Jordi Valadon
 Jordi Valadon training for Melbourne Victory, November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jordi Francis Valadon[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 March 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Glen Eira FC[3] | |||||||||||||||||
| Box Hill United | |||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne City | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Melbourne City NPL | 46 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Melbourne City | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Melbourne Victory NPL | 16 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Melbourne Victory | 39 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Australia U23 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Jordi Francis Valadon (born 4 March 2003) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for A-League Men club Melbourne Victory.
Early life
[edit]Raised in Melbourne, Victoria, Valadon played youth football for Box Hill United and Melbourne City.[4] He attended Mazenod College, located in Mulgrave, where he also played and captained the school football team.[4] Valadon grew up supporting Melbourne Victory.[4]
Club career
[edit]Melbourne City
[edit]After playing regularly in the academy, Valadon was registered into the National Premier Leagues and A-League Youth squads for Melbourne City Youth.[5][6] He finished with three goals and three assists for City in the 2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 as his side achieved automatic promotion.[7]
Having registered an A-League bench appearance earlier on 29 January 2022,[1][6] Valadon made his professional debut in an AFC Champions League group clash against BG Pathum United on 15 April.[8] City contested a 1–1 draw at full-time in their first Champions League match of their history.[8]
Melbourne Victory
[edit]Valadon joined Melbourne Victory early-2023 after holding discussions with Victory youth coach Joe Palatsides.[4] He made his first-team debut as a substitute in a 2–1 victory over Macarthur FC,[1][4] and then his starting debut six days later in a 1–0 defeat to Brisbane Roar on 29 April.[9] Following the conclusion of the 2022–23 season, Valadon signed his first professional contract – a two-year scholarship deal – with Victory on 5 July.[10] However, on 7 August, Valadon was ruled out with a hamstring injury from training and was expected to receive surgery on the following Thursday.[11]
Valadon played 15 matches during the 2023–24 A-League Men season and started Melbourne Victory's grand final against Central Coast Mariners. The match ended in a 3-1 defeat for Melbourne Victory.
Honours
[edit]Melbourne Victory
- A-League Men Championship Finalist: 2023–24
- Australia Cup Finalist: 2024
Melbourne Victory NPL
- National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 Finalist: 2023
- National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 Champions: 2024
Melbourne City NPL
- National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 Finalist: 2022
Australia U-23
- WAFF U-23 Championship: runner-up 2024[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "J. Valadon: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Jordi Valadon Stats and Ratings". Sofascore.
- ^ https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/subway-australian-u-23-squad-named-doha-international-cup
- ^ a b c d e "A-League dream becomes reality for Valadon". Melbourne Victory. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "City finalise 2019/20 Foxtel Y-League Squad". Melbourne City. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ a b "2022 NPL3 Season Preview". Melbourne City. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "NPL3 Season Review: Key moments, who stood out, what's next". Melbourne City. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Match Report: BG Pathum 1–1 City". Melbourne City. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Men's Match Report: Defeat to close out season for Victory". Melbourne Victory. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Jordi Valadon to the A-League Men's squad". Melbourne Victory. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Injury Update: Jordi Valadon". Melbourne Victory. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Subway Olyroos' Head Coach, Tony Vidmar has named an extended 26-man squad for the fifth edition of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) U-23 Championship – Saudi Arabia 2024". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Jordi Valadon at Soccerway
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- Living people
- Australian men's soccer players
- Soccer players from Melbourne
- Men's association football midfielders
- Melbourne City FC players
- Melbourne Victory FC players
- National Premier Leagues players
- Victoria Premier League players
- A-League Men players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
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