Jacob Christian Maddox (born 3 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Walsall.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacob Christian Maddox[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-11-03) 3 November 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Walsall | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2013 | Bristol City | ||
| 2013–2018 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 38 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Southampton (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Vitória de Guimarães | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2022– | Walsall | 10 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | England U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | England U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:13, 19 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Maddox was born in Bristol and began his career with Bristol City, moving to Chelsea at the end of his under-14 year.[3] He moved on loan to Cheltenham Town in July 2018.[4] He made his professional debut on the first day of the 2018–19 season, starting the game against Crawley Town.[5]
On 8 August 2019, Maddox joined Tranmere Rovers on a season loan deal.[6][7] After two EFL Trophy appearances the loan was ended on 12 December 2019.[8]
Maddox joined fellow Premier League side Southampton on loan on 2 February 2020.[9] The contact included an option to buy at the end of the season. Maddox joined Southampton's Under-23 squad.[10]
On 12 August 2020, Maddox signed a four-year deal at Portuguese club Vitória de Guimarães, ending his seven year stay at Chelsea.[11] He returned to England in July 2021, signing on loan for Burton Albion.[12][13]
In September 2022 he signed for Walsall.[14][15]
He has been a youth international for England, up to under-20 level.[3] In June 2017, he was selected to represent England at the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 2018–19[5] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20[17] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2018–19[5] | League Two | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 44 | 4 |
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2019–20[17] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Southampton (loan) | 2019–20[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Vitória de Guimarães | 2020–21[2] | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Burton Albion | 2021–22 | League One | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Career total | 57 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 69 | 4 | ||
Walsall F.C. – current squad | |
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