Jaden Philogene-Bidace (born 8 February 2002), known as Jaden Philogene,[3] is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship side Cardiff City, on loan from Aston Villa.[4] He is a product of the Aston Villa Academy and has represented England at youth level, he is currently a member of the under-20 squad.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jaden Philogene-Bidace[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-02-08) 8 February 2002 (age 20)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Cardiff City (on loan from Aston Villa) | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pro:Direct Academy | |||
| 2018–2021 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Aston Villa | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Stoke City (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Cardiff City (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020 | England U19 | 1 | (3) |
| 2021– | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:43, 11 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Philogene was signed by the Aston Villa academy from the Pro:Direct Academy in London in January 2018. He spent time on trial at a number of clubs in the English Football League, reportedly including Brentford, before settling at Villa.[5]
After impressing for the Under-23 squad, and reportedly attracting the interest of Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund,[6] Philogene signed his first professional contract with Aston Villa.[7]
On 19 May 2021, Philogene was given his first team debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 victory for Aston Villa against Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.[8]
On 21 January 2022, Philogene joined EFL Championship side Stoke City on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[9] The following day, Philogene made his Championship debut as a late substitute in a 3–2 home defeat to Fulham.[10] Philogene played 11 times for Stoke, scoring once in a 3–0 win against Swansea City on 8 February 2022.[11]
On 26 July 2022, Philogene joined EFL Championship side Cardiff City on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[12] He made his debut for Cardiff on 6 August 2022, as a late substiute in a league defeat to Reading.[13] Philogene scored his first goal for Cardiff on 13 August, the deciding goal in a 1–0 victory over Aston Villa's bitter rivals Birmingham City.[14]
On 17 November 2020, Philogene made his England U19 debut in a 8–0 friendly victory over Derby County U23s in which he scored a hat-trick.[15]
On 6 September 2021, Philogene made his debut for the England U20s during a 6–1 victory over Romania U20s at St. George's Park. [16]
Philogene comes from London, and attended Uxbridge High School, where he was regularly named best football player.[5]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa U21 | 2019–20[18] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21[19] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22[20] | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Aston Villa | 2020–21[19] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[20] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Stoke City (loan) | 2021–22[20] | Championship | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| Cardiff City (loan) | 2022–23[21] | Championship | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Career total | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 5 | ||
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