Noni Madueke

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

Noni Madueke
Personal information
Full name Chukwunonso Tristan Madueke[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 PSV
Number 23
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
2018–2019 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Jong PSV 6 (4)
2019– PSV 20 (6)
National team‡
2017–2018 England U16 2 (0)
2018–2019 England U17 9 (2)
2019– England U18 9 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:51, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:17, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Madueke is of Nigerian descent.[2]

Club career

Madueke began his career playing for Tottenham Hotspur; he captained their under-16 side and made his under-18 debut at the age of 15.[2] 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.[1][3][4]

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.[5]

International career

Madueke has represented England at youth level,[4] scoring twice in a qualifier against Denmark under-17[6] and was a squad member at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[7]

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.[8] He opened his goalscoring account for the U18s during a 2–0 win over South Korea at North Street on 10 September 2019.[9]

Playing style

Upon signing for PSV in June 2018 he was described by the club as "a creative, physically strong left-footed midfielder".[2]

References
  1. Noni Madueke at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. "PSV complete signing of Madueke". www.psv.nl. 29 June 2018.
  3. "Jadon Sancho, Reiss Nelson, who's next? Four more English teenagers playing in Europe". BBC Sport. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. Ed Aarons (15 August 2018). "The big exodus: why are young English players moving abroad?". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  5. "PSV U21 slump to a 1-0 defeat against MVV". PSV Eindhoven. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  6. "Drama in Denmark as young Lions' late winner seals top spot in Euro Qualifying". The Football Association. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. "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.
  8. "ALEX MIGHTEN BLASTS HAT-TRICK TO FIRE ENGLAND U18S TO VICTORY OVER AUSTRALIA". The Football Association. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  9. "COLE PALMER AND NONSO MADUEKE ENSURE ENGLAND MU18S DOWN KOREA REPUBLIC". The Football Association. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.


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