Jordi Valadon

Jordi Francis Valadon (born 4 March 2003) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for A-League Men club Melbourne Victory.

Early life

Raised in Melbourne, Victoria, Valadon played youth football for Box Hill United and Melbourne City. He attended Mazenod College, located in Mulgrave, where he also played and captained the school football team. Valadon grew up supporting Melbourne Victory.

Club career

Melbourne City

After playing regularly in the academy, Valadon was registered into the National Premier Leagues and A-League Youth squads for Melbourne City Youth. He finished with three goals and three assists for City in the 2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 as his side achieved automatic promotion.

Having registered an A-League bench appearance earlier on 29 January 2022, Valadon made his professional debut in an AFC Champions League group clash against BG Pathum United on 15 April. City contested a 1–1 draw at full-time in their first Champions League match of their history.

Melbourne Victory

Valadon joined Melbourne Victory early-2023 after holding discussions with Victory youth coach Joe Palatsides. He made his first-team debut as a substitute in a 2–1 victory over Macarthur FC, and then his starting debut six days later in a 1–0 defeat to Brisbane Roar on 29 April. Following the conclusion of the 2022–23 season, Valadon signed his first professional contract – a two-year scholarship deal – with Victory on 5 July. However, on Monday 7 August, Valadon was ruled out with a hamstring injury from training and was expected to receive surgery on the following Thursday.