Jordan Veretout
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Veretout playing for France U19 in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Marcel Gilbert Veretout[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1993[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Ancenis, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 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) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 28 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
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 | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nantes | 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | 40 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | 40 | 7 | ||
| Total | 130 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 15 | |
| Aston Villa | 2015–16 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| Career total | 155 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 15 | |
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue
Honours
Club
- Nantes
International
- France U-20
References
- ↑ "Player shirt numbers for 20 Barclays Premier League clubs released". Premier League. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Premier League Player Profile Jordan Veretout". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ "Sedan v. Nantes Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ↑ "Reims v. Nantes Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "Jordan Veretout: Aston Villa sign French midfielder". BBC Sport. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "J. Veretout". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ "St Etienne sign Newcastle's Saivet and Villa's Veretout on a season's loan". BBC Sport. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Avec Paul Pogba et Geoffrey Kondogbia, il faut faire comme ça (France U20)". Eurosport. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ "France triumph after shootout drama". FIFA. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "Jordan Veretout". Ligue1.com (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
External links
- Club profile
- Jordan Veretout – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
- Jordan Veretout at L'Équipe Football (French)
- France profile at FFF