Jacob Mitchell Bedeau (born 24 December 1999) is a professional

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who plays as a defender for Morecambe. Born in England he plays for the Grenada national team.

Club career

Bury

Bedeau is a product of the

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and

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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

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tie against

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, in which Bury suffered a 3–2 defeat. After appearing on the Bury bench several times, Bedeau was given his next start in a 4–2 defeat against

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. He played a total of seven games for Bury.

Aston Villa

On 31 January 2017, Bedeau joined

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club Aston Villa on a two-and-a-half-year deal for a fee around the margin of £900,000. 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. In one of his last appearances, he captained the squad to a 5–1 victory over Manchester United U23s.

Scunthorpe United

On 31 January 2019, Bedeau joined

side Scunthorpe United. He started sparingly, making his debut in September 2019 in a 1–1 draw against Leicester City U21s, in the

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. He started only two more games that calendar year, against Sunderland (in the Football League Trophy); and

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(in League Two). 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

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. He scored again in a 2–0 win against

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. 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.

Burnley

Following his release from Scunthorpe he signed for

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on a two-year deal with the option of a further 12-months and was placed into the Under-23 squad.

Morecambe

On 4 January 2022, Bedeau joined EFL League One side Morecambe on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. He started Morecambe's next game, which was a

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tie against

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. Bedeau managed to keep a clean sheet, but came off after 65 minutes. Morecambe eventually lost 3–1. On 9 August 2022, Bedeau made his loan move to Morecambe permanent for an undisclosed fee.

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.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bedeau, Jacob 1999 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Waltham Forest Grenadian men's footballers Grenada men's international footballers English men's footballers English people of Grenadian descent Sportspeople of Grenadian descent Men's association football defenders Leyton Orient F.C. players Bury F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players English Football League players