Jaden Philogene

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.

Jaden Philogene
Personal information
Full name Jaden Philogene-Bidace[1]
Date of birth (2002-02-08) 8 February 2002[2]
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Cardiff City
(on loan from Aston Villa)
Number 25
Youth career
–2018 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) 37 (4)
International career‡
2020 England U19 1 (3)
2021– England U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:43, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Aston Villa

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]

Stoke City (loan)

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]

Cardiff City (loan)

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]

International career

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]

Personal life

Philogene comes from London, and attended Uxbridge High School, where he was regularly named best football player.[5]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 April 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa U21 2019–20[18] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
2020–21[19] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
2021–22[20] ———2[lower-alpha 1]222
Total ———4242
Aston Villa 2020–21[19] Premier League 100000—10
2021–22[20] Premier League 101020—40
2022–23[21] Premier League 000000—00
Total 2010200050
Stoke City (loan) 2021–22[20] Championship 1110000—111
Cardiff City (loan) 2022–23[21] Championship 304111000325
Career total 435213042528
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". www.premierleague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. "Jaden Philogene-Bidace". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. Williams, Glen (28 July 2022). "Philogene has everything in his locker to set Championship alight at Cardiff". WalesOnline. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  4. "Jaden Philogene-Bidace Profile". Aston Villa F.C. Official Site. Retrieved 19 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Dicken, Alex (7 March 2020). "Everything you need to know about Jaden Philogene-Bidace". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  6. Ireland, Shane (2 March 2021). "Aston Villa reach contract agreement with Jaden Philogene-Bidace". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  7. Evans, Gregg. "Aston Villa youngster Jaden Philogene-Bidace signs contract until 2024". The Athletic. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  8. "Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa: Sloppy Spurs beaten on fans' return to leave European hopes under threat". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  9. "Philogene-Bidace makes it four". www.stokecityfc.com. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  10. "Fulham win five-goal thriller at Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  11. "Stoke 3-0 Swansea". BBC. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  12. "Jaden Philogene joins the Bluebirds on loan | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  13. "Reading come from behind to beat Cardiff". BBC Sport. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  14. "On-loan Jaden Philogene scores the winner as dominant Cardiff take narrow win". FourFourTwo. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  15. "England U19 vs. Derby County U23 - 17 November 2020 - Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  16. "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  17. Jaden Philogene at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  18. "Games played by Jaden Philogene in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  19. "Games played by Jaden Philogene in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  20. "Games played by Jaden Philogene in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  21. "Games played by Jaden Philogene in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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