Jacob Maddox

Jacob Maddox

Personal information
Full name	Jacob Christian Maddox [1]
Date of birth	(1998-11-03) 3 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Yeovil Town
Number	11
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)
2022–2023	Walsall	28	(1)
2023–2025	Forest Green Rovers	18	(0)
2025–	Yeovil Town	5	(0)
International career
2013	England U16	2	(0)
2014	England U17	4	(0)
2016–2017	England U19	3	(0)
2017	England U20	2	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   England UEFA European Under-19 Championship Winner 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:37, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

Jacob Christian Maddox (born 3 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Yeovil Town.

Club career

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 was released by Walsall at the end of the 2022–23 season. ^[16]

On 7 August 2023, Maddox signed for Forest Green Rovers on a free transfer. ^[17]

On 7 January 2025, Maddox had his contract with Forest Green Rovers terminated by mutual consent, allowing him to join fellow National League side Yeovil Town on an eighteen-month contract. ^[18]

International career

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. ^[19]

Career statistics

As of 8 February 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chelsea U21	2016–17 [20]	—			—		—		2 [c]	0	2	0
	2017–18 [21]	—			—		—		6 [c]	0	6	0
	Total	—			—		—		6 [c]	0	6	0
Chelsea	2018–19 [5]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20 [22]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		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 [c]	3	44	4
Tranmere Rovers (loan)	2019–20 [22]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 [c]	0	2	0
Southampton (loan)	2019–20 [22]	Premier League	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Vitória de Guimarães	2020–21 [2]	Primeira Liga	3	0	2	0	1	0	—		6	0
Burton Albion	2021–22 [23]	League One	16	0	0	0	0	0	2 [c]	0	18	0
Walsall	2022–23 [24]	League Two	28	1	3	1	0	0	1 [c]	0	32	2
Forest Green Rovers	2023–24 [25]	League Two	18	0	0	0	1	0	2 [c]	0	21	0
	2024–25 [2]	National League	0	0	0	0	—		1 [d]	0	1	0
	Total		18	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	22	0
Yeovil Town	2024–25 [2]	National League	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
Career total			108	2	7	1	3	0	19	3	137	6

1. Includes FA Cup and Taça de Portugal
2. Includes EFL Cup and Taça da Liga
3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
4. Appearance(s) in National League Cup

Honours

Chelsea Youth

• U18 Premier League: 2016–17 ^[26]
• FA Youth Cup: 2015–16, ^[27] 2016–17 ^{[28] [29]}
• UEFA Youth League: 2015–16 ^[30]

England U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2017 ^[31]

References

1. "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/07/2018 and 31/07/2018". The Football Association. p. 68. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
2. Jacob Maddox at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
3. "Profile". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
4. "Jacob Maddox: Chelsea loan midfielder to Cheltenham Town, who add striker Manny Duku". BBC Sport. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
5. "Games played by Jacob Maddox in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
6. "Maddox signs on loan". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
7. "Jacob Maddox: Tranmere Rovers sign Chelsea midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2019.
8. Cavilla, Tom (12 December 2019). "Tranmere boss Micky Mellon explains Jacob Maddox transfer decision as youngster returns to Chelsea". liverpoolecho.
9. "Maddox Moves on Loan". Chelsea FC. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
10. "Maddox joins Under-23s on loan". Southampton FC. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
11. A, Vitória SC :: Futebol Equipa. "Vitória Sport Clube - Site Oficial". Vitória Sport Clube - Site Oficial. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
12. "BURTON ALBION SIGN JACOB MADDOX ON SEASON-LONG INTERNATIONAL LOAN FROM VITORIA SC". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk.
13. "Burton sign Maddox on season-long loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
14. "Jacob Maddox joins the Saddlers". www.saddlers.co.uk.
15. "Walsall sign free agent Maddox and striker Mukuna" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
16. "Kinsella heads 11-man clear-out at Walsall" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
17. "Forest Green sign former Walsall midfielder Maddox". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
18. "Jacob Maddox joins the Glovers". www.ytfc.net. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
19. "Young Lions squad for U19 Euro". The Football Association. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
20. "Games played by Jacob Maddox in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
21. "Games played by Jacob Maddox in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
22. "Games played by Jacob Maddox in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
23. "Games played by Jacob Maddox in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
24. "Games played by Jacob Maddox in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
25. "Games played by Jacob Maddox in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
26. "Mason Mount has been training at the club since he was six years old and signed at the Under-9 age group". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
27. "Honours even after first leg of 2015/16 FA Youth Cup Final". The Football Association. 22 April 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
28. "All square in FA Youth Cup Final between Man City and Chelsea". The Football Association. 18 April 2017. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
29. Veevers, Nicholas (26 April 2017). "Chelsea 5–1 Man City". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
30. "Paris 1–2 Chelsea: Line-ups". UEFA. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
31. Walker, Andy (15 July 2017). "Portugal 1–2 England U19s". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2018.