Jaden Philogene

Jaden Richard Philogene-Bidace (born 8 February 2002), known as Jaden Philogene, is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Championship club Hull City.

He is a product of the Aston Villa Academy and has represented England at youth level, he is currently a member of the under-21 squad.

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 football player.

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.

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.

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.

On 13 February 2024, Philogene scored the equalising goal in Hull City's 2-1 win at Rotherham, 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.

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.

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.

On 12 October 2023, Philogene made his first appearance for the England U21s, scoring twice against Serbia in a UEFA Euro 2025 qualifier.