Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Chukwunonso Tristan Madueke[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 10 March 2002 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Barnet, London, England | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Chelsea | |||||||||||||
Number | 11 | |||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||
2019–2023 | PSV | 51 | (11) | |||||||||||
2023– | Chelsea | 22 | (3) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | England U16 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
2018–2019 | England U17 | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||
2019 | England U18 | 9 | (4) | |||||||||||
2021– | England U21 | 18 | (4) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:30, 13 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:49, 21 November 2023 (UTC) |
Chukwunonso Tristan "Noni" Madueke (born 10 March 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea.
Madueke is of Nigerian Igbo descent.[3][4] Born in Barnet,[5] Madueke moved to the small village of Wintelre with his mother upon signing for PSV.[6]
Madueke joined Crystal Palace at the age of nine and spent three years at the club.[7] He subsequently joined Tottenham Hotspur; he captained their under-16 side and made his under-18 debut at the age of 15.[3][7]
He moved to Dutch club PSV in June 2018, signing a three-year contract,[3] and rejecting an offer from Manchester United in the process.[8][9]
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.[10]
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.[11] He was later described as having a "breakout" campaign, with nine goals and eight assists in all competitions.[12]
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.[13]
On 26 August 2021, Madueke signed a new contract with PSV, keeping him at the club until 2025.[14] He was also given the number 10 jersey.[12]
On 20 January 2023, Premier League club Chelsea announced the signing of Madueke on a seven-and-a-half year contract,[15][16] for an estimated transfer fee £28.5 million (€33 million).[17] He scored his first goal for the club on 2 May 2023, in a 3–1 league defeat away at Arsenal.[18]
Madueke has represented England at youth level,[9] scoring twice in a qualifier against Denmark under-17[19] and was a squad member at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[20]
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.[21] He opened his goalscoring account for the U18s during a 2–0 win over South Korea at North Street on 10 September 2019.[22]
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[23] and made his debut as a starter in the second group game, a 2–0 defeat to Portugal on 28 March 2021.[24] He scored his first goal for the U21s in a 4–0 friendly win over France on 25 March 2023.[25]
On 14 June 2023, Madueke was included in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[26] Featuring all of his country's six games, Madueke helped England to win the tournament without conceding a single goal.[27]
He is eligible to play for the Nigeria national football team.[28]
Upon signing for PSV in June 2018, he was described by the club as "a creative, physically strong left-footed midfielder".[3] 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".[11] The BBC described him as a "direct, powerful and versatile attacker" who was inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo.[12]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong PSV | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | ||||
PSV Eindhoven | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Eredivisie | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 7[c] | 1 | — | 32 | 9 | |||
2021–22 | Eredivisie | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 14[d] | 3 | 1[e] | 2 | 35 | 9 | ||
2022–23 | Eredivisie | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
Total | 51 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 20 | ||
Chelsea | 2022–23[29] | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
2023–24[30] | Premier League | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 4 | |||
Total | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
Career total | 79 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 114 | 29 |
PSV Eindhoven
England U21