| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcus Harley Maddison[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-09-26)26 September 1993 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Durham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger,attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | →Blyth Spartans (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2013 | St Johnstone | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Gateshead | 34 | (13) |
| 2014–2020 | Peterborough United | 212 | (52) |
| 2020 | →Hull City (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | (1) |
| 2021 | →Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | Spalding United | 4 | (2) |
| 2022 | Darlington | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 282 | (70) | |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | England C | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:53, 16 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Marcus Harley Maddison (born 26 September 1993) is an English formerfootballer who played as awinger orattacking midfielder.[3][4]
Maddison began his career atNewcastle United, but did not play a senior game for the club. He was signed byBlyth Spartans andSt Johnstone, before scoring 13Conference Premier goals forGateshead in a 12-month period from August 2013. He was signed by Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee in August 2014. The same year, he was also capped byEngland C.
After a brief loan spell atHull City in 2020, Maddison joinedCharlton Athletic on a free transfer, but struggled to make consistent appearances and was loaned out toBolton Wanderers in 2021. After his loan was cut short in April 2021, Maddison announced his decision to quit professional football after expressing his diminished enjoyment in the sport, along with the negative effect his career was having on his wellbeing. He subsequently had spells for non-league sides Spalding United and Darlington before leaving the latter by mutual agreement in October 2022.
Maddison began his career atNewcastle United. He was loaned out toBlyth Spartans in November 2012 to gain experience,[5] where he scored once in two appearances.[6] He was released by Newcastle in 2013, withReserve team managerWillie Donachie saying he had "a lot to learn".[7] He went on to join St Johnstone on 8 March 2013.[8]
After failing to make an appearance atSt Johnstone, Maddison signed withConference Premier clubGateshead in August 2013 following a successful trial. He was named asConference Premier Player of the Month in January 2014.[9] He saw a reignition to his career and scored 13 league goals for Gateshead in 34 league appearances.
After scoring 4 goals in his first 5 games of the 2014–15 season for Gateshead, he was signed byPeterborough United in August 2014 for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract; managerDarren Ferguson said that "he has good balance, skill, pace and we feel this could be a good signing".[10] The fee was a club-record for Gateshead (reported as £250,000 with the potential to rise to £500,000[11]), and managerGary Mills said "he was a good player but could be selfish at times".[12]
In October 2014, Maddison won the Football League Young Player of the month after scoring 4 goals in 5 games.[13] He was given a red card in a 1–0 victory againstLeyton Orient on 7 March 2015. In his first season at the club he scored 8 goals in 30 games in all competitions. On 31 August 2017, Maddison signed a new three-year deal at Peterborough United.
Maddison scored 12 goals and made 22 assists in all competitions during the 2017–18 season.[14][15] In April 2018 he was nominated for the EFL League One Player of the Season award, alongside teammateJack Marriott.[16] On 30 April, Maddison won the Peterborough United Goal Of The Season Award.[17] On 10 May 2018, Maddison was placed on the transfer list by ownerDarragh MacAnthony, who as part of an agreement said that as part of Maddison's new contract in 2017, if Peterborough United failed to get promotion he would allow him to leave.[18]
Maddison had a contract option exercised by Peterborough United at the end of the 2018–19 season.[19]
In June 2019, Maddison was linked with a transfer toHull City, to join up with former Peterborough managerGrant McCann and defenderRyan Tafazolli.[20]
On 12 June 2020, Maddison was released byPeterborough United. In his six years at the club he played 240 games and scored 62 goals in all competitions.
On 8 August 2020, after being released by Peterborough, Maddison played in a friendly match for local sidePeterborough Sports againstYaxley F.C. to regain and maintain his fitness while he looked for a new club. Maddison played the first 45 minutes before being replaced by Josh Moreman, who scored the only goal for Peterborough Sports later in the match. The match ended 1–0.[21]
Maddison signed a six-month loan deal withHull City on 31 January 2020.[22] He made his debut for Hull on 1 February 2020, when he came on as a substitute forMallik Wilks in the 1–5 home defeat toBrentford.[23]He scored his first goal for the club on 14 February 2020 when he scored Hull's second goal in a 4–4 draw againstSwansea City.[24]
On 1 October 2020, Maddison joinedCharlton Athletic on a one-year deal with the option of a second year.[25] He scored his first goal for Charlton in anEFL Trophy tie againstLeyton Orient on 10 November 2020.[26]
On 18 May 2021, it was announced that Maddison would leave Charlton Athletic at the end of his contract.[27]
On 1 February 2021, Maddison joinedBolton Wanderers on loan for the rest of the 2020–21 season.[28] His debut came on 9 February as a substitute against asMorecambe, however he wassent off after 12 minutes. The match ended 1–1, Morecambe's goal coming shortly after his red card.[29] Bolton successfully appealed against the sending off, meaning he would miss no matches.[30]
On 12 April 2021, it was announced by Bolton Wanderers that Maddison's loan spell would be cut short having made 10 first-team appearances for the club without scoring.[31] In an Instagram post released a few hours later, Maddison admitted that he was considering ending his footballing career altogether, stating "the abuse, pressure and monotony has just got to me" and expressed his current lack of enjoyment in the sport.[32] Maddison later confirmed his decision to end his professional football career in another Instagram post.[33]
On 18 May 2021, Maddison joined eighth-tier clubSpalding United, managed by former-Peterborough teammateGabriel Zakuani.[34] He made his debut on 14 August, scoring in a 2–1 win againstLoughborough Dynamo.[35] In February 2022, having previously suffered a possible career ending injury, he set up aGoFundMe in an attempt to fund a surgery in the hopes it would help him continue his career.[36] He reached the target in less than 24 hours.[37]
In June 2022, Maddison joinedNational League North clubDarlington.[38] On 13 October, he left by mutual consent.[39]
He has an unbelievable talent, he wants to score goals and can score goals, with a magical left foot. On the other side, he works hard. Marcus was a selfish lad when I first came to the football club and now he's a match-winner and team player.
— Gateshead managerGary Mills speaking in August 2014.[40]
Maddison is also a freekick specialist. In 2014, he described his unusual freekick technique: "Everyone asks how I do it. You use the side of your foot, but you're hitting it more with your heel. If you hit with the middle of the side of your foot it just curls. If you hit it the way I do, it goes straight and moves at the same time."[13] His style of play has also been compared to playmakerMesut Özil.[3]
On 20 June 2023, Maddison pleaded guilty to one count ofGBH without intent atNewton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court in relation to an incident on 24 September 2022 where he punched a 60-year-old woman in the face. He appeared atTeesside Crown Court on 18 July.[41] On 8 August 2023, he was sentenced to 20 months imprisonment.[42]
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