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Jordan Marcel Gilbert Veretout ( natural 1 March 1993 ) is a french professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Serie A cabaret Roma and the France national team. Veretout is a former France youth international, having represented his nation regularly at under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 charge. In 2013, he won the FIFA U-20 World Cup. In 2021, he won the Nations League, coming on as a substitute in the final .

early life [edit ]

Veretout was born in Ancenis, Loire-Atlantique. [ 3 ]

Club career [edit ]

Nantes [edit ]

Veretout made his first-team debut for french club Nantes on 13 May 2011 in a league match against Sedan. [ 4 ] He made his first start the following season in the team ‘s opening catch of the campaign ; a 1–0 extra time acquire over Reims in the Coupe de la Ligue. [ 5 ] Veretout made 146 appearances for Nantes over five years. [ 6 ]

Aston Villa [edit ]

On 31 July 2015, Veretout joined Birmingham -based Premier League club Aston Villa on a five-year abridge for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the area of £7 million. [ 6 ] Manager Tim Sherwood praised the actor, saying, “ I know Veretout is very highly rated over in France. ” [ 6 ] Veretout made his debut for Aston Villa in a 1–0 victory against AFC Bournemouth on 8 August. [ 7 ]

loan to Saint-Étienne [edit ]

On 23 August 2016, Veretout joined AS Saint-Étienne on loan for one class without an choice to buy from Aston Villa. [ 8 ] [ 9 ]

Fiorentina [edit ]

On 25 July 2017, Veretout moved to Fiorentina agreeing to a four-year narrow with the option of a fifth year. The transfer fee paid to Aston Villa was reported as €7 million. [ 10 ] [ 11 ]

read-only memory [edit ]

On 20 July 2019, Veretout joined Roma on loan with an obligation to buy. [ 12 ] On 1 July 2020, Veretout joined on a permanent wave footing for an initial fee of €16 million, potentially rising to €18 million. He signed a four-year condense. [ 13 ]

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On 28 February 2021, Veretout scored his tenth Serie A goal of the 2020–21 season, in a equal against AC Milan. Veretout became the first french midfielder to reach that milestone since Michel Platini for Juventus in 1985–86. [ 14 ]

International career [edit ]

Veretout is a erstwhile 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 besides included Geoffrey Kondogbia and Paul Pogba. [ 15 ] Veretout scored a punishment in the final, as France won the tournament through a shoot-out. [ 16 ] [ 6 ] On 26 August 2021, he received his first call to the France senior team. [ 17 ] On 1 September, he made his external introduction in 2022 FIFA World Cup reservation game against Bosnia and Herzegovina. [ citation needed ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 22 December 2021[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nantes 2010–11 Ligue 2 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2011–12 Ligue 2 35 6 5 0 — 40 6
2012–13 Ligue 2 31 0 3 1 — 34 1
2013–14 Ligue 1 27 1 4 0 — 31 1
2014–15 Ligue 1 36 7 4 0 — 40 7
Total 130 14 16 1 — 146 15
Aston Villa 2015–16 Premier League 25 0 4 0 — 29 0
Saint-Étienne (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 1 35 3 1 1 7[b] 0 43 4
Fiorentina 2017–18 Serie A 36 8 2 2 — 38 10
2018–19 Serie A 33 5 4 0 — 37 5
Total 69 13 6 2 — 75 15
Roma (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 33 6 2 0 8[b] 1 43 7
Roma 2020–21 Serie A 29 10 1 0 8[b] 1 38 11
2021–22 Serie A 18 4 0 0 6[c] 0 24 4
Total 80 20 3 0 22 2 105 22
Career total 339 50 30 4 29 2 398 56

International [edit ]

As of match played 16 November 2021[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2021 5 0
Total 5 0

Honours [edit ]

Nantes
France U20
France

References [edit ]