| Jordi Valadon | |
| Fullname: | Jordi Francis Valadon[1] |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 2003 |
| Height: | [2] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Melbourne Victory |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Youthclubs1: | Box Hill United |
| Youthclubs2: | Melbourne City |
| Years1: | 2019–2022 |
| Caps1: | 46 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Clubs1: | Melbourne City NPL |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Clubs2: | Melbourne City |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Clubs3: | Melbourne Victory NPL |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Clubs4: | Melbourne Victory |
| Nationalyears1: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam1: | Australia U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 06 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 20 April 2024 |
Jordi Francis Valadon (born 4 March 2003) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for A-League Men club Melbourne Victory.
Raised in Melbourne, Victoria, Valadon played youth football for Box Hill United and Melbourne City.[3] He attended Mazenod College, located in Mulgrave, where he also played and captained the school football team.[3] Valadon grew up supporting Melbourne Victory.[3]
After playing regularly in the academy, Valadon was registered into the National Premier Leagues and A-League Youth squads for Melbourne City Youth.[4] [5] He finished with three goals and three assists for City in the 2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 as his side achieved automatic promotion.[6]
Having registered an A-League bench appearance earlier on 29 January 2022,[1] [5] Valadon made his professional debut in an AFC Champions League group clash against BG Pathum United on 15 April.[7] City contested a 1–1 draw at full-time in their first Champions League match of their history.[7]
Valadon joined Melbourne Victory early-2023 after holding discussions with Victory youth coach Joe Palatsides.[3] He made his first-team debut as a substitute in a 2–1 victory over Macarthur FC,[1] [3] and then his starting debut six days later in a 1–0 defeat to Brisbane Roar on 29 April.[8] Following the conclusion of the 2022–23 season, Valadon signed his first professional contract – a two-year scholarship deal – with Victory on 5 July.[9] However, on 7 August, Valadon was ruled out with a hamstring injury from training and was expected to receive surgery on the following Thursday.[10]
Valadon played 15 matches during the Isuzu UTE A League 2023/24 season and started Melbourne Victory's grand final against Central Coast Mariners. The match ended in a 3-1 defeat for Melbourne Victory.
Australia U23
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory NPL
Melbourne City NPL