Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jordi Francis Valadon [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 4 March 2003||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
Box Hill United | |||
Melbourne City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Melbourne City NPL | 46 | (7) |
2022–2023 | Melbourne City | 4 | (0) |
2023– | Melbourne Victory NPL | 14 | (5) |
2023– | Melbourne Victory | 15 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Australia U23 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024 |
Jordi Francis Valadon (born 4 March 2003) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for A-League Men club Melbourne Victory.
Raised in Melbourne, Victoria, Valadon played youth football for Box Hill United and Melbourne City. [3] He attended Mazenod College, located in Mulgrave, where he also played and captained the school football team. [3] Valadon grew up supporting Melbourne Victory. [3]
After playing regularly in the academy, Valadon was registered into the National Premier Leagues and A-League Youth squads for Melbourne City Youth. [4] [5] He finished with three goals and three assists for City in the 2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 as his side achieved automatic promotion. [6]
Having registered an A-League bench appearance earlier on 29 January 2022, [1] [5] Valadon made his professional debut in an AFC Champions League group clash against BG Pathum United on 15 April. [7] City contested a 1–1 draw at full-time in their first Champions League match of their history. [7]
Valadon joined Melbourne Victory early-2023 after holding discussions with Victory youth coach Joe Palatsides. [3] He made his first-team debut as a substitute in a 2–1 victory over Macarthur FC, [1] [3] and then his starting debut six days later in a 1–0 defeat to Brisbane Roar on 29 April. [8] Following the conclusion of the 2022–23 season, Valadon signed his first professional contract – a two-year scholarship deal – with Victory on 5 July. [9] However, on 7 August, Valadon was ruled out with a hamstring injury from training and was expected to receive surgery on the following Thursday. [10]
Australia U23
Melbourne City Youth
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