969
Legacy
Number
307
Youth
Promotion #
274
Youth
Debut #
21
Villa Appearances
0
Villa
Goals
1
Villa
Assists
21.00
Game
Per
Jaden Philogene-Bidace

Winger
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
Role
W Jaden Philogene-Bidace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #969 |
Position
Born
Winger
8 February 2002
Birthplace
Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
Uxbridge ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Dominica ๐ฉ๐ฒ
(5ย ft 11ย in) 1.81ย m
Right
Transfer Notes
July 2019:ย Aged 17, Signed under Dean Smith to join Villa's Youth set upย from Prolific Academy ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.
July 2020: Aged 18, Promoted from u18s toย u23s
July 2021: Agedย 19, Promoted from to First Team Squad
January 2022: Aged 19, Loaned toย Stoke City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ for remainder of the 2021-22 season
July 2022: Aged 20, Loaned toย Cardiff City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ for the 2022-23 season
1 September 2023: Sold to Hullย City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟunder Unai Emery for a fee of โฌ5.80m.
19 July 2024: Purchased under Unai Emery for a fee ofย โฌ15.00m from Hull City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.
15 January 2025: Soldย under Unai Emeryย for a fee of โฌ24.00m to Ipswich Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.
Transfer In
Transfer In:
2018-19
Aston Villa Youth ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Youth
1 July 2018
16
Steve Bruce ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Transfer Out
Transfer Out:
2024-25
Ipswich Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
โฌ24.00m
15 January 2025
22
Unai Emery ๐ช๐ธ
Previous Clubs
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
Previous Clubs:
Pro:Direct Academy London ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Prolific Academy ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
-2020 Aston Villa Youth ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Premier League
Played Under
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
Dean Smith ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 2021 ๐ 4 | โ
1 ๐ (3) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | ๐ฉ 3 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 |
Steven Gerrard ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 2022 ๐ 1 | โ
0 ๐ (1) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 |
Unai Emery ๐ช๐ธ 2023, 2024 ๐ 16 | โ
4 ๐ (12) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐ฉ 7 | ๐จ 4 | ๐ฅ 5 |
Loans Out
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
Loans Out:
2022 Stoke City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
21 Jan 2022 to 31 May 2022
Championship, ๐ 11 | 6 (5) | โฝ 1 |
2022-23 Cardiff City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
26 Jul 2022 to 31 May 2023
Championship, ๐ 39 | 27 (12) | โฝ 5 |
Subsequent Clubs
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
Subsequent Clubs:
2023-24 Hull City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โฌ5.80m
Championship, ๐ 32 | โ
32 | ๐ (0) | โฝ 12 |
2024-25 Aston Villa ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โฌ15.00m
Premier League, ๐ 15 | โ
4 | ๐ (11) | โฝ 0 |
2025- Ipswich Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โฌ24.00m
Premier League, ๐ 11 | โ
6 | ๐ (5) | โฝ 3 |
Career Progression
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
2020 Aston Villa u18s
2020-21 Aston Villa u23s
2021-24 Aston Villa First Team
Youth Career
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
1
Youth Appearances
0
Youth
Goals
2019-20 FA Youth Cup ๐ 1 | โ 1 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ0 |
Reserve Career
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
26
Reserve Appearances
14
Reserve
Goals
2021-22 PL2 ๐ 3 | โ
3 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ 1 | ๐บ0 |
2020-21 PL2 ๐ 13 | โ
10 | ๐ 3 | โฝ 5 | ๐ฅ 2 | ๐บ0 |
2019-20 PL2 ๐ 2 | โ
2 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ0 |
2018-19 PL2 ๐ 2 | โ
1 | ๐ 1 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ0 |
2019-20 PL Cup ๐ 2 | โ
1 | ๐ 1 | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ0 |
2021-22 EFL Trophy ๐ 2 | โ
2 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ0 |
2020-21 EFL Trophy ๐ 1 | โ
1 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ0 |
2019-20 EFL Trophy ๐ 1 | โ
0 | ๐ 1 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ0 |
First Team Career
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
21
Villa Appearances
0
Villa
Goals
1
Villa
Assists
W Jaden Philogene-Bidace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 2021-23 | Youth | 2024-25 | ยฃ12.60m |
๐ 21 | โ
5 ๐ (16) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | ๐บ 19 | #969 |
๐ฉ 10 | ๐จ 5 | ๐ฅ 6 |
Cards ๐จ 4 | ๐ฅ 1 |
Honours
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
First Team Debut
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
Debut Squad:
2020-21
๐จ 6 March 2021, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Villa Park.
