{{short description|Grenadian-English footballer (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Use British English|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jacob Bedeau | image = | upright = | caption = | fullname = Jacob Mitchell Bedeau<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2017-18.pdf |title=Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Aston Villa |publisher=English Football League |page=2 |accessdate=16 June 2018}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|12|24|df=y}}<ref name="11v11">{{cite web |title=Jacob Bedeau |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/jordan-bedeau-253573/|publisher=11v11 |accessdate=19 September 2017}}</ref> | birth_place = Waltham Forest, England | height = 1.84 m<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jacob-bedeau/453175/|title=England - J. Bedeau - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> | position = Defender | currentclub = Notts County | clubnumber = 4 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–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 = 82 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = Notts County | caps7 = 48 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2023– | nationalteam1 = Grenada | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 02:37, 17 August 2025 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 09:59, 25 July 2025 (UTC) }} '''Jacob Mitchell Bedeau''' (born 24 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{English football updater|NottsCou}} club Notts County. Born in England, he represents the Grenada national team.

==Club career== === Bury === 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.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bury vs. Millwall |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/11/26/england/league-one/bury-fc/millwall-fc/2247509/ |publisher=Soccerway |date=26 November 2016 |accessdate=24 December 2016}}</ref> After appearing on the Bury bench several times, Bedeau was given his next start in a 4–2 defeat against Bristol Rovers.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bristol Rovers vs. Bury |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/12/10/england/league-one/bristol-rovers-fc/bury-fc/2247522/ |publisher=Soccerway |date=10 December 2016 |accessdate=24 December 2016}}</ref> He played a total of seven games for Bury.

=== Aston Villa === 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.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jacob Bedeau: Aston Villa sign teenage Bury defender |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38815258 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=31 January 2017 |accessdate=31 January 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aston Villa Under-23s 2017-18|url=http://youthhawk.co.uk/w/index.php/Aston_Villa_Under-23s_2017-18|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Youth Hawk}}</ref> In one of his last appearances, he captained the squad to a 5–1 victory over Manchester United U23s.<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 January 2019|title=THE VERDICT: ASTON VILLA U23S 5-1 MANCHESTER UNITED U23S|url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2019/01/07/the-verdict-aston-villa-u23s-5-1-man-utd-u23s|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123195641/https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2019/01/07/the-verdict-aston-villa-u23s-5-1-man-utd-u23s|archive-date=2019-01-23|access-date=2022-01-16|website=AVFC}}</ref>

=== Scunthorpe United === On 31 January 2019, Bedeau joined League One side Scunthorpe United.<ref>{{Cite web|date=31 January 2019|title=TRANSFER NEWS: JACOB BEDEAU JOINS SCUNTHORPE UNITED|url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2019/01/31/bedeau-joins-scunthorpe-united|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128115017/https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2019/01/31/bedeau-joins-scunthorpe-united|archive-date=2020-11-28|access-date=2019-01-31|website=AVFC}}</ref> He started sparingly, making his debut in September 2019 in a 1–1 draw against Leicester City U21s, in the Football League Trophy.<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 September 2019|title=Scun 1 - 1 LEI|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/554139|access-date=2022-01-16|website=ESPN}}</ref> He started only two more games that calendar year, against Sunderland (in the Football League Trophy);<ref>{{Cite web|last=Best|first=Ceara|date=12 November 2019|title=Report: Iron 3-0 Sunderland|url=https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2019/november/report-iron-v-sunderland/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508213246/https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2019/november/report-iron-v-sunderland/|archive-date=2021-05-08|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Scunthorpe-United}}</ref> and Walsall (in League Two).<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 December 2019|title=Scunthorpe United 0-2 Walsall|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50847133|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228131856/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50847133|archive-date=2019-12-28|access-date=2022-01-16|website=BBC}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 January 2020|title=Bedeau reflects on first professional goal|url=https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2020/january/bedeau-reflects-on-first-professional-goal/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031071108/https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2020/january/bedeau-reflects-on-first-professional-goal/|archive-date=2020-10-31|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Scunthorpe-United}}</ref> He scored again in a 2–0 win against Oldham Athletic.<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 November 2020|title=🥅⚽ Goal: Jacob Bedeau v Oldham Athletic (A)|url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/goal-jacob-bedeau-v-oldham-athletic-a-31763788|access-date=2022-01-16|website=One Football}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Green|first=Trevor|date=13 May 2021|title=Scunthorpe United release 17 players including several key men|url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/scunthorpe-united-retained-list-players-5412359|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184625/https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/scunthorpe-united-retained-list-players-5412359|archive-date=2021-07-09|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Grimsby Telegraph}}</ref>

