Jordan Semedo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jordan Semedo Varela[2] | ||
Date of birth | 15 January 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Nice, France | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cercle Brugge (on loan from AS Monaco) | ||
Number | 77 | ||
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– | AS Monaco | 0 | (0) |
2023– | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2022 | France U19 | 11 | (0) |
2022–2023 | France U20 | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023 |
Jordan Semedo Varela (born 15 January 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Belgian Pro League side Cercle Brugge, on loan from AS Monaco.
Club career
Born in Nice, Semedo began his youth career playing for local team Cavigal Nice Sports before joining the AS Monaco academy in 2017.[4][5]
In June 2023, Semedo joined Cercle 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 against Royal Antwerp.[6]
International career
Semedo is eligible to play for France and Cape Verde but chose to represent France internationally.
In 2022, he participated in the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship with France under-19s. He started in three out of four matches, as France was defeated by Israel in the semi-finals.[7]
In May 2023, he was selected with France under-20s for the FIFA 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
- ^ a b "JORDAN SEMEDO ARRIVE AU CERCLE BRUGES" (in French). Cercle Brugge. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ Jordan Semedo at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Quarez, Benjamin (22 May 2023). "Odobert, Keita, Semedo Varela… qui sont les Bleuets à suivre à la Coupe du monde U20". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-23.
- ^ a b "Un grand talent de Monaco au Cercle". Walfoot.be (in French). 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Antwerp vs. Cercle Brugge 1 - 0". soccerway. Retrieved 15 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
- Jordan Semedo at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Jordan Semedo at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- French men's footballers
- Footballers from Nice
- France men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- AS Monaco FC players
- Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
- Belgian Pro League players
- French sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- French football defender, 2000s birth stubs