Dean Smith ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Debut:
2020-21
๐ฉ 19 May 2021, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Dean Smith ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
19
Final First Team Appearance
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
Final Appearance:
2024-25
๐ฉ 7 Dec 2024, Villa 1-0 Southampton, Villa Park
Unai Emery ๐ช๐ธ
22
Final Squad:
2024-25
๐จ 30 Dec 2024 Villa 2-2 Brighton, Villa Park
Unai Emery ๐ช๐ธ
Villa Career
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
Career Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
๐บ Unused:
21
5
16
20
Career Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
1
0.00
21.00
Career Results
๐ฉ Won:
๐บ Unbeaten:
๐ฅ Lost:
Points / Game:
48%
71%
29%
1.67
Career Cards
๐จ Bookings:
๐ฅ Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
4
1
0
Villa
Goals
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
Competition Record
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
League
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
14
2
๐ Substitute:
12
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
FA Cup
Games:
Starter:
1
0
Substitute:
1
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
League Cup
Games:
Starter:
3
2
Substitute:
1
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
1
0.00
3.00
Europe
Games:
Starter:
3
1
Substitute:
2
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
Season Record
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
2020-21
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
๐บ Unused:
1
0
1
7
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
Results
๐ฉ Won:
๐บ Unbeaten:
๐ฅ Lost:
Points / Game:
100%
100%
0%
3.00
Cards
๐จ Bookings:
๐ฅ Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0
0.00
2024-25
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
๐บ Unused:
15
4
11
5
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
Results
๐ฉ Won:
๐บ Unbeaten:
๐ฅ Lost:
Points / Game:
47%
73%
27%
1.67
Cards
๐จ Bookings:
๐ฅ Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
4
1
3.00
2021-22
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
๐บ Unused:
4
1
3
8
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
1
0.00
4.00
Results
๐ฉ Won:
๐บ Unbeaten:
๐ฅ Lost:
Points / Game:
50%
75%
25%
1.75
Cards
๐จ Bookings:
๐ฅ Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0
0.00
2022-23
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
๐บ Unused:
0
0
0
0
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0
0
Results
๐ฉ Won:
๐บ Unbeaten:
๐ฅ Lost:
Points / Game:
0%
0%
0%
0
Cards
๐จ Bookings:
๐ฅ Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0
0.00
2023-24
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
๐บ Unused:
1
0
1
0
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
Results
๐ฉ Won:
๐บ Unbeaten:
๐ฅ Lost:
Points / Game:
0%
0%
100%
0.00
Cards
๐จ Bookings:
๐ฅ Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0
0.00
League Record
Premier League
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Sub::
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
14
2
12
0
0
0.00
0.00
Championship
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Sub::
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
First Division
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Sub:
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00
Second Division
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Sub::
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00
Third Division
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Sub::
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00
League Seasons
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
2020-21
Premier League
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
๐บ Unused:
1
0
1
7
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
2023-24
Premier League
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
๐บ Unused:
1
0
1
0
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
2021-22
Premier League
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
๐บ Unused:
1
0
1
8
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
2024-25
Premier League
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
๐บ Unused:
11
2
9
5
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
2022-23
Premier League
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
๐บ Unused:
0
0
0
0
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
League Appearances
FA Cup Seasons
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
2020-21
FA Cup
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
0
0
0
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
2023-24
FA Cup
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
0
0
0
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
2021-22
FA Cup
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
1
0
1
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
2024-25
FA Cup
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
0
0
0
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
2022-23
FA Cup
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
0
0
0
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
League Cup Seasons
