Jordan Semedo Varela (born 15 January 2003) is a French professionalfootballer who plays as aleft-back forBulgarian First League clubSlavia Sofia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Semedo Varela[2] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-01-15)15 January 2003 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Nice,France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Sofia | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2017 | Cavigal Nice Sports | ||
| 2017–2021 | AS Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | AS Monaco II | 21 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | AS Monaco | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | →Cercle Brugge (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2024– | Slavia Sofia | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | France U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | France U20 | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:47, 4 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023 | |||
Club career
editBorn inNice, Semedo began his youth career playing for local team Cavigal Nice Sports before joining theAS Monaco academy in 2017.[4][5]
In June 2023, Semedo joinedCercle Brugge on a one-year loan deal.[1][5] He made his professional debut on 30 July 2023, in Cercle Brugge's 0–1 defeat againstRoyal Antwerp.[6]
International career
editSemedo is eligible to play for France and Cape Verde but chose to representFrance internationally.
In 2022, he participated in the2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship withFrance under-19s. He started in three out of four matches, as France was defeated byIsrael in the semi-finals.[7]
In May 2023, he was selected withFrance under-20s for theFIFA World Cup.[4][8] Semedo appeared as the starting left-back in all three group stages matches but France failed to advance to the knockout stage.[9]
References
edit- ^ab"JORDAN SEMEDO ARRIVE AU CERCLE BRUGES" (in French).Cercle Brugge. Retrieved15 August 2023.
- ^"FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: France (FRA)"(PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 8. Retrieved15 August 2023.
- ^Jordan Semedo at WorldFootball.net
- ^abQuarez, Benjamin (22 May 2023)."Odobert, Keita, Semedo Varela… qui sont les Bleuets à suivre à la Coupe du monde U20".Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved23 May 2023.
- ^ab"Un grand talent de Monaco au Cercle".Walfoot.be (in French). 28 June 2023.
- ^"Antwerp vs. Cercle Brugge 1 - 0".soccerway. Retrieved15 August 2023.
- ^"Euro U19 : la France piégée par Israël et éliminée en demi-finales" (in French).L'Équipe. 28 June 2022.
- ^"La France dévoile une improbable liste des Bleuets pour le Mondial U20 !" (in French). Foot Mercato. 10 May 2023.
- ^"Mondial U20: déjà la fin de l'aventure pour l'équipe de France" (in French).Le Figaro. 29 May 2023.
External links
edit- Jordan Semedo at theFrench Football Federation(in French)
- Jordan Semedo at Soccerway
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