Jordan Veretout

Jordan Marcel Gilbert Veretout (French pronunciation: ​[vəʁətu]; born 1 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Roma. 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.

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 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Roma
Number 17
Youth career
1999–2003 Belligne
2003–2011 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Nantes 130 (14)
2015–2017 Aston Villa 25 (0)
2016–2017 → Saint-Étienne (loan) 35 (3)
2017–2019 Fiorentina 69 (13)
2019–2020 → Roma (loan) 33 (6)
2020- Roma 13 (7)
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 13:37, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 December 2014

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] 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.[6]

Loan to Saint-Étienne

On 23 August 2016, Veretout joined AS Saint-Étienne on loan for one year without an option to buy from Aston Villa.[7][8]

Fiorentina

On 25 July 2017, Veretout moved to Fiorentina agreeing to a four-year deal with the option of a fifth year. The transfer fee paid to Aston Villa was reported as €7 million.[9][10]

Roma

On 20 July 2019, Veretout joined Roma on loan with an obligation to buy.[11] On 1 July 2020, Veretout joined on a permanent basis for an initial fee of €16 million, potentially rising to €18 million. He signed a four-year contract.[12]

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.[13] Veretout scored a penalty in the final, as France won the tournament through a shoot-out.[14][5]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 December 2020[15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nantes 2010–11 Ligue 2 1000—10
2011–12 35650—406
2012–13 31031—341
2013–14 Ligue 1 27140—311
2014–15 36740—407
Total 13014161—14615
Aston Villa 2015–16 Premier League 25040—290
Saint-Étienne (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 1 3531170434
Fiorentina 2017–18 Serie A 36822—3810
2018–19 33540—375
Total 691362—7515
Roma (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 3362081437
Roma 2020–21 1370031168
Total 4613201025915
Career total 3054329418235249
  1. Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, FA Cup, EFL Cup, Coppa Italia

Honours

Club
Nantes

International
France U-20

References
  1. "Player shirt numbers for 20 Barclays Premier League clubs released". Premier League. 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  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. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  4. "Reims v. Nantes Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 22 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  5. "Jordan Veretout: Aston Villa sign French midfielder". BBC Sport. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  6. "J. Veretout". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  7. "St Etienne sign Newcastle's Saivet and Villa's Veretout on a season's loan". BBC Sport. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  8. 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.
  9. "Official: Fiorentina sign Veretout". Football Italia. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  10. "Jordan Veretout signe officiellement à la Fiorentina". L'Équipe (in French). 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  11. "UFFICIALE: Roma, dalla Fiorentina ecco Veretout in prestito con obbligo". Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  12. Solano, John (2019-07-20). "Official: Jordan Veretout joins Roma". RomaPress.net. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  13. "Avec Paul Pogba et Geoffrey Kondogbia, il faut faire comme ça (France U20)". Eurosport. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  14. "France triumph after shootout drama". FIFA. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  15. "J. Veretout". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  16. "Jordan Veretout". Ligue1.com (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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