Jordi Valadon

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

Jordi Valadon

Jordi Valadon training for Melbourne Victory, November 2023
Personal information
Full name	Jordi Francis Valadon[1]
Date of birth	(2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 22)[1]
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Melbourne Victory
Number	8
Youth career
	Glen Eira FC[3]
	Box Hill United
	Melbourne City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Melbourne City NPL	46	(7)
2022–2023	Melbourne City	0	(0)
2023–2024	Melbourne Victory NPL	16	(5)
2023–	Melbourne Victory	47	(0)
International career‡
2024–	Australia U23	8	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Australia WAFF U-23 Championship Runner-up 2024 Saudi Arabia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2025

Early life

Raised in Melbourne, Victoria, Valadon played youth football for Box Hill United and Melbourne City.^[4] He attended Mazenod College, located in Mulgrave, where he also played and captained the school football team.^[4] Valadon grew up supporting Melbourne Victory.^[4]

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.^[5][6] He finished with three goals and three assists for City in the 2022 National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 as his side achieved automatic promotion.^[7]

Having registered an A-League bench appearance earlier on 29 January 2022,^[1][6] Valadon made his professional debut in an AFC Champions League group clash against BG Pathum United on 15 April.^[8] City contested a 1–1 draw at full-time in their first Champions League match of their history.^[8]

Melbourne Victory

Valadon joined Melbourne Victory early-2023 after holding discussions with Victory youth coach Joe Palatsides.^[4] He made his first-team debut as a substitute in a 2–1 victory over Macarthur FC,^[1][4] and then his starting debut six days later in a 1–0 defeat to Brisbane Roar on 29 April.^[9] Following the conclusion of the 2022–23 season, Valadon signed his first professional contract – a two-year scholarship deal – with Victory on 5 July.^[10] However, on 7 August, Valadon was ruled out with a hamstring injury from training and was expected to receive surgery on the following Thursday.^[11]

Valadon played 15 matches during the 2023–24 A-League Men season and started Melbourne Victory's grand final against Central Coast Mariners. The match ended in a 3-1 defeat for Melbourne Victory.

On 18 February 2025, Melbourne Victory announced Valadon’s contract extension until the end of the 2026/27 season.^[12]

Honours

Melbourne Victory

• A-League Men Championship Finalist: 2023–24, 2024–25
• Australia Cup Finalist: 2024

Melbourne Victory NPL

• National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 Finalist: 2023
• National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 Champions: 2024

Melbourne City NPL

• National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 Finalist: 2022

Australia U-23

• WAFF U-23 Championship: runner-up 2024^[13]