Javan Noel Vidal (born 10 May 1989) is an English retired professional

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who last played as a defender or as a

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, for

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. A former

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and under-20 international, he began his career at

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, where he came through the club's youth team academy. Whilst with City he spent time on loan with

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and Chesterfield before being released in 2012. He went on to sign for

Panetolikos Panetolikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός), or with its full name Panetolikós Yimnastikós Filekpedeftikós Síllogos ( el, Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος'' ...

but left the club having failed to make a first team appearance. Upon his return to England he went on to play for

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and

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and Tamworth.

Career

Manchester City

Born in

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, Greater Manchester, Vidal came through the youth ranks at

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club

before signing his first professional contract in May 2007. He was given the number 32 shirt for the 2008–09 season. He signed on a one-month loan at

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in September 2008. He made his professional debut for

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's "Mariners" in a 2–2 draw with Chesterfield in the

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First Round at

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on 3 September, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for

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; Grimsby won the tie on penalties. He made his league debut three days later against Gillingham as a second-half substitute for Jamie Clarke. He made his first start at

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the following week in a 3–1 defeat to Chester City. Vidal returned to the Eastlands after playing a total of four games for Grimsby in all competitions. Vidal was loaned out to

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club

in January 2009. He made his debut for the "Dons" on 24 January, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute for Stuart Duff in a 0–0 draw with

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. He went on to score his first goal in senior football on 17 February, in a 5–0 victory over East Fife in the

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2008–09 campaign. Vidal joined

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on loan in February 2010 until the end of the 2009–10 season. He made just one appearance for the

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club, as a late substitute in the 3–0 win against

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on 9 February, before

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activated a recall clause in his contract and he returned to the

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. Vidal signed a new one-year contract with Manchester City in July 2010. He made his senior debut for City in the

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tie against

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on 22 September 2010; he was replaced by

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in the 55th minute of the game after being cautioned early in the first half, the team were leading 1–0 when he was substituted but immediately found themselves two goals down when he was withdrawn and they went on to lose 2–1 in normal time. On 20 January 2011, Vidal signed a five-week loan deal with John Sheridan's Chesterfield. He made a total of six appearances for the "Spireites", who went on to win the League Two title. Vidal was released by City in June 2011. Following his release by Manchester City, Vidal insists that he needed to leave the club due to his desire for regular first-team football and he told ''

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'' that breaking into the side at Eastlands was getting tougher by the year. Vidal was also linked with Yeovil Town and Hibernian, but failed to find a club in summer 2011.

Panetolikos to Rochdale

Vidal signed a six-month contract with

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club

in January 2012. However, he left the

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before making a single appearance for the club due to not being paid as expected. His former England under-20 teammate Febian Brandy joined him at Panetolikos a few weeks after Vidal and had the same experience with the club. Vidal signed for

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in March 2013. He left

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when the "Hatters" were relegated at the end of the 2012–13 season. Vidal signed with

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in July 2013. He left

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in January 2014 having only made two

appearances in the first half of the 2013–14 season. He had a trial with

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in July 2014.

Tamworth

On 29 August 2014 Vidal signed for

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side Tamworth. He would score once in his 25 games in the league, before departing the following summer.

Wrexham, Guiseley and Bradford Park Avenue

On 19 May 2015 Vidal became the second signing of new Wrexham manager Gary Mills. He was released in May 2016, and signed for

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ahead of the

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season. He left the club again in the summer 2017, and switched to Bradford Park Avenue at the start of July the same year.

Droylsden

On 4 September 2018 Vidal signed for

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in the Northern Premier League Division One West league (Evo-Stik West).

Hednesford Town

On 18 January 2019, Vidal joined Hednesford Town.

Kettering Town

Vidal joined

for the 2019–20 season.

International career

Vidal won caps for the England under-19s, and was selected for the under-20 international friendly against

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on 31 March 2009, playing the full 90 minutes and helping England to a 2–0 victory. He was a late call-up for the under-20 international friendly against

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on 11 August 2009, setting up the opening goal for Febian Brandy in a 5–0 victory.

Career statistics

Honours

;Manchester City *

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runner-up:

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;Chesterfield *

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champion:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vidal, Javan 1989 births Living people Footballers from Manchester Black British sportspeople English footballers England youth international footballers Association football defenders Manchester City F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Panetolikos F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Guiseley A.F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Premier League players National League (English football) players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Droylsden F.C. players Hednesford Town F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players