James Maddison

Not to be confused with James Madison.

James Maddison
Maddison playing for Leicester City in 2021
Personal information
Full name James Daniel Maddison[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-23) 23 November 1996 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[4]
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2013 Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Coventry City 24 (4)
2016–2018 Norwich City 47 (15)
2016 → Coventry City (loan) 11 (1)
2016–2017 → Aberdeen (loan) 14 (2)
2018–2023 Leicester City 163 (43)
2023– Tottenham Hotspur 11 (3)
International career‡
2017–2019 England U21[5] 9 (1)
2019– England 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:39, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:36, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

James Daniel Maddison (born 23 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team.

Maddison began his career with Coventry City before joining Norwich City in 2016. He spent the 2016–17 season on loan at Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen. In his first season back at Norwich, Maddison was named in the Championship PFA Team of the Year and EFL Team of the Season. In 2018, he joined Leicester City, with whom he won the FA Cup and FA Community Shield in 2021. He signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 2023.

Maddison was capped by England at under-21 level from 2017 to 2019, and made his debut for the senior team in 2019. He was part of the 2022 FIFA World Cup squad.

Early life

Maddison was born and raised in Coventry, West Midlands.[6] He has Irish ancestry through a grandparent.[7]

Club career

Coventry City

Maddison joined Coventry City's youth team, and was included in the first-team squad in the 2013–14 season,[8] though did not make an appearance. He made his debut in August 2014, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 League Cup defeat to Cardiff City.[9] Maddison made his league debut, again as a substitute, in a 3–1 home loss against Bristol City and his first league start in the following game, against Oldham Athletic. He scored his first league goal in the game, with a free kick in the first half, as the Sky Blues lost the game 4–1.[10]

In November 2014, Maddison signed his first professional contract, lasting three-and-a-half years,[11] but missed much of the rest of the 2014–15 season after being sent off during a Boxing Day defeat to Doncaster Rovers and then picking up a back injury.[12][13]

Norwich City

Maddison signed for Premier League club Norwich City on 1 February 2016 on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee, but was immediately loaned back to Coventry City for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.[14]

Maddison made his first team debut for Norwich in an EFL Cup tie against his former club Coventry on 23 August 2016.[15] On 31 August 2016, Maddison was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen for the first part of the 2016–17 season.[16] He made his debut as a substitute against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, then started and scored in the next match in a 3–1 win against Dundee.[17] He followed this with a last-minute winner against Rangers on 25 September.[18]

After returning from his loan spell at Aberdeen, Maddison made his long-awaited league debut for Norwich on 17 April 2017, coming on as a substitute in the second half and scoring in a 3–1 win against Preston North End at Deepdale. Maddison signed a new four-year contract in June.[19] With the arrival of new coach Daniel Farke, Maddison was given regular starts in the team during the 2017–18 season and was named Norwich City's Player of the Season at the end of the campaign,[20] as well as receiving a nomination for the EFL Championship Young Player of the Season award.[21]

Aberdeen

During his time in Scottish Premier League he played a total of 17 times and scored a fantastic free kick against Rangers F.C.[22]

Leicester City F.C. would agree a deal with Aberdeen F.C. to extend the contract until the end of the 2015–16 Scottish Premiership season.

Leicester City

Maddison playing for Leicester City in 2019

Maddison signed for Premier League club Leicester City on 20 June 2018, on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee thought to be around £20 million.[23] He scored his first goal in the Premier League on 18 August in a 2–0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[24] He later followed up his impressive start for the club with back-to-back Premier League goals, from set-pieces, against Bournemouth and Huddersfield Town, respectively.[25] On 29 July 2020, he agreed a new four-year contract with Leicester.[26]

On 27 September 2020, Maddison scored a curler outside the box in a 5–2 win against Manchester City in the league which was later voted as Premier League Goal of the Month.[27][28]

On 11 April 2021, Maddison was one of three players dropped from Leicester's squad for the game against West Ham United after breaching COVID-19 protocols.[29]

