Jaden Richard Philogene-Bidace (born 8 February 2002) is an English professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The club currently competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Ipswich Town were founded in 1878 but did not turn ...

. He is a graduate of the

Aston Villa Academy The Aston Villa Under-21s, formerly known as Aston Villa Reserves and Aston Villa Under-23s, are the most senior youth development team of Aston Villa and compete in Premier League 2, the EFL Trophy and the Birmingham Senior Cup in the 2024–2 ...

and has represented

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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

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, Greater London. He attended Uxbridge High School, where he was regularly named best footballer.

Club career

Aston Villa

Early career

Philogene was signed by the

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from the Pro:Direct Academy in

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in January 2018. He spent time on trial at a number of clubs in the

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, reportedly including

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, before settling at Villa. After impressing for the Under-23 squad, and reportedly attracting the interest of

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and

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, 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

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Loans

On 21 January 2022, Philogene joined

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club

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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

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. Philogene played 11 times for Stoke, scoring once in a 3–0 win against

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on 8 February 2022. On 26 July 2022, Philogene joined Championship club

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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

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. Philogene scored his first goal for Cardiff on 13 August, the deciding goal in a 1–0 victory over Aston Villa's bitter rivals

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Hull City

On 1 September 2023, Philogene signed for Championship club

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for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut on 15 September in a 1–1 home draw with

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. 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

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, which was later nominated for the

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. In the goal, Philogene nutmegged the opposition defender before putting the ball in the back of the net with a

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. While initially recorded as an own goal due to a slight deflection before the ball crossed into the net, the

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

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. On 17 August, he made his debut for the club, as a substitute, in a 2–1 win against

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in the league. On 19 October 2024, Philogene received his first red card in a 3–1 victory away at

, after receiving a second yellow card in the final minutes of injury time.

Ipswich Town

On 15 January 2025, Philogene signed for fellow Premier League club

for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £20 million, plus add-ons.

International career

Born in England, Philogene is of Dominican descent. 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

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. Philogene made his debut for the England under-20s on 6 September 2021 in a 6–1 victory over

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at St George's Park. On 12 October 2023, Philogene made his first appearance for the England under-21s, scoring twice against

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in a 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier.

Career statistics

References

External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Philogene, Jaden 2002 births Living people People from Hammersmith Footballers from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Aston Villa F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players England men's youth international footballers England men's under-21 international footballers English people of Dominica descent 21st-century English sportsmen