In November 2014, Maddison signed his first professional contract, lasting three-and-a-half years, 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. 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. 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 made his debut in August 2014, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 League Cup defeat to Cardiff City. Maddison joined Coventry City's youth team, and was included in the first-team squad in the 2013–14 season, though did not make an appearance. He has Irish ancestry through a grandparent. Maddison was born and raised in Coventry, West Midlands. He was part of the 2022 FIFA World Cup squad. Maddison was capped by England at under-21 level from 2017 to 2019, and made his debut for the senior team in 2019. In 2018, he joined Leicester City, with whom he won the FA Cup and FA Community Shield in 2021. 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 spent the 2016–17 season on loan at Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.
Maddison began his career with Coventry City before joining Norwich City in 2016. James Daniel Maddison (born 23 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team.
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:36, 13 October 2023 (UTC) *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 10 March 2024 (UTC)