James Maddison joined Leicester City in 2018 and won the FA Cup and FA Community Shield with the club in 2021. He signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 2023. Began his career with Coventry City, before joining Norwich City in 2016. He spent some of 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.
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 England squad at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He has also made the squad for the 2024 European Championships in Germany.
Maddison signed for Leicester in June 2018 on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee thought to be around £20 million. He scored his first goal in the Premier League on 18 August in a 2–0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. He later followed up his impressive start for the club with back-to-back Premier League goals, both from set-pieces, against AFC Bournemouth and Huddersfield Town, respectively. His performances in his debut season saw him awarded Leicester City’s Young Player of the Season. On 29 July 2020, he agreed a new four-year contract with Leicester.
On 27 September 2020, Maddison scored from long range in a 5–2 win against Manchester City, a goal which was later voted as Premier League Goal of the Month. On 11 April 2021, He appeared as a substitute in the 67th minute of the 2021 FA Cup Final, as Leicester beat Chelsea 1–0 at Wembley Stadium.
Maddison was named Leicester City’s Player of the Season for 2021–22. He top scored for the team with 18 goals in all competitions, in addition to registering 12 assists. On 11 February 2023, Maddison captained Leicester for the first time in a 4–1 win over Tottenham Hotspur, a match in which he scored his team’s second goal and assisted their fourth. He ended the 2022–23 season with ten goals and nine assists in the Premier League as Leicester were relegated to the Championship.
On 28 June 2023, JM signed for Tottenham Hotspur on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee. The transfer fee was reported to be £40 million.
James 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. After a three-year absence, Maddison was named in the 26-man England squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. However, he did not make an appearance in the tournament. He made his first start for England on 26 March 2023 in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier against Ukraine.
FACTFILE:
- Full Name: James Daniel Maddison
- Position: Midfield
- Date of Birth: 23.11.1996
- Birthplace: Coventry
- Nation: England
- Caps / Goals: 6/0
- Major League Career:
- 2013-16, Coventry City (24/4)
- 2016-18, Norwich City (47/15)
- 2018-23, Leicester City (163/43)
- 2023 ->, Tottenham Hotspur (28/4)
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