James Maddison

England international James Maddison joined us from Leicester City in the summer of 2023.

Named vice-captain to Heung-Min Son alongside Cuti Romero in August, 2023, 'Madders' was a driving force into our Club record start to the 2023/24 Premier League campaign under Ange Postecoglou.

Lining-up alongside Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr in midfield, James forged an immediate connection with Heung-Min Son, seen at its best against Arsenal at the Emirates in September, 2023, when he provided both assists for Sonny's double in the derby. His performances earned the Premier League's Player of the Month accolade for August, 2023.  

Madders scored three times as we won eight of our first unbeaten 10 games to top the table in October before disaster struck on that key night against Chelsea in November, when he was forced off with an ankle injury on the same night we lost Micky van de Ven to injury and Cuti Romero and Destiny Udogie to red cards.

The playmaker spent the next 10 weeks sidelined until returning off the bench against City in the FA Cup on 26 January, 2024. He started 15 of our final 17 matches and made it into the Gareth Southgate's provisional squad ahead of Euro 2024 but, sadly, didn't make the final cut for Germany. In total, James made 30 appearances in all competitions in his debut season in N17, including starting 26 of his 28 appearances in the Premier League.