Jordan Semedo

Jordan Semedo[1]
Personal information
Full name Jordan Semedo Varela[2]
Date of birth (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Nice, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 PFC Slavia Sofia
Number -
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 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 France U19 11 (0)
2022–2023 France U20 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024
‡ 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 Bulgarian First League club Slavia Sofia.

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

  1. ^ a b "JORDAN SEMEDO ARRIVE AU CERCLE BRUGES" (in French). Cercle Brugge. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  2. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ Jordan Semedo at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ 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 23 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Un grand talent de Monaco au Cercle". Walfoot.be (in French). 28 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Antwerp vs. Cercle Brugge 1 - 0". soccerway. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Euro U19 : la France piégée par Israël et éliminée en demi-finales" (in French). L'Équipe. 28 June 2022.
  8. ^ "La France dévoile une improbable liste des Bleuets pour le Mondial U20 !" (in French). Foot Mercato. 10 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Mondial U20: déjà la fin de l'aventure pour l'équipe de France" (in French). Le Figaro. 29 May 2023.


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