Noni Madueke

Chukwunonso Tristan "Noni" Madueke (born 10 March 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Chelsea, 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, London, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 31
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 9 (1)
International career‡
2017–2018 England U16 2 (0)
2018–2019 England U17 9 (2)
2019 England U18 9 (4)
2021– England U21 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:57, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:21, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

Early life

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]

Club career

Early career

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]

PSV

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]

Chelsea

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 defeat away at Arsenal in Premier League.[18]

International career

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]

Style of play

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]

Career statistics
As of match played 13 May 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] 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 2]1—329
2021–22 Eredivisie 1832114[lower-alpha 3]31[lower-alpha 4]2359
2022–23 Eredivisie 51113[lower-alpha 2]00092
Total 511143244128020
Chelsea 2022–23[26] Premier League 91———91
Career total 661643244009525
  1. Includes KNVB Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 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
  4. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

Honours

PSV Eindhoven

References
  1. Noni Madueke at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. "Noni Madueke". Chelsea F.C.
  3. "PSV complete signing of Madueke". www.psv.nl. 29 June 2018.
  4. "Noni Madueke: Nigeria still in the race but England working closely - Interesting Football". 3 May 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. "'Revelation': Forward who left Tottenham for free is following Van Nistelrooy's example". HITC. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. "Madueke stoomt bij PSV op vanuit uitvalsbasis Wintelre" (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  7. Ben Fisher (7 April 2022). "Noni Madueke: 'Players are realising there is a world outside of England'". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  8. "Jadon Sancho, Reiss Nelson, who's next? Four more English teenagers playing in Europe". BBC Sport. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  9. Ed Aarons (15 August 2018). "The big exodus: why are young English players moving abroad?". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  10. "PSV U21 slump to a 1-0 defeat against MVV". PSV Eindhoven. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  11. "Noni Madueke impressing at PSV: English youngster scores again in Eredivisie win over Fortuna Sittard". Sky Sports. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  12. 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.
  13. "Madueke: Nigeria prospect's brace powers PSV past 10-man Ajax in Dutch Super Cup". Goal. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  14. "Madueke extends contract with PSV until 2025". PSV Eindhoven. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  15. "Chelsea complete Madueke signing". Chelsea F.C. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  16. "Chelsea complete £30m signing of PSV winger Madueke". BBC. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  17. Ornstein, David (19 January 2023). "Chelsea reach Noni Madueke agreement with PSV Eindhoven". The Athletic. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  18. Wright, Nick (2 May 2023). "Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea: Martin Odegaard scores twice as Gunners keep title bid alive and go back above Man City". SkySports.
  19. "Drama in Denmark as young Lions' late winner seals top spot in Euro Qualifying". The Football Association. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  20. "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.
  21. "Alex Mighten blasts hat-trick to fire England U18s to victory over Australia". The Football Association. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  22. "Cole Palmer and Nonso Madueke ensure England MU18s down Korea Republic". The Football Association. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  23. "England MU21 squad named for UEFA U21 Euro group stages in Slovenia". The Football Association. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  24. "Young Lions suffer second consecutive European Championship defeat against Portugal". The Football Association. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  25. "England U21 4-0 France U21". ESPN. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  26. "Games played by Noni Madueke in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  27. "PSV sell Madueke to Chelsea FC". PSV. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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