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Leicester City The Memories Reborn James Maddison has joined Leicester City today from Norwich on a

  • Jun 20, 2018
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Full Name: James Daniel Maddison Date of birth: 23 November 1996 (age 21) Place of birth: Coventry, England Height: 5 ft 9 in Playing position: Attacking Midfielder

2013-2016 Coventry City 2016-2018 Norwich City 2016 Coventry City (loan) 2016-2017 Aberdeen (loan) 2018 Leicester City

Coventry City Maddison joined Coventry City's youth team, and was included in the first team squad in 2013-14, 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. 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, but missed much of the rest of 2014-15 after being sent-off during a Boxing Day defeat to Doncaster Rovers and then picking up a back injury.

Norwich City Loans at Coventry City & Aberdeen On 1 February 2016, Maddison joined Norwich City on a three and a half year contra for an undisclosed fee, but was immediately loaned back to Coventry City for the remainder of the season. On 31 August 2016, Maddison was loaned to Aberdeen for the first part of the 2016-17 season. He made his debut as a substitute against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, then started and scored in the next game in a 3-1 win against Dundee. On 25 September 2016, he scored a 90th minute free kick against Rangers to secure a 2-1 victory for Aberdeen. 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 sub in the second half and scoring in a 3-1 win against Preston North End at Deepdale. Maddison signed a new contract on 29 June 2017, extending his stay at Carrow Road until 2021. With the arrival of new coach Daniel Farke, Maddison was given regular starts in the team during the 2017-18 season. He scored the only goal in a 1-0 win for Norwich at the Riverside Stadium against Middlesbrough on 26 September 2017. Maddison then scored again with a curling free kick from 25 yards out against Reading at the Madejski Stadium on 30 September 2017. In April 2018 he was nominated for the EFL Championship Young Player of the Season award. On April 28, 2018 he was named Norwich City's Player of the Season.

Leicester City On 20 June 2018, Maddison joined Leicester City on a five-year contract and joins for an undisclosed fee, thought to be £22 million with £2 million in add-ons are reached.

International Career In March 2016, Maddison was included in an England under-20 squad, but was unable to play due to injury. He received his first call-up to the England under-21 side in November 2017, and made his debut against Ukraine U21

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