Jake Brian Bidwell is an English footballer who plays for Brentford

Brentford F.C.

Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....

, on loan from Everton

Everton F.C.

Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...

 as a defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

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Career

Bidwell made his reserve team debut in April 2009. In December 2009 he made his first-team debut at Goodison Park

Goodison Park

Goodison Park is a football stadium located in Walton, Liverpool, England. The stadium has been home to Everton F.C. since its completion in 1892 and is one of the world's first purpose-built football grounds...

 versus BATE Borisov in the Europa League, becoming Everton's youngest ever player in a European game in the process.

Internationally Bidwell has played for England's Under-17 team

England national under-17 football team

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, with whom he won the 2009 Nordic Tournament.

Brentford (loan)

On 24 November, Bidwell signed for Brentford on loan until 8 January 2012 as cover at left-back and left-midfield after Sam Wood left to go out on loan and Blair Adams

Blair Adams

Blair Vincent Adams is an attacking left back who graduated from Sunderland's Academy in summer 2010....

 was recalled by his parent club, Sunderland.

External links

• Jake Bidwell profile at the Everton website
• Jake Bidwell profile at the Football Association website