Jordan Ferri (born 12 March 1992) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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, of which he is the

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. He principally plays as a

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and is known for his passing ability.

Career

Ferri made his debut in the

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on 8 November 2012 against

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, replacing

Alexandre Lacazette Alexandre Armand Lacazette (; born 28 May 1991) is a French professional association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for and Captain (association football), captains club Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon. He p ...

in the 82nd minute. He made his league debut on 12 December against

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, replacing

Anthony Réveillère Anthony Guy Marie Réveillère (born 10 November 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He spent most of his professional career with Rennes and Lyon, amassing Ligue 1 totals of 426 matches and five goals du ...

after 30 minutes. On 22 November 2018, Ferri joined fellow

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side

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on loan until the end of the season. At the beginning of the 2019–2020 season, Ferri joined

Career statistics

Honours

Lyon *

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* * * Living people 1992 births People from Cavaillon Footballers from Vaucluse French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders France men's under-21 international footballers France men's youth international footballers Ligue 1 players Olympique Lyonnais players Nîmes Olympique players Montpellier HSC players 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub