Jordi Valadon

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.

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.

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 7 August, Valadon was ruled out with a hamstring injury from training and was expected to receive surgery on the following Thursday.

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.

Honours
Australia U23
 * WAFF U-23 Championship Finalist: 2024

Melbourne Victory
 * A-League Men Championship Finalist: 2023–24

Melbourne Victory Youth
 * National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 Finalist: 2023

Melbourne City Youth
 * National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 Finalist: 2022