In December 2022 he suffered a knee injury ahead a match against Newcastle. This took place at the FIFA World Cup.[30]Not long before that Newcastle wanted to sign him for 50 million pounds.[31]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 28 June 2023, Maddison joined Tottenham Hotspur for undisclosed fee, signing a five-year contract.[32] The transfer fee was reported to be £40m.[33] On 12 August, Maddison was appointed as vice-captain, alongside Cristian Romero, while Son Heung-min was designated as the team's captain.[34][35] Maddison made his debut for Tottenham on 13 August during the first matchday of the 2023–24 Premier League season, starting in an away match against Brentford.[36] He scored his first goal for the club on 26 August, helping Tottenham beat Bournemouth 2–0 away from home.[37] Registering one goal and two assists in his first three league matches for Spurs, Maddison was named Premier League's Player of the Month in August.[38]

In a match against Arsenal, Maddison provided two assists to Son Heung-min to make the score 2-2.[39] On 23 October 2023, Maddison scored his first home goal against Fulham when he slotted home a pass from Son to score their second goal in a 2-0 victory.[40]

On 6 November 2023, Maddison was forced off with an ankle injury in a home match to Chelsea, which is expected to keep him on the sidelines until 2024.[41]

International career

Maddison was included in an England under-21 squad in March 2016,[42] but was unable to play due to injury.[43] He received his first call-up to the England under-21 team in November 2017,[42] and made his debut against Ukraine in a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier.[44] He received his first call-up to the senior team in October 2018 for the UEFA Nations League matches against Croatia and Spain.[45]

On 27 May 2019, Maddison was included in England's 23-man squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship[46] and scored his first goal for his country during a 3–3 draw with Croatia at the San Marino Stadium on 24 June.[47]

Maddison withdrew from the senior squad in October 2019 due to illness.[48] He was later seen visiting a casino, although his conduct was defended by club manager Brendan Rodgers.[49] Maddison made his debut for England on 14 November when he came on for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the 56th minute of a 7–0 win over Montenegro in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.[50]

After a three-year absence, Maddison was named in the 26-man England squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[51] However, he did not make an appearance in the tournament.[52] He made his first start for England on 26 March 2023 in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier against Ukraine.[53]

Personal life

Maddison and his partner, Kennedy Alexa, have a son who was born in July 2021.[54] The pair also have twins.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coventry City 2013–14[55] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2014–15[56] League One 12 2 1 0 1 0 — 4[c] 0 18 2
2015–16[57] League One 23 3 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 24 3
Total 35 5 1 0 2 0 — 4 0 42 5
Norwich City 2016–17[58] Championship 3 1 0 0 1 0 — — 4 1
2017–18[59] Championship 44 14 2 0 3 1 — — 49 15
Total 47 15 2 0 4 1 — — 53 16
Norwich City U23 2016–17[58] — — — — — 1[d] 1 1 1
Aberdeen (loan) 2016–17[58] Scottish Premiership 14 2 — 3 0 — — 17 2
Leicester City 2018–19[60] Premier League 36 7 1 0 1 0 — — 38 7
2019–20[61] Premier League 31 6 2 0 5 3 — — 38 9
2020–21[62] Premier League 31 8 4 1 1 0 6[e] 2 — 42 11
2021–22[63] Premier League 35 12 2 1 2 1 13[f] 4 1[g] 0 53 18
2022–23[64] Premier League 30 10 1 0 1 0 — — 32 10
Total 163 43 10 2 10 4 19 6 1 0 203 55
Tottenham Hotspur 2023–24[65] Premier League 11 3 0 0 1 0 — — 12 3
Career total 270 68 13 2 20 4 19 6 6 1 328 82
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Football League Cup/EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
  7. ^ Appearance in FA Community Shield

International

As of match played 13 October 2023[66]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2019 1 0
2023 4 0
Total 5 0

Honours

Leicester City

Individual

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