![]() Beadle playing for Crewe Alexandra in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | James Giles Beadle [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 16 July 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bexley, England | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Birmingham City (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2013–2022 | Charlton Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | → Oxford United (loan) | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2024 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2024–2025 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2025– | → Birmingham City (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2019 | England U15 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | England U16 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | England U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | England U19 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | England U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | England U21 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:25, 16 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 June 2025 |
James Giles Beadle (born 16 July 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Birmingham City, on loan from Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the England U21 national team.
Born in Bexley, [3] Beadle played youth football for Charlton Athletic and Brighton & Hove Albion before signing professionally with the latter. [4] [5]
Beadle moved on loan to League Two side Crewe Alexandra from Brighton in January 2023. [6] [7] [8] [9] He made his senior debut, keeping a clean sheet, in Crewe's goalless draw at Walsall on 21 February 2023. [10] During his ninth Crewe appearance, at Colchester United on 10 April 2023, Beadle injured his ankle and subsequently returned to his home club, Brighton. [11]
In June 2023, it was announced that he would join Oxford United of League One on loan on 1 July 2023. [12] [13] He made his debut on the opening weekend of the season on 5 August. [14]
On 8 January 2024, he was recalled from his loan at Oxford United and then joined Championship club Sheffield Wednesday on loan for the remainder of the season. [15] [16] He made his debut in the 2–1 defeat against Coventry City on 20 January. [17]
On 4 July 2024, Beadle returned to Sheffield Wednesday on another season-long loan. [18] [19] He made his second Wednesday debut against Plymouth Argyle on 11 August 2024, starting the game in a 4–0 victory. [20]
On 1 July 2025, Beadle signed a season long loan deal with newly promoted Championship club Birmingham City. [21] [22]
Beadle has played for England at under-15, under-16 and under-18 youth levels. [23] [4] [24] In September 2022 he represented the under-19 team in qualifying games. [25]
On 10 May 2023, Beadle was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [26] He made his U20 debut during the 0–0 draw with Iraq on 28 May 2023. [27]
On 9 September 2024, Beadle made his England U21 debut during a 4–1 win over Austria at Kenilworth Road. [28] He was later included in the England squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, starting in the final as the Young Lions went on to win the tournament. [29]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | 2022–23 | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2022–23 [10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023–24 [30] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2024–25 [31] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2025–26 [32] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2022–23 [10] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
Oxford United (loan) | 2023–24 [30] | League One | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 28 | 0 |
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2023–24 [30] | Championship | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2024–25 [30] | Championship | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |
Birmingham City (loan) | 2025–26 [32] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 91 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 99 | 0 |
England U21
Individual