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
2020-21
League Cup
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
0
0
0
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
2023-24
League Cup
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
0
0
0
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
2021-22
League Cup
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
2
1
1
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
1
0.00
2.00
2024-25
League Cup
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
1
1
0
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
2022-23
League Cup
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
0
0
0
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
European Seasons
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
2020-21
n/a
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
0
0
0
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
2024-25
Champions League
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
3
1
2
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
2021-22
n/a
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
0
0
0
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
2022-23
n/a
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
0
0
0
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
2023-24
Europa Conference League
Games
๐ Games:
โ Starter:
๐ Substitute:
0
0
0
Goals
โฝ Goals:
๐ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
European Appearances
2024-25
๐ฉ 2 Oct 2024, Villa 1-0 Bayern, Villa Park
Champions League
1st=

2024-25
๐ฉ 22 Oct 2024, Villa 2-0 Bologna, Villa Park
Champions League
1st

2024-25
๐จ 27 Nov 2024, Villa 0-0 Juventus, Villa Park
Champions League
9th

20
Unused
Sub
Unused Substitute Appearances
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
1
Red
Cards
Sendings Off
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
๐ฉ 19 Oct 2024, Villa 3-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage
๐ฅ Jaden Philogene-Bidace, Two Bookings
๐จ Jaden Philogene-Bidace, Bad Foul
๐จ Jaden Philogene-Bidace, Bad Foul
๐จ Leon Bailey
๐จ Morgan Rogers, Bad Foul
๐จ Lucas Digne, Bad Foul
Premier League

International Career
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
Full International Record
Villa International Record
Career Notes
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
July 2019:ย Aged 17, becomes the first player to be signed by Villa from Prolific Academy ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.
March 2021: Aged 19, becomes the 307th Villa Youth player to graduate to the first-team squad.
May 2021: Aged 19, becomes the 969th player to play for Villa in first-team League or Cup football since the clubโs first entry into the FA Cup in 1879.
May 2021: Aged 19, becomes the 274th Villa Youth player to play a first-team game for the club.
August 2021: Aged 19, contributes his first assist for Villa in the EFL Cup victory at Barrow.
August 2023: Aged 21, makes his sixth and final appearance.
August 2024: Aged 22, makes his first appearance of his second spell with Villa.
October 2024: Aged 22, sent off in the victory at Fulham.
October 2024: Aged 22, makes his Champions League ๐ช๐บ debut.
December 2024: Aged 22, makes his 21st and final appearance (5 Starts).
Biography
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
Player #969 for Aston Villa, Jaden Philogene-Bidace, played a winger for the club in the 2020-21, 2021-22, 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons.
Philogene-Bidace first made the bench for Dean Smithโs Villa squad, aged 18, in the home game against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, 6 March 2021.
Philogene-Bidace was born on 8 February 2002 and signed for Villa as a 16-year-old in July 2018, being promoted to the under-18 squad for the 2018-19 campaign before joining up with Mark Delaney's Under-23 squad for 2020-21.
Jaden missed out on the opportunity to feature in the 3rd Round FA Cup tie with Liverpool in 2020-21 having been part of the development squad involved in First Team training at the outset of the COVID-19 outbreak that led to the entire squad being placed into quarantine.
Philogene-Bidace had been originally taken on trial by Villa back in December 2018 and was given an opportunity in a behind-closed-doors game. Lining up alongside fellow trialists โ all internationals or players connected to other professional clubs โ Philogene-Bidace had little in common with those around him.
Unlike the others, he didnโt have a longstanding academy upbringing or the security of going back to another club. (Brentford let him go in 2013, and subsequent trials across London were unsuccessful.)
Philogene-Bidace arrived for his trial having already been rejected by lesser lights Watford, Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers leading him to join up with two different development centres to help kickstart his career.
Firstly at the Pro:Direct Academy and later at Prolific Sport Management Philogene-Bidace combined education with training and developed a support network that knew Villaโs head of emerging talent at the time, James Beaumont, and which enabled him to secure a trial with Villa.
