James Maddison: Injury, Stats, FPL & Career 2024/25

Fantasy managers who owned James Maddison last season know the pattern by heart: when he plays, he produces; when he doesn’t, the points disappear. Tottenham’s playmaking midfielder delivered nine Premier League goals and seven assists in 31 appearances during 2024/25 (ESPN), only for a March hamstring strain to interrupt his momentum.

Premier League appearances: 161 · Premier League goals: 43 · Assists: 35 (Premier League official record) ·
Passes per game (2023/24): 40.5 (FourFourTwo) ·
FPL price: £7.5m (Fantasy Premier League) ·
Current club: Tottenham Hotspur

Ten rows of profile data, one pattern: everything about Maddison’s career points to a player whose creative output — not his physical profile — carries the value.

What is James Maddison’s injury status?

Current injury details

• Maddison sustained a hamstring strain in March 2025, with the initial club estimate pointing to a 3–4 week absence (Football London).
• The injury follows an ankle problem in 2022 and a knee issue in 2024, making it his third notable setback in four seasons (FourFourTwo).

Expected return date

• The 3–4 week estimate is the only official timeline so far; no fixed date has been published (Football London).
• Team-news updates will drive clarity once he rejoins full training.

Impact on Tottenham

• Maddison led Spurs’ midfield creativity with 164 shot-creating actions and 95 progressive passes in 2024/25 (FBref).
• He averaged 0.80 non-penalty goal involvements per 90, the kind of attacking output that is hard to replace from the bench (FBref).

The pattern: Maddison’s hamstring is now the pivot for Tottenham’s attacking plan, and every week he misses shifts the creative burden onto players with lower per-90 output.

How many Premier League goals has James Maddison scored?

Career goal tally

• Maddison has scored 43 Premier League goals in 161 appearances, per the league’s official statistics (Premier League official record).
• His best league goal return came in 2018/19, when he scored 11 times (Wikipedia).

Goals per season breakdown

• 2018/19: 11 goals — career-best league return (Wikipedia)
• 2023/24: 4 Premier League goals and 6 across all competitions — the injury-hit season (Wikipedia)
• 2024/25: 9 goals — his strongest Tottenham season yet (ESPN league stats)

Goals for Tottenham vs Leicester

• At Leicester: the 2018/19 breakout season, with 11 goals, turned him into one of the league’s most productive scoring midfielders (Wikipedia).
• At Tottenham: 9 league goals in 2024/25 confirmed the transfer fee was about output, not potential (FBref).

What this means: his goals have historically come in clusters around fit seasons — 2018/19 and 2024/25 are the bookends of a career where availability dictates the scoring rate.

What are James Maddison’s stats for the 2024/25 season?

Appearances and goals

• 31 Premier League appearances: 21 starts plus 10 substitute outings (FBref).
• 16 direct goal contributions: 9 goals and 7 assists (FBref).
• The 9-goal total more than doubled his 2023/24 league output of 4 (ESPN player profile).

Assists and passing metrics

• 7 assists in 2024/25, with a per-90 rate of 0.35 (ESPN player profile).
• 95 progressive passes and 164 shot-creating actions show a player who manufactures chances even in tighter matches (FBref).
• He averaged 0.45 non-penalty goals per 90 alongside the assist rate (FBref).

The implication: on a per-90 basis, Maddison ranks among the league’s elite creative midfielders; the season totals only look smaller because injuries cost him starts.

What is James Maddison’s FPL value?

Current FPL price

• Maddison is priced at £7.5m in Fantasy Premier League, with ownership at 14.2% (Fantasy Premier League).
• That places him in the tier below premium midfielders but above budget enablers (FourFourTwo).

Points per game

• He averaged 4.5 points per game across 2024/25 (FourFourTwo).
• His 40.5 passes per game in 2023/24 underline how involved he is in Spurs’ build-up play (FourFourTwo).

Fixture analysis

• Fixture difficulty for the coming run is rated 3/5, with favorable attacking matchups ahead (FPL fixtures).
• His 10 substitute appearances in 2024/25 suggest Postecoglou will reintroduce him gradually rather than instantly (FBref).

The pattern: FPL value for Maddison has never been about talent — it’s about minutes. His points per game hold up; the question is whether the run-in delivers the starts.

What is James Maddison’s role at Tottenham and his career overview?

Playing style

• Postecoglou deploys Maddison as the primary attacking midfielder, giving him freedom to drift between the lines (Football London).
• The output matches the role: 0.45 non-penalty goals and 0.35 assists per 90 in 2024/25 (FBref).

Career timeline

• Coventry City academy → Norwich City → Aberdeen loan → Leicester City → Tottenham Hotspur (Wikipedia).
• Leicester paid a reported £22.5m in 2018; Tottenham paid a reported £40m in 2023 (Wikipedia).

International career

• He has earned 5 senior caps for England (The FA).
• No call-up timeline has been set since the injury (The FA).

The bigger picture: Tottenham bought a system fit, not just a player. The role is fixed; the only open question is how many games he can give it.

James Maddison’s career timeline

• 2016: Joined Norwich City from Coventry City (Wikipedia)
• 2016–2017: Loan spell at Aberdeen (Wikipedia)
• 2018: Moved to Leicester City for a reported £22.5m (Wikipedia)
• 2023: Signed for Tottenham Hotspur for a reported £40m (Wikipedia)
• 2024: Knee trouble and other injuries limited his rhythm at Spurs (FourFourTwo)
• March 2025: Hamstring strain; initial estimate of 3–4 weeks out (Football London)

Every step in that timeline shares a detail: the move happened after a healthy, productive season. Maddison’s transfer value and his on-pitch value both depend on the same thing — staying available.

What’s confirmed and what’s uncertain

Confirmed facts

• 9 Premier League goals and 7 assists in 2024/25 (ESPN league stats)
• 31 league appearances, 21 starts (FBref)
• £22.5m transfer to Leicester in 2018 and £40m move to Tottenham in 2023 (Wikipedia)
• FPL price of £7.5m with 14.2% ownership (Fantasy Premier League)

What’s unclear

• Exact return date from the hamstring strain (Football London)
• Whether he returns directly to the starting XI or is eased back in
• Transfer speculation heading into the summer window (FourFourTwo)
• Next England call-up timing (The FA)
• Long-term durability after three notable injuries since 2022 (FourFourTwo)

The balance matters: the statistical record is settled, but the injury story is still being written. Anyone who treats the confirmed stats as the full picture is missing the part that actually decides his season.

Voices on Maddison

Two voices frame the Maddison question better than any stat line.

“Maddison is a big part of how we want to play. When he’s not there, we lose that final pass and that moment of invention.”

Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham Hotspur head coach

“You don’t rush a hamstring. I’ll do the work and come back when it’s right.”

James Maddison, on his recovery

Two perspectives, one theme: his value is obvious to everyone when he’s on the pitch. The only disagreement is about how quickly he gets back there.

Summary: what the season comes down to

James Maddison’s 2024/25 season is a clean test of talent versus availability: nine goals, seven assists and 31 appearances — but only 21 starts. His per-90 numbers remain elite (FBref), which is exactly why the hamstring injury changes the maths for everyone. For FPL managers, the decision is clear: hold if you can absorb a blank gameweek, or wait for a confirmed start before spending £7.5m on a midfielder who must be on the pitch to pay off. For Tottenham, the equation is starker — a fit Maddison is the difference between a predictable attack and one that can break down a deep defensive block.

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