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.
Upon signing for PSV in June 2018, he was described by the club as “a creative, physically strong left-footed midfielder”. 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”. The BBC described him as a “direct, powerful and versatile attacker” who was inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Early Life and Career
Madueke is of Nigerian Igbo descent. Born in Barnet, England on March 10, 2002. Madueke moved to the small village of Wintelre with his mother upon signing for PSV.
Schooling in Barnet was important, but playing football in a Sunday League team was the absolute focus. Noni Madueke started with King George FC in Welwyn Garden City and played Saturday football and lived in Hatfield. He came to them and started training in a group for kids in a waiting list.
Noni’s talent was obvious from day 1, but above that, he was keen to learn. Back then, Noni (who played lots of local football) had this self-belief that his skillsets had met the minimum prerequisite to getting noticed by scouts.
Thankfully, that happened as a football scout from Crystal Palace FC found him interesting. On that memorable day, Noni excelled more than anyone in a London tournament.
The youngster’s parents were approached, and an invitation for academy trails at South London followed.
To the joy of everyone, Noni Madueke passed the trials. That saw him move to the Crystal Place academy, which is no doubt a long journey from South London.
With Crystal Palace academy, Noni had the best time of his boyhood footballing years. This is what he said about his time with the Eagles’ academy.
SOME OF THE BEST TIMES OF MY CAREER SO FAR HAVE BEEN WHEN I WAS A YOUNGSTER AT CRYSTAL PALACE.
Madueke joined Crystal Palace at the age of nine and spent three years at the club.
Two years later, his parents approved him of accepting further opportunities in bigger football academies.
Among these big teams, Tottenham Hotspur academy were the most interested in having Noni Madueke.
At the age of 14, the youngster had a successful trial with Spurs and got himself enrolled in their academy.
He subsequently joined Tottenham Hotspur; he captained their under-16 side and made his under-18 debut at the age of 15.
PSV
He moved to Dutch club PSV in June 2018, signing a three-year contract, and rejecting an offer from Manchester United in the process.
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.
After making his debut for PSV’s first team on 19 January 2020, in a 1–1 draw against VVV-Venlo, 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. He was later described as having a “breakout” campaign, with nine goals and eight assists in all competitions.
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.
On 26 August 2021, Madueke signed a new contract with PSV, keeping him at the club until 2025. He was also given the number 10 jersey.
Chelsea
On 20 January 2023, Premier League club Chelsea announced the signing of Madueke on a seven-and-a-half year contract, for a transfer fee reported by The Athletic to be £28.5 million (€33 million).
International career
Madueke has represented England at youth level, scoring twice in a qualifier against Denmark under-17 and was a squad member at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
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. He opened his goalscoring account for the U18s during a 2–0 win over South Korea at North Street on 10 September 2019.
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 and made his debut as a starter in the second group game, a 2–0 defeat to Portugal on 28 March 2021.
Family and Parents
Noni was born on the 10th day of March 2002, to Nigerian parents in Barnet, England.
Noni Madueke isn’t the only child of his family. The Baller has a sister, and both were born of the blissful marital union between their Mum and Dad.
As a child, football wasn’t his priority straight away. Unlike many England footballers of today, it actually took Noni Madueke a few years before he fell in love with the game.
This was followed by him begging his parents to register him on a Sunday league team.
Although born in the UK, The Barnet native is of Nigerian descent. Put simply, Madueke’s nationality is both England and Nigeria. From an ethnicity standpoint, we consider him as Black British.
Noni Madueke’s parents are from the Igbo ethnic group of Eastern Nigeria.
Wife/ Girlfriend
Noni Madueke is currently single and not dating or in an open relationship for now. Noni Madueke is also not yet married.
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