Jordan Lefort
 Lefort with Angers in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Champigny-sur-Marne, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Angers | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CFFP | |||
| –2010 | AS Montferrand | ||
| 2010–2011 | Strasbourg | ||
| 2011–2013 | Amiens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Amiens B | 64 | (3) |
| 2013–2020 | Amiens | 85 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → US Quevilly (loan) | 37 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Young Boys (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Young Boys | 50 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Paris FC | 32 | (0) |
| 2023– | Angers | 105 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | Mauritania | 4 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 September 2026 | |||
Jordan Lefort (French: [ʒɔʁdan ləfɔʁ]; born 9 August 1993) is a professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Angers as a defender. Born in France, he represents the Mauritania national team.
Club career
Lefort spent time in the youth system at Strasbourg before joining Amiens in 2011, and made his senior debut in the 1–0 win over Châteauroux on 6 August 2013 in the first round of the Coupe de la Ligue. In 2020, he was loaned to the Swiss club Young Boys.
On 30 August 2022, Lefort signed a two-year contract with Paris FC.
International career
Lefort, who was born in the Paris suburb of Champigny-sur-Marne, became eligible to play for the Mauritania national football team after he was nationalized through marriage to his Mauritanian wife. He was first called up to the Mauritania national team in March 2026 for friendlies against Argentina and Palestine. In his debut game against Argentina, Lefort also scored a goal from a corner in extra time in a 2–1 loss to the reigning World Cup champions.
Career statistics
- As of 17 May 2024[citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Amiens | 2013–14 | National | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 85 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 1 | ||
| Quevilly-Rouen (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||
| Young Boys (loan) | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Young Boys | 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1 | ||
| Paris FC | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Angers | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 256 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 4 | ||
International
- As of match played 27 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | |||
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Mauritania goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lefort goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 March 2026 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Argentina | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France and Swiss Cup
- ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
- ↑ Jordan Lefort at Soccerway
- ↑ "Feuille de match: Amiens SC / Châteauroux". LFP.fr. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ↑ "Jordan Lefort leihweise zu den Young Boys". bscyb.ch. BSC Young Boys. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ↑ "Jordan Lefort est Parisien" (in French). Paris FC. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ "Angers' Jordan Lefort called up to Mauritania's squad to face Argentina and Palestine". Yahoo Sports. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ Amara, Imed Ben (28 March 2026). "Jordan Lefort scores his first goal for Mauritania". Foot Africa. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "Jordan Lefort". foot-national.com. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ↑ Jordan Lefort at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ "Jordan Lefort". www.lequipe.fr. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
External links
- Jordan Lefort at Angers SCO (in French)
- Jordan Lefort – French league stats at Ligue 1
- Jordan Lefort – French league stats at LFP (in French) (archived)
- Jordan Lefort on Instagram
