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.

[citation needed] He made his first-team debut in August 2014, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Cardiff City in the 2014–15 League Cup.

[9] In November 2014, Maddison signed his first professional contract, lasting three and a half years,[10] but missed much of the remainder of the 2014–15 season after being sent off during a Boxing Day defeat to Doncaster Rovers and then picking up a back injury.

[13] Maddison made his debut for Norwich on 23 August 2016 in a 2016–17 EFL Cup tie against his former team Coventry, recording two assists in a 6–1 home win.

[18] After returning from his loan at Aberdeen, Maddison made his first league appearance for Norwich on 17 April 2017 in a 2016–17 Championship match against Preston North End, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute and scoring the team's third goal in the second minute of stoppage time in a 3–1 away win.

[23] 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.

[25] 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.

[29][30] On 11 April 2021, Maddison was one of three players dropped from Leicester's squad for the game against West Ham United after breaching COVID-19 protocols.

[34] 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.

[37] On 28 June 2023, Maddison signed for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

[50] On 27 May 2019, Maddison was included in England's 23-man squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship[51] and scored his first goal for his country during a 3–3 draw with Croatia at the San Marino Stadium on 24 June.

[54] 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.