 He eventually followed Ashurst to Cardiff and was handed his professional debut on the opening day of the 1982–83 season against Wrexham at the age of seventeen.He quickly established himself in the first team, making over 30 appearances in his first season, helping Ashurst's "Bluebirds" to promotion into the Second Division, finishing as Third Division runners-up to Portsmouth.Jimmy Goodfellow then led Cardiff to a 15th-place finish in the 1983–84 season, before Alan Durban took charge at Ninian Park and led Cardiff to relegation in the 1984–85 campaign, after which Bodin left the club and joined Merthyr Tydfil.