Jordan Pefok

Theoson-Jordan Siebatcheu[1] (born April 26, 1996), commonly known as Jordan Pefok or just Jordan, is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, on loan from Union Berlin, and the United States national team.[4] He is a former youth international for France.

Jordan Pefok
Pefok in 2018
Personal information
Full name Theoson-Jordan Siebatcheu[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-26) April 26, 1996[2]
Place of birth Washington, D.C., United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Mönchengladbach
(on loan from Union Berlin)
Number 13
Youth career
2003–2015 Reims
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Reims II 18 (4)
2015–2018 Reims 69 (20)
2017 → Châteauroux (loan) 15 (10)
2018–2021 Rennes 29 (3)
2020 Rennes II 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Young Boys (loan) 32 (12)
2021–2022 Young Boys 32 (22)
2022– Union Berlin 32 (4)
2023– → Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) 6 (1)
International career‡
2017 France U21 2 (1)
2021– United States 9 (1)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's soccer
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner2021 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 24, 2022

Club career

Reims

Pefok is a youth product of Stade de Reims, having joined the club as a 7-year-old.[5] He made his Ligue 1 debut on January 31, 2015, against Toulouse, replacing Alexi Peuget after 67 minutes in a 1–0 away defeat.[6] On August 9, 2015, Pefok scored his first Ligue 1 goal in only his second appearance, against Girondins de Bordeaux.[7] He signed his first professional contract in September 2015 committing to a three-year deal with Reims.[5]

On October 24, 2017, Pefok was named the Ligue 2 Player of the Month for September due to ranking among the league's best in both goals and assists, while leading Reims to the top of the Ligue 2 table.[8] On December 16, 2017, he set a career high for goals in a match by netting a hat trick against Valenciennes.[9] Pefok helped Reims win the 2017–18 Ligue 2 season and promotion to Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season while also setting a record for the number of points in a Ligue 2 season. He finished the season with 17 goals, the second-highest total among all Ligue 2 players, as well as seven assists.[10]

Rennes

On June 12, 2018, Pefok signed a contract with Ligue 1 side Rennes.[11] On September 20, he made his European debut in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage for Rennes. On November 8, he scored his first European goal, against Dynamo Kyiv.[12] On December 22, he had his first Ligue 1 brace, scoring two goals and adding an assist against Nîmes Olympique in a 4–0 victory.[13]

Young Boys

On September 13, 2020, Pefok was loaned to Swiss side Young Boys.[14] After recording 15 goals and four assists across all competitions during the loan, Young Boys exercised the option to make the move permanent, effective July 1, 2021.[15]

On September 14, 2021, Pefok scored the winning goal in the opening match of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage. His winner for Young Boys came in the final minute of stoppage time for a 2–1 win against Manchester United.[16]

Pefok earned the Swiss Super League scoring title for the 2021–22 season with 22 league goals, despite missing most of May 2022 due to injury. He became the first American to win the Golden Boot for a European league. Pefok recorded a career-best 27 goals and five assists across all competitions during the year including UEFA Champions League and its qualifiers.[17]

Union Berlin

On June 30, 2022, Pefok joined Union Berlin on a transfer from Young Boys.[18] He scored on his debut for the club against Regionalliga Nordost club Chemnitzer FC in the first round of the DFB-Pokal on August 1,[19] then scored again against city rivals Hertha in the league opener on August 6.[20]

Loan to Borussia Mönchengladbach

On August 31, 2023, Pefok moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[21]

International career

Pefok was born in Washington, D.C. to Cameroonian parents and grew up in France.[22] As a result, he was initially eligible to play for France, Cameroon, or the United States internationally.[23]

Pefok was called up for the first time to the France under-21 national team for two friendly matches in June 2017. He scored against Albania under-21s in his debut, and also played against Cameroon under-20s.[24]

The United States Soccer Federation inquired about Pefok,[25] and he was invited to the United States camp for a match against France in June 2018 but declined the call-up, citing his transfer from Reims to Rennes, while leaving the door open for possible inclusion in the United States squad in the future.[26] On March 10, 2021, he announced that he had committed to play for the United States.[27]

Pefok made his debut for the United States on March 25, 2021, in a 4–1 friendly win over Jamaica.[28] On June 3, 2021, he scored the winning goal in the 89th minute of a 1–0 win over Honduras in the CONCACAF Nations League semifinal, after entering the game as a late substitution.[29]

