Jordan Veretout

Early life

Veretout was born in Ancenis, Loire-Atlantique.

Club career

Nantes

Veretout made his first-team debut for French club Nantes on 13 May 2011 in a league match against Sedan. 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. Veretout made 146 appearances for Nantes over five years.

Aston Villa

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

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.

Fiorentina

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

Roma

On 20 July 2019, Veretout joined Roma on loan with an obligation to buy. 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.

On 28 February 2021, Veretout scored his 10th Serie A goal of the 2020–21 season, in a match against AC Milan. Veretout became the first French midfielder to reach that milestone since Michel Platini for Juventus in 1985–86.

Marseille

On 5 August 2022, Veretout signed for Ligue 1 club Marseille on a three-year contract with an option for a further year. Marseille paid a transfer fee in the region of €11 million. He scored an important penalty to give his side a 3-1 victory over Greek side AEK Athens in 2023/24 Europa League Groupd Stage.

Lyon

On 4 September 2024, Veretout signed for fellow Ligue 1 club Lyon on a contract until 30 June 2026. Marseille received a transfer fee of €4 million, in addition to bonuses that could add up to €3 million, and a 25% sell-on clause. Lyon completed the transfer outside the regular transfer window dates thanks to the "joker" transfer exemption within France.

Al-Arabi SC

On 25 July 2025, Veretout left Lyon with a year remaining in his contract and signed for Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi SC on a 2-year contract. Lyon received a fee of €500k with an agreement for 50% future sale incentive.

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. Veretout scored a penalty in the final, as France won the tournament through a shoot-out.

In August 2021, he received his first call-up to the France senior squad, for World Cup qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine and Finland. With N'Golo Kanté unavailable through injury, Veretout made his debut in the first match, a 1–1 draw away to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 1 September. Veretout was a member of the final 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and made one appearance, in the last group stage match against Tunisia.

Career statistics

Club

!colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals |- |2010–11 |Ligue 2 |1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2011–12 |Ligue 2 |35||6||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||39||6 |- |2012–13 |Ligue 2 |31||0||1||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||33||1 |- |2013–14 |Ligue 1 |27||1||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||31||1 |- |2014–15 |Ligue 1 |36||7||3||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||40||7 |- !colspan="2"|Total !130!!14!!6!!0!!8!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!144!!15 |- |Aston Villa |2015–16 |Premier League |25||0||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||29||0 |- |Saint-Étienne (loan) |2016–17 |Ligue 1 |35||3||1||1||0||0||7||0||43||4 |- |2017–18 |Serie A |36||8||2||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||10 |- |2018–19 |Serie A |33||5||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||37||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !69!!13!!6!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!75!!15 |- |Roma (loan) |2019–20 |Serie A |33||6||2||0||colspan="2"|—||8||1||43||7 |- |2020–21 |Serie A |29||10||1||0||colspan="2"|—||8||1||38||11 |- |2021–22 |Serie A |36||4||2||0||colspan="2"|—||12||0||50||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !98!!20!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!28!!2!!131!!22 |- |2022–23 |Ligue 1 |38||4||4||1||colspan="2"|—||6||0||48||5 |- |2023–24 |Ligue 1 |29||1||2||1||colspan="2"|—||15||3||46||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !67!!5!!6!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!21!!3!!94!!8 |- |Lyon |2024–25 |Ligue 1 |27||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||9||0||38||2 |- |Al-Arabi |2025–26 |Qatar Stars League |1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !455!!57!!28!!5!!10!!1!!65!!5!!555!!68 |}

International

Roma

• UEFA Europa Conference League: 2021–22

France U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2013

France

• UEFA Nations League: 2020–21
• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2022

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