Jacob Maddox

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

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
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 as of 17:37, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

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 end of 2024–25 season

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 (loan)	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]