| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 March 2003 Bedford, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||
| Current club | University of Nottingham | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | England U–21 | 20 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | England | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Madeleine 'Maddie' Axford (born 28 March 2003) [1] is a field hockey player from England. [2]
Madeleine Axford was born and raised in Bedford, England. [3] [4] She is the youngest of three siblings, with her brother, Charlie, and sister, Kate, also playing field hockey at a junior level for England. [5]
She currently studies at the University of Nottingham, and is an alumnus of Bedford Girls' School. [6] [7] [8]
In 2021, Axford was named in the England U–21 squad for the FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom. [9] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition was later postponed resulting in squad changes, however Axford retained her place in the side. [10] At the delayed event, she helped the team to England's first ever bronze medal. [11] [12] [13] Later that year she represented the team again at the EuroHockey U–21 Championship in Ghent. [14]
In 2023, Axford represented the English U–21 side again. She featured in the fourth-place finish at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago. [11] [15] [16]
Axford received her maiden call up to the senior national squad in early 2025. [3] She travelled with the team to India for the second away leg of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League. [2] She earned her first international cap during a match against India in Bhubaneswar. [11]
