James Maddison

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

Not to be confused with James Madison.

James Maddison
Maddison playing for Leicester City in 2019
Personal information
Full name James Daniel Maddison[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-23) 23 November 1996[2]
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder[4]
Club information
Current team
 Leicester City
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– Leicester City 66 (13)
National team‡
2017–2019 England U21[5] 9 (1)
2019– England 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:52, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

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. He joined Premier League club Leicester City in 2018.

Maddison made his England under-21 debut in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification and was called up to the senior team in 2019.

Early life

Maddison was born and raised in Coventry, West Midlands.[6] He is of Irish descent 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.

In November 2014, Maddison signed his first professional contract, lasting three and a half years,[10] 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.[11][12]

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.[13]

On 31 August 2016, Maddison was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen for the first part of the 2016–17 season.[14] 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.[15] He followed this with a last-minute winner against Rangers on 25 September 2016.[16]

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 2017.[17] 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 underwhelming campaign,[18] as well as receiving a nomination for the EFL Championship Young Player of the Season award.[19]

Leicester City

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.[20] He scored his first goal in the Premier League on 18 August in a 2–0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[21] He later followed up his impressive start for the club with back-to-back Premier League goals, from set-pieces, against AFC Bournemouth and Huddersfield Town respectively.[22]

International career

Maddison was included in an England under-21 squad in March 2016,[23] but was unable to play due to injury.[24] He received his first call-up to the England under-21 team in November 2017,[23] and made his debut against Ukraine in a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier.[25] He received his first call up to the senior team in October 2018 for the UEFA Nations League matches against Croatia and Spain.[26]

On 27 May 2019, Maddison was included in England's 23-man squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship [27] and scored his first goal for his country during a 3–3 draw with Croatia at the San Marino Stadium on 24 June 2019.[28]

Maddison withdrew from the squad in October 2019 due to illness.[29] He was later seen visiting a casino, although his conduct was defended by club manager Brendan Rodgers.[30] Maddison received his first cap for England when he came on for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the 56th minute of a 7–0 win over Montenegro in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.[31]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 June 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2013–14[32] League One 0000000000
2014–15[33] League One 12210104[lower-alpha 3]0182
2015–16[34] League One 233001000243
Total 355102040425
Norwich City 2016–17[35] Championship 310010—41
2017–18[36] Championship 44142031—4915
Total 47152041—5316
Norwich City U23 2016–17[35] ———1[lower-alpha 4]111
Aberdeen (loan) 2016–17[35] Scottish Premiership 142—30—172
Leicester City 2018–19[37] Premier League 3671010—387
2019–20[38] Premier League 3062053—379
Total 66133063—7516
Career total 16235601545118840
  1. Includes FA Cup
  2. Includes League Cup/EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  4. Appearance in EFL Trophy

International
As of match played 14 November 2019[31]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 201910
Total10

Honours

Individual

References
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