Javan Noel Vidal (born 10 May 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender or as a midfielder.
Whilst with City he spent time on loan with Grimsby Town, Aberdeen, Derby County and Chesterfield before being released in 2012.
[4] He made his professional debut for Alan Buckley's "Mariners" in a 2–2 draw with Chesterfield in the Football League Trophy First Round at Saltergate on 3 September, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Simon Heslop; Grimsby won the tie on penalties.
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 Rangers at Pittodrie.
[13] He made his senior debut for City in the League Cup tie against West Bromwich Albion on 22 September 2010; he was replaced by Pablo Zabaleta 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half, the team were leading 1–0 when he was substituted but immediately found themselves two goals down when he was withdrawn and they went on to lose 2–1 in normal time.
[17] 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 Sky Sports that breaking into the side at Eastlands was getting tougher by the year.
[21] However, he left the Panetolikos Stadium before making a single appearance for the club due to not being paid as expected.
[29] He left the club again in the summer 2017, and switched to Bradford Park Avenue at the start of July the same year.
[34] He was a late call-up for the under-20 international friendly against Montenegro on 11 August 2009, setting up the opening goal for Febian Brandy in a 5–0 victory.