Jaden Philogene-Bidace (born 8 February 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Aston Villa.[3] 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 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020 | England U19 | 1 | (3) |
| 2021– | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:32, 30 April 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:43, 11 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Philogene-Bidace 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.[4]
After impressing for the Under-23 squad, and reportedly attracting the interest of Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund,[5] Philogene-Bidace signed his first professional contract with Aston Villa.[6]
On 19 May 2021, Philogene-Bidace 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.[7]
On 21 January 2022, Philogene-Bidace joined EFL Championship side Stoke City on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[8] The following day, Philogene-Bidace made his Championship debut as a late substitute in a 3–2 home defeat to Fulham.[9] Philogene-Bidace played 11 times for Stoke, scoring once in a 3–0 win against Swansea City on 8 February 2022.[10]
On 17 November 2020, Philogene-Bidace made his England U19 debut in a 8–0 friendly victory over Derby County U23s in which he scored a hat-trick.[11]
On 6 September 2021, Philogene-Bidace made his debut for the England U20s during a 6–1 victory over Romania U20s at St. George's Park. [12]
Philogene-Bidace comes from London, and attended Uxbridge High School, where he was regularly named best football player.[4]
| 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[14] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21[15] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22[16] | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Aston Villa | 2020–21[15] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[16] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Stoke City (loan) | 2021–22[16] | EFL Championship | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| Career total | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 3 | ||
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