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Kyogo's iconic Celtic career in numbers

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After three-and-a-half years, 165 appearances and eight trophies, the striker many fans have hailed as the best since Henrik Larsson has ended his Celtic career.

Kyogo Furuhashi, the 5ft 7in Japan forward, was a largely unknown quantity in Scotland when he arrived in July 2021 from Vissel Kobe in the wake of Ange Postecoglou taking over as manager.

But three league titles, three League Cups and two Scottish Cups later, the 30-year-old leaves to join Rennes as a Celtic icon who captured the hearts of the support.

Kyogo scored 85 goals - 63 of them in the Premiership - and contributed 15 assists as well as creating 82 chances.

He netted 20 times in his debut campaign then came his most prolific season, scoring 34 goals in 2022-23 as Postecoglou's tenure culminated in a domestic treble. Kyogo scored 19 the following season - the joint most with Matt O'Riley - to continue his mantle as Celtic top scorer every year since he arrived.

The fans' favourite was often Celtic's man for the big occasion and thrived against Rangers. In his 17 Old Firm derbies, he netted eight and was on the winning side 10 times, losing just four.

Across his five domestic finals, Kyogo's five-goal haul included match-winning doubles against Hibs and Rangers in successive League Cup triumphs.

There were memorable moments in Europe too. Kyogo made 28 European appearances for Celtic, scoring eight goals and setting up three.

His final outing for the club was the Champions League win over Young Boys where he was denied a farewell strike - three times - with a disallowed first-half hat-trick.