Jordan Veretout

Jordan Veretout

Veretout playing for France U19 in 2012
Personal information
Full name Jordan Marcel Gilbert Veretout[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993[2]
Place of birth Ancenis, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in) [2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Saint-Étienne
(on loan from Aston Villa)
Number 14
Youth career
1999–2003 Belligne
2003–2011 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Nantes 130 (14)
2015– Aston Villa 25 (0)
2016–Saint-Étienne (loan) 11 (1)
National team
2010–2011 France U18 8 (2)
2011–2012 France U19 12 (1)
2012–2013 France U20 15 (2)
2013–2014 France U21 9 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 28 November 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 December 2014

Jordan Marcel Gilbert Veretout (born 1 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saint-Étienne on loan from Aston Villa. He is a former France youth international, having represented his nation regularly at under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 level. In 2013, he won the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Club career

Nantes

Veretout made his professional debut for French club Nantes on 13 May 2011 in a league match against Sedan.[3] He made his first start the following season in the team's opening match of the campaign; a 1–0 extra time win over Reims in the Coupe de la Ligue.[4] Veretout made 146 appearances for Nantes over five years.[5]

Aston Villa

On 31 July 2015, Veretout joined Birmingham-based Premier League club Aston Villa on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £7 million.[5][6] Manager Tim Sherwood praised the player, saying, "I know Veretout is very highly rated over in France."[5] Veretout made his first official appearance for Aston Villa in a 1–0 victory against A.F.C. Bournemouth on 8 August 2015.[7]

Saint-Étienne

On 23 August 2016, Veretout joined AS Saint-Étienne on loan for one year without an option to buy from Aston Villa.[8][9]

International career

Veretout is a former France youth international, having represented his country from under-18 through to under-21 level. Veretout won the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey, where he was highly praised for his performances in a midfield-three that also included Geoffrey Kondogbia and Paul Pogba.[10] Veretout scored a penalty in the final, as France won the tournament through a shoot-out.[11][5]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 March 2016.[12]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nantes 2010–11 100010
2011–12 35650406
2012–13 31031341
2013–14 27140311
2014–15 36740407
Total 130141610014615
Aston Villa 2015–16 25040290
Career total 155142010017515

Honours

Club

Nantes

International

France U-20

References

  1. "Player shirt numbers for 20 Barclays Premier League clubs released". Premier League. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Premier League Player Profile Jordan Veretout". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. "Sedan v. Nantes Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  4. "Reims v. Nantes Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Jordan Veretout: Aston Villa sign French midfielder". BBC Sport. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  6. Oilver, Todd (31 July 2015). "Aston Villa unveil £8m Jordan Veretout as midfielder signs from Nantes on five-year deal". Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  7. "J. Veretout". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  8. "St Etienne sign Newcastle's Saivet and Villa's Veretout on a season's loan". BBC Sport. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  9. Monier, Hugo (24 August 2016). "igue 1 : Saint-Etienne officialise les prêts d'Henri Saivet et Jordan Veretout". France TV Sport (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  10. "Avec Paul Pogba et Geoffrey Kondogbia, il faut faire comme ça (France U20)". Eurosport. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  11. "France triumph after shootout drama". FIFA. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  12. "Jordan Veretout". Ligue1.com (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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