James Madden (born 15 November 1999) is an Ireland-born professional

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

(AFL) player who plays for the

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in the

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. Madden is a former

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

er, who played for the Ballyboden St Enda's club and also the Dublin county team in the

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship The Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier under-17 "knockout" competition in Gaelic football played in Ireland. 2017 was the final year of the minor under 18 football championship as it were replaced by an under ...

. Madden kicked his first AFL

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in the Lions' win in a match against

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on 21 May 2021.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Madden, James Living people 1999 births Brisbane Lions players Irish players of Australian rules football Gaelic footballers who switched code Irish expatriate sportspeople in Australia