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Jordan Semedo

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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)
2023–2024Cercle 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

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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

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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

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  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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