{{short description|Mauritanian footballer (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jordan Lefort | fullname = | image = Lefort asse sco 2425.png | caption = Lefort with Angers in 2025 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|8|09|df=y}} | birth_place = Champigny-sur-Marne, France | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.83 m | position = Defender | currentclub = Angers | clubnumber = 21 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = CFFP | youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2010 | youthclubs2 = AS Montferrand | youthyears3 = 2010–2011 | youthclubs3 = Strasbourg | youthyears4 = 2011–2013 | youthclubs4 = Amiens | years1 = 2012–2016 | clubs1 = Amiens B | caps1 = 64 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2013–2020 | clubs2 = Amiens | caps2 = 85 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2017–2018 | clubs3 = → US Quevilly (loan) | caps3 = 37 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2020 | clubs4 = → Young Boys (loan) | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2021–2022 | clubs5 = Young Boys | caps5 = 50 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2022–2023 | clubs6 = Paris FC | caps6 = 32 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2023– | clubs7 = Angers | caps7 = 105 | goals7 = 0 | club-update = 20 May 2026 | nationalyears1 = 2026– | nationalteam1 = Mauritania | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalteam-update = 27 March 2026 }}
'''Jordan Lefort''' (born 9 August 1993) is a professional footballer who plays for {{French football updater|Angers}} club Angers as a defender. Born in France, he represents the Mauritania national team.<ref>{{Soccerway|jordan-lefort/214492}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/coupeLigue/feuille_match/78284|title=Feuille de match: Amiens SC / Châteauroux|publisher=LFP.fr|date=6 August 2013|accessdate=10 October 2015}}</ref> In 2020, he was loaned to the Swiss club Young Boys.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bscyb.ch/news?nID=11833|title=Jordan Lefort leihweise zu den Young Boys |website=bscyb.ch|publisher=BSC Young Boys|date= 5 February 2020|accessdate=5 February 2020}}</ref>
On 30 August 2022, Lefort signed a two-year contract with Paris FC.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Paris FC|url=https://parisfc.fr/a-la-une-paris-fc/jordan-lefort-est-parisien/|title=Jordan Lefort est Parisien|date=30 August 2022|access-date=30 August 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2026-03-21 |title=Angers’ Jordan Lefort called up to Mauritania’s squad to face Argentina and Palestine |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/angers-jordan-lefort-called-mauritania-173000158.html |access-date=2026-03-29 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amara |first=Imed Ben |date=2026-03-28 |title=Jordan Lefort scores his first goal for Mauritania |url=https://foot-africa.com/en/news/jordan-lefort-scores-his-first-goal-for-mauritania-1142885/ |access-date=2026-03-29 |website=Foot Africa |language=en}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|17 May 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foot-national.com/11460-joueur-football-Lefort-Jordan.html|title=Jordan Lefort|publisher=foot-national.com|accessdate=10 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Soccerway|214492|accessdate=12 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur50387.html|title=Jordan Lefort|publisher=www.lequipe.fr|accessdate=12 August 2018}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de France and Swiss Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de la Ligue}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="7"|Amiens |2013–14 |rowspan="3"|National |1||0||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |2014–15 |11||0||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0 |- |2015–16 |13||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0 |- |2016–17 |Ligue 2 |27||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||1 |- |2018–19 |rowspan="2"|Ligue 1 |23||0||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||0 |- |2019–20 |10||0||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||0 |- !colspan="2"|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||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||39||2 |- |Young Boys (loan) |2019–20 |Swiss Super League |15||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||0 |- |rowspan="4"|Young Boys |2020–21 |rowspan="3"|Swiss Super League |28||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||11{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||40||1 |- |2021–22 |20||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||27||0 |- |2022–23 |2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !50!!1!!4!!0!!0!!0!!18!!0!!0!!0!!72!!1 |- |Paris FC |2022–23 |Ligue 2 |32||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||0 |- |Angers |2023–24 |Ligue 2 |37||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !256!!4!!18!!0!!7!!0!!18!!0!!0!!0!!299!!4 |}
===International=== {{updated|match played 27 March 2026}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="2"|Mauritania |- |2026||1||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!1!!1 |}
:''Scores and results list Mauritania goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lefort goal''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Jordan Lefort |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | style="text-align:center"|1 || 27 March 2026 || La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina || {{fb|ARG}} || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || Friendly |}
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==External links== * [https://angers-sco.fr/joueur/jordan-lefort/ Jordan Lefort] at Angers SCO {{in lang|fr}} * {{LFP Ligue 1|new_id=37_37008|old_id=jordan-lefort}} * {{LFP player|lefort-jordan|fr_archive=20190529203215}} * {{Instagram}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lefort, Jordan}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Champigny-sur-Marne Category:Mauritanian men's footballers Category:Mauritania men's international footballers Category:French men's footballers Category:Mauritanian people of French descent Category:French emigrants to Mauritania Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Amiens SC players Category:US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole players Category:BSC Young Boys players Category:Paris FC players Category:Angers SCO players Category:Ligue 1 players Category:Ligue 2 players Category:Championnat National players Category:Swiss Super League players Category:French expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Category:21st-century Mauritanian sportsmen Category:21st-century French sportsmen Category:Naturalized citizens of Mauritania