Draft:Naomi Bedeau

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Naomi Bedeau (born 24 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Nottingham Forest in the Women's Super League 2.{{Cite web |last=Club |first=Nottingham Forest Football |title=Nottingham Forest FC - Naomi Bedeau Profile |url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/players/womens-first-team/naomibedeau |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=Nottingham Forest FC}} She has previously played for clubs including Ipswich Town, Stoke City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Newcastle United in the FA Women's National League system.{{Cite web |date=20 July 2024 |title=Naomi Bedeau joins Forest Women |url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2024/july/20/forest-women-complete-signing-of-naomi-bedeau/ |access-date=4 June 2025 |website=Nottingham Forest F.C.}}

Early career

Bedeau began her football career with Ipswich Town before transferring to Stoke City.

Club career

= Wolverhampton Wanderers =

Following her time at Stoke City, Bedeau joined Wolverhampton Wanderers. During the 2022–23 season, the team finished as runners-up in the FA Women's National League North.{{Cite web |last=Association |first=The Football |title=The FA Women's National League |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/index.html?selectedSeason=696639056&selectedFixtureGroupAgeGroup=0&selectedDivision=791437077&selectedCompetition=0 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230210033919/https://fulltime.thefa.com/index.html?selectedSeason=696639056&selectedFixtureGroupAgeGroup=0&selectedDivision=791437077&selectedCompetition=0 |archive-date=2023-02-10 |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=fulltime.thefa.com |language=en}}

= Newcastle United =

In July 2023, Bedeau joined Newcastle United.{{Cite web |title=Bedeau signs for Newcastle United Women - Newcastle United |url=https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/bedeau-signs-for-newcastle-united-women |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=www.newcastleunited.com |language=en}} She became the first Black female professional footballer to sign for the club. Newcastle won the FA Women's National League North title during her tenure and secured promotion to the Women's Super League 2.{{Cite web |title=Northern Premier Division |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/index.html?selectedSeason=356974228&selectedFixtureGroupAgeGroup=0&selectedDivision=791437077&selectedCompetition=0 |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=fulltime.thefa.com}}

= Nottingham Forest =

In July 2024, Bedeau signed for Nottingham Forest. Bedeau was part of the squad that won the FA Women's National League North title in the 2024-2025 season.{{Cite web |title=The FA Women's National League |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/index.html?league=872938 |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=fulltime.thefa.com}}

Playing style

Bedeau has been described as a physically strong and combative central defender.

Personal life

Bedeau is also known for her advocacy work off the pitch, serving as a patron of Show Racism the Red Card.{{Cite web |title=Professional footballer attends launch event for Usborne's Football Skills |url=https://usborne.com/us/blog/post/usborne-news/football-skills-launch |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=usborne.com |language=en}} She leverages her public profile to raise awareness of racial discrimination and supports educational programmes that promote inclusion and challenge prejudice.{{Cite web |last=Alex |date=2024-09-20 |title=Nottingham Forest Show Racism the Red Card. |url=https://nottinghamforestcommunitytrust.co.uk/nottingham-forest-show-racism-the-red-card/ |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=Nottingham Forest Community Trust |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Forest team up with force to share stars' stories this Black History Month |url=https://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/news/nottinghamshire/news/news/2024/october/forest-team-up-with-force-to-share-stars-stories-this-black-history-month/ |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=www.nottinghamshire.police.uk |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Ghaffar |first=Aksa |date=2025-05-08 |title=Winners of the School Competition in England 2025 |url=https://www.theredcard.org/news/winners-of-the-school-competition-in-england-2025/ |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=Show Racism the Red Card |language=en}}

In 2025, Bedeau acted as a professional advisor for Football Skills,https://usborne.com/gb/football-skills-9781836040965?recommend=product-customers-also-viewed a book published by Usborne in partnership with Show Racism the Red Card, aimed at helping young readers develop both their football abilities and understanding of social inequalities.{{Cite web |last=Ghaffar |first=Aksa |date=2025-06-19 |title=Usborne's New Book, Football Skills, is now out! |url=https://www.theredcard.org/news/usbornes-new-book-football-skills-is-now-out/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=Show Racism the Red Card |language=en}}

In 2023, Bedeau graduated from University of Nottingham with a Masters of Mathematics.{{Cite web |title=Graduation 2023 |url=https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studentservices/documents/graduation/graduation-brochure-all-ceremonies-master.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205163133/https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studentservices/documents/graduation/graduation-brochure-all-ceremonies-master.pdf |archive-date=2024-02-05 |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=nottingham.ac.uk}}

References

External links

[https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/players/womens-first-team/naomibedeau Naomi Bedeau profile at Nottingham Forest]
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