===Burnley=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/content/second-new-arrival-as-jacob-joins|title=SECOND NEW ARRIVAL AS JACOB JOINS|date=1 July 2021|publisher=Burnley F.C.|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref>

=== Morecambe === On 4 January 2022, Bedeau joined EFL League One side Morecambe on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59869406 |title=Jacob Bedeau: Morecambe sign Burnley defender on loan to end of the season |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 January 2022 |accessdate=5 January 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=De Cosemo|first=Harry|date=9 January 2022|title=Tottenham 3-1 Morecambe|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59911421|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114154718/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59911421|archive-date=2022-01-14|access-date=2022-01-16|website=BBC}}</ref> Morecambe eventually lost 3–1.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 January 2022|title=Tottenham 3-1 Morecambe: Spurs avoid FA Cup third round scare as Tanguy Ndombele booed by crowd| url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/34651/12511134/tottenham-3-1-morecambe-spurs-avoid-fa-cup-third-round-scare-as-tanguy-ndombele-booed-by-crowd|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Sky Sports}}</ref> On 9 August 2022, Bedeau made his loan move to Morecambe permanent for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 August 2022 |title=Morecambe sign Burnley's Bedeau on permanent deal |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62485707 |access-date=2022-08-10}}</ref>

===Notts County=== On 11 June 2024, Bedeau joined EFL League Two side Notts County on a three-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2024/june/jacob-bedeau-signing-110624/| title=Signing: Jacob Bedeau| website=www.nottscountyfc.co.uk| date=11 June 2024}}</ref>

==International career== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.morecambefc.com/news/2023/september/four-shrimps-get-international-recognition/|title=Four Shrimps get International Recognition|website=www.morecambefc.com}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 8 March 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|FA Cup !colspan=2|EFL Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Bury |2016–17<ref name=sb1617>{{soccerbase season|94744|2016|accessdate=5 September 2020}}</ref> |League One |7||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||7||0 |- |rowspan=4|Aston Villa |2016–17<ref name=sb1617/> |Championship |0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0||0 |- |2017–18<ref name=sb1718>{{soccerbase season|94744|2017|accessdate=5 September 2020}}</ref> |Championship |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2018–19<ref name=sb1819>{{soccerbase season|94744|2018|accessdate=5 September 2020}}</ref> |Championship |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |rowspan=4|Scunthorpe United |2018–19<ref name=sb1819/> |League One |0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0||0 |- |2019–20<ref name=sb1920>{{soccerbase season|94744|2019|accessdate=5 September 2020}}</ref> |League Two |11||1||0||0||0||0||4{{efn|Appearances in EFL Trophy}}||0||15||1 |- |2020–21<ref name=sb2021>{{soccerbase season|94744|2020|accessdate=13 May 2021}}</ref> |League Two |34||1||1||0||1||0||2{{efn|Appearances in EFL Trophy}}||0||38||1 |- !colspan=2|Total !45||2||1||0||1||0||6||0||53||2 |- |Burnley |2021–22<ref name=sb2122>{{soccerbase season|94744|2021|accessdate=16 January 2022}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0 |- |Morecambe (loan) |2021–22<ref name=sb2122/> |League One |22||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||23||0 |- | rowspan="3" |Morecambe |2022–23<ref name=sb2223>{{soccerbase season|94744|2022|accessdate=10 August 2022}}</ref> |League One |39||0||1||0||2||0||3||0||45||0 |- |2023–24<ref name=sb2324>{{soccerbase season|94744|2023|accessdate=15 January 2025}}</ref> |League One |43||2||2||0||1||0||2||0||48||2 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !82!!2!!3!!0!!3!!0!!5!!0!!93!!2 |- |Notts County |2024–25<ref name=sb2425>{{soccerbase season|94744|2024|accessdate=15 January 2025}}</ref> |League Two |32||0||2||0||1||0||0||0||35||0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !188!!4!!7!!0!!5!!0!!11!!0!!211!!4 |}

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==Honours== '''Notts County''' *EFL League Two play-offs: 2026<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c4g9r494881t#Line-ups |title=Notts County 3–0 Salford City: Line-ups |website=BBC Sport |date=25 May 2026 |access-date=25 May 2026}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{Soccerbase|94744}}

{{Notts County F.C. squad}}

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