all, as a team we win the championship.

“Personally I want to score at least 20 goals. I have been missing opportunities a lot, I want to score goals to support the team. I also want to be more aggressive when it comes to defending to support the players at the back.”

 

“I want to be more aggressive when it comes to defending”

unreal himself and Maeda will drive each other on.. should be a sight to behold if he get him in.

 

Interesting that he acknowledges he’s missed a few sitters. Scary how good he’ll be when he gets properly settled in and comfortable here.

 

Great wee interview..

Still loads more to come from him. You can see from his highlights reel that he's still got more goals, link up play and variety of finishes to come in a Celtic jersey..

 

That sounds good to me. He'll play

 

Wouldn't start him personally..

I think we'll have enough to beat Hibs with what we have. They don't have the player's to camp in..

 

Would prefer he missed the next 2 games at least, really need him fresh and ready for a hun skelping

 

Depends on whether or not hibs get Maloney in beforehand.

Even simply getting the new manager bounce would be enough for them. If it's just a caretaker I'd only be giving Kyogo 25-30 minutes.

 

https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleag...b03883c-1000--watch-furuhashi-s-winning-goal/
Kyogo wins Europa League goal of the group stages.

 

The green and white * Internet army strikes again...

 

Indeed. He won with about 43% of the vote. His nearest rival was miles away.

 

Soon as that was on the Japanese twitter he was a dead cert

 

I don't think any Celtic fans would need to vote for him as the Japanese would sort it

 

I hope the wee man is fit enough to play his part on Sunday, even if it's for just part of the game. I wonder if our backroom guys still have an old bucket of freezing water and magic sponge in their medical kits as it always worked in the past

 

Wouldnt tell them anyway. Keep them guessing.