Jordan Semedo Varela (born 15 January 2003) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in France, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.

Club career

Born in

Nice Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million AS Monaco Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club, commonly referred to as AS Monaco (), is a professional football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. Although not in France, they are a member of the French Football Federation (FFF) and currently ...

academy in 2017. In June 2023, Semedo joined

Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. They compete in the Belgian Pro League, the top flight of Belgian football. Their matricule number is 12. The club plays home games at the 29 ...

on a one-year loan deal. He made his professional debut on 30 July 2023, in Cercle Brugge's 0–1 defeat against

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International career

Born in France, Semedo is of Cape Verdean descent and holds dual-citizenship. In 2022, he participated in the

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with France under-19s. He started in three out of four matches, as France was defeated by

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in the semi-finals. In May 2023, he was selected with France under-20s for the

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. Semedo appeared as the starting left-back in all three group stages matches but France failed to advance to the knockout stage. In May 2025, Semedo was called up to the Cape Verde national team for a set of friendlies. He debuted with Cape Verde in a friendly 1–1 tie with

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on 29 May 2025.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Semedo, Jordan 2003 births Living people Footballers from Nice Cape Verdean men's footballers Cape Verde men's international footballers French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers French sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Men's association football defenders AS Monaco FC players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Belgian Pro League players Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria French expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium 21st-century Cape Verdean sportsmen 21st-century French sportsmen