Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, James Maddison turns 29 today and coincidentally it’s a day for the North London Derby between Spurs and Arsenal, Softfootball reports.
The former Leicester City player born on November 23, 1996 has not played a game for Thomas Frank’s men this season after he picked up an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the pre-season friendly against Newcastle United. Maddison is expected to miss seven months of action this season for Tottenham.
While his club, Tottenham Hotspurs flooded their timeline with posts on the game against Arsenal this evening on social media and didn’t make any on the player, the England national team official X handle did. It read:
Wishing you a great birthday, @Madders10! 🫡 pic.twitter.com/MUmAvNBZGi
— England (@England) November 23, 2025The creative midfielder was part of the Spurs side that defeated Manchester United 1-0 in the final of the Europa League last season but they finished a disappointing 16th in the premier league and he was hoping to help the club improve this season until the injury.
So, it was no surprise as Tottenham omitted Maddison’s name from the UEFA Champions League squad. So far, Spurs have won two matches and drawn two in four matches without defeat.
In the match-day 5 of the Champions League Tottenham will face Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday.