Name

Jordan wears Pefok, his mother's maiden name, on the back of his jersey for the United States. He also wore it on the back of his Young Boys jersey,[30][31] but decided to switch to using only his first name Jordan for Union Berlin.[32][33] On the squad page for Union Berlin, he is identified as Jordan Siebatcheu.[34]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played October 22, 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reims II 2013–14 CFA 2 122———122
2015–16 CFA 2 22———22
2016–17 CFA 40———40
Total 184———184
Reims 2014–15 Ligue 1 100000—10
2015–16 Ligue 1 2530010—263
2016–17 Ligue 2 801311—104
2017–18 Ligue 2 35172110—3818
Total 69203431—7525
Châteauroux (loan) 2016–17 Championnat National 15101100—1611
Rennes 2018–19 Ligue 1 15333203[lower-alpha 3]1237
2019–20 Ligue 1 14021—5[lower-alpha 3]0211
Total 293542081448
Young Boys (loan) 2020–21 Swiss Super League 321210—10[lower-alpha 4]34315
Young Boys 2021–22 Swiss Super League 322210—12[lower-alpha 5]54527
Union Berlin 2022–23 Bundesliga 31431—8[lower-alpha 3]0425
2023–24 Bundesliga 1010——20
Total 32441—80445
Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) 2023–24 Bundesliga 61———61
Career total 2337615106137929196
  1. Includes Coupe de France, Swiss Cup and DFB-Pokal
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played March 24, 2022[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202181
202210
Total91
Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pefok goal.
List of international goals scored by Jordan Pefok
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 June 3, 2021Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, United States4 Honduras1–01–02021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals

Honors

Reims

Rennes

Young Boys

United States

References
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  2. Jordan Pefok at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Jordan Pefok". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  4. Jordan Pefok at Soccerway
  5. "Theoson-Jordan Siebatcheu – Stade de Reims". Stade de Reims. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  6. "Toulouse vs. Reims – 31 January 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  7. "Bordeaux vs. Reims – 9 August 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  8. "STEVE MANDANDA ET THEOSON SIEBATCHEU, JOUEURS DU MOIS DE SEPTEMBRE !". UNFP.org. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  9. "LIGUE 2 : LE LEADER REIMS ÉCRASE VALENCIENNES !". Le Figaro. December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  10. "Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! - Stade de Reims". May 7, 2018. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  11. "Officiel : Jordan Siebtcheu signe à Rennes" (in French). L'Équipe. June 12, 2018.
  12. "USMNT Weekly Youth Update: The Christian Cappis Saga". SB Nation. November 12, 2018.
  13. "Jordan Siebatcheu makes SofaScore's Ligue 1 Team of the Week". Twitter. December 23, 2018.
  14. "Transferts : Jordan Siebatcheu (Rennes) s'engage avec les Young Boys Berne (officiel)" (in French). L'Équipe. September 13, 2020.
  15. "Jordy Siebatcheu unterschreibt bis 2024". Bscyb.ch (in German). Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  16. "Young Boys-Man. United | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  17. "American Pefok wins Swiss league scoring title with 22 goals". Associated Press. May 22, 2022.
  18. "Union signs Jordan Siebatcheu". fc-union-berlin.de (in German). Union Berlin. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  19. "Chemnitzer FC vs. 1. FC Union Berlin". ESPN. August 1, 2022.
  20. "FC Union Berlin vs. Hertha Berlin". ESPN. August 6, 2022.
  21. "BORUSSIA LEIHT JORDAN SIEBATCHEU VON UNION BERLIN AUS" [BORUSSIA ARE LOANING JORDAN SIEBATCHEU FROM UNION BERLIN] (in German). Borussia Mönchengladbach. August 31, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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  27. Johnson, Jonathan (March 10, 2021). "Jordan Siebatcheu commits to USMNT: Young Boys striker primed for call-up 'if that possibility is presented'". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  28. "U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM OPENS TWO-GAME EUROPEAN TOUR WITH 4-1 VICTORY AGAINST JAMAICA IN AUSTRIA TO EXTEND UNBEATEN RUN TO EIGHT MATCHES". ussoccer.com.
  29. "Jordan Siebatcheu scores late winner to send USA to Concacaf Nations League final". cbssports.com. June 4, 2021.
  30. U.S. Men's National Soccer Team [@USMNT] (March 27, 2021). "@Yaznasty @Theosonsmith For club and country Jordan wears "Pefok" on the back of his jersey, which is his mother's maiden name" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022 – via Twitter.
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  32. 1. FC Union Berlin [@fcunion] (July 6, 2022). "👀 t.co/UpdoDxiQD7" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022 – via Twitter.
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  34. "1. FC Union Berlin".
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