Noni Madueke

Chukwunonso "Noni" Tristan Madueke (born 10 March 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club PSV, as a winger and attacking midfielder.

Noni Madueke
Personal information
Full name Chukwunonso Tristan Madueke[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002
Place of birth Barnet, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 PSV
Number 10
Youth career
2011–2014 Crystal Palace
2014–2018 Tottenham Hotspur
2018–2019 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Jong PSV 6 (4)
2019– PSV 43 (10)
National team‡
2017–2018 England U16 2 (0)
2018–2019 England U17 9 (2)
2019 England U18 9 (4)
2021– England U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:08, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:32, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Early life

Madueke is of Igbo descent.[2][3] Born in Barnet,[4] Madueke moved to the small village of Wintelre with his mother upon signing for PSV.[5]

Club career

Madueke joined Crystal Palace at the age of nine and spent three years at the club.[6] He subsequently joined Tottenham Hotspur; he captained their under-16 side and made his under-18 debut at the age of 15.[2][6] He moved to Dutch club PSV in June 2018, signing a three-year contract,[2] and rejecting an offer from Manchester United in the process.[7][8]

On 26 August 2019, Madueke made his senior debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong PSV, coming on as a 64th minute substitute in a 1–0 loss to MVV Maastricht.[9]

After making his debut for PSV's first team on 19 January 2020, in a 1–1 draw against VVV-Venlo,[1] Madueke broke into the PSV team fully during the 2020–21 season, scoring on his first start for the club in a 2–1 win against Emmen on 19 September 2020. Madueke finished the season with seven Eredivisie goals.[10] He was later described as having a "breakout" campaign, with nine goals and eight assists in all competitions.[11]

On 7 August 2021, Madueke scored twice in a 4–0 Johan Cruyff Shield win against Ajax, in turn helping to end Ajax's 17 game unbeaten streak.[12]

On 26 August 2021, Madueke signed a new contract with PSV, keeping him at the club until 2025.[13] He was also given the number 10 jersey.[11]

International career

Madueke has represented England at youth level,[8] scoring twice in a qualifier against Denmark under-17[14] and was a squad member at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[15]

Madueke made his U18 debut as a 70th minute substitute during the 3–2 win over Australia at De Montfort Park on 6 September 2019.[16] He opened his goalscoring account for the U18s during a 2–0 win over South Korea at North Street on 10 September 2019.[17]

On 15 March 2021, Madueke received his first England U21 call up as part of the Young Lions squad for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship[18] and made his debut as a starter in the second group game, a 2–0 defeat to Portugal on 28 March 2021.[19]

Style of play

Upon signing for PSV in June 2018, he was described by the club as "a creative, physically strong left-footed midfielder".[2] Madueke's manager at PSV, Roger Schmidt, stated Madueke was "able to read situations, get to the right positions and be in the right place".[10] The BBC described him as a "direct, powerful and versatile attacker" who was inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 April 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 64———64
PSV Eindhoven 2019–20 Eredivisie 400000—40
2020–21 Eredivisie 247117[lower-alpha 1]1—329
2021–22 Eredivisie 1532114[lower-alpha 2]31[lower-alpha 3]2329
Total 431032214126818
Career total 491432214007422
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

Honours

PSV Eindhoven

References
  1. Noni Madueke at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. "PSV complete signing of Madueke". www.psv.nl. 29 June 2018.
  3. "Noni Madueke: Nigeria still in the race but England working closely - Interesting Football". 3 May 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. "'Revelation': Forward who left Tottenham for free is following Van Nistelrooy's example". HITC. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  5. "Madueke stoomt bij PSV op vanuit uitvalsbasis Wintelre" (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. Ben Fisher (7 April 2022). "Noni Madueke: 'Players are realising there is a world outside of England'". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  7. "Jadon Sancho, Reiss Nelson, who's next? Four more English teenagers playing in Europe". BBC Sport. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  8. Ed Aarons (15 August 2018). "The big exodus: why are young English players moving abroad?". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  9. "PSV U21 slump to a 1-0 defeat against MVV". PSV Eindhoven. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  10. "Noni Madueke impressing at PSV: English youngster scores again in Eredivisie win over Fortuna Sittard". Sky Sports. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  11. Ryan Baldi (26 October 2021). "Noni Madueke: The English teenager who rejected English giants to star for PSV Eindhoven". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  12. "Madueke: Nigeria prospect's brace powers PSV past 10-man Ajax in Dutch Super Cup". Goal. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  13. "Madueke extends contract with PSV until 2025". PSV Eindhoven. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  14. "Drama in Denmark as young Lions' late winner seals top spot in Euro Qualifying". The Football Association. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  15. "Under-17 Euros: Six England players to look out for at men's and women's tournaments". BBC Sport. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  16. "Alex Mighten blasts hat-trick to fire England U18s to victory over Australia". The Football Association. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  17. "Cole Palmer and Nonso Madueke ensure England MU18s down Korea Republic". The Football Association. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  18. "England MU21 squad named for UEFA U21 Euro group stages in Slovenia". The Football Association. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  19. "Young Lions suffer second consecutive European Championship defeat against Portugal". The Football Association. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
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