Jaden Philogene

Jaden Richard Philogene-Bidace (born 8 February 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Aston Villa. He is a graduate of the Aston Villa Academy and has represented England at youth level, he is currently a member of the under-21 squad.

Early life
Jaden Richard Philogene-Bidace was born on 8 February 2002 in Hammersmith, Greater London. He attended Uxbridge High School, where he was regularly named best footballer.

Early career
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.

After impressing for the Under-23 squad, and reportedly attracting the interest of Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund, Philogene signed his first professional contract with Aston Villa.

On 19 May 2021, Philogene was given his first-team debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 away victory for Aston Villa against Tottenham Hotspur.

Loans
On 21 January 2022, Philogene joined Championship club Stoke City on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season. The following day, Philogene made his Championship debut as a late substitute in a 3–2 home defeat to Fulham. Philogene played 11 times for Stoke, scoring once in a 3–0 win against Swansea City on 8 February 2022.

On 26 July 2022, Philogene joined Championship club Cardiff City on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. He made his debut for Cardiff on 6 August 2022, as a late substitute in a league defeat to Reading. 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.

Hull City
On 1 September 2023, Philogene signed for Championship club Hull City for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut on 15 September in a 1–1 home draw with Coventry City. In November 2023, Philogene was named Hull City's Player of the Month for October.

On 13 February 2024, Philogene scored the equalising goal in Hull City's 2–1 win at Rotherham United, which some pundits described as worthy of FIFA Puskás Award. In the goal, Philogene nutmegged the opposition defender before putting the ball in the back of the net with a Rabona. While initially recorded as an own goal due to a slight deflection before the ball crossed into the net, the English Football League eventually credited Philogene with the goal.

Return to Aston Villa
On 19 July 2024, Philogene rejoined Aston Villa on a five-year contract. Hull City had agreed an £18 million transfer fee with Ipswich Town earlier in the summer which prompted Aston Villa to enact a clause in the original transfer agreement with Hull City that allowed them to match the fee. However, because of a 30% sell-on clause that was also in place, the fee that Aston Villa paid Hull City was closer to £13 million.

International career
In November 2020, Philogene was part of a training camp for the England national under-19 team, and played as a substitute in an unofficial match against Derby County U23s, in which he scored a hat-trick.

Philogene made his debut for the England under-20s on 6 September 2021 in a 6–1 victory over Romania at St George's Park.

On 12 October 2023, Philogene made his first appearance for the England under-21s, scoring twice against Serbia in a 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier.