{{Short description|American soccer player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Adam Bedell | image = Adam Bedell (2012).jpg | caption = Adam Bedell in 2012 | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|12|1|mf=y}} | birth_place = Livonia, Michigan, U.S. | height = {{height|m=2.01}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Forward | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Crew Soccer Academy Wolves | collegeyears1 = 2010–2013 | college1 = Detroit Mercy Titans | years1 = 2012–2013 | clubs1 = Detroit City FC | caps1 = 15 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = Columbus Crew | caps2 = 16 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2015 | clubs3 = → Austin Aztex (loan) | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2015 | clubs4 = → Richmond Kickers (loan) | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2015 | clubs5 = Orlando City | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2015 | clubs6 = → HB Køge (loan) | caps6 = 11 | goals6 = 2 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | club-update = November 17, 2015 | ntupdate = | totalcaps = 47 | totalgoals = 8 }}
'''Adam Bedell''' (born December 1, 1991) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward.
==Career== ===Early career=== Born in Livonia, Michigan, Bedell played high school soccer at Winston Churchill High School and club soccer with the Michigan Crew Soccer Academy Wolves before attending the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM), where he played for the Detroit Mercy Titans.<ref name="Crew Profile">{{cite web|title=Adam Bedell|url=http://www.thecrew.com/players/adam-bedell|work=The Crew|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref> Bedell played in a purely defensive role at center back during his freshman and sophomore years at UDM before transitioning to a more attacking role at center midfield/forward for his junior and senior years. Despite spending only two years as a midfielder/forward, Bedell scored 23 goals and recorded 22 assists in his collegiate career as a Titan.<ref name="Crew Profile"/> In 2012, he was named the Horizon League Offensive Player of the Year and Horizon League Player of the Year in addition to an array of academic and athletic accolades. Bedell also played for Detroit City FC of the National Premier Soccer League in 2012 and 2013.<ref name="Crew Profile"/>
===Columbus Crew=== On January 21, 2014, it was announced that Bedell had been drafted in the 3rd round (45th overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew, and after playing for them in pre-season he was officially signed on March 7, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=UDM's Adam Bedell signs with Columbus Crew in MLS|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20140306/SPORTS08/303060168/columbus-crew-mls-udm-soccer|work=Freep|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}</ref> Bedell scored his first professional goal at the 2014 Disney Pro Soccer Classic against Toronto FC<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecrew.com/preseason/news/2014/02/watch-crew-vs-toronto-fc-2014-disney-pro-soccer-classic|title=WATCH: Crew vs. Toronto FC – 2014 Disney Pro Soccer Classic|work=Columbus Crew|access-date=January 1, 2015|archive-date=January 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101044535/http://www.thecrew.com/preseason/news/2014/02/watch-crew-vs-toronto-fc-2014-disney-pro-soccer-classic|url-status=dead}}</ref> and his first regular season goal on July 12, 2014, against the New York Red Bulls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecrew.com/match/new-york-red-bulls-vs-columbus-crew-july-12-2014 |title=New York Red Bulls vs. Columbus Crew – July 12, 2014 |work=Columbus Crew |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101035439/http://www.thecrew.com/match/new-york-red-bulls-vs-columbus-crew-july-12-2014 |archivedate=January 1, 2015 }}</ref> On July 23, 2014, Bedell scored in an international friendly with Crystal Palace<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecrew.com/match/columbus-crew-vs-crystal-palace-fc-july-23-2014 |title=Columbus Crew vs. Crystal Palace FC – July 23, 2014 |work=Columbus Crew |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101044454/http://www.thecrew.com/match/columbus-crew-vs-crystal-palace-fc-july-23-2014 |archivedate=January 1, 2015 |df=mdy }}</ref> and again in the August 23, 2014 match with Houston Dynamo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecrew.com/news/2014/08/mls-match-recap-columbus-crew-3-houston-dynamo-0|title=MLS Match Recap: Columbus Crew 3 – Houston Dynamo 0|work=Columbus Crew}}</ref>
===Orlando City=== On August 6, 2015, Bedell was acquired by Orlando City from the Columbus Crew in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/08/06/orlando-city-acquire-forward-adam-bedell-trade-columbus-crew-sc|title=Orlando City acquire forward Adam Bedell in trade with Columbus Crew SC|work=MLSsoccer.com}}</ref> He was released by Orlando at the end of the 2015 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-city-lions/on-the-pitch/os-orlando-city-options-tally-hall-lewis-neal-20151124-post.html|title=Orlando City parts ways with goalkeeper Tally Hall|author=Orlando Sentinel|date=November 25, 2015|work=OrlandoSentinel.com}}</ref>
====HB Køge (loan)==== On September 1, 2015, Bedell was loaned out to Danish side HB Køge until December 31, 2015. He scored a hat-trick in his debut in a 2015–16 Danish Cup match.
==Career statistics== {{updated|March 8, 2014}}<ref>{{soccerway|adam-bedell/332594}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|MLS Cup !colspan="2"|U.S. Open Cup !colspan="2"|CONCACAF !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="1"|Columbus Crew |2014 |MLS||16||2||1||—||1||0||—||—||18||2 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !16!!2!!1!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!18!!2 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{soccerway|adam-bedell/332594}}
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