Marcus Maddison

Marcus Maddison
Personal information
Full name Marcus Harley Maddison[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-26) 26 September 1993
Place of birth Durham, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Winger / Attacking Midfielder / Left-Back
Club information
Current team
 Peterborough United
Number 21
Youth career
0000–2012 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2012 → Blyth Spartans (loan) 2 (1)
2013 St Johnstone 0 (0)
2013–2014 Gateshead 34 (13)
2014– Peterborough United 156 (35)
National team
2014 England C 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:29, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

Marcus Harley Maddison (born 26 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Peterborough United. Occasionally he has played as a left back. He is one of the top current assist-maker's in England, and his style of play has drawn several comparisons to Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil.[2][3]

He began his career at Newcastle United, but did not play a senior game for the club. He was attached to Blyth Spartans and St Johnstone, before scoring 13 Conference Premier goals for Gateshead in a 12-month period from August 2013. He was signed by Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee in August 2014. In 2014, he was also capped by England C.

Playing career

Early career

Maddison began his career at Newcastle United. He was loaned out to Blyth Spartans in November 2012 to gain experience,[4] where he scored once in two appearances.[5] He was released by Newcastle in 2013, with Reserve team manager Willie Donachie saying he had "a lot to learn".[6] He went on to join St Johnstone on 8 March 2013.[7]

Gateshead

After failing to make an appearance at St Johnstone he signed with Conference Premier club Gateshead in August 2013 following a successful trial. He was named as Conference Premier Player of the Month in January 2014.[8] He saw a reignition to his career and scored 13 league goals for Gateshead in 34 league appearances.

Peterborough

After scoring 4 goals in his first 5 games of the 2014/15 season for Gateshead, he was signed by Peterborough United in August 2014 for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract; manager Darren Ferguson said that "he has good balance, skill, pace and we feel this could be a good signing".[9] The fee was a club-record for Gateshead (reported as £250,000 with the potential to rise to £500,000[10]), and manager Gary Mills said "he was a good player but could be selfish at times".[11]

In October 2014, Maddison won the Football League Young Player of the month after scoring 4 goals in 5 games.[12] He was given a red card in a 1–0 victory against Leyton Orient in a 1–0 victory on 7 March 2015. In his first season at the club he scored 8 goals in 30 games in all competitions. On 31 August 2017, Maddison signed a new 3 year deal at Peterborough United.

He scored 12 goals and made 22 assists in all competitions during the 2017-18 season.[13][14] In April 2018 he was nominated for the EFL League One Player of the Season award, alongside teamate Jack Marriott.[15] On 30 April, at Peterborough United, Maddison won the Goal Of The Season Award.[16] On 10 May 2018, Maddison was placed on the transfer list by owner Darragh MacAnthony, who as part of an agreement said that as part of Maddison's new contract in 2017, if Peterborough United failed to get promotion he would allow him to leave.[2]

Style of play

He has an unbelievable talent, he wants to score goals and can score goals, with a magical left foot. On the other side, he works hard. Marcus was a selfish lad when I first came to the football club and now he's a match-winner and team player.

— Gateshead manager Gary Mills speaking in August 2014.[17]

Maddison is also a freekick specialist. In 2014, he described his unusual freekick technique: "Everyone asks how I do it. You use the side of your foot, but you're hitting it more with your heel. If you hit with the middle of the side of your foot it just curls. If you hit it the way I do, it goes straight and moves at the same time."[12] His style of play has also been compared to playmaker Mesut Ozil.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 May 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[18] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle United 2012–13 Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Blyth Spartans (loan) 2012–13[5] Northern Premier League Premier Division 2100000021
Total 2100000021
St Johnstone 2012–13 Scottish Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Gateshead 2013–14[19] Conference Premier 29900004[lower-alpha 1]13310
2014–15[20] 5400000054
Total 34130000413814
Peterborough United 2014–15[20] League One 29700001[lower-alpha 2]1308
2015–16[21] 391141211[lower-alpha 2]04613
2016–17[22] 41930202[lower-alpha 3]0489
2017–18[23] 41862105[lower-alpha 3]25312
Total 15035133519317742
Career total 1864913351134217 57
  1. ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy and three in the Conference Premier play-offs
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  3. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Maddison Put On Transfer List". Peterborough United. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Marcus Maddison: Lowdown on the man Aston Villa sent Brian Little to 'watch'". Birmingham Mail. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Spartans Sign Marcus Maddison". Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Marcus Maddison". Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Ryder, Lee (12 August 2014). "How Newcastle United reject Marcus Maddison is once again catching the eye". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  7. ↑ King, Dan. "Maddison Completes Saints Move". Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  8. ↑ Bowron, Jeff (3 February 2014). "Maddison Skrill Premier Honour". Gateshead FC. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "Peterborough United sign Marcus Maddison from Gateshead". BBC Sport. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  10. ↑ Ryder, Lee. "Wonderkid Marcus Maddison says 'naivety' cost him his Newcastle United career". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Marcus Maddison sale can help Gateshead thrive – Gary Mills". BBC Sport. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Peterborough's Marcus Maddison: I didn't work hard, I'm different now". BBC Sport. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Marcus Maddison in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Marcus Maddison statistics". FC Tables. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "EFL awards: Tom Cairney, Ruben Neves & Ryan Sessgenon on Championship shortlist". BBC Sport. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  16. ↑ "Marriott Picks Up Three Awards". Peterborough United. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "Marcus Maddison a 'match-winner' – Gary Mills". BBC Sport. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  18. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Trophy, Football League Trophy, and play-offs.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Marcus Maddison in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Marcus Maddison in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Marcus Maddison in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Marcus Maddison in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Marcus Maddison in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  24. ↑ "Peterborough's Marcus Maddison: I didn't work hard, I'm different now". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
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