Early into that trial, Villa saw something the others had missed as Beaumont recalled:
โAn hour into his first training session, the coaches came over to me and said, โWhere have you got this lad from?โ They were saying that he was both technically and athletically unbelievable, and that he could have a bright future.โ
โWhen you work in recruitment, you get so many videos saying look at this guy or that guy. This video was filmed from behind a criss-cross fence at a college in London. At first, I thought, here we goโฆ
โBut I watched for about 10 minutes, and I noticed he had something different, something special. I had to get him in for the coaches to have a look at.โ
Philogene-Bidace didnโt disappoint as Tom Brady, Villaโs former head of academy recruitment, recalled:
โHe was excellent, the best player on the pitch, and he blew us all away. From the first moment we saw him, it became obvious that he was going to be a star player for our under-18 team, and potentially long-term for Villa as well.
โAs he wasnโt with a club, his situation was very favourable. It was almost as if it was too good to be true. We decided to take him. It was a no-brainer.โ
According to the Athletic, โA blistering display of direct and purposeful attacking football left those on the sidelines purring. The player with the lowest profile, who paid for his digs for the three days while he tried to impress, and who had been rejected by rival clubs because of his size, turned out to be the real undiscovered gem.โ
Brady remembered a raw prospect: โHe had loads of skills and was tricky, which is exactly what you want in a winger. But, as is the modern-day game now, he still needed a bit of time to be a bit more refined. The coaches have taught him that since.โ
Philogene-Bidaceโs reward was a first-team squad appearance in March 2021 under Dean Smith as he appeared as an unused substitute aged 19 in the home Premier League game match with Wolves.
Philogene-Bidace would make his first team debut two months later as a substitute in Villaโs victory at Tottenham and would make his second appearance the following season in August 2021 as Villa ran out winners against Newcastle.
That, however was to be his final League appearance for three years, although he made three Cup appearances in 2021-22, including contributing his only assist for the club in the 6-0 EFL Cup victory over Barrow in three days after his Newcastle cameo.
The premature loss of Dean Smith as manager and the arrival of the youth-phobic Steven Gerrard saw Bidaceโs fortunes dwindle as he became one of a plethora of young players, hitherto on the cusp of the first team, to be sent out on loan. First Bidace spent the remainder of 2022 with Championship side Stoke City before signing on with Cardiff City for the following campaign.
By the time Bidaceโs Welsh loan had ended, Gerrard was gone, and a far more fitting manager for Aston Villa was appointed in Unai Emery.
As Emery said about Bidace in 2023: โWe are thinking that playing regularly here is going to be more difficult than going again in another club.
"Of course, we are going to follow him and we are going to be aware as well of how he's developing, but we are very demanding in our squad, in our decision to keep players here. We want to be competitive in every competition we are going to face."
Bidace would come on as a substitute on the opening day of the 2023-24 season, but a bid was forthcoming from Championship side Hull and with โฌ55m Moussa Diaby ahead of Bidace in the wingman pecking order, Villa allowed the young winner to leave in a โฌ5.80m deal that included a buy back clause for Villa.
Such was Bidaceโs success at Hull that Villa and Emery showed no hesitation in activating the buy-back clause, and he arrived back at Villa in a โฌ15.00m deal in July 2024.
As Bidace revealed:
"It feels amazing, itโs like Iโm back at home.ย
"Unai spoke to me face-to-face, and we had a very good conversation about my playing time.
"He said I did well when I was here in pre-season last year and that Iโm going to get chances this time. It also depends on me and how I play.
"Itโs the latest chapter in my Villa journey, and hopefully I can play my best, get game time and do it in front of the fans.
"What I did at Hull, I want to do the same things at Villa Park; make the fans aware of my skills and score goals.
"Itโs a dream come true. When I was a little boy, I wanted to play in the Champions League. Iโve always thought I want to be there one day, and here I am."
Bidace was immediately brought into the first team squad, making his first League appearance for Villa in three years and going on to make 15 appearances in 2024-25, including his Champions League debut, delivering an impressive cameo in the victory over Bayern Munich.
Sadly, though, that would be the highlight of Bidaceโs return as confidence issues and difficulty in adjusting to Emeryโs demanding requirements left him struggling.
When in the January 2025 transfer window Ipswich Town offered โฌ24.00m for his services, it was too good an offer to refuse, and Jaden Philogene-Bidaceโs time with Villa was complete.



































