| Jacob Bedeau | |
| Fullname: | Jacob Mitchell Bedeau[1] |
| Birth Date: | 24 December 1999[2] |
| Birth Place: | Waltham Forest, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Notts County |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Leyton Orient |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Bury |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Bury |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Aston Villa |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Scunthorpe United |
| Caps3: | 45 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Burnley |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Morecambe (loan) |
| Caps5: | 22 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs6: | Morecambe |
| Caps6: | 68 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Notts County |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Grenada |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:00, 5 January 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 04:50, 9 September 2023 (UTC) |
Jacob Mitchell Bedeau (born 24 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for side Notts County. Born in England, he represents the Grenada national team.
Bedeau is a product of the Leyton Orient and Bury football academies, after impressing at a young age for Bury, debuting at sixteen. Bedeau was given his professional debut by caretaker-manager Chris Brass at the age of 16 in a League One tie against Millwall, in which Bury suffered a 3–2 defeat.[3] After appearing on the Bury bench several times, Bedeau was given his next start in a 4–2 defeat against Bristol Rovers.[4] He played a total of seven games for Bury.
On 31 January 2017, Bedeau joined Championship club Aston Villa on a two-and-a-half-year deal for a fee around the margin of £900,000.[5] Bedeau did not make any first team appearances in competitive games for Aston Villa, but was a main stay of the Under-23 squad, with 42 appearances, excluding cup matches. In his first full season with the 23s (2017–18) they won the Premier League Cup and finished runners up in the league.[6] In one of his last appearances, he captained the squad to a 5–1 victory over Manchester United U23s.[7]
On 31 January 2019, Bedeau joined League One side Scunthorpe United.[8] He started sparingly, making his debut in September 2019 in a 1–1 draw against Leicester City U21s, in the Football League Trophy.[9] He started only two more games that calendar year, against Sunderland (in the Football League Trophy);[10] and Walsall (in League Two).[11] However, he became a regular starter by the end of the 2019–20 season and into the 2020–21 season. He scored his first professional goal in a 2–2 draw against Crewe Alexandra.[12] He scored again in a 2–0 win against Oldham Athletic.[13] He made a total of 53 appearances for Scunthorpe, 45 of them being in the league. He was one of 17 players released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2020–21 season.[14]
Following his release from Scunthorpe he signed for Burnley on a two-year deal with the option of a further 12-months and was placed into the Under-23 squad.[15]
On 4 January 2022, Bedeau joined EFL League One side Morecambe on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[16] He started Morecambe's next game, which was a FA Cup tie against Tottenham Hotspur. Bedeau managed to keep a clean sheet, but came off after 65 minutes.[17] Morecambe eventually lost 3–1.[18] On 9 August 2022, Bedeau made his loan move to Morecambe permanent for an undisclosed fee.[19]
On 11 June 2024, Bedeau joined EFL League Two side Notts County on a three-year deal.[20]
Born in England, Bedeau is of Grenadian descent. He was called up to the Grenada national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches in September 2023.[21]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bury | 2016–17 | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Aston Villa | 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Scunthorpe United | 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | League Two | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | League Two | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| Total | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 2 | |||
| Burnley | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Morecambe (loan) | 2021–22 | League One | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Morecambe | 2022–23 | League One | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Career total | 97 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 112 | 2 | |||