Depressed, no motivation, no energy- Celtic midfielder opens up on his dark days

The midfielder turned in a highly impressive performance at Livingston on Sunday in what was just his fifth SPFL start of the season.

Last March Hatate suffered a hamstring problem, at Aberdeen in August it was a calf injury, seven minutes into the Champions League match against Atletico Madrid his hamstring went again followed in January by calf problems cutting short his involvement at the Asian Cup.

his position the 26-year-old comes in for plenty of physical treatment from opponents but none of his injuries were the result of contact from opponents.

The recurring muscle problems have required a complete rethink of his preparations, diet and training regime, in an article with Japanese publisher Sportiva Hatate explained:

I handled my feelings and emotions as I felt them and I spent a lot of time feeling depressed.