Jordan Semedo
Cape Verdan footballer (born 2003)
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Jordan Semedo Varela (born 15 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bulgarian First League club Slavia Sofia. Born in France, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Sofia | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| 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 | 34 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | France U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | France U20 | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | Cape Verde | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:47, 16 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:56, 30 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
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
Born in France, Semedo is of Cape Verdean descent and holds dual-citizenship.[7] 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.[8]
In May 2023, he was selected with France under-20s for the FIFA World Cup.[4][9] Semedo appeared as the starting left-back in all three group stages matches but France failed to advance to the knockout stage.[10]
In May 2025, Semedo was called up to the Cape Verde national team for a set of friendlies.[11] He debuted with Cape Verde in a friendly 1–1 tie with Malaysia on 29 May 2025.[12]
On 10 March 2026, Semedo received approval from FIFA to switch his international allegiance to play official matches for the Cape Verde national